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Show MER1CANS TO DISTRIBUTE GRlIN IN TURKEY . ........ HIGH GIVES : KIM TO PROPOSED PLAN Sultan Is Highly Pleased With the Efforts Made to Relieve the Situation. Major Arnold, in Charge of the Work, Talks of the Task Confronting Him. CONTAVnOI'I,i;, ."pt. IS. 'By I the A s-uriaU"J Pre--. ; Ail grain ttored jin Turkish government v areliuus'-:;, mil-Mi'jns mil-Mi'jns of l..u-,.jt.l, lias been made available avail-able fur distribution by thj American cum minion for re lief id the near east by M'-'imnniK-'j VI, the sul'an of Turkey, f o 1 i n g a a a u 'i i e r. e 1 1 a t monarch has jut grau.fJd to Major i'ai'J G. Arnold Ar-nold of t'ru videm;-, K. J., director of t fif1 eom;n j . it 'ii. Tin- M-Jtan. according to Major Ar-I Ar-I nuM, : pres - -i ii 't aj-pr-jciat ion of t bo I Amcri'-an -ff'ort tj relieve runoi t iuas in Turk-.', arid upou the conclusion of the ir r -T ii-w i.-ufd an ord'T to the grand izicr ) co-o'i rule ".itu the coniiniv tnj n. which M'''V Lumbers about 450 Atncriiau worki"?, aidtd by several th"uanj a-i-tants. The cMin:ni.-i"ri "s f;e!d of operations i en vers the entire area u' the old I Tu r k j h t'inj -ire, and ia,1'ii are tent-I tent-I t'-r'd from SiKvrna to Tiflis. in the j v'aueau.-. Major Amo'd. who arrived e?s than two months ao. and who has established headquarters here. wa3 for-t for-t nifiy of the famous ivaiubow division I in France, and before the war saw s. r-j r-j iee w i li A men can t roops in M exieo. j He is an alt'Twy-b.- profession. ; The person nel of the com rn issiou ia-i ia-i eludes many former army officers. : Expenses Are Heavy. J The work of the eonunis-ion involves i a monthly expenditure of about -.oOO,-UOO. J-'orty-two thousand tons of supplies, sup-plies, including a la rye amount of druy and valuable hospital equipment, have already been put. to use. In addition, the organization has supervised the distribution dis-tribution of o',.Hi,J tous of flour for t lie fond administration. The supplies have been shipped to Turkey direct from America, but their delivery iuto the interior, it is said, has involved every conceivable transport difficulty. ''The chief problem that confronts us,'' said Major Arnold today, "is tha care of refugees and orphans. Conditions Condi-tions are particularly acute in central Armenia and in the Caucasus. In those areas many eases of starvation have occurred. oc-curred. YVc are making every effort to deliver supplies to the points in need. L'uriny t ho coming winter there is certain cer-tain to be an immense demand for clothing. In summer the people can worry along: with vegetables an-1 odds and ends of food which are available, but in the whiter their situation is oound to be far more serious. Object in General. "Our general object is to provide relief re-lief for war sufferers. The four classes of persous given first consideration are refugees, orphans, women and yirls rescued res-cued from Moslem homes, and the sick. We do not discriminate between nationalities na-tionalities or religions, the aim being simply to aid suffering humanity. We aim to provide food, clothing, medical aid. employment and housing where possible. pos-sible. At the orphanages trades are taught. 'Eery effort is made to get refugees, refu-gees, o hi Id ren aud rescue! women into communication with friends and relatives rela-tives in Europe and America who eaa provide for them, repatriation of 500,-00U 500,-00U refugees, the reconstruction of their homes and the provision of farm implements is a task so colossal that it can be undertaken only by governments, govern-ments, we co-operating so far as we ara able. Ours is a relief work, and is not political. |