Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1919, Page 14

#AGE TWO FOR HELPING HAND IN THE NEAR EAST Fo;mer Ambassador to Turkey Says America Should Not Let Armenian Allies Starve. By HENRY MORGENTHAU, Permer Ambassador to Turkey and Leader in Near East Rellef. If they were good enough to fight and die for us when we needed thelr help so sorely, they are good enough mow to share some meager little crumbs from our plenty when they bave nothing, when hundreds of thou- sands of them are homeless, unclad, foodless and threatened with extermi- 'mation by their enemies and our own. Not far from a million Christians have been murdered by their Turkish eppressors. Hungry, terror stricken hundreds of thousands of refugees mow look to the United States for suc- oor. Have Trust In America. We cannot refuse. Next to theh faith in God is their trust in the dis. interested good will and generosity of Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. HENRY MORGENTHAU. the American people. They look to us as the human agency to extricate them from the frightful situation in which they have been left -as & conse- quence of the war. It we should fall to ald them, starva- tion and the winter's cold would go far to completing the work done by the unspeakable Turk. I have not seen with my own eyes the misery In which the Armenians now exist. 1 have been spared that. But the reports which have been brought In by agents of the Near East Relief and by representatives of the Peace Conference paint a picture of wretchedness Inconceivable to those who have not a first. hand Impression of the savagery of the Mussulman, Exlled From Homes. Since the beginning of the war the ‘Turkish Armenians have been largely refugees from their homes. A simple agricultural people, they have been exiles from their farms, deprived of all opportunity to support themselves. Year by year their sufferings have In~ creased. Now, a year after tighting has ceased. they are still living the life of wnomads, able to continue to keep allve only by virtue of American philanthropy. These homeless people—"fiithy inf- dels” to the Turk—were good enough to exert thelr poor might in our be- half while the war was still in the balance. Massucres of a half century bad not so broken thelr spirit that they dared not tght for right and for democracy when Justice was the issue. We nceepted their ald then. Surely we shall not pass (hew by without compussion now, The day has passed when any self respecting wmun dures permit absorp- tlon In his own personal affairs to ex- clude consideration of his neighbor's well being. No honorable man can knowingly allow his nelghbor to hun- ger or to go unclothed. The Christian peoples of the Nenr East are our o ki e e B Delghbors. The money needed to re 3 lleve them can be spared without v €ausing uny man, womun or child in | the Uulted Stutes to sufter, Must Not Rest on Past. In other years of our own free will Wwe sent missionaries to Turkey. Our schools and colleges and hospitals bave played a wonderful role in bhu- manizing that dark spot in the world. Our ideas, our educational resources, our material equipment, have been , leaven In the Near East. Because we MORGENTHAU PLEADS | Deily Fashion Hint { e ‘MODES CHILDREN LIKB. A little miss must needs be weld gowned to prove a stronger attrac- tion for the boys than the game of tug-o-war. There is no surer way of looking pretty than to wear a frock of white organdy with sleeves cut in one and neck trimmed with em- broidered scallops. Without & short walist one may achieve the Empire effect by using a narrow sash of vel- vet ribbon. In medium size the dress pictured at the top of the picture re- quires 1% yards 36-inch .material, with 174 yards ribbon. The youngster in the plaid suit to the center left consists of a blouse with deep shoulder yoke, white col- lar, cuffs and belt, and knee trous- ers. 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Of these, 478, or 97 per cent, answered affirmatjvely, Among 580 Poles, Italians and ‘Span- iards enly 151, or 26 per cent, ex- pressed a desire for homes. A large percentage of the latter group of na- tionalities, however, planned a return to their native lands and the acquir- ing of property there. Another Matter. ¢ “I don’t know anybody who is fret- ted more by the high cost of living than Professor Diggs, the celebrated Egyptologist.” “I1 thought you said he lived in the past.” “So he does, but he has to pay his bills in the present or the not distant {uture.”—Birmingham Age-Horald. HE superb qual- ity of VENUS Pencils is built into Soft and l;:li- able, with a ip” to them that cleans uj a pencil mar instead of rub- bing it in. No coloring mat. ter to injure sketches or books.VENUS Pencils and VENUS Eras- ers mean real luxury in pen- cil w?;'k. F bave done well in times past we have this great opportunity for the present. The Armenians have been treated as perhaps no people in history have been treated because they are the spiritual } brothers of western races, Will America help them? There can be but one answer. Thelr neces- sity is dire, but our power is great. We are wealthy. We are a member of the family of nations. Our brothers call us. Food, clothes, money, are im- mediately wanted. If ever unmerited suffering called for succor the plight of the Armenians should be heeded now. A few months more and it may be rellet will be too late for those myriads whom only we can save. We shall not fail them, Drop in and buy a VENUS Eraser or a pencil. Pioneer Stationery House ‘Wholesalers Ask your dealer Bemidji Minnesota THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1919 DR. J. W. DIEDRICH DENTIST Offiee—O’Leary-Bowser A Phones—Office 376-W. R&dfi&l! W. G. SCHROEDER GENERAL MERCHANDISE ¥®xoceries, Dry Goods, Bhoes, Flour Semid)i, Minn. Phone €8 Dr. W. K. Denison—Dr. D. R. 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