Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-18

ments of Georgia and Armenia, and
these two Soviet republics are al
present controlled by the Central
russian Soviet at Moscow.
In Constantinople and vicinity
Mr.. Talbot explained, the Near
East Relief is caring for about H.
600 children, over half OF them in
orphanages. Local committees OF
the nationalities involved, for OK
ample, Arnenians, Greeks and
Jews, are in actual charge of these
orphanages and other institutions
The policy of the Near East Relief
in the Constantinople area is to en-
courage the people to help them
selves in every possible way. The
Near East Relief supervises and
subsidies the work. OF special in
terest is the hospital work, particu-
larry the hospitals for the treat
ment of traChOma, the dread eye
disease of the Orient, The famous
hospital conducted by a woman
Miss Cushman, cares for several
hundred of these pitiful child VIC
TINS of traChoma. There is an
other similar hospital at Isnid, fifty
miles east of Constantinople on d
bay of the Sea of Marmora, con-
Quoted by the American Woman's
Hospitals.
Ships Bring Supplies
AT Derindje, near Ismid, the
Near East Relief has several great
warehouses, where the ships bring
ing supplies from America are un-
loaded. At this place we saw the
pititul spectacle of several hun
dred boys sleeping on stone floors
without any beds but boards. These
children were driven out of Barda-
gag across the Bay of Ismid, few
nights before, just prior to battle
between the Greek and Turk forces.
Al the same time some fifteen thou
sand adults were depOrted from
Bardazag, and twice that number
from 1smid. There are many sto-
ries that might be told Of the hero
ism of the American workers during
the tragic scenes attending these
recent depOrtations.
MANY thousands of Greeks and
Armenians were massaCred here in
1915. Now there is not a Greek nor
an Armenian in all this wonderfully
fertile and beautiful region, except
the children who are the wards of
the Near East Relief, and who are
protected by the Stars and Stripes.
An American destroyer lies in the
harbor at lsmid and is a silent
warning to the Turks not to violate
the American flag nor modest the
workers and their help
less charges.
Dcported Into Interior
AS we Travelled up the Black
Sea, we saw the places where even
now the Greek population is being
deported into the interior of Ana
tolia. We made a brief stop at
Treblzond where the Near East Re-
lief maintains q hospital and two
orphanages. For many months the
faithful workers here had not seen
an American. They told a terrible
story of the needs Of the helpless
women and children whose hus-
bands and fathers had just been de-
ported. 1t was rumored that soon
al the women would also be de-
ported. What happens to these de-
portees when they reach the in
.erior, can only be surmised in the
light Of the history of similar de-
portations, during the past few
ears.
Perhaps the most thrilling and
interesting work being done by the
Near East Relief is the work in the
Caucasus. A few days ago we were
n Batoum, the Caucasus Black Sea
BORT. There were three ships then
II that port, unloading relief sup
)lies that had Just arrived from
america. One Of these boats--"The
Datchet'--carried 4,20O tons of re-
ief supplies, food and clothing,