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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
12
During wartime, American diplomats and consular officers sheltered and fed refugees from many nations. In Paris, Ambassador Myron T. Herrick safeguarded Americans and foreigners, turning the embassy into a neutral, protected refuge amid the siege and mob unrest.
The article recalls how American embassies and consulates shielded Germans, Turks, Armenians, and other foreigners. Ambassadors Morgenthau, Whitlock, and crews provided safe passage, food, and even trains, while consulates in Asia Minor and Brussels housed refugees. The piece extols the U S isle of safety as a standard amid chaos.
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