Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-13
CHRISTIANS ARE
FLEE INC TOWARD
SHORES OF SEAS
Columns Of Men, Women,
Children Wind Along the
Roads and in the Noun
tain Passes of Asia Minor


Constantinople, Nov. II. (by the
Associated Press) Reports reach
ing Constantinople show that the
entire Christian population of Sivas,
Angora, Cesarea, kOnia and the
other large centers in Asia Minor
are in panieky flight towards the
shores of the Mediterranean ana
Black seas.
Samsun, in the vilayet of, Ire
bizond, on the Black sea, has 1000
of its own refugees and 10000
others are reported headed for that
port in quest of ships tortake them
out Of the country. Along every
road and in every mountain pass
are long winding scrptentine col
umns of men, women and children
goading along sleepy oxen pulling
wagon loads Of their worldly goods.
People are abandoning their homes,
farms and everything in their Gag
erness to put the greatest possible
distance between themselves and
their mortal enemies--the Turks.
The difficulties and inevitable
hardships of the wholesale evacua-
ton have been increased by incle-
ment weather, which is bringing
sickness or death to thousands.
James Crutcher of Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, of the American Near
East relief notified Constantinoplo
by courier today that the w9ter
front at Samsun was crowded with
nervous or terrorized refugees wait
ing for boats. Mr.. Crutcher states
that the. available ships will only
embark 1000 persons. He believes
that not exceeding One-third OF the
refugees will be able to leave the
country within the period set for
them to do so by the Turks. lie
therefore is making efforts to in
duce the Angora government to ex-
tend the time limit.
REPORTS from other places in
Asia Minor say the Turkish military
is Withholding permission for males
from 19 to 55 years of age to leave
the country and is allowing only
women ana children to depart.
Deprived of the bread winners,
these refugees present a problem
beyond the efforts of the American
relief agencies.
Rear Admiral Bristol, command
er of the American naval force in
Turkish waters, is concerned over
the Angora governments order
that all Christians must leave the
country and is striving to have the
nationalists moof1y this attitude.
BY winter there Is expected to be
q million or more of the inhabi-
tants of Asia Minor on the bleak,
shelterless coast of the Black sea,
begging to be rescued. No one ma
tfon has the facilities for the enor-
nous task of eXpatriation, and it is
admitted it is far too great for the
limited means of the league of ma
tions. If in addition to the mil
lion and ashalf Christians in the in
terror and Constantinople, the 45,-
000 Greeks, Armenians and other
foreigners are forced out of the
country it is believed there will be
a stampede or tremendous proper
tions entailing endless misery and
confusion. ilready the best ele-
ments uf the British, French,
American and other nationalities
have left Constantinople and the
paralysis in business daily Is in
Creasing.
The Near East relief today sent
the steamship Belgravian to Sam
sun to begin the cmbarkation Of
z 500 Greek and Armenian orphans
who are fleeing the country in view
of the Angora governments orders
for the evacuation of Anatolia in
the next 80 days.