The New York herald., 1922-09-18
US. RELIEF SUPPLIES
BURNED In SMYRNA
Efforts Now Concentrated on
Evacuating Refugees to
Save Lives.
CRITICIZES OUR ATTITUDE
Dir. Reisner Says America
Might Have Prevented
Turkish Menace.
CRITICIZES OUR ATTITUDE

A cable message received yesterday
by the New York headquarters OF the
Near East Relief from H. c Jauuith.
managing director for the Levanr. con-
firmed reports that the relief supplies
sent to Smyrna from corstantinople by
the American destroyers LitchfieId and
Lawrence were consumed In the fire.
Tho Near East Relief is now con-
centrating its efforts to evacuatc the
refugees as the only possible rceans
of saving them the message said.
Every hospital is filled and the fire,
which is slowly burning itself out. de-
stroyed two-thirds Of the city. only a
portion of the Turkish quarter escap-
ing. One thousand perished In tho fire,
including 200 in one hospital The flames
spread so rapidly that it was inapossi-
bic TO remove the patients.
We have received some funds from
Constantinople TO engage available
small boats to take off q portion of
the 10000 remaining refugees, whose
plight Is deplorable. They are without
food or water.
"All American business places and
the Armenian and Greek cathedrals
were destroyed, aud it is now confirmed
by reliable source that the Armenian
Archbishop Touaran and the Greek
metropolitan were executed. Many fore
most Armenians were killed and hun
dreds Of other Christians fell victims
to tho Turks
Destroyers Keep on Refugees.
The message also confirms reports
that the destroyers Lawrence and Litch-
field were being guarded by bluejackets
with fixed bayonets to prevent the
refugees from swamping them.
, "Naturalized Americans are being
sorted from the refugees to be the first
taken OFF, the cablegram continues.
French and Italian ships have arrived
from Constantinople with food for their
nationals. The Near East Relief has
sent the steamship Hotoson ~ Mou-
dania loaded with supplies and the
steamship Dafni to Rodosto In response
to telegraphic appeals from a COM
mittee representing $1,000 Greek refu-
gees there who have been evacuated
from Panderma. Brousa. Moudania and
Guemlik.
The present Turkish menace to the
peace OF Europe would in all likeli-
hood not have occurred had not America
been so afraid OF getting into European
affairs" the Rev Christian F. Reisner
pastor OF the Chelsea Methodist Epis-
copal Church, 17sth street and Fort
Washington avenue. charged In his SER
mon last night.
IF we 'fiddle' around building a silly
tariff fence and passing an impossible
bonus bill at Washington he said, "and
meanwhile neglect Europe We may wake
w to find the Reds In control OF Ger
many and possibly italy. IL not other
nations OF Europe.
Three hundred thousand foreigners
have crowded into Berlin alone and most
OF them are Reds. Italy is having riots
almost constantly. England has one
and a half million idle folk and the Reds
parade with impunity. Will tho Turkish
situation be an awakener or will we sit
suninely by while worse conditions break
out all over EuropeT'
Turkeys conduct is q moral issue
Certainly all Christian nations should
rise above political considerations to call
halt to such murderous conduct" said
DIR. Ralph w. Sockman. pastor of the
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, in his sermon yesterday.
I'VE call upon America to let her Of
fetal voice be heard In this matter as
soon as the facts are proven. Our pri-
vate charity in the Near East has been
magnificent. But more now is needed
from us. Our action may determine
Frances position. To hold ourselves
aloof now will involve US later"
Boston, Sept 17.-Emergency relief
measures for Smyrna are to be con-
sidered at a mass meeting of Greeks 10
be held here tomorrow evening. under
the direction OF the State branch OF the
Near East Relief. The speakers will
include DR.. Mark II. Ward whose recen,
| disclosure OF massacres led to the ap.
pointment OF an allied committee of in
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