The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-18
TO INTERFERE.
Civilized Nations Should Heed the Cry
OF Armenians.
SOME FIFTY THOUSAND SLAIN.
Letters Describing the Awful
State Of Affairs.


Nves Of the foreign missionary boards and
societies in the United States and Canads
who had been in conference here yester
day announced that a resolution regard
ing Armenian sufferers had been adopted
II says In part:
Whereas. the suffering In Turkey. resulting
from massacre and robbery, and
whereas the Red Cross agency cannot enter
NJ once upon it's work while immediate reliei
can be applied through existing channels.
Resolved, That la the judgment of the con
ference the appeal for relief Is most urgent.
Resolved, That we recommend TO the pastor,
and churches Of the several denominations
which we represent that earnest prayer to Al
mighty Sod be made In behalf of that suffer
Ing land. and that generous gifts DO promptly
sent.
Resolved, That we authorize an appeal in the
name Of foreign mission boards OF the United
states To the government Mt Washington 70
exert Its influence in all legitimate ways "a
bring the massacres TO a speedy end and to
guard the missionary interests
Rev. S. l.. Baldwin. ID, delivered an
address on the relations OF boards. mis-.
sionaries aud converts to governments,
home and foreign. He read the following
letter from an American in Turkey:
Are our people aware of the faot that
some 1000 in numbers, unarmed, inoffen-
sive Christian people, have been slaugh.
tered In cold blood; that at least 200,0
women and children have been rendered
absolutely destitute of everything except
the scanty clothing in which they escaped
the massacre, and many Of them even
stripped nakedf
'Do they realize the fact OF thousands
OF Christian men aud women freely ac-
cepting death rnther than deny their
Saviour, and that the prosecutors are
preventing charitable aid being given to
starving women and children in order TO
force them To become Moslemsp Do they
know the fact, which has been published
both in England and America. that these
things arc done by direct order from the
palaceg'
Said pr. Baldwin: "He we'll demon.
mates the present ruler the most unmiti.
gated tyrant that ever sat upon the throne
OF Osman.' The speaker thought the
decent nations Of tho earth had right to
interfere TO prevent slaughter in Armenia,
and mentioned the conduct OF the Ameri-
cans In forcing their way into Japan for
purposes OF extending trade and COM
merce, by way Of contrast TO the present
policy OF the powers in Turkey.
som.thipg Terrible.
The Armenian Relief association are In
constant receipt of letters whose contents
dealing with alleged Turkish atrocities
the association considers are too horri-
BILE to admit OF general publication. Fol
lowing are three Of these letters, given out
yesterday, the names OF the writer's being
withheld, the association believing that
their publication would bring swift de-
struction upon them by the Turkish gov
ernmept:
ERzRooM Nov. 2 1T IL almost impos-
sible for me To describe what have seen
and heard Ii may be that the continental
papers have written about it; but do not
think that they have been able 10 give
any adequate idea Of thc awful situation.
In Gorum everything which diabolical In
gonuity can devise has been done by the
Turkish soldiers and bashi- bazouks. All
the Armenian Villages are In ashes, and
tho smoke which Is arising from the
ruined houses gives tho appearance of u
volcanic eruption.
Along the road between Trebzond and
Erzrooin at every step bodies are lying.
We arc unable TO leave our homes to bury
the dead; unable to sleep. The whole city
has taken on the aspect of wild desert
strewn with corpses. Hundreds OF thou
sands Of families are compelled TO wander
In rags. begging for thair living. The
same fate has befallen few Europeans.
The Slaughter ut Cesaren.
CEsAREA, Nov 30.-whilc the Arme.
mans were engaged in their business as
usual, the Turkish mob fell upon them,
killing 600 defenseess men and wounding
1000 more. The mob divided into four
parts. The first plundered the stores. the
second looted the houses the third secured
the maidens and young brides. while the
fourth Hpnds inrnrnatp uttusl.a1 ha
lie baths.
These human devils have killed six
naked women in the presence OF the
others, snatching their babies from their
- arms and bayonetiug the mothers Tho
shrieks and agonzcd cries Of these poor
creatures made no Impression upon the
minds OF the savage Turks. who laughed
ut their denth agonies. They thon took
some OF the young girls who were with
their mothers as the bath and dragged
them naked by their feet through the
streets, followed by ieering and hoot-
ing mob.
The Turks who attacked and fred the
houses, afterward killed the inmates. The
cries OF the women In their distress, min
glcd with the hoarse shouts Of the Turks,
made sound that can never be forgotten.
Men who survived the sword were appre-
iNNtn W AIt oNttlt anu
searched but no arms were found In their
possession, not even knife
When released and allowed to return To
their homes they were confronted by
most CHASTITY picture. Some found their
wives dead, others horribly mutilatod;
daughters had been outraged and bleed
ing NY hands almost fail me TO write
the awful particulars. II is impossible to
describe It, IL took three or four days To
remove the bodies OF the dead with 40
carts.
Add 20 this the want, the dcsolat,on.
oh. my Godl for how long, how long'
Where are those Christian powers who
snved African 1lavcs9 Where nre those
Christians who advocated brotherly love
and mercy, sending their missionaries to
teach usi Are they deaf To our piercing
eryf
A Report From Van.