Show armenian president asks american ai aid d erivan armenia dr H 0 h ha a president it of 0 the armenian republic has sent an u urgent cablegram to charles V vickrey general secretary of the near east relief I 1 madison adison ave new york city requesting immediate dr H Oban djanian assiat armenian president fluce acce to prevent the starvation of 0 uie the armenian people before the next harvest can be gathered president message reads owing to hall rain and field mice bice the harvest in armenia fell below expectations standing c crops rop os appeared well but owing to p poor seed returns were not as good as aa was expected maximum returns tons only sufficient tor for eight months for or one and a half million people food crisis critical and intensified fied fled by new turkish invasion ot of armenia it Is estimated that peaceful inhabitants of Sari kamish and kars kara region have been forced to renew the life of refugees and flee towards toward the interior of armenia there are also large numbers fleeing from bolsheviks in azerbaijan and southern russia and coming to armenia farmers fearing famine are unwilling to sell crops thus leaving the cities foodless in addition to the armenian crops ten thousand tons have been purchased from neighboring countries in order to save armenia it Is necessary to secure flour from america tons maximum requirement qui rement in the name of the armenian government and the armenian people I 1 beg that you use your wide influence in order that the kear beai east relief may secure and ship the flour needed I 1 am sure that in this serious crisis the near east relief will not fall to continue its aid to armenia in her struggle for existence IL OHAN DJANIAN president of armenia |