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J.J. HAHDSAKERWR1TES
Of NEAR EAST RELIEF
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Word ( Admiral Biialol, Part;
Lravra I oaalaatlaupv fur I'aucaauaw
Mure Mossey Mcwalea to Carry oa
Work.
On the Black Eea, Auguat 1, 1JJ1.
To the Editor:
"Don't blame thuae people, pity them.
help them." These worua of Admiral
Bristol ring In my ears as we leave
Constantinople for the Caucasus after
a wutik spoilt In and near Constant!
nople, studying; the work done by Am
ericans who are attempting to heal this
"open aore of the world."
1 have seen poverty, so called, at
home and 1 saw poverty of what J
thought an extreme type during my
resldonce In Kingston, Jamaica, but
suffering here Is so wide-spread. Is
caused by such vast movements of
great peoples. Is so picturesque If you
dare apply such a term to poverty
Constantinople Is a regular Bargossa
Sea where the flotsam and Jetsam of
the seven seas Is gathered, not In In
dividual cases as In other cities, nor
by ship loads, but by fleets and almost
by nations. Oppressor and oppressed.
capitalist and communist. Christian,
Mohammedan, Jew and pagan are one
l their distress.
1 saw a Petrograd millionaire, now
a Near East stenographer, gratefully
working for a pittance keeping soul
and body together. Incidentally, 1
may say his work was most carefully
and painstakingly done. A general of
the Csar's army Is a watchman at the
personnel house of Near East Relief
and the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Burt
of Uend may know that she and others
are guarded by this man who takes his
duties as seriously as when he com
manded thousands of men. These are
but the commonplacea These are the
fortunate ones. They ask and need
no pity for they have what everybody
In Constantinople seems to want and
few can find, a Job. If hitherto virtu
ous women are selling their bodies foi
a pittance openly on the street In
many cases. It is the only alternative
to starvation tor themselves and loved
ones.
Many In Oregon will remember Mrs.
II. 8. M. Ernerlch who visited Portland
In 1918 at the time of the first Armen
ian campaign. I spent two mornings
with her In Investigating cases of need
In the Armenian and Chaldean sections
of the city.
To my unpractlced eye, every case
presented was worthy of Immediate1
and generous relief, but the care with
which only the most deserving and the
most desperately needy were sifted out
would give pointers to welfare workers
at home. In true Oriental style we
were blessed by those who were to be
helped and Mrs. Ernerlch explained that
we were compared In beauty to the
sun, moon and stars (to the .great de-j
trlinent of those luminaries) and that
we and our children would live for
thousands of years If their prayers;
were answered. Well, If somebody'
brought life to you, you might be ex-'
cuspd for being over-enthusiastic.
Mrs. Emerlrh'a work Is confined ex-j
cluslvely to children or to widows with
more than one child under H. Tou
have to draw the line somewhere.
Those who remember Mrs. Ernerlch will
know that she occasionally transgress
ed the rule. I was about to say fre
quently, but the amount of money at
her disposal does not permit that. Still
when a soldier with hands so deformed
that he eouldd o no work and a "ho
mnl," porter, In need of an operation
wne In the line, he f.irgot the rules
and gave them the cherished bits of
paper. "I sums the Lord will send the
money S'.rne way," she s.-ild.
To uOlji) uf thu city',, hungry chiklien
Mis. Kmoiiih Is giving, in u,a i,ame of
America, two cans of milk per month
and two loaves of bread per week. Ite
cently Jnu of these children were
weighed and all but 15 were found to
be from five to fifteen pounds under
weight. The question she asked me
and which I refused to answer but one
which she must answer la whether to
go on feeding In this way 6000 under
nourished children or to concentrate
on half the number and let the rest die.
o (u reuuinK mis ouuu miles away, I
the alternative rouses a certain emo-1
lion, I know. It's different when you ;
see the kiddles and see how attractive 1
they are.
Perhaps I'll not be giving away any
secrets If I quote Mrs. Ernerlch who
calls the rule limiting her work to chil
dren and widows with two or more
children a "miserable affair." Bha told
me of men who had committed suicide
after month's of vain efTort to find work
hoping their families would be helped
if they were gone. "It's a necessary
rule," says our director here. "You
have to draw the Una somewhere." I
think Admiral Bristol's words can well
apply to our relief workers, "Don't
blame them, pity them, help them."
They are donlg much, they could do so
much more with greater resources.
I am writing this en route to the Cau
casus.' Cuptaln Eckman of the U. 8.
Army. Hegulatlng Officer for the Near
East Relief at liatoum. has been giving
us suggestions as to how we are to
act while In the Soviet government and
of the reception we may expect
"Because America has established
such a record for generous, unselfish
dealing In the Near East you will De
welcome by the Soviets. I doubt If a
party of this slie from any other coun
try In the world would be allowed to
land," said Captain Eckman.
We go at once to Tiais, a city of a
million population without banks or
restaurants, where the ruble, normally
worth 60c was sellnlg a few days ago
at ir,o,000 for II, and a few weeks ago
for 60,000 for $1. The total output of
the mint per day Is 80,000,000 rubles
and one day a week the N E. R. sends
a crew of men to take over the entire
output For once in my life I'm going
to be a millionaire Unless the presence
of our party sends up the price of ru
bles and Captain Eckman says It Is al
most certain to do it, 17.00 will put me
In the class of John D.I!
I can poke fun at Tlflis now, but If It
affects me like Constantinople did I
won't do It when I leave We shall not
be there long enough to discern wheth
er their experiment Is the birthplace of
a new civilisation or whether It la a
vain revolt against what Is true In
the very nature of things. That Is not
our Job, anyway. We are here to carry
out the request of many at home to
learn the actual conditions as they af
fect relief work. So far I've found no
better words than those of Admiral
Bristol, "Don't blame them, pity them."
J. J. HANDSAKER.
C. 11 Krwln was In the city Tuesday nf property that hl M!'!ten may be TV.ut'h nc. era! ar p.vls nt wheat
on business. He reports that returns I'Hale'I fPse to good h- MmjIs. are iAy E'-ir.z -'jt fm-n the ware-
wero very Ratliifnrtory on the farm out huuies arid elevat ,r! at I'lr.e, Jordan
otith of Inn this season. He flnlhh- .stutt liithway Coli.:i.;lner W. II. and MrVar.t, there Is at present close
ed his threshing early, got his grain hurralt ami family have returned from to Zi j,f-0 bushels In at'.ratra at the.e
'o market and disposed of It promptly, their summer's vacation, spent at Port- three points, arsrl It is comirfr at the
lie Is moving with his family to Walla land and the seashore They drove in rate of several th'.naml bushels per
Walla, where he experts to buy a piece flora Portland over the hUhway. dav lone Independent
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Era Maa Develops New Variety Melon.
Ora Young has developed a new var
iety of muskmelon after three years
experimenting with crossing breeds,
and the finished product Is one which
will mnke a hit with melon lovers.
The new melon Is of a greenish tinge
outside, smooth skin and wih none of
the muskmelon markings. It Is larger
than the ordinary melon and the meat
is delicious. The flavor Is somewhat
like a muskmelon, but sweeter! By
l.nnd pollination a croBS was secured
between a cucumber and a cantaloupe,
nil the resulting melon was agrt'n
ctoesed with muskmelon. Yountt has
twelve perfect melons of the new var
iety and they will all be saved for seed
t( put on the market Echo News.
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