Evening star., 1925-11-08
j. s. PARTY ENTERS
ARAB REVOLT ZONE
Near East Relief Worker
Goes to Determine Condi-
ton of Orphanages.
Rv the Associated Press


NEW YORK. November 7.--C"ncern
for orphans under his care and FOR
missionaries connected with American
mission schools and churches which
are reported to have been burned in
the region south Of Damascus, IN
SYRIA. has led Charles Il. Fowle of
Hethlehem Ia, director in Syria nf
the Near F.asr Relief. 10 head an exre-
di,ion from Beirut into the territory
affected a bv the uprising ~ the DrlIses.
This was learned today al the national
Headquarters here Of tho Near East
Relief.
Accompanying Mr.. Fowie is BaNard
Dodge president Of the American
University at Beirut and son "f cleNe-
Ia nd II. Dodge. treasurer "f the Near
Fast Relief.
information regarding tho destruc-
tion Of American churches and mis-
sions came through Roy NJ. David
son Of Ashland. Ky. who is in charge
of the Near East Relief work in Pales-
tine. He said the British have barred
Palestine to refugees from Syria.
many of whom are massed on the
Palestine border II was from Them
that information of the destruction
Of American property was gathered.
1t is now estimated that about 2o.hoo
Christians In The Dana sous district
have heen affected. Among them were
400 children from the Near East relief
orpha naces who had been placed in
homes under the supervision of Miss
Helen Lund of New York. stationed in
Dsma SOUS.
The executive committee Of the
cd. i1f ioI {y,p O
held few DAYS ago made special an.
propria tion nf SIo.ooo to feed the
children Of refugees should this he
come necessary At the America n
headanarters II was Sai id that the re
lief administrat tion in Beirut consid-
cred the care of refugees primarily q
French responsibility. and. unless the
situation heca me so severe as to ira n
scend all political consderat tiun. that
its relief work would he confined 10
children.
Prepa tions have been made to
evacuate the 10000 children in Near
East relief orpha naees in Syria upon
short notice. If the situat ton dema nds
such action. Arrangements have been
made To send ships from Athens.
which could make the trip to Beirut
in about 36 hours and pick up the
children and relief workers within
three or -four days. Ii was said how
ever that the situation had not
reached a point at which this was
considered likely.
nsidera hle concern is felt for the
2.0a0 Christian orphans in the Aleppo
district 10 the north of Dana SOUS
placed in homes under tine super
vision of the relief agency. This is
a mountainous district where MANY
of the noma0tc Arab trihesmen are
reported to have broken out into
banditry. Efforts to ascertain the
condition of Christians in this district
are being made.
Of1cial reports as To developments
in Syria within the last two days are
lacking at the State Department.
The principal American interests
there are located at Beirut. The
American University there employees
about 30 American professors and in
structors. There have been no indi-
ca tions. however. that the flame of
revolt has as yet spread to that point
or to the Christian villag ges of Leh-
anon in the mountainous region be-
hind that city and between it and
Damascus