Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-12
RELIEF WORK
DISCONTINUED;
PROTEST MADE
Real Disaster Exists in Con-
stantinople, Declares Mes
sage From Bristols.

e.onSta ntinople, o 11.--Rear
Admiral Mark T.. Bristol's protest to
the; American Red Gross at Washing
ton against the discontinuance of it's
J work hare, the substance of which
VAS forwarded by cable at the time
when it was made public. sets forth
in AN authoritative way the, actual,
situation efttha3 Russian and Turkish
REFUGEES Who have found asylum, in.
this city. "
IT shows that there are about So.
00Q Russians here besides 10000
Turks who have fed from Anatolia.
Many of these are homeless. have lit
tie clothing and. thu American hia h,
commissioner says, are in danger OF.
I, SarNationsi If the Red Cross be with
Ndrawn. Eear Admiral Bristol's mes
sage follows: 49,
aster exists in Constantinople with
possibilities of. becoming indescribably
worse if not adequately met: During
the last five years over one-uuarter of
the houses. of the city have been burn
ed and not rebuilt.
THE result is homelesS people in
frightful conditions in mosques. in
district. a few days e 1000 houses
We're burned in Scutari and several
thousand, persons were added to the
list Of homeless.
Recently 10000 Turkish refugees
from Anatolia havc arrived. Before
the big evacuation of the Crimea ten
months ago there were $4,000 Rus
sian refugees and there are now
about SO. 900 IN Constantinoplc and
the immediate suburbs.
,.t Government bankrupt. @
The Turkish government ,ls bank
rupt and. therefore. powerlcss TO
adequately assist its own people or
any other refugees. Tlc Near East
Relief committee gives the majority
Jof assistance to In" Greek ana
Armenian races. +
4With tbs frighttul situation comes
the report%that thu executive commit
tee intends to discontinue the work
of the Constantjnop!e unit ,tof the
Red CROSSE. With no source of aid In
sight the immediate result of such &C
ton would be that the 1900 Rus
sian refugees now being fed would
. have nothing between them and star
Walton. All Russians generally nave
disclosed Of their personal effects IN
-, GLIDING clothing SO that their cond1-
= ton will get worse instead OF better
and. with winter coming on, there
will be added suffering from cold and
exposure. a
:In addition to the suffering from
starvation and privation it is Impos.
SlDlS IL ~ SSltNL N''"S : 49,
be in the city from disturbances OF
public order and danger to American
lives and prorcrtS. AS a final appea'
fort relief for these refugees as well a
because of this pubic danger am al
once putting the situation before al
foreign representatives bere: IT,
MI Aid from New York. ~
'.The Disaster Relief committee OF
the eiocal chapter is obtaining ALT
tie money and clothing from the Cen
trail. Committee for Russian RELIEF IT
NewMYork and has contributed to tn
extent of it's power to meet the pres
c.t;disaster. The committee Is no"
practically without funds.
"Ifmust urge most emphatlcail
that., the splendid reputation g
AmeHca and the work OF the Amer
can Red Cross here must not be ne
s1n.rched by withdrawal in a preclpi
tate and ill-considered amer. Iher'
is a real disaster that we must meet
Utmost earnestly request that tni
chapter be given necessary funds AM
,.personncl to continue tho work o
h,he Disaster Relief committee an
take. over the work of|the Constan
tinople until and continue it until thl
dien.-cr is: fs,overcomo. The Centra
committee .fprE Russian relief snoul'
be urged tooSScor@lu their assistanc
and. especially obtain aid of Russian
in tho United States. The Allies II
military occupation in Constantlnopi
should be induced to assist In TIM
work.
"The policy Of all Red Cross wor'
here has been to close it out proper
-. ss soon as possible by Distribution Q
refugees and assistance to them !