The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-30

NAAN tAANN IL AAN AAh 4lHe oSAAN% NtAN'AA off ,Aey would burn his house. A wealthy bey proposed to take one vil- lage under his protection if the vll- lagers would give him land, build him N house and give him $l,OO0 in money What an amazing thing to propose to these murdered, prostrated and ruined villagers
 Tn other instances notice is sent to individuals to pay over a certain sum, or their life will be taken. In one fam fly were young bride and girl. The brides husband was killed, and now word is sent to the anguished mother that she must give up one of these to them if they might hope for protection. For the moment these villagers, and some in the city, may have resources; some animals, cows, oxen or horses may remain to the villagers, and al- though needed In their great strait, many will be sold for song, and the money quickly eaten up. They will then be more helpless than ever.
 Tn the city, too, the suffering will increase rather than diminish; the Ar menians are not only so destitute of cap ital as to be helpless, but even when they can do anything they are so han dicapped with suspicious and hostility and so boyeotted by the Turks, whu constitute half of the population of the town, that they can do nothing ''As winter creeps on the suffering will be intense, unless relief funds come in abundantly. Those who enjoy heav- ems blessings undisturbed should send generous remittances.
 "Trebizond, a city on the Black sea, in .Asiatic Turkey, is, by reason of it's location, an important center for the trade of Persia and Central Asia to Europe. The city is divided into the old quarter, inhabited by Turks; the more modern, or Christian quarter, and the commercial quarter. The harbor is not well protected. Caravans start here for Persia and Central Asia. The pop ulation is estimated at 45,000 Turks, Ar menians and Greeks. Trebizond Is the seat of mission station of the Ameri- cam board. The political unrest of the country has been felt in every part of the mission during the last year; work has been interfered with in several un- usual ways; everywhere 1t has been felt that the wonted friendly relations with | the government and its officers have been strained"
 Worcester, Mass, Nov. 29.-Five hun dred Armenians turned out yesterday afternoon to hold memorial services for their countrymen massacred during the past twelve months, participated in a lparade and then held three and half hours meeting in Association hall. The speakers during the afternoon session were the Rev. Dr. Deroonian and the Rev. MT. Kemalyan of Worces- ter, the Rev. H. Santijlan of Andover, Dr. A. Avidisian, A. Bedresian, c. Pap- asian and B. A. Keljik, all of Boston, and Q. B, Chitjian of Lynn.
 The following resolutions, to be pre- scented to congress by a committee cho- sen for that purpose, were adopted: "We, the Armenians of Worcester and
 vicinity, in a mass meeting assembled on the Thanksgiving day, the 2Sth of November, 1895, passed the following I resolutions:
 .Whereas, All the massacres of Chris
 tians have taken place by direct order Of the sultan immediately after his sanctioning the scheme of reforms, thus proving beyond doubt that not only has
 he not acted in good faith, but his de- liberate policy has been and Is to ex- terminate the whole Armenian race;
 and
 Whereas, The European powers,
 thoroughly familiar with these facts but, owing to the jealousies among
 themselves, do not take decisive action
 toward the prevention of bloodshed and
 bringing about a satisfactory solution
 of the Armenian question, thus leaving
 the fate of Armenia with the Turkish
 government; and
 Whereas, In consequence of the dila.
 tory course of the powers from twenty
 to thirty thousand Armeniane have
 been ruthlessly murdered, and three
 hundred thousand left in abject destitu.
 ton; and
 Whereas, The Turkish government
 has gone so far as to prevent the dis
 trfbution of the relief funds contribut. } ed by the people of England and Amer
 iea.
 Resolved That we can no longer } have any confidence in the promises oi
 the sultan, who Is the author of the ] most horrible crime of the nineteenth
 century.
 Resolved, That we pledge our ut. : most efforts until Armenia is granted autonomy under European protecto rate.
 Resolved, That we appeal to the Flu , ropean governments to take immediate
 action to stop the horrible butcheries
 of Armenian Christians which have z racked the conscience of the civilized
 world.
 : Resolved, That we ask the United
 States government to use it's good of flee, in the name of humanity, with thu powers of Europe for the final deliver l ance of the Armenian people from tht
 tyranny of the Turkish yoke. Resolved, That we earnestly appea to the civilized nations to extend fmme l diate and generous help to the actually = starving survivors, and to urge theiI 7 respective governments to see that nc ? obstacles are put by the Turkish au , thorities in the way of distributing tn,
 relief funds.
 Resolved, That copies of these reso 5 lutions be sent to the United State, t government at Washington, and alst t the signatory powers of Europe"