Charlotte, N.C., May 26—The newly formed Republic of Greece has just officially expressed its gratitude for the work of the American Near East Relief in lowering the “murder rate” of Greeks and Armenians expatriated from the territory turned over to Turkey by the Lausanne Treaty, according to information just received by J.B. Ivey, State Chairman for Near East Relief in North Carolina.
Official notification of the Hellenic republic’s gratitude was tendered H.C. Jaquith of New York, Assistant General Secretary of the Near East relief, who has been for sometime supervising personally operations of his organization in the Levant. Tender of Greece’s felicitation was officially made by the Minister of State of the new republic.
Over 1,150,000 Christians were exiled from their homes as a result of the Lausanne Treaty. Caring for these people who had to leave their homes in a moment’s notice, or be murdered by Turkish bandits, has about exhausted the orphanage sup0plies of the Near East Relief.
An emergency call, which went out to the Armenian people some months ago, has not yet been answered to the extent necessary. On March 1st, last, 110,000 children under care of the Near East Relief were put on what is practically a starvation diet, when one of their meagre daily meals was eliminated. Announcement has been made that unless contributions materially increase by July 1st many thousands of them, who have been saved during the past five years and are being reared into useful citizens, will of necessity be turned out to starve.
From the front page of the Tri-City Daily Gazette, Leaksville, N.C., Monday, May 26, 1924
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