Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-12 | Page 9 | Armenia Asks U. S. Mandate, is Report

ARMENIA ASKS U. U S. S MANDATE IS REPORT By Pr Prea NEW Y YORK RK Nov l' l Armenia 12 wants cants the United States State to accept a a. mandate for it Virtually every Armenian holds America in such high regard because ot of Its It freedom government gov- gov ideals and lack of selfish ambitions ambitions am- am that this of all nations nation is s sought ought by them to take charge of their country country coun- coun try and bring order out of chaos chao toJ This b was the G message brought j home I today by Major a General J James G G. Harbord Harthe Har Har- bord who headed the American mission mis- mis Ion sion to the Near East to study tudy conditions condI- condI tion with respect to such uch a mandate He will leave to submit his hI report to the state depa department Soon thereafter he h. rill will proceed to his hI new post os ae commander of Camp Texas and the Second division divis- divis Ion n General Harbord declined to discuss dis- dis cuss cus iss the report he Is I. to file in Wash Wash- ington Everywhere In Armenia the mission found starvation and devastatIOn he h. said American relief rUef saved the country coun coun- try from complete disintegration and following In the fo footsteps of the wonderful wonderful won work of Air American missionaries there instilled a deep gratitude and love for tor the United States State In the hearts heart of the despairing people