Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-22
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v tine AuitOTs--A am writing
this from the home OF Rev. j. p,
MoNaughton, In a suburb OF Con-
stantinople. DR.. McNaughton viii
be remembered by many ais the
first speaker who came to Oregon
for the Near East relief. He was
principal Of tho school at BRrdesag
where he had several hundred
boys. In his home is Miss Mar
garet Hinman, from Forest Grove,
who Is waiting the stabilizing
OF conditions in the interior from
which she was recently driven by
Kemalist governor. Mrs. Burt of
Bend is in charge OF two of our
personnel houses In Constanti-
nople. She has promised me
message to her Oregon friends on
my return from the Caucasus,
about August IS. Yesterday / had
a neyer-to-be-forgotten hour with
Mrs. r. s. M. Emerich, who is so
well known in Portland as the.
chief speaker In our 1918 cam
paign. We went to the headquar-
ters OF the ancient Chaldean
church. said by some to be the
most ancient church in the world
to interview the patriarch regard
Ing relief work among some OF his
people. The story OF the careful
sitting Of worthy from unworthy.
of the pitiful amount that could |
be doled out. of the self help OIL
the people would make a long |
story Of itself.
l confess to pretty deep emotion
as looked at the Boy Scouts and
the girls from the orphanages
drawn up on the wharf at Constan-
tinople to greet us with songs and
flowers. They are just few of
the multiplied thousands whom
America is salvaging from the
war.
My first refugee camp seen in
the city of Constantinople Impress
I'D the nearness of war, for the re
lief workers are expecting another
1000 refugees soon as a result of
h Greek offensive. These they
must stow away somewhere. This
camp has a capacity OIL
100 but 100 were already there .
nd 1000 more coming. 1t is hard
N the eyes and throat to see ba-
lies, half starved, fed on Oregon
read and on milk bought with
'regon money. Nothing is givenl
n able bodied man no matter how
eedy or deserving or unable he
lay be to find work. There are
90 many women and children tol |
e fed.
The winter is coming" seems
be terror in the hearts Of our
slief workers. l Just talked with
Laynard from the Caucasus and |
9 says that last winter they never |
ad heat in the orphanages and |
ally part Of the time did they have |
lei for cooking.
saw my first starvation cases
Isnid. two kiddies, brother and l
ster. No more for me, thank /
III, though 1 know we shall see
any such sights next week in the
lucasus. l do not think | can
er use those words lightly after
is. t.
! think ! can stand the sight Of !
e older orphans, both boys and !
rls, but wish they wouldn't |
We SO many pathetic little chaps 4
three and four OF course, I
nstantinople is not the worst,
eryone tells us to wait for the z
ucasus for there we will see the \
suits of war at wholesale. 3
As we are taking 1000 tons of
pplies with us from Constanti-
pie we dropped down the Gulf
Ismid so miles to Derindje,
Iere our warehouses are located, BI
take on flour, beans, rice, cloth ia
:, knitting machines and other TO
pplies, enough for a month for ra
} Caucasus. ab
Down the gulf from Derindje is to
aid and across the gulf is Barde- Be
;. Two hundred and fifty boys est
sleeping on tpe stone floor OF Jal
stables In Derindje. who, until as
sacking Of Bardezag on June lat
five weeks ago. were inmates yei
our orphanage there. They of
re rushed out on only few ito