Evening star., 1924-10-27

the language of sympathy was all
! sufficient
America is accu SIT omed to admin
| lster relief through the Red Cross
society, but in the case of Moham-
fnedan Turkey the Christian emblem
was fanatically barred. Early in the
World War our Minister to Turkey.
Henry Morgenthau, appealed for re-
| lief, on behalf of the Christian Ar
nenians, who were being nassacred
by the Turks. The organization for
relief, made up mainly of mission
arieS already on the ground came at
first in the form of committee.
| Ihen, as the work grew enormously.
the organization was incorporated by
| act of Congress as the Near East Re
lief and since its Incorporation its
finances have been continually audit
| ed and its transactions reported to
congress That gives it official
statuS-the same as the Red Cross
but its funds must all come from
private contribution.
Through the Near East Relief
nearly Ssb,O00,o00 in money and sup
plies have been distributed and it is
estimated that more than a million
lives have been saved. At the time
Of the last report to Congress $4,000
orphans were in the sole care of the
relief orphanages and 21,0OO were
partially dependent, besides 10000
outside the orphanages who have
been placed in homes in Italy, Egypt,
Greece and other countries Two
thirds of the children in the or
phanages are under IL years of age
many of kindergarten infancy. The
children are not only physically cared
for. but they are educated and fitted
by vocational training to become
self-suStaining.
4 X x <,
The saving of children is not the
whole or the work of the Near East
Relief. After the defeat of the Greek
army and destruction OF Smyrna by
the Turks, thousands of Greek and
Armenian refugees were at the mer-
cy Of the Turks, who intended to
butcher them, according to Moslem
custom. An American. FL. c. Jaquith
of the Near East Relief, who, through
years of experience with the Turks,
| understood their psychology, suggest
ed to the commanding general that,
in view of the great bother Of hav-
ing to slaughter so many refugees
it would save lots of trouble If they
were simply turned over to the Near
East Relief to get them out of the
country. This suggestion was accept
ed, not in mercy to the refugees, but
10 get r1d or tnem with the least
bother.
When the work of interchange of
populations, according to the Lau-
same treaty, began between Greece
and Turkey, each nation was entitled
to appoint a neutral inspector to
watch the work of transfer in the
enemy country. Greece selected H. c.
Jaquith as its representative to watch
Turkey, and on the same day, with
out knowing Greece's choice, Turkey,
at Angora, chose H. c. Jaquith as her
representative to watch Greece. So
he watched both countries in that
most tragical transfer great indi-
cation of the high prestige of the
American organization and it's work
ers.
Throughout the world a special CO.
operative sacrifice is asked in behalf
of this great Humanitarian effort. II
is that on Sunday, December z, all
people should live on the same simple
| diet as is given to the orphans, and
then contribute the amount saved
from tho normal diet. The promise is
being given in all ranks of society.
from the White House down to the
humblest home, in the name of the
Golden, Rule:, .
Whatsoever ye w6nld that meu
should do unto ron. d ye even g g
them. ~
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