The morning times., 1896-03-16
RED CROSS VIII Is CLEAR
Miss Barton Receives Her
Passports From Sultan.
SHE WRITES A LETTER HOME
Expedition Will Leave fer the Bat
tlefieid of ZeitOan Without a no
menfS Unnecessary Delay.
SHE WRITES A LETTER HOME

New York, March l5.-The following
are extracts from report by mail from
Miss Cara Barton 60 hr American National
Red Cross here. The report is daled
Coustant.uopla, Feb. .. and Miss Barton
SAYS:
..Imm.diat.ly upon our arriving here
Judgt, Terrell wuh hiS Cl>ta amarr prompt
ness. la>i no time iu nCtifylne the Turkish
government OF Cur arrival aud asking an
audience Tor me with The foreign minister.
THIS was mos, CourleOusly granted ard
held 0n the 18Th
..k.,. were informed that tbe permit WAS
granted Tor my party 10 eater tie in
terror 90 afford relief TO tie suffering
people tlcrc. aud that no distractions
wouiG Hr pU' In the way. Air. Terrell at
once cs',lol Iali iHfornatl.a - AR. plnyy,
but ta- iscrnst. 'T papers. are 10 bc signed
by tuc Sultan.
-ThF Is abe time az tie great feast OF
Rama zgu. during which no work but
the Ordinary labor is supposed go bc done,
and tNr papers have thu~ Uaf-a autll bow.
Minister Terrell Yesterday demanded.
through tt, Ross -au aWisf>-,rdrr. that the
paper, hr attended Go, and De- waits IN
murb r,aiuty for favorable action M
mcliafciv.
PASSPORTS ARE GIVEN.
Since The date ~ this letter cable dis
patches have announced the signing OF the
papcr5 hy tie sultan and tie issuauce
of lh, necessary permits and passports.
Tn" report y0utiUucs. Meanwhile we
areu2t losing moments time. Dreadful
news to-ne> DOB from tlc battlefield OF
ZeitOuu. u has u3t failed 20 reach you,
for It went 10 the press. SIT Philip
Curre has asked that ] sfld relief 10
ZeIlDur. aul Ws are getting Cur supplies
ready fer shipment Eia ADNuLIrgttl at
1he first moment lhe papers aTo issued.
cur -.rt. are today Eurfl sing Supplies
70 b. iaEcu hr caravan from A.eNaudretta. j
There a.- always del Us o. boats. only
uhOu, one wees loiuE over. und this
Occuu. wees ln 1Ee voyage across.
"Our Ora zGmru are rn.Gv. The Turkish
guaTd VIII Doe provided and general field
agent. lr. Eubbeu, wiu lead the first
detachment up into The >EOws and noun
1aius 20 hunger, Ua Ecluoss. smallpox.
and tyThus. We fine supplies as cheap
here ais az home. some even letter 1t is
said tiat food. such a. grain, flour. etc,
can he found al through thc interior;
therefore. We shall rot have Ia transport.
-'Dr. HUlbei VIII see what need there
S. for seed and other materials Tor helping
the destitute people 10 raise something
for themselves. We shall employ our Gus
tomary methods in an endeavor TO assist
the people 10 provide for themselves as
sO0a as circumstances viii permit
JUDSON SMITHS LETTER.
In a recent letter from the Rev. DR..
Judson Smith, secretary OF the board Of
commissioners for foreign missions. Boston,
addressed 10 the representatives. OF the Red
Cross here, he says: Il have been de-
lighted o learn Of Miss Barton's entry into
Con>taatlnople. Of the good success of her
interview; and Of Tie freedom which has
been cEteutcl 10 The Eed Cross for its
gracious work OF relief in every part OF the
empire. 1t IS exactly The issue which L
expected.
'Al the funds which have come into
our hands have been Forwarded directly
10 oar Mr.. Peet. We stall continue TO
send whatever comes to US 10 Mr.. Peet as
heretofore, in the expectation. however
that such sums viii he combined with the
sums which Brown Bros. x Co remit, and
constitute the one fund which now, under
Red Cross auSpiCics, viii bc distributed
everywhere in the Turkish empire.
"Of The perfect understanding between
Miss Parton and the Red Cross on the one
hand- and our misSiunaries, both at Con-
stanjin0ple and everywhere in the interior,
on the other hand, have not the faintest
doubt. our missionaries viii give the
w8Tmcst possible welcome to the Red
Cross agents; VIII at once aid their efforts
70 the effective prosecution of relief in
this new form. and viii account themselves
abuEdanly rewarded for an their services
If they shall see the suffering somewhat re-
duced.
There can be but one proper motive on
the part OF amy one now, and that is to
send forward IS promptly aS possible the
largest sums OF money possible for this
gracious work"