The Denver Jewish news., 1921-06-15
What We Have Done
For the Near East.

so succeSS1u ana DuShheSsllke nave
been the ACTIVITIES Of the Near-East
Relief committee that Americans
should be proud of this great humane
effort" This remark, attributed to
Admiral Mark L. Bristol, United
States High Commissioner to Turkey,
will set at rest the minds Of any who
have been disposed to question the
work Of the great organization, and
we can gather from the committse's
report itself. as summarized by the
IntelligeAcer tReformed Church), that
the Near-East Relief has succeeded in
saving hundreds Of thousands from
extinction. Coupling this report with
the gratifying statement Of SENATOR
Medih MCCORMICK ON the success, Of
the Child-ReIief Fund in Earope--,l
recently referred to in these paepS--.
'it VIM be sss<& fSat America hhs well
iacteti the Samaritan 'ih t-sot Of The
worthiest catfses which have come be-
fore humanity. -. !,
AS required by law. the Near East
Relief has prepared report for pre-
sentation to Congress, detailing the
activities Of its. work. 1t is shown.
according to The Intelligencer, that
S14, ,596. .33GS9 has been accounted for
as receipts and disbursements during
1920. The total cash receipts and dis
bursements since the organization of
the committee amount to $46,4S2, ,924.-
IS, while the addition Of flour, mer-
chandise, aud items other than cash
bring the total valuation of the re-
lief administered thru this organiza-
tion to more: than $s0,OOO0O0 Says
The Intelligencer further:
"As to the, accomplishments of the
organization. Mr.. vickrey's report
shows III American and Canadian re-
lief workers, q Including physicians,
surgeons, nurses, mechanics, industrial
experts, engineers, asriculturists,
teachers, administrators, Orphanage
experts, supply, transportation, and
general relief workers employed on
little more than a volunteer basis,
while S7,291 native workers have been
used by the Near-East Relief Organi-
zation. According to the report, 63
hospitals, with 6,522 beds, 12S clinics,
II rescue homes, 300 orphanages ac-
commodating $4,000 children in or
phanages. and 56O39 children outside
orphanages, have been maintained by
the Near East Relief.
"It is reported that approximately
c.79O, 400 Armenfans are still living out
of prewar population of about A.
100000. In parts of Cilicia alone it
is stated that So per cent, Of the
Armenian Christian population perish
ed from starvation during the war,
while in the whole Of Syria not less
than % per cent. persisted from the
same cause. 1t is estimated that had
ii not been for the American relief
furnished thru the Near-East Relief,
fully half of the present Armenian
population of the Near East would
have Succumbed."
The field of operations covered Eu-
ropean Turkey (Thgacel. Anatolia,
Armenia, Cilicia, Kurdistan, Syria,
Palestine. Aesopotamia, Persia, and
Transcaucasia. While relief is given
impartially to all the needy, without
distinction as to race or religion, the
greater part of the work is declared to
have been carried on among the
Armeuians, Greeks, Nestorians. Sg-
rians. and Assyrians, largely Chris
tian. of whom 6J1,97O were furnished
food during large part of the work
is declared to have been carried on
among the Armenians. Greeks, Mes
torians, Syrians.,sand Assyrians. large
ly Christian, of whom 6o1,910 We're
furnished food during 4 large part
of 1920, and 100000 garments, COM