The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01

Evidence That the American Flag
Was Torn Down and Houses
Looted at Hisdeny.
Spencer Trask Willing to Believe the
Statements Made by DR.. Grace
Kimbalf.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. Bob. Hago-
plan, a prominent American citizen who
lives at so Ninety-second street, this city,
has made a statement casting doubts
upon assertions of Turkish respect for the
American flag. He is native of Turkey,
having been born in Hisdeny, which is a
few miles distant from Constantinople.
at is surprising said Hagoplan, "to
see Secretary Olney denying that insults
were committed by the Turks on the
American flag at the recent massacre at
Haskeny. The truth is that an American
house was looted and the American flag
was torn down and trampled under foot. "
He received letter from Miss NJ. j.
Logan, the American lady whose house
was looted, which is as follows:
"Your sister and her two daughters are
safe. Haskeny was the point that suffered
mostly. The place is utterly deserted,
and am trying to help the poor people,
but it is an endless undertaking; they are
SO destitute of everything, and it is most
pitiful to see them, they are so afraid.
am ashamed that England and America
stand by and let such dreadful deeds Of
cruelty be done when they could stop 1t if
they would. Our house was looted of
everything and our flag torn down and
tram pied under foot. am sure this can
not 60 on much longer. Sincerely yours,
an. J. GLEASON"
Secretary Olney," continued Hago-
plan, "is reported as saying that Ameri-
can women were not attacked in Constan-
tinople. That is true; the Turks had
orders not to attack women in that city.
They did not spare them, however, in
Armenia. Ny sisters house in Haskeny
was looted. 1t is near Miss Gleason's
and she and her two daughters fed to
Miss Gleason's house for protection. My
nieces sought shelter under the American
flag, and that flag was torn down and
trampled under loot, while the house it
should have protected was looted"
Spencer Trask, who is chairman of the
executive committee of the National
Armenian Relief Committee. says that he
had every confidence in the word of DR..
Grace Kimpall, whose statement regard
ing the Turkish treatment of the Ameri-
can flag has recently been called TO &C.
count by Secretary Olney.
81 am willing to back up DR.. KimbeH,
DR.. Washburn and all those American
missionaries in all they have said," he
added. h'They have not spoken one whit
more strongly than the facts justify.
am willing to take DR.. KimbalPs word
against any ones. 1t is fact that no re-
dress has been made for the losses OF the
missionaries in Turkey, which amount to
more than 100000. Although constant
demands have been made on the Turkish
Government, nothing whatever has been
accomplished, nor do l believe it viii be
under the present Minister for Turkey.
do not think our Government has taken
the right position in the matter. 1t has
been very weak. Furthermore, l think
that Terrell is not the proper person for
the place. In fact. our country has not
been properly represented. II we had had
a different sort of man In CONSTANT
nople 1 think that many of these griev-
ances would have been prevented. AS to
the actual state of things, think DR..
Hamlin, who founded Robert College and
has lived there for nearly forty years, i.
certainly more competent to express an
opinion on the subject than any one who
has never been there"