The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-22
CLARA BARTON SAILS
She Will Go to Turkey and Ask
the Sultan Personally to
Admit Her to Armenia.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22 aSs6-Miss Clara
Barton, President of the American Red
Cross Society. sailed this morning on the
steamship New York for Southampton en-
route to Constantinople. where she will
seek permission to enter Armenia to ad-
minister relief to the suffering and needy
of that afflicted country.
Accompanying Miss Barton are Miss
Lucy Graves. stenographer: Mr.. Ernest
Mason, linguist: George M Pullman
private secretary to Miss Barton, and Dr.
J. B. Hubbell. general field agent of the
society in America. Miss Barton arrived
from Washington at seven o'clock this
morning. and was met by committee of
five representing the Red Cross Society
of this city. The party were Immediately
driven to Delmonico's. where a breakfast
was given in honor of Miss Barton by
Mrs Charles M. Raymond. the local Pres
ident of the society in New York
Miss Barton and her party arrived at
the American lines dock at ten O'Clock,
where there was large crowd tc bid
them bon voyage
There were on hand number of
friends from Washington, and the Bos-
ton Armenians sent Hogab Bogigian,
secretary of the Armenian Committee of
Barton success on her noble mission.
The party will go directly to Southamp-
ton, thence to London Paris, Geneva,
Baden Baden, Vienna and Constantine
pie, the trip occupying In all about
three weeks; In England France and
the heads Of all the Red Cross societies
there as well as with the members of
the international branch in Geneva, with
a view of securing intelligent co-opera-
lion. Should the situation justify it. she
win establish Red Cross hospitals at
Alexandretta, or. the Mediterranean, and
Sea- s. lre0sond and sass0un on the Black
on arrival in Constantinople, Miss
Barton will call upon United States Min
lister Terrell and endeavor to secure his
good offices in the effort to induce the
Sultan to give the. Red Cross Society
the right to enter Armenia.
Miss Barton said she did not start on
her journey in any, spirit of bravado
accomplish her mission, failing in which,
she could do nothing but sincerely regret
repealed.
a United Press representative land
should 4 gain permission to enter Ar
menia, whether Christian or Mohamme-
dan, all shall be assisted"
My plans are not now matured,, she
continued, but we will lose no time
when we reach ConstanA1ople. OF coase
/ shall call upon our Minister, Mr. Ter
rell, to enlist his sympathy with view
of treating with the Turkish Government.
My plan of action cannot be developed
until we find out the strength if any, of
the opposition to the Red Cross Society
entering Armenia I really do not think
that the Turkish Government has for
hidden the distribution of our fund.-
DO you mean that you do not believe
that statement of the Turkish Minister
at Washington that the Red Cross can
not no. enter a, Armenia on their relief expe-
II did not say so,'' laughingly replied
Miss. Barton. you may say SO if you
like
Now let me say this to the press
of this country" said Miss Barton 81
am not a bold woman, simply one of
many who try to help the suffering.
was asked to do this work because no
one else could be induced to take it up
am the one particular tool l SO to
feed the hungry, no matter what their
religious belief may be for that IS one of
the great principles of our society.
you have done US a great service. But,
kind and just you misrepresent me in
your headlines. am not a brav-
ado. am not plucky or great
heroine. I am a simple. plain woman
bent on a humane but difficult mission.
Speak kindly of me- but do not lay any
thing misleading. We want the good
will of all, the antagonism of none.''
When the steamer New York drew out of
her dock the large crowd present loudly
cheered Miss Barton who stood on the
steamers deck and snilingly acknowledged
the compliment. From the masthead of
the steamer GATED the emblem of the Red
Cross Society,"