Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
Armcnian.s I:loauent p,cn

| Armenian's Eloquent PIcn.
In his address today advocating the
establishment OF an Armenian ma
t!onal home in Turkey. Noradunghian
| Pasha said Ia part:
There is on the one hand the fate
! OF the A,menians. OF Ealikesri.
| Brusa and Bigha. who. on assurances
given them by their Turkish coun-
;rymen, decided to remain in these
localities, and lost their lives as
result OF recent events. There is on
the other hand the present exodus
OF the few survivors Of the 1915 de-
| portations. who after the signature
of tho Mudros armistice had the
courage TO return TO Anatola.
Those unhappy people are once
more Obliged TO leave the country.
We cannot imagine that in mid
winter these women and children
and old men, without means of .us-
tsnance. are fleeing OF their own
free will TO the Black Sea ports or
TO Syria. while the bodied men
are being kept in concentration
camps or at work
Refugees Number 100000.
There are now about 700. 900
Armenian refugees In the outlying
countries. or these $4,000 are In
! different parts OF the Caucasus, 90
600 in Syria. 10000 in Greece. the
Aegean Islands and Macedonia. 10000
! in Bulgaria and Occidental Thrace
ana 10000 in Persia. the remainder
being dispersed here and there. not
to mention about 10000 orphans
who providentially are receiving az
from the Near East Relief"
All these refugees have lost many
| relatives by violence. Every one
awaits with anxiety and legitimate
| impa thence a solution which will end
! the tragic situation. Those refugees
once laborous productive elements.
are now cared for by benevolent in
sii,utions and ii is quite clear that
this piiiful situation should not last
! indefinitely.
Reinsurance ImpossibI
These are the unhappy facts; you
/ VIII see that they are not in the
nature 10 re-estahlish confidence or
make possible the return OF these
| families 10 the country where thew
formerly lived and where they will
only find poignant memories, bitter
ness and incStricable disscnslons
No kind OF permission or order. no
! KIND OF proclamation or special
| stipulation can reassure them. Only
| the creation OF a national home would
be able TO obliterate the tragic past
allay accumulated hatred and bring
! back confidence.
1T Is these considerations and also
a desire 10 keep their formal pledges
that have led the allied governments
! in the conferences at London In
March. 1921 and Paris in March.
! 1922. TO decide to constitute an
Armenian home. We cannot imagine
that the Turks. who have struggled
| for independence and have rccoE-
nized the independence OF the Moslcm
peoples which before the war formed
| part OF their empire. can refuse to
| other countrymcn the right TO re.
alize such moderate claims.
! Turks Front by Discrimination.
1T is tied that the Turkish
/ state and Turkish individuals have
benefited by the real and personal
| properties of the Armenians who
disappeared without leaving success
sors. We believe the national pact
of Angora. which antedated the pro-
| jcct of the creation OF this home and
| did not forcsce the present case does
| not prevent the Turks from con-
| sidering impartially and favorably
the question at issue. and from
reaching solution h. the adoption
of the lame arrangements that have
| proved successful In number OF
countries, particularly the British
| dOminions."