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Show Fast Day Offering For Rear Eastern Relief Appreciated Treasurer John C Cutler Receives Re-ceives Message From C. W. Vickrey Commendation of Utah's response re-sponse to the Near East relief fund and a vivid account of present pres-ent conditions In the stricken area contained In a telegram received today by John C. Cutler, treasurer of the Near Kast relief for Utah, from Charles W. Vickrey, general secretary of the organixatlon In New York City.- Following Is a copy of the message: "Rejoice with you tn the splendid splen-did response that Latter-day Haints have made In their wonderful won-derful fast offering. W earnestly earnest-ly hope that you ' will see that Near Kast relief needs are fully recognised as urgent and constantly con-stantly increasing with the winter months. There are continued exile ex-ile and warfare. Six cablegrams Just received tell of orphanage work continuing throughout the entire area, with a large number applying for admission In midwinter. mid-winter. They are unable to receive re-ceive them. "Cablegrams received read: 'Armenia 'Ar-menia in dire need. By March 1 hundreds of thousands of people at Alexandropol will starve unless un-less relief is provided.' 'Hixty thousand Greek refugees rigioatingatontus. arriving -from Caucasus, naked, escsplng from Turkish persecutions. Present Pres-ent conditions unsatisfactory; urgent need to save most of them from death and starvation. Respectfully Re-spectfully request cabling money Immediately, and later clothing, foodstuffs and tools. "Another cable from Bagdad re- ports: 'Kntfre Assyrian nation of the ancient Chaldean church home- le.is and In exile for life. In Jeop-, Jeop-, ardy. Appeal for instant help.'" Mr. Vickrey adds: "Our executive execu-tive committee will greatly appreciate appre-ciate largest possible .assistance In meeting these urgent midwinter need of ancient Christian races." This cry for immediate help ha gone Into every state In the Union. The om I Near East relief, mindful mind-ful of the fart that Americans are under obligations to these people, peo-ple, urges every eitixen of Utah to give the last dollar he can spare. |