The morning times., 1895-12-31
MSS BARroN.s ADDRESS.

|. Three weeks ago had no iGca of being
called in any way 10 ihis work. 1 had
read, like Others, of The dIeaGInl things
that were going on, but IL had never oc-
Cured To ii.e -tEat 4 er my associates could
be of TIE least use.
Il was almost startled. If i may Lc per-
miticu TO say so, at tie request. 1t iCoked
like u doubtful undertaking, but replied
as l Could only repiy, tLat Two conditions
must be oCmpned with Before we Gould at
tempt tie uiiuertaging. The fist was that
the gall should be unanimous from the ooun-
try.
We must know that The country gem
orally ask II, wanted II, believed in II, al.
that no eprCsition would spring up from
other sources after IL Lad CnCe been Ei.der-
taken, Tor We could not afford TO be ground
between the wheels OF discord OF oouiending
parties or associations That being settled,
We must then know That the country that
asked us TO go and take this relief would
give us the funds 10 take. We could not
carry on the relief If they had not.
FULL PURSE NEEDED.
They must assure US that they had what
;hey asked US TO carry, ana we must be
assured that there was enough of il to
tuake. the mission respec,apie, 10 place
not only the good hearts OF the people of
America, hui. .Aha credit aud respect ability
OF America herself, before the Turkish EN-
pirc and before the world. We could not
go there and stand and beg of America,
saying init we"would be glad To give
them sumething ir they would accept ii,
and then ask lo have it sent On to us.
THE last question appears 10 be the
one now 10 be settled. We Lave not vet
been assured thai funds are ready. We
were asked what funds we thought would
be needed. We referred the question bac.
TO those VIII" asked it, TO the people OF
your city, aud asked how much they
thought we would need.
They made the statement which has
doubtless already been made to You. II is
Sufficient 10 say that the estimate was
theirs. We acceded TO it. and have said
from that time to this that whenever we
received the unanimous request or the
people Of the ,Uniied States, baci.ed by
this sum, We would have no option left"
LIKE ENLISTED SOLDIERS.
"0ar organisation is made for that. II
is made for just such work. and when the
conditions are complied with we must go.
IF you were to tell US today that the re-
quests we have made were at our disposal
we would have no option whatever, any
more than drafted soldier. We have
made our statement and we are now at the
disposition of the people of the United
States.'' tGreatf epplauseo
Miss Barton then told how the Red Cross
came to be organized in this country.
America. did not become a member until
thirty-two governments had joined. She
became a membes in 1882. Turkey Joined
in 1S64..-She made but one condition, that
as her people had been educated TO fight
the cross and would cause trouble If that
symbol were used, the red crescent should
be substituted in Turkey. This was ac-
ceded to and today the Turkish military
hospital flag is a red crescent.
Resolutions were adopted pledging those
present. to support the movement, and out
lining plans to raise the desired funds.
Other addresses were made by Mr.. Lane,
Hon; Robert, Treat, Paine, and Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe, In support Of the movement
to raise funds for the support of Red Cross
work in Turkey. Mrs. Howe's address was
a most impassioned plea for civilization for
Christendom to repress the Turk and put
an end to tine massacre of Armenians.