The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-19

chase They stretching their hands you out
of the horrible pit Lift them up to life!
The appeal in their behalf which to you from
the President of the United States be needed, be-
you of the great-hearted Americans to
whom his letter is written. The appeal from the Near
East Relief and the American Red Cross through their
cairmen to be Needed because your open to
such call for help in this terrible emergency But
stronger than the call of President of Relief Com
mlttees, stronger than urgent words The Literary
Digest say you, knowing well your unfaing
tenderness and quick generosity when the hunger and
and gaunt suffering of mothers and babes cry
out to you to comfort and them ave-stronger
than all written spoken appeal is the hot eager de-
mand OF your sympathetic heart that can not
regard such bitter pain and need without straning to
the utmost for their instant relief
The picture is so full of terror and anguish words
can not portray it. Mark o. Prentiss for the Near
East Relief, cables: Il have terrible sights until
my numb, but the sight of 100000 people,
mostly and children, being penned and burn
ing and those escaping being driven to barren devas-
tated country for starvation past all comprehension
That in Smyrna Hundreds of thousands more,
both Christians and Jews fleeing from persecution and
the sword crowding the other ports of Asia and
the nearby islands Of the awaiting death.
In Salonki hundred thousand are herded in deplor
able confusion. The city has been in ruins since the
great fire of 1918 and affords little shelter than
Smyrna. In the island Of Mtylene another hundred
thousand penniless fugitives have sought refuge only
find there danger of pestilence and
venient harbor of starvation.
Panic has seized upon the frightened wanderers.
Many have even cast themselves into the flames OF
their own homes. Food is gone, to drink
is at premium Families broken up, while parents
in frenzy of despair seek their lost children Hun
dreds of mothers have given premature birth infants
in the midst of terror and death. Haf-fed babies
cred with scurvy try in vain draw nourshment from
their mothers empty breasts.
Quick compassion is needed; delay death for
scores of thousands who might be saved Something
heroic in giving is needed You are not there in the
midst of the terror and the frantic cries for help. If
you were you would leap into the sea, if need be,
brave the flames, the sword the plague snatch back
from death helpless woman or little child You
would not them perish in agony before your eyes if
YOU could save them, the risk of your life.
Here in this smiling land Of comfort where your home
is safe and your loved dwell in peace, that
terror and anguish of helpless and children
come to you across the and call all that heroic
and generous in your heart.
"WEoso hath this worlds good and seeth his
brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of
passion from hm''-ah, but the Master did not
vou Your heart is with compassion and your
hand will be open wide with help. Perhaps you will
feel moment of shudderng pity for those shriveled
souls; if there be any such in this land Of plenty who