The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-24

to protest against the atrocities beingsper-
petrated in Armenia.
The mass-meeting will be held January
IL at place to be fixed upon later. 1t was
the sense of the gathering that some such
man as Professor Bernard Moses be asked
TO address the big meeting, giving the
status of affairs OF Armenia, and that
others too be asked to furnish the eloquence
and enthusiasm.
o Those present were Rev. George Walk
e OF Trinity Church, Rabbi Jacob Voor-
d: sanger of Temple Emmanu Ell, Rabbi Jacob
.:Nieto of Sheriff. Israel, Rev. II. n. Bevier
OF. the Memorial Church, Rev. ". d. Will
. liams of Plymouth Congregational, Rev.
III. C. Minton of the Presbyterian Theo-
illogical Seminary at Anselmo, Rev. DR..
:: Bentley of Berkeley, Rev. Thomas Filben
:: of the First Methodist Episcopal, Rev. j.
= f. Scott, editor of the Socialist, and Rev.
,:C:*J. Larsen OF the Norweglan-Danlsh
Congregational Church.
=: The meeting organized by choosing Rev.
George Edward Walk chairman and Rev.
H. T.. Bevier secretary.
go Dr. Minton stated the object of the meet
big saying that it had been suggested at
:the:Iast Monday meeting OF ministers.
Dr. Williams, on behalf OF the Congrega-
:tionalists indorsed the idea of a mass
: meeting. He said;
:: Isfould be glad to do my part, and believe
I speak for ali my brothers when | say that
:they VIII fail in with anything that Is pro
onahe broadest platform possible, ana solely
on the ground of humanitarianism A mass
.*ine Getting should be held in large hall, and |
: -;wSnid Suggest that Mayor Sutro as the repre-
Sentative of the City, be asked to preside.
=. Or: Bentley moved that it be declared
fife sentiment of the assembly that mass
meeting on the question of the Armenian
atrocities be held in this City in the near
future.
the chairman, Dr.. Minton stirred up the
hornets nest in the meeting by calling
upon DR., Voorsanger, who took the chris
tian ministers of the City to task for hav-
ing refrained from protesting against the
soutrages against the Jews In Russia four
years ago. He closed, however, by offer
ing his voice and influence in behalf OF the
Christians now being prosecuted IN
Armenia. He said:
Idare saw YOU will take it for granted that
when it. is a question of humanity both and
nv brother Nieto will be among the hrst 10
resnond But it is question IN my mlno
I.betber the gentlemen here thoroughly I'M
derstand the matter. we Americans are very
apt to take the newspapers as authorlty LOT
everything that is going on. IL there IS one
agency in the world that will make the most
oft OF any piece OF news that will put II in the
best or worst light, whichever VIII make the
greatest sensation, that agency is the Asso-
cha led Press. know that these people are De.
. ing prosecuted and my heart goes out 10 tnem |;
but what do you know OF the diplomatic the
political questions involved? What DO you
know of the Vaccinations of Russia, who is
trying to gain possession OF territory there ana
doing all she can TO stir up troubleE What 40
You know of the industrial questions, the
finaucisI questions? The Armenians are the
money lenders of the country, and TINS, no
doubt. has much to do with the trouble with
the Kprds. D..
The Kurds, ii you please, are robbers. But
is the question all on one side? Just now you
are all horror-struck at these cruel ties perpe-
trated on the Christians in Armenia by the
Mohammedans. But l remember that iour
years ago. when even worse outrages were per-
petrated by the Russians on the Jews, When
they were driven out not one of the Christian
clergymen of this city, except Thomas Chal-
mers Easton, raised voice in protest.
In England you VIII no doubtfind the people
crying out against these Armenian outrages.
When England received back from Berlin the
treaty, they boasted they. had formed the
kingdom OF Roumania and had arranged
guarantee of equal rights TO all the subjects.
Up to this day 100000 Jews hsye been perse'