The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-26

TO PERN|T 5000
ORPHANS TOLAND
Homes Sought for Armenian
Victims Of Recent Mas.
sacres by Turks.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20. =
| President Harding has been asked
| TO "lct down the bars" so that i'm
migration officials will permit the
landing IN this country OF 5000 Ar.
merian children-mostly girls
made orphans by the Turks during
recent mAssacres OF Christians.
II is planned 10 give Americans
mn opportunity 10 take these help
less children into their homes and
, formally adopt them as their own.
Unless some assurance Is given
that these orphans will find homes
hero. II Is likely they will become
the victims OF further atrocities
once TIM Turks under Renal
Paqha. enter Constantinople, Il iS
claimed. Gables from that city IN.
nounce that the invading Turks are
| OIL the way and that there are indI
cations Of another outbreak against
tho Christians. since $4,000 Turks
( heavily armed arc reported to he m
ConstantinopIe now awaiting the
signal for another massacre.
! The orphans are now In charge
of the Near East Relief. They
have been tnKcn from Orphanages
conducted by the Near Fast Relief
as precHution against the Turks.
All told. there were about $4,000 Of
them in ConstantinopIe. All OF
them have been taken care o! ex.
cepting tho 5000 girls. The boys
have been sent to farms in Greece
and other countries.
The plan is to have the 5000 girls
land u, Philadelphia and then DO
distributed largely to Pennsylvania
homes. Conditions at Constantine.
; pie offer no hope for the safety OF
the orphans and there is no oppo,.
tunity for them there to become
selH.surporting,
! "These helpless children arc
looking TO America. and partlcu.
larly 10 Pennsylvania. 10 save them
! from the bloodthirsty Turk" said
, G. +. SilloTay. Pennsylvania al.
rector fpf ;he Near Fast Relief.
"our representatives IN Constnn.
! tinople report the children would
rather como TO this state becaucs
1t wns largely through contributions
F.. TO the Near East Relief from Penn.
! sylvanlo that We were able recent
iy to send the first relief ship, the
SauguS. to the destitute refugees OF
the Smyrna disaster. They have q
warm spot in their hearts for Penn.
sylvanin.
1 We are hoping to load another
| vessel with more foOdstufis within
n short time and Pennsylvaniaus
are urged to do their share once
moro In helping to send out on this
ship the foods these helpless peo.
| pie need to save them from Ger.
tain death by starvation aud ca.
poSurc.
/ Conditions in the rDmine.striclS.
en- districts are deplorabie and thc
Near East Relief has taken upon
itself the duty Of. rushing all pos.
sible aid to these destitute retG.
gees. There are more than $780, 900
refugees 10 be cared for immei..
ntely, and every dollar Pennsyl.
vanin sends over there at this
time Is worth two dollars six
months from now.
Admiral Bristol, commander OF
the American fleet in the Darda.
nelles, is cooperating with Near
! East Relief In its big work and
he is urging the bringing OF these
5000 gir.s to this country, Conf.
dent that American public opinion
will give whole.hearted support 10
the plat.
1.-THE child Is the big concern OF
Near East Relief. America has a
big, humanitarian task TO look aft.
err the welfare OF these helpless,
unfortunate boys and girls-not
only for today or for next week,
but for the years that will inte.-
vene before they car become SELF,
supporting. We need money and
need II quickly. There can be no
waiting Delay may mean death to
those unIortunates."
Mr.. Stlloway urged that Pennsyl.
Tania maintain Its reputation Of
being first TO answer the call Of
humanity" and suggested that con
tributions for Near East Relief
work be sent as quickly as possible
! 10 the local Near East Relief treas.
urer or the Pennsylvania headqna,.
tiers office at Broad and Locus.
streets, Philadelphia.