Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-16
PUSHING The RELIEF WORK.
MISS CLARA BARTON WRITES or HER
ARMENIAN MISSION.
Finds supplies Cheap ana fientifui-Evcry-
thing Ready for tho Trip to the In
terror Missionaries TO Aid the
Red Gross Agents

New York March i5.-The following arc
extracts from a report by mail from Miss
CLARA Barton TO the American National
Red Cross here. The report is dated Con-
stIutiuorle. February % Miss Barton
-tyss Immediately on our arrival hero
Juire Terrell lost no time in notifying the
Turkish government and asking an audi
cnee for me with the foreign minister.
This was rrlntei ana held on the 18th.
W. wcro informed that the permit was
granted for nay panty 90 epter into the in
terror 10 AFFORD relief 20 the suffering pso-
p'e there. and that no distractions would
De- put .n our way. Nr. Terrell az once
e1h.el that Information to Mr.. olueN, but
tEs permit or papers arr go hatsisued by
the sultan. This is thr time OF the Ercat
fast of Eamaztr, 3urius which NO work
hut the ordinary labor .s supposed 70 be
louo. ana the papers have thus waited
until nov. Minister Terrell yesterday de-
mIuded. through the Russian ambassador.
that the papers be attended 70. ami he
waits in much certainty for favorable ac-
ton Immediately"
Since the date of this letter cable dis
patches have announced the signing Of the
papers by the sultan and the issuance Of
the necessary permits and passports.
The report continues: "Meauwhilo. we
ar" not losing a moments time. Dreadful
news comes in from the battlefield of Zoi-
toun. II has not failed 10 reach you. for
% went 20 the press. Sir Philip Curric has
asked that ] send relief to Zeitouu. and we
are getting ONT supplies ready for ship
mcnt Via AlcNandretta at the first moment
the papers are issued. our agents are to-
day purchasing supplies TO DE taken 10y
caravan frpm NipNauirptta. There are al
week g1iuu over and this occupies a week
in The voyage across.
"tur dtagomgu are ready Tho Turks
gulri will hc provided aui pr. Uubbcu
VIII lead the first detachment M into tho
SHOWS and mountains to hunger, naked
ness smallpox and typhus. We tni sup
plies as cheap here as at home. some even
cheaper 10 rs said food such as grain.
-four, ctct can be fouut all through the
transport that Dr. llubhcN viii see what
need th"rc rs for seed AMI other materials
for helping the destitute people TO raise
something for themselves. We shall om-
plpy our customary methods In our on
dstNor to assist the people To provide for
ihgmsc!ves as soon as circumstances viii
permit"
4 recent letter from tho Rcv. pr Iuison
Smith. secretary Of the American board of
addressed To the representative of the
Rod cross here, says. ~ have been delight
rd 10 learn of Miss Barton's entry into
Cons tiuoplc. Of tho success of hor inter-
view. and of the freedom which has been
extended TO- the Red Cross for its Lracf1Us
work OF relief IN every part OF the empire.
funds which have como into our hands
have been forwarded directly TO our Mir.
ICct. We shall continue 10 srui whatever
comes to us io Mr.. Poet as heretofore. in
the expectation, however. that such sums
viii be combined with sums which Brown
Bros. q Go. remit, dul constitute the one
iuua, which now, under Rcd cross au-
spircs, viii DE distributed everywhere in
the Turkish empire. or tu" perfect UNDER
standing between Miss Barton and M, Red
cross on the one hand. and our missions
aries, both at CoustantIuoplo and every
whore In the Interior on the other hand.
have not the idlntest doubt. our missions
arirS Will give the waruyst possible well
Comr 10 the Red cross agents: will 90 once
asa their efforts 10 the effective pTosgcu-
ton of relief In this new form uu1 will
account IN themselves ahuutantiy rewarded
for all their services if they shall see tho
suffering somewhat reduced. There can be
hut one proper motive on the part Of any
one now, ana that b. TO srid forward as
promptly as possible the largest sums or
money possible for this gracious work.
Anything that I can do, or that tho board
can DO, more than 10 has already done,
you may he sure We shall most readily uu-
ucrtIkc. and ], for one, shall bc grateful
for any suggestions which may occur 10