The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-16
MISS BARTON'S WORK
HER REPORT TO THE AMERICAN
NATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETY.
Supplies Purchased at Constantinople
and Forwarded to the Suffering
Armenians at Zcitoun.

NEW YORK, March 15.-Beiow are ex-
tracts from a report BY mail from Miss
Clara Barton to the American National
Red Cross here. The report is dated Con-
stantinople. Feb. 25. Miss Barton says:
Immediately on our arriving here Judge
Terrell lost no time i'm notifying the Turk
ish government and asking an audience for
Inc with the Foreign Minister. This was
granted and held the 18th. We were
Informed that the permit was granted for
my party to enter the interior to afford
relief to the suffering people there and
that no distractions would be put I'm our
way. Mr.. Terrell at once cabled that in
formation to Mr.. Olney, but the permit or
papers are to be signed by, The Sultan.
This is the time of the great feast OF RAM
azen, during which no work but the ordi-
papers have thus waited until now. Minister
Terrell yesterday demanded, through the
Russian ambassador, that the papers be
attended to and he waits in much cer-
tainty for favorable action 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:
Meanwhile we are not losing a mo-
ment's time. Dreadful news comes In from
to reach You, for it went to the press Sir
Philip Currie has askei that i send re-
lief TO zeitoun and We are getting our
dretta at the first moment the papers are
ISSUED. Our agents are to-day purchasing
supplies to be taken by caravan from Alex
andretta There are always delays Of
boats. only about one a week going over.
and it requires a week to make the voyage
across. Our dragomen are ready. Turkish
guards will be provided and DR.. Hubbell
will lead the first detachment UP into the
SHOWS and mountains, 10 hunger, naked
ness, smallpox and typhus. We find sup
plies as cheap here as at home. some even
cheaper. 1t is said that food, such as
grain, flour, ETC., can be found all through
the interior. therefore we shall not have
what need there is for seed and other ma
terials for helping the destitute people to
raise something for themselves. We snail
employ our customary methods In our en-
deavor to assist the people TO provide for
themselves as soon as circumstances will
permit
Smith, secretary of the American board Of
commissioners for foreign missions, Boston,
addressed TO the representatives or the Red
Cross here says.
II have been delighted to learn OF Miss
Barton's entry into Constantinople, of the
success Of her interview and of the freedom
which has been extended to the Red Cross
for its gracious work of relief in every part
of the empire. 1t is exactly the issue that
1 expected. All the funds which have come
into our hands have been forwarded directly
to our Mr. Peel. We shall continue to send
whatever comes to US to Mr.. Peel as here
tofore, in the expectation, however, that
Such sums VIII De compined with the sums
which Brown Brothers & Co., remit, and
constitute the one fund which now, under
Red Cross auspices, will be distributed
everywhere in the Turkish empire. OF the
perfect understanding between Miss Barton
and the Red Cross on the one hand and our
missionaries, both at Ccnstantnope and
everywhere in the interior on the. other
hand. 1 have not the faintest doubt our
missionaries will give the warmest possible
welcome to the Red Cross agents; viii at
once aid their efforts TO the effective prose-
cution of relief in this new form and viii
account themselves abundantly rewarded
for all their services IL they shall see the
suffering somewhat reduced. There can be
but one proper motive on the part OF any
one now, and that is to send forward as
promptly as possible the largest sums of
money possible for this gracious work Any
thing that / can do, or that the board can
do, more than 1t has already done. you
may be sure we shall most readily under
take, and I, for one, shall be grateful for
any suggestions which may occur to you"