Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-15
MOSLEM is Willy.
Seems to Have the Best Of the
Red Cross Society.
FULLY WITHIN HIS OWN RIGHTS,

says senator Cullom, in shuttiag the So
menss By the Turkish Minister ut Wash
ington-Aa Armsaian womans Curious
ArSumsns-Mnls Proposes . Einancial
Declarssien-Cspita City ItemA
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Cullom,
who 10 . member Of the senate committee
On foreign relations and chairman Of the
subcommittee on Armenian affairs, said
that he did not see what action the United
States could take in the matter Of the
exclusion of the Red Cross from Turkey.
Any government, he says, has the right
70 exclude any or all persons from it's ter
ritory. 1t 10 q right which all nations re-
serve, the United States as we'll as others.
Neither BY legislation nor executive order
eould the United States compel Turkey to
admit the Red Cross society.
Holds Your Uncle Sam Responsible.
Miss Rebecca Krakerian, an Armenian,
called ON Senator Cullom and made a
statement Of the conditions existing there.
She claimed that this government should
stop the slaughter of Armenians. The mis-
sionaries who have been sent to Armenia.
she argued, have taught the people Chris
tianity and made themselves and their
pupils the subjects of Turkish hatred 1t
is now no more than right, she said, that
the people OF this country protect the mis-
sionaries and the converts they have made
and put an end to the slaughter.
Criticism for Miss Barton.
In an interview the Turkish minister
said: You ask me what 1 have to say
about the following statement: The Red
Cross society has decided not to pay any
attention to the communication until it is
officially transmitted to it by the Turkish
government or the Turkish minister My
answer is very simple and it is the follow
ing: The Red Cross has never communi-
Gated with this legation. 1t has only COM
E,unicated, to my knowledge, with the
press and the public, its president, Miss
Clara Barton, assisting without protest at
public meetings where the most gross and
unjust abuse was made of the Turkish
government. religion and race. As the
Red Cross, or any of its representatives,
never visited this legation it is clear and
logical that this legation has nothing to
communicate to said society.
This legation sent its communication
TO the press because it is the public that
the Red Cross took in its confidence. But
naturally l will always be ready and
pleased to give to tho Red Cross society
any explanation it may think it proper to
ask for
Oh, That's Another Story, Boy.
'This whole question:" he added, lis a
question of right. Suppose, for ono mo-
ment that your own Indians were to re-
volt against your legitimate authority.
Suppose that you put down their revolt,
and suppose that in some foreign country
some foreigners were to calumniate pub
licly your civilization, your race, and your
religion. Not satisfied with that, sup
pose that those foreigners, on the strength
Of such false accusations, were to raise
money and bring it for distribution
through their own channels, however re-.
spectacle the latter may be, to the very
people that revolted against your govern
Dlent.
just Loves che Armenians.
would that money, raised OH hatred
and denunciation-would even a moral
aid from forcigners-bc welcomed to this
great country Of yours however welcome
1t might be, for obvious reasons to your
Indians? As you see, this whole question
is very clear one. But wish you at the
same time to understand that even today,
notwithstanding the contrary assurances
of interested parties, the Turkish govern
ment has no animosity whatever against
the Armenians and only wishes to see
them prosper under its legitimate and
rightful authority"