The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-14
TIE KID tKUNN VIII KENFVNU.
Miss Barton's Society WIN at Once Send
Aid To Turkey.

WASHINGTON. Dec. l3.--The following
official announcement was issued from the
national headquarters OF the Red cross
to-day.
owing to the unanimous and urgent
appeals from the friends OF humanity.
representing nearly all OF the people on
this country, the American NabOnul fstn
Cross mas decided that 1t must accept the
sacred trust of endeavoring 30 relieve the
Starving Armcnlans IN Asia MIMI ~
cordinc TO conservative estimates tnSd,
are $4,000 utterly destitute people III lnat
country who viii have 10 De dsslSteu s'N
or eight months (until the next harvest.
"Fullv realizing the difficulties anu uaii-
gers TO be met, the Red cross VIII st'l'
Tor Turkey a. soon as sufiiclchl luhus d.
placed at its disposal, or Guaranteed ~
Funds MAY be sent to Miss Clara Bar
ION. president and secretary OF the AheIl-
can Red Cross, Washington. e.....,.. a,,a
Authorized agents TO receive lilluS az"
materials will be published IN re" uagS.
"The Red Cross also suggests that
goods grain. and other material may NC
sent bv chartered steamer ,...
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED StVSSS'
Clara Barton, President.
The final determination Of the American
National Red Cross TO 20 10 the felcl ol
the Armenians though not Wn .s,.l,.' nat
pected. in view OF the many petitions tna'
have come TO them from every dliection,
was not finally reached untli tv-udS, WIFI ~,
IL became apparent that II eHeclual aiy
~
at once. and no other benevolent oIsa', ~
cation in the world was in "a posluoh 10
successfully undertake u. .-, -.
The action of the society IS stated py
st. Executive Committee as the most I'M
portant il has ever unueilaheh' ., M.
Never before have 50 many vllhCuitd,'
been presented or such eNtenslNS ihS t
ures been necessary. For the Irst IN, niii 10
The field Of the famous Red cross VIII 20
transferred 10 a foreign country Tar from
us main base Of supplies and aDounuhs
INC organization will be hampered by
an inter lack of facilities for transpor-
ting food clothing. and other suppilss,
bv uniamiiiarity with the languaeS, an A.
by a general state of lawlessness ina. -
known 10 exist in that part OF iuIhss;
Nctuifhstanding these difficulties, MISS
Rarton. i'm spite of more than nfty years
experience. has determined 10 go III ~ ~
son TO Armenia, and dispose III person "
the funds subscribed Tor tneT lch,l'
'rhe Red Cross. in the past few weeks
over since the pressure FOR IL 10 uhuti
take the responsibility, became 700 s'lo ,s
10 resist, has been thorouenlY Conslu
.rine the character of the work reluheu,
ana II estimates that $4,000 people are
absolutely destitute and starving, - ne
clared TO be thoroughly conservatiNe,
While IL cannot be determined uhul t ii1
fold IL reached how much money WIZ
nsr,v these people over to the next mar
vest missionaries who are iaihii ~,
with the country and people, think 20
oO0OoO a fair figure. ..,.a O,
OF course. ali this will not be needed az
once and the Red Cross oiiicials III NaSi,a
ington are confident that whatever II
needed will he forthcoming
They are I'm close touch with heneNo-
lently inclined people throughout the
world, and the appeals that nave Ieachen
them leave no doubt that the people
generally will evidence their most prac'
teal sympathy with the movement.
Miss Barton and her stan VIII be ready
10 leave for Turkey next week If success
IS assured through responses to the an
nouncement made to-day. II will take
her two weeks TO reacn Consiantinople
and two weeks longer 10 initiate the ac-
tual work Of relief I'm Armenia.
In the mean tir"e At least month
OF suffering and distress IS inevitable.
She regards every moment lost as
wasted. and is now engaged i'm perfecting
every possible detail of work that can
he done I'm advance for announcement
10 the public in a few days.