Show U. U S. S PROTECTORATE OF ARMENIA PROTESTED New ew York Feb Fob S. S S. There There is to no moro more need for tor the United Stales Slates assuming a virtual protectorate of ot Armenia than for Cor Great Britain or France Franco to assume I ono one of ot Cuba declared Charles Charle Evans Everts Hughes In an address here tonight at ata ata a n. dinner given iven by tho the American com- com for tor the In Independence of or Ar Ar- menia We Ye have abundant occupation In this hemisphere and wo we should reserve complete completo fr freedom e om to determine to what extent In the future duty ma may call upon us to participate in di difficulties I which ma may arise In Europe or In the East said Judge Jude Hughes Hughes' Both Mr Hughes and WIlU William m Jennings Bryan Boan another speaker expressed eX ex- eXpressed ex 1 pressed confidence that Armenians are arc capable to tho tiro fullest extent of ot self self- government ho James W W. y Gerard chairman of or tho the committee presided at tho the dinner a 3 feature of or which was a pageant staged b by Armenians from all parts of tho the country depleting depicting sears rears of or Armenia's history Messages were read from front President Wilson tho the foreign foreign for for- eign n ministers of ot Great Britain I France Ita Italy Greece Grecco and Rumania and Viscount Tames James Bryce |