The evening times., 1896-09-16
OF HER REPORT
Miss Barton Will Tell of the
Six Months Spentin Armenia.
RETURNS IN TWO WEEKS
She VIII Describe the Suffcrings OF
the People as Found by Red Cross
the Can nPicture-About
100000 Armenians WereCared For.

Sara A. Spencer and other prominent per
sons in this city to give Miss Barton and
her staff a most royal welcome home On
their return to Red Cross headquarters, cur
ner OF Seventeenth and + streets. They
wnl probably not reach here for u fort
night yet
Miss Barton, who arrived I'D New York
on Saturday On the steamship Unbria, late
from her Red Cross relief work in Constan-
tinopie, departed the same day, together
with Mr. Pullman, her secretary. for the
summer home OF the latter's parents, the
Rev Royal II. Pullman, mt Alexandra Bay.
After a stay of a week OF less, during
which time Miss. Barton VIII finish her re-
port oil the six months spent in Armenia by
her five expeditions. which went into tie
interior from AlexaDdretta, on the Mediter-
ranean, she VIII go TO Connecticut 10 ar
range for the pubIcatio of the report
1t will probably be between 100 and 200
ma ges in pa implicit form. and will inclutietbe
detailed reports made te her by DR..
HubbelI, Mr.. wistar, aud Mr.. Wood, who
conducted relief expeditions in various di-
rections from arput and Of DR. Harris. who
had charge OF the two medical expeditions
sent into the interior to check the raw
smallpox and dysentery, (which broke out
i'll serious form in the carly summer.
HER REPORT.
Asa general forecast of these reports, 1t
may be said that they will describe the
sufferiDgs of the people as found by lhe
Red Cross gents to be much worse than the
ina gination ca II picture.
Stripped OF implements, tools, animals.
clothing, provisions, and Means OF shelter
by robbery and plunder, these people are in
a state Of most abjcct poverty, devoid or
ambition or hope of almost everything
except fear OF which they are possessed
to their utter misery.
The mission OF the Red Cross workers in
this field, as In other fields OF destitution
due to great calamitics, was 10 encourage
the sufferers to rise from their lethargy,
caused by loss of everything, including
hope and to renew the struggle OF life.
They were furnished with oxen, farming
utensils, seeds, clothing and other means
necessary TO enable them to renew their ef-
forts again. Altogether some $50, coo 1r
100000 people, mostly ArmenIans, Were
relieved in this way. but that number con-
slit only about one-tenth OF the =sti-
mated Armeni population, nearly all II
whom are in condition OF great wana, If
not worse.
So far as the means at the disposal OF the
Red Cross went, great deal OF good was
accomplished because of the freedom given
the expeditions by the Turkish government.
They were enabled to penetrate sections II
the country not previously reached by any
relief. That they would be afforded the
free passage and the protection granted by
the Turkish government was well under
stood or believed by those who knew hat
Miss Barton carried with her all OF the IN
rIuence of the fullest favor and indorse
ment OF Secretary Olney.
RECEPTION IN TURKEY.
She was introduced to the Turkish min
ister of foreign affairs by United States
Minister Terrell. who requested that every
facility and aid be given her. Turkey
beng one OF the earliest of the signatory-
powers TO the Red Cross. or Geneva
Treaty" it was not necessary to explain
to Twenk Pacha the objects of Miss Bar
toms mission.
They were well understood by him. and
no hesitation was shown in according that
freedom and military protection that aredue
10 the accredited representatives of the
Red Cross committee of another treaty na-
tion. 1t was neither the right nor the
purpose of the American National Red
Cross to inquire into any q the political
or religious conditions which obtaiued in
Turkey or in Armenia. nor into any of the
causes which contributed to the masSacres
and the present depIorablc state of affairs,
but simply TO go there and bcstow upon the
most needy. in the most beneficial way,
the gifts OF the American people.
The forthcoming report OF Miss BARTON
will doubtless show that this was done.
If there is "a desire on the part OF the
A American people to continue their gener-
GUS relief of these suffering people they
may be assured that the want is equal to
their most sympathetic and generous inn
pulses. Miss Barton says that one cannot
the meaning OF utter no-h-
ingpess'' Until seeing the average Armc-
nian family in its present condition of des-
titution as revealed to her agents. She
can see nothing ahead for many thousands
of them uring the coming winter but great
and starvation.
Miss Barton Will probably be entertained
after her return from the Thousand Islands
by Miss NJ. Z. Almon Of Newport, X. /.
After that she will be given a reception,
probably at Delmoaico's. by the president
Of the New York Red Cross, Mrs. Charles
IL. Raymond Of No. eco West tSeventy-third
street. and probably by Mr.. Spencer Trask.
chairman Of the national Armenian relief
o -
ARD LINE PROSPECTS.