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later in s~uppressing international
Warfare and strife"
Mr.. vickrey considers the need in
the Near Eastsand especially in Ar.
menia greater than anywhere else In
the world, becadse..'' as he says, "In the
countries. Of Ceftrai Europe there are
going governments which have merely
been temporarily impoverished BY
war. In the Near East, on the other
hand, there IL no such thing as stable
government. The: whole fabric of the
state has to be created from the begin
ming, and the Innocent and helpless
children have To- be trained to the
responsibilities Of future citizenship.
Peace in the Near East and, In great
measure, throughout the world, will
depend very largely on the character
Of the citizenship Of the peoples Of
the Near East"
Irresistible Appeal Of orphanA
Describing the orphanage work 81
the Near East Relief in the Armenian
republic, Mr.. vickrey said:
I'VE have at Alexandropol in the
Caucasus, one orphanage where there
are approximately 10000 homeless
children, fatherless or m%otherless.
many OF them having no known living
relative. Some Of them do not eve
know their own names, or the place
Of their birth. They have. shown Won
,derful recuperative powers, and to see
them play their kindergarten or other
games under the direction of our
American. reliefa workers, one could
never believe that they had passed
through the years of suffering that
most Of them have experienced since
they, or their parents, were driven
from their homes in Central Turkey
Eve years ago.
"For the accommodation Of these
orphans there are sixty splendid stone
buildings, erected as barracks for the
Russian army. These buildings are
now given to Jus by the Armenian gov.
eminent for a period Of ten years and
lend. themselves admirably to relief
purposes. IN
'.This %orphanage at Alexandropol is
but one, Of the 229 orphanages that the
Near East Relief is now operating In
various parts#ofS the Caucasus, Anato
Lila, Cilicia, Syria and the Constants
nople-Straits area. ID,
Thirty miles from Alexandropol, q
Kars, there is another group Of Rus.
sian army barracks, which were given
us BY the Armenian government fof
relief purposes. I was going through
the dormitories Of this orphanage at
Kars when the young American col.
lsge girl Al charge turned TO me and
aid: Mr.. Ivickrey, It sometimes
makes me feel just aslittle older than
Methuselah. to be called itMother" b.
S50.OO0 of fhose Armenian children.
And that II exactly what shs was
sss the only. mother that these 5000 Ar.
menian children havebexcept al she
avails herself Of the organized assist.
ance lof native Armenian women, y
caring for this large family. III
aIn the hospital &c Kars found
sllS0 beds, which, the day I was there
#wsersssccupiedS BY 1.1e8 spatients. 10
frequently being n~ecessarySto put TIVE
sr NOR children Ii ! single bsd.sssAi
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tafhoma pealtients. "a KarakliS. forfaS
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