The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-13
TURKEY DENOUNCED
Mass Meeting Of Citizens
Last Night in Behalf
of Armenians.
ELOQUENT APPEALS FOR ALL
Recital of the Massacres By Eyt
Misunderstanding Res
olution Carried.

Sn AtHSHd nave rne sympathy on
lhe citizens of this city was proven last
evening at the Bergen Reformed Church.
Where mass meeting in their behalf
was held. The church contained about
two hundred persons and the audience
was an attentive and appreciative ona
and as each point was made against the
oppression of the Turkish Government
they exhibited their feeling by applatid-
ing the speaker. Mr.. Fiavel MCGEE was
elected chairman of the meeting.
Mr.. MCGEE made a short address stat.
ing the reason why the meeting was
called and then introduced the Rev. D.
f. Warner
Dr. Warner spoke feelingly upon the
Armenian question and said he knew the
sympathies of the American citizens were
with the Armenians.
Rev. David ]. Burreu, of the Marble
Collegiate Church, then spoke ON the TOR
lures inflicted upon the Armenians by
the Turkish soldiers and thought some
thing should be done to stop them.
Mr.. William Howard, who at the time
OF the Armenian massacres, was in thar
tt1e tt6alerg Ior the London Times said
ine orders which were issued, sanction
ing the massacre, were issued with the
recognlzance of the Turkish Government.
Inc proof of this, he said, was clearly
Book" The Armenians. he said. were
neither revolutionists nor conspirators.
trnz put .peaceable people who were being
drodden under foot by the monarchy Of
turkey Mr.. Howard predicted that in
Lhe next six months more persons would
pc Dutchered than before He recited
the hardships the Arnenians aref broad
70 undergo and gave an example the
Iact that IN midwinter, with two feet
footed, could be seen roaming the straafs.
begging assistance. Mr. Howard stated
that rescue fund had been founded and
anyone desiring to contribute could do
so.
Mr.. Heraut M. Kiretchtian. of Com
sstantlnople. who is general secretary OF
next. speaker. Mr.. Kiretchjian is an
nteillgent looking gentleman and uses
gn lne Engnsh language with astonishing
nuency he said that in the grab for
land made by the foreign powers the lives
OF tne Armenian people were considered
as nothing and scattered as chair before
cutthroats, murderers, thieves and
pankrupts. All Armenia wanted, he said.
was the cooperation OF the American
people in their fight for freedom. Ha
said they did not want the money COM
trlbuted to buy arms with; but to Supply
aae,, dne aeeas OF the Armenian. The heights
coud not be climbed by the Turkish
soldiers, ne said, so there was no alarm
II ine men could fight, but this they
eo9id od lltg5 not do with no shoes on their feet
anu with empty Stomachs. The money
was required TO clothe and feed.
The next speaker Chairman McGee in
nounee rTueq The oy gan stating G ne could not pro-
10 be vardan ;Dilloyan. the Sassoun refr-
gee; Mr. Dhloyan was arrayed in his
ta,a naive costume, m and his re-1arks were in
sstefpreted by General Secre. crv Kiretch,
nan He said it was two acrs since
ne had left his country to csc tfle
Knife tl Of, ct the Turk. and that all that n
the kllllng had continued. He wSs
forced to dig a trench in the field he owned
IN IN, Whlen TO place the bodies of his father
fore his eyes. The Armenians were not
flghtlng people, he said, but a race of
men who loved to work in their fields
with or harm any one, still the Turks
We're cutting them down right and left
merely because the Turks said they wers
When Mr.. Dinoyan had concluded his
remarks he saluted the audience with an
oriental salaam. and retired amidst a
storm Of applause. During the recital OF
Mr. Dilloyan many ladies in the audience
We're yls1bly affected, and frequent sobs
were heard throughout the church. AZ
was taken up and the sum of one hundred
ard sixty dollars was realized.
The meeting was held under the patron
age of the Armenian Relief Association
OF New York City, and the ministers of
all denominations of this city. The Vice
PreslGenTs weere;mMaEor en- 2 F. Wanser,
man Thomas McEwan. Justice Job Lip
pincott, Justice Jonathan Dixon, Chancel-
A. L. j.. Il. 10fTRV.
Register George B. Fielder, Colonel II. A. Il.
Abernethy, DIR. JTlamor Allen, Director
Elijah Cowles, w. H. Beach. ]. A.
Walker, Alderman Reuben Simpson. ex-
Mayor Gilbert Collins. ex-AIayor Charles
H. O'Neil1. ex-Mayor Garret D. Van Rel
pen, ex-Finance Commissioners John NJ.
Cornelius. j; Cronan, Spencer weart. Prof.
Horace c. Wait. Messrs. Joseph A. Dear.
Isaac Taylor. E. F. G, Young. S. T.
DR.. e. P. Buffet. DR.. BENJAMIN Edge.
Gleef, D. D.; Rev, J. L. scqdder, Rev; D.
H c.. Cronan and Assemblyman Edward
Hoos
Mr. ]. F. Landrine ofiiciated as Secretary
Honorary Secretaries:-Dr. Roy Inglis, W.
II. Speer, Judge j. D. Bedle, H. G.
Smith, L. Ames, James F F. Fielder, Ed
After the collection had been taken UP
and announced the following resolutions
was offered by the Rev; Cornelius Brett,
DID. seconded by the Rev. Montgomery
Hunt Throop. and carried unanimously
Whereas. The government of the Sui
tan of Turkey has deprived the Armenian
people Of their right of self government,
and now declares such people out of his
protection and is waging war Of exter-
mination against them; and
''Whereas, The history of modern times
records nothing in comparison to the in
human and barbarouS cruelties that are
perpetrated upon the people of Armenia
Sultan; and
.sWhereas. The civilized nations of the
world are shocked at the atrocities vis-
tied upon this peaceful, Industrious and
Christian people by the infidel hordes or
a heartless and bloodthirsty tyrant; now,
therefore, be it
"Resolved That the people of Jersey
City. New Jersey, in mass meeting assem-
bled. that it is the duty of all civilized
and Christian governments to unite in
demanding of the Sultan to put a stop
to the unspeakalble outrages that are now
being perpetrated upon their defenseless
and powerless fellow Christians OF
Armenia;
Resolved. That the government of the
United States should do all in its power
to secure the cooperation of all Chris
tian nations and act promptly and effec-
tually in preventing the unutterable suf-
ferings of this prosecuted race.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to our representative
in Congress and to the Armenian Relief
Association of New Yor City,
Letters of sympathy were received and
read from Congressman Thomas McEswar,
Colonel Abernethy, Ex-Governor George T.
Werts. Sheriff ]. J. Toffey, Chancellor A.
T. McGill and others.
Il General Secretary Kiretchjan, in speak
ing of the meeting, said it weud be con-
sidered the initial work of mercy. as such
noble treatment had been. received by the
representatives of the Armenian people.
He promised the Rev. G. Brett pastor OF
the Bergen Reformed Church. that he
should Hike to preach before DIR. Bretts
congregation. This will afford chance
to those who were not present at last