New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-21

vitality enough n dominate rather than he dominated By
the various foreign elements whcn nave oo TdH baye
been TO school four hundred years under IuTkSh mus
ter and have proved the hapest scholars he had learn
wifi ana bv deceit Look at facts For centuries inc
Turks held reviews OF chdISh every i4uI 3c,o Tor
ever from their families They circuncscd them ana
brought them up a. Mussumen ana SOLDIERS. ING ~
blood n The old army OF Janissares was Greek DloYu
Look nj another fact. IL Greek miGGea
gave promise Of beauty, the parents were IN co5V
Who woud by force fraud possess her. 1t was not n
common for mothers to smOOtch the faces OF ther s ~
other other facts TO show the nature Of the dreadful ana
degrading yoke under which they are eoyeTnea tbaf
f 54 %Sc s h ReS gfcf co but grated
the effect Of their training They acquired all tue wee
TS the turks they Showed their virtues found
among the peasanry and especially the noun Grle
Of the same degree of culture have ever met ana Ce
q chastity among women and OF [Rrec With the
Turks, claft and deceit were the only weapons h s
Could USE and they 1 became fSsv e and stand
mon Witness the Greek merchants OF tRe lev Nv Tnrks
merely tributary but not tSHp NdTs TSmbazs and
n &i@eSs the Greek merchants freed from
he woke 81 9ppresson and growing up to weearnet
wealth and high standing among the en-, World
banSS Of not creek blood viii tell As 1t has made the
people excel In deceit and other vices D9n vi H mt
he the tharact6r OF the people what II may those WHO
now appeal 10 vol are women and children Be eo
full be generous and all good thnsS sn"i w
The following resolutions which Tere unanimously
adopted were then offered by Mr. j. IL. CHoArE:
RESOLVED That the address TO Sheh have listened OF the creek
inhabitants o. the Island Of Crete to President Of the United Se'
the appeal suffering Christian people to the whole people 81 ''
Republic demands hands the utmost sympathy sal Tue ~o
prompt aid in this the hour Of their dire distress
"ved That apart nom all political considerations are boundby
the common claims Of humanity and Christian shoy to insuSuae
this place uch Will give the most immediate and elective 10
lief to the Christian people Of the Island Of C"te
R.solred That this purpose this meeting appoint committee 70
consist Of the tovngnamed citizens Of NevYok; D. Morgan
It Hoffman Geo Bancroft VIM H. Aspnvan. Rev. Dr. VIM Adams
VIM Bvsrs Rev Dr. H. W. Bellows Peter Cooper Henry "aid
Bsecber Henry Gruno John Hacke Cyrus Field Robert
Mptprn Bobsrl L. Kennedy James Place Robert Cutng Ibeo
Roosevelt Royal Phelps Sllnshan Rev Dr. So August
Belmont william H. Anthem william T. Boigett Cayll Marshall
O. Roberts Henry T. Tuckenan srnne G. Ward Benjamin O. Ar
mold Moses IT, Grnne Rev Dr. s. H. Tying George Opdk D. Calder
murray John g. Rail- James Thomson George Cabot ward Laurence
Wells Francis Shaw Charles Tukermsn Dr. Willard Parker
Eugene Dut Frank Hove w W. Evans D. Deyln W. Franz Mad
Victor De Lsuuay Oracle King Charles Msnlnger Jackson s.
Schultz Henry smythe Geo D. PtiPo, Dr. Russ, Geo william
Curtis Charles p Daily, David Dovs Paul Rugge William
Aston James Brown George Bliss Joseph Ton Joha MeAuea
Adrian Sem the Dr. Samuel Osgood John Bay Capt Com
stock c. Delnan the Rev Dr. Hitchcock, Heuy W. Sage Pof
vncsnzO BO Leonard w Jerome the Rev D' heOhn Joseph
Choae Henry Clegs DoosOod Frederick Lane Horace Gray
n Chandler s. B. Chienden Dr. RohsOr John h Brady A l.
Stewart Prosper NJ. We,more william II. Webb.
Resolved effective frhsEsnce Of these measures
Executive COMMITTEES be appointed Immediately b. the Chair whose
duty collect funds food and clothing and forward the sane
under proper auspices, place Of destination and to attend to such
other business connected herewith shall be deemed advisable such
Executive Committee shall consist Of nH members beside The officers
this meeting and they sha fh t AMI minute report Of their pro
eeShngA tf
Resolved That public meeting the citizens Of be called
early purpose enlarged and general action re-
aion to this movement
The chair appointed the following named gentlemen an
Executive Committee In pursuance OF the resolutions
Joseph Thor6u Frank +. Howe, H. L. Cutting, joseph H.
ChOae, Samuel g. Ward John r. Rale, Theodore R0Osc-
welt. Geo. Bliss, IT,, William r. Bl0dgett .
Mr. JOHN JAY, in introducing set OF resolutions SAID
that he hestatcd add anything to what had already
been so well said but he thought that point " I'M
pOitance had been overlooked In the resolutions just
adopted. He thought that the United states Govern
ent should emOTiazed 20 interccde in favor or the
Cretans and he offered resolutions TO that erect winch
were referred to the Executive Committee.
Dr. RUSS gentleman who was connected Win the last
Cretan war; and who with DR.. Howe, was Instrumental
in conveying clothing and food to the starving woman
and children IN Crete, requested by the Chairman to
address the meeting. 1890
DR. Russ said that he had the Cretan fighting for
their independence and with them during tho year
Of terror when the army Of Egypt invaded the Island and
mutated their Old men and children, and dishonOrcd
their women. He Endorsed DR.. HOwe's remarks IN all
particulars.
next week. meeting shall be held at Cooper Institute in
frtheranGe Of the objects for which this meeting was
| called