The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-10-13

the crucifixion of such a people, and
do nothing.
America, of course, has not looked
upon this bloody scene unmoved. She
has been generous in extending finan-
cial help.
In the past five years over fifty
million dollars have been raised and
expended in relieving the distress of
Asia Minor, and over million lives
have been saved that otherwise would
have persisted. Since the inaugura-
ton of the work in the Near East Re-
lief, over 700 American and Canadian
relief workers have been sent to the
Near East, including physicians, sur
geons, nurses, mechanics, industrial
experts, and general relief workers.
Never in the history of the work
has such superb and gigantic phil
anthropy been seen. The spectacle is
sublime. America is proving to be
the "Good Samaritan" among the ma
tions. We are doing everything ne
cessary = except POLICING THE
HIGHWAY along which we know too
well the highwaymen are running full
speed to the slaughter of more inno-
cents.
If there is no voice in our land
loud enough to be heard across the
ocean to strike terror to the heart of
the accursed Turk, if there is no power
at Washington with enough vigor to
intervene and save our honor, if we do
nothing, we stand condemned for all
ages for our sinful acquiescence in one
of the BLACKLIST and most heinous
crimes that has ever stained the story
of the human race.
What can arouse the slumbering
soul of our nation to this dastardly
crime against all humanity now being
perpetrated on those ancient hills ?
For we ARE our brothers keeper.
"Not hand has been lifted by any
power to help the Armenians fight off
the Turk or the Bolshevik Russians"
The Armenians fought bravely the
common foe during the days of the
world war, and according to the best
military authorities, they helped ma
terially in winning the war. They suf-
fered, as did no other nation, not ex-
cepting Belgium. They lost EVERY
THING the defense of the high and
holy things the Allies fought for. Then
when victory was won, when peace,
so long waited and longed for, came,
Armenia was deserted by those she
helped to save. This is seemingly past
belief, but it is true. The Turk, un-
molested, is now completing the dew
ilish work that he has been carrying
on for over seven centuries. He has
now openly boosted that he will wipe
out in blood every trace of this enemy
nation. Why? They are "infidels,' y
because they have embraced the relig-
ion of the gentle Nazarene. Why
They are intelligent, progressive
gifted. He will no longer endure
their rivalry. They are in the way.
1t is within the power of America
to save these people, and it is difficult
for us to believe that our Christianity
would commend itself to the Moslem
as it will if we allow our fellow-relig-
ionists to be foully slain without lift
ing a hand to save them from their
fate. IF it is true that we are going
to allow the Christian people Of the
Near East to be anihilated, then we
might as we'll withdraw our mission.
airy efforts for this generation. Even
the Turk will not be attracted by the
representatives of powerful nation
like ours which allows an oppressed
and prosecuted race to be blotted out