Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-01
editorial from The Literary Digest of April 18TH 1929

ous?" Is there longer any sacrifice tenderness of little chill
en in our hearts? Is time to be rid of the burden stop
giving and So through the Board Of Trustees of the Near East
Relief who act dictate to pronounce the sentence OF
death thousands of boys and girls who have believed to
the last moment, that we would save them?
Mothers and fathers of America not true You will no
allow it, Your hearts turned to stone What few
patry miles Of dsance They not separate you from that
Manifestation land where dead and dying children litter the city
streets They shut out from your vision those hunger
pnched and otsrched hands, You can smut your win
doWs they did, very desperation IN the City OF rVan but
the walls and little children waiting in rain and
by day and night be picked up and clothed and fed can not
be shut out Of your heart.
From PARKWAY stations by magic of science homes
are being filled with song story and music for the dance But
there wonderful than any controlled by the
wizards of wireless They coming from far away and
the story they bring buened with tears The music Is not for
dancing those who make stand their feet
The song sweed chorus of by thousands of little voices
that ought be musical with laughter is always the same
"Hmger-Bread And with the pleading cry Of the children
there comes voice. sweet and solemn, SAYING These are MY
little ones; we My Shepherds; Feed My Lambs
To catch these messages every American heart that has
thrilled at the laughter of little child hrobbed at its cry OF
pain the receiving instrument and the messages are broad
casted to us from the very throne OF Heaven. e.
No mistake can tragic this moment than you to
say as you read he call me- mott need not re-
pond this time others will give and the children Will not nave
to die"
There are no others- you The appeal has
throughout length and breadth of this great land and these
other have and have gladly but too many
have said need not respond this time During the past four
months enough has been given continue the care even OF
those children already gathered into the hospitals and 0rphanag
while thousands waiting to be picked up from the
streets and countryside
There are no others-f You refuse Armenia surrounded
v bankrupt nations or nations struggling to keep themselves
from bankruptcy. Europe full of suffering and need Armenia
Ony hope America Christian will die II America al
at this crisis ~ -.
There are no others to and for Aena little chill
others but you The majority orphans Father
dead mother too is dead slster-t not dead praying uo9
for death brother dead; aunt and uncle ana
mothe-a dead the home destroyed and the lonely little girl or
Inv has no One-but You father and mother ana sister,
and brohe-the only whose heart the sad little wall cah
now find refuge.
How nlendidIv YOU have given perhaps sometimes in the
mast and have brought health and laughter some OF Armenia
little suerers every saved hen at least one Ote
was left without food shelter, friends And the cnd 10
whom YOU gave meal day last not hive now hat
meal onned the delivery of supplies for the Alex
andropo orphanage interrupted between November and May
bv TRANSFORMATION difficulties Before April the children had TO
he placed on half ation and by the first of May on the very
morning the supply train arrived the ration was %
trbued During those sad weeks when there was so e 1000 "
AleXandropo more than two thousand children oled
vo withhold your gift now the boys and girls you fed last
wear NAV be the very ones Sentenced to die
Revoke the cruel SENTENCED Stop the order to reduce all re-
lief work twenty-five percent Thank God is in your power at
ths Easter time give life place of DEATH health IN place or
sickness LAUGHTER in place of You speak the word or
Resurrection which will call back some little chd from the uN
valley of shadow and flood its life with sunshine
Two things will fill your Easter Day with sweetest JOY the
knowledge that Amena children did not wait for you and trust
in vo and appeal you and the voice of the Risen Christ
the Lover of little children speaking to your soul ana saying e
have done unto Me. Ye have done it unit Me-
So deeply have we, publishers of THE LITERARY Dl-
GES been stirred by the tragedy impending among the innocent
children of Armenia that would feel heavy share OF respon
sby for the needless death OF countless little ones we du not
do as we are urging YOU and still again. SUBSTANTIAL
contribution to their lives Therefore, atho we have given
several times before fell that not we must nOdo
less crisis than add Immediately another i've thou
sand dollars to help the children of Armenia from the death
that threatens them
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