New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-07
,,a 70 war with Turkey In behalf OF the Armenian
trbsr'stlans subject to Ottoman rule.

RELIEF SOUGHT FOR THE SUFFERERS.
COMMITTEE FORMED IL THIS CITY TO COLLECT
rrNDs-EARNEsr WORDS FROM
DR. AYvAzIAN.
committee has been formed in this city to aid
In raising funds to relieve the survivors OF inc
Armenian massacres OF last fall. 1t is auxiliary 10
an English committee OF which the Duke OF AT
yvle Is chairman and the Duke OF Westminster Is
vice-chairman. Bishop Potter and other prom'"en.
men are Interested In the movement III IL sa'
,ha, many OF the Armenlans who succecdeh III
saving their lives lost the crops on which they hao
depended for sustenance. DR.. A. Ayvaziah' the
..cretary OF the Phil-Armcnian Society, has re-
ceiyed letters telling OF the distress under whien
many OF the poor Armenians are iaporihs' Inc
Turkish authorities do not allow anything 10 DE
nubIlshed concerning the suferngs Of the Arme-
mans 80 far as they prevent the publication.
From private sources. accounts OF widespread
famine and prvation are received.
THE members OF the Relief Committee are Mrs
Robert Able, Professor n. Murray Butler. Nor
RIG X Jesup. Jacob u. Schin Spencer Trask. Mrs
Henry Willard, Everett p. Wheeler and DR.. Ayva-
zian. secretary No. 42i West Ffty-seventh-st. New
York CITY Spencer Trask Is treasurer. and con-
tr,butons may be sent to him, No q Pne-st. New
work City or 10 the secretary and will be acknowl-
edged through the press.
Dr. Ayvazian has issued circular letter In when
he makes the following extract from an Armenian
journal:
For seven long months the Armenian question
has been standing before Europe as the spectre OF
speeches. plaintiff pleading for mercy ana justice re
ceved a favorable answer. and another ter
rIbe monster stands before Europe. before chris
Turkish atrocities In the Sassoun, this monster has
come TO complete what the cruel sword OF the TURK
and Kurd has left. We mean the grim monster OF
famine. starvation of thousands OF human beings
Famine has ,s"ay to work and
the entire Armenian population OF the vast disrict
Last year, In the beginning of the fall, when the
Sassoun massacre occurred, entire villages were
away and all implements either burned or pillaged
In the spring fields could be ploughed In sassoun
were mostly massacred. and the survivors fled
seeking refuge among their coreigionists in the
Armenian villasers of Moush shared with their un
fortunate brothers and sisters from sassoun what,
ever food they had and whatever they had
garnered for seed. Moreover, the villagers OF the
Moush district Were IN constant terror Of b Se ing
presence OF the European committee OF invcst-
In this state of affairs no farmer had time and
heart to think for tomorrow. Thus spring passed
a of tbe vast district Of Moush finds Itself in the
| presence OF famine. What VIII become the con-
% of wne and the
| ton remains still unso.ved? =,
provisions by sharing them with the survivors OF
The massacre. and for lack Of seed and security
they have not been able TO cultivate their neids'
and they have prospect of q new harvest Thou
sands OF and children. having NOBODY 10
provide for them. crowded In towns ana VII
lagos begging their daily bread from those who
are not much better off than themselves In spite
Of the efforts OF the Turkish Government 10 con-
ceal the real state Of affairs, the danger Is 80
evident and the misery great that the Consuls
OF Russia England and France have called thc
attention OF their respective governments 10 the
terrible condition OF the unfortunate Armenian
people OF the Moush district 49,,
.srhe foregoing extract from Armenian jour
nall adds the doctor. published in Tifis Russian
| Armenia July g. 1895. states the Facts as far as
| thcy were then known. Moro recent advices show
that famine prevails not only In the Monsh as
Armenia and that unless speedy relief Is obtained
| from England and America thousands must In
| eyltably perish from starvation