Show I AMERICAN RELIEF WITHDRAWAL PROTESTED I Thousands' Thousands Face Death in Turkish City If Red Cross Fails to Provide Aid CONSTANTINOPLE Nov 5 Rear Admiral Mark Marie L L. L Bristol's protest to the American Red Cross at Washington against the discontinuance of its work here the substance of ot which was forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded by c cable ble at the time when It was made mad public sets forth In an authorItative authoritative authoritative author author- way the actual situation of the Russian and Turkish refugees who have found asylum in this city It shows hows that there are about Russians here besides Turks who have fled from Anatolia Many of these are homeless have little clothing and the American high commissioner says are In danger of starvation if the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross be withdrawn Rear Admiral Bristol's Bristol's Bristol's Bris Bris- tol's message follows At the present moment a real disaster exists in Constantinople with possibilities ties of becoming indescribably worse if not adequately met During the last five years yeas over quarter one-quarter of ot the houses of ot the city have been burned and not re re- built The result is homeless people In frightful conditions In mosques in dugouts dugouts dugouts dug dug- outs and In hovels in the burned district A few days ago 2000 houses were burned in and sever several v I thousand persons arod were e added J d to t the lit list of homeless l S STEN TEN THOUSAND ADDED Recently Turkish refugees from Anatolia have arrived Before the big evacuation of the Crimea ten months ago 19 there were r Russian gl glo refugees l and I I f rl there are now o about o in Constantinople ConstantI- ConstantI a I nOI nople The and Turkish u the immediate government e suburbs Is bankrupt I and therefore powerless to adequately assist Its own people or any other refu refu- gees The Near East relief committee gives i t the majority a r of f assistance tance to the eek Greek and d Armenian r races With this frightful situation comes Intends the report O to m that discontinue o the rm executive the work committee m of I the Constantinople unit of or the Red Cross With no source of ot aid in sight the Immediate immediate immediate im Im- im- im mediate result of such action would be that Russian refugees now being fed would have nothing between them and starvation All Russians generally have disposed of ot their personal effects Including clothing so that their condition I will get worse instead of ol better and with winter coming on on there will be I added suffering from cold and exposure In addition to the suffering from starvation and privation it is impossible imposSible I to P predict what h the results will be e In Inthe Inthe the city I from disturbances st r i a of t public bl blo o order order or- or I Ider der and danger to American lives and property As a final appeal for far relief relle for tor these refugees as well as because of this public danger I am at once putting the thel situation l before all foreign representatives representatives tives here re I SMALL AMOUNT FROM U U. U S S. S 0 The disaster relief committee of ot the local chapter is obtaining a little money and clothing from the central committee for Russian relief In New York and has contributed to th the extent of ol its power to meet the present disaster The com com- is now practically without funds I 1 must mus urge most emphatically that the splendid reputation of ol America and the work of ot the American Red Cross here i must not be besmirched by withdrawal In a precipitate and ill considered man man- ner nero There Is a real disaster that we i must meet I I most earnestly request that this chapter be given necessary funds and personnel to continue the work of ot the disaster r relief lle committee and take over the work of ol the Constantinople unit and I continue it until this disaster is over over- come The central committee for Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian relief should be urged to continue their assistance and especially obtain aid ala I of ot Russians in the United States The allies In military occupation in Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople Constan Constan- should be induced to assist in this r work The policy of all Red Cross work here has been to close It out properly as soon as possible by distribution to refugees and assistance to them in becoming becoming- self- self supporting I feel that you can trust your representatives here to carry out this policy For the sake of American prestige prestige pres pres- tige for the sake of ol humanity and for forthe forthe forthe the sake of ol the good name of our Red RedCross I Cross I cannot sufficiently emphasize the i importance of ot your jour final decision |