Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-03-15

destruction, wrought by war TINT
lias never ended and that today Is not
even ended 1T III starvation following
pestilence, and sraiking hand In hand
with death from exposure, from vio-
lence or from disease.
In the mountains between KaTs
and Alcxnndropol there are 100000
i human beings without clothing, food or
shelter In the bitter winter. who are
wandering from place TO place like
people In a nightmare. Unless they
are succered before the end OF aii-
other month, they Will all be dead.
Tn southern Persia, the remnant of the
ancient family of Gladden. Christians
have been forced 10 renounce forever
all hope of ever returning to the home
land where they have dWult and -four
ished for 1000 Years, and to become
pitiful fugitives. dependent upon the
generosity Of strangers for life itself
In Cilicia, $4,000 Armenian refugees
have crowded into the coast regions
seeking snfefy from the anarchy which
reigns III the Interior, in terror for
their lives They live from day TO
day on the food which IS given them
IN the soup kitchens established by
the Near East Relief Scattered
throughout The Near East. there are
some 7.790,i90 Armenians. the re-
mainder OF a nation OF 100000, who
have neither government, country,
| homeland, shelter or hope of regenera-
ton, save that which lies in the great
heart OF AmesiSa.
1T Is a tragedy so stupendous that
It Is difficult for US TO grasp its mean
ing. A whole nation, living, Christian
people, face TO face with exterinina-
tion today, unless we help. We shalt
see an entire nation disappear from
fhe face OF The earth before our eyes
If we Withhold our hard now when
the call cefiess 60 as 10 save by giving,
OK By inaetion TO condemn 10 death.
save me chiGdrer,l,
Perhaps we cannot save all the
grown people az this Oldest Christian
nation In tile world. Buf at least We
can save the little children who hold
the future In their hands They have
wronged no one. Tley hive harmed
no one. And they have suffered
through the precious years Of child
hood q calvary Of agony and wrefched-
ness For three years the Near East
Relief. an American Organization, In
corporated by Congress. has bnllt up
the nucleus of O new generation In the
Near, East, with gbe littie children
that It has taken In from the roadside
and barren places, and nllrsed back TO
health. fed. clothed. housed and edu-
Gated, I'm the, maine OF the American
people who have furnished the funds
Tor this great work
This has. been our Signal e0ntribu-
ton to the worlds future peace-ti3af
tens Of thousands OF these little ones
shall al fglelr lives look TO lis with
gratitude aud Faith. 1t Is a seed Of
world brotherhood that We have sowri.
Shall we let 1t die now?
'SThe Near East Relief is appealing
90 the American people for the money
10 60 on with this work 10 keen these
Atfle ones alive and 10 save this
narivred Christian people. Sixty eol.
lars per year SO per month feeds
child. We have taken this great re-
sTonslbility npon us. A whole nation
looks ID MS In faith ard trusf.
we csinti6S beIray Them now"
Contributions may be sent To Cleye-
land III. Doslge. Treasurer. i Madison
avenue. New York CITY.