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Foreign News
January 21, 1919
Deming Graphic
Deming, Luna County, New Mexico
What is this article about?
Appeal for donations to Armenian and Syrian relief campaign due to Turkish atrocities and ongoing starvation crisis affecting four million in the Near East, with Luna county quota of $950 for February 3-10 drive.
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If the Armenian and Syrian relief campaign is a failure in the southwest, this reason might possibly be offered: The people were not told all the facts regarding the war sufferings of the Armenians, Syrians, and Persians at the hands of the Turks.
The truth of the matter is, a book or newspaper would be debarred from the United States mails if it undertook to publish the whole story of Turkish atrocities in the near east.
The torture and mutilations and butcheries, the rapes and a thousand other indecencies perpetrated upon Armenian women and girls constitute the most unprintable narrative in the history of barbarism. They make the invaders of Belgium look like a picnic party.
And they are facts, coming straight from trustworthy witnesses—United States consuls, missionaries, relief workers, and escaped refugees.
But without making known the details of the whole hideous story, one fact alone should be sufficient to get a response from the great heart of America: Right now, four million shelterless men, women and children are dying a slow death from starvation, and will assuredly perish unless we come to their aid.
"Armenia looks to America for her salvation," says a recent cablegram. Luna county's quota is only $950.
What will you do about it February 3-10?
If the Armenian and Syrian relief campaign is a failure in the southwest, this reason might possibly be offered: The people were not told all the facts regarding the war sufferings of the Armenians, Syrians, and Persians at the hands of the Turks.
The truth of the matter is, a book or newspaper would be debarred from the United States mails if it undertook to publish the whole story of Turkish atrocities in the near east.
The torture and mutilations and butcheries, the rapes and a thousand other indecencies perpetrated upon Armenian women and girls constitute the most unprintable narrative in the history of barbarism. They make the invaders of Belgium look like a picnic party.
And they are facts, coming straight from trustworthy witnesses—United States consuls, missionaries, relief workers, and escaped refugees.
But without making known the details of the whole hideous story, one fact alone should be sufficient to get a response from the great heart of America: Right now, four million shelterless men, women and children are dying a slow death from starvation, and will assuredly perish unless we come to their aid.
"Armenia looks to America for her salvation," says a recent cablegram. Luna county's quota is only $950.
What will you do about it February 3-10?
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Turkish Atrocities
Armenian Syrian Relief
Near East Starvation
War Sufferings
Where did it happen?
Near East
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Near East
Event Date
February 3 10
Outcome
four million shelterless men, women and children are dying a slow death from starvation
Event Details
Turkish atrocities including torture, mutilations, butcheries, rapes on Armenians, Syrians, Persians; current starvation crisis; appeal for relief aid from America.