Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-23
ARMENIAN RELIEF.
The National Armenian COMMITTEES
Issues an Official Statement.
A CALL FOR A RELIEF CONVENTION.
The Red Cross and Treaty Rights-SIr PHIL
lip turrio Reports the Relief Opera.
ti0ns In Iur ,ey--The Latest
Martyr Record.

New YORK, Jan. Is. The following
official statement has been issued from
the headquarters of the National Ar
menian relief committees:
The reported intention Of the Turkish gov
eminent to rrfuse the American and Red Cross
society permission to enter Turkey, will not
cause the National Armenian relief commit
tee and It's branches throughout the country
to relax their efforts for an instant In raising
funds to save the $1,000 Armenians who ore
pcrishing from starvation and eX-
posure The national committee Is the
authorized agent throughout the coun-
try for raising funds and supplies to be
distributed by the Red Cross, provided 1t enter
the field, but in case the Red Cross is excluded,
the national committee has authority to exer-
else existing agencies on the ground TO organ
ize now ones, so that all contributors may be
assured that their gifts will as speedily as pos
sible reach the sufferers for whom they are In
tended
Many are not aware OF the fact that relief
work To the extent OF not less than $40 900 has
already been carried out In Turkey during the
past three months. under the direction
of strong and representative commit
tee OF foreign residents and diplomats In
Consantlnople, the European consuls and
the Americans who are found to DO In oil
the principal cities Of the interior. A letter
just received from Constantinople dated De-
cember q. states that 81 bales OF clothing had
been forwarded to Cesarea, and that 1t Is now
possible to forward large amounts of money to
those engaged In this work In the devastated
regions The Red Cross could greatly enlarge
this work.
1t seems incredible that while the Turkish
government is permitting such relief work 1t
should exclude the Red Cross. which as Is well
known, will not step over suffering Turk or
kurd to help an Armenian. Meanwhile oil
funds should continue to be sent to Messrs.
Brown Bros & Co, % Wall street. treasurers
of the national Armenian relief committee.
SPENCER TRAsK,
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
A CALL FOR A RELIEF CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Mr r. s.
Tharin, who has been one Of the active
movers regarding relief for the Arme-
mans, has issued call for all the Chris
tain organizations in the United States
to send delegates to national Chris
tain convention at Washington, 10
meet on Saturday, February %, 1896,
''to consider the deplorable condition
of Armenia, to devise ways and means
for the ameioration thereof, and con-
slider whether to memorabilia congress
to take effective measures to abate
the nuisance now rampant on the Bos-
phorns."
HAS THE RED CROSS TREATY RIGHTS?
CHICAGO, Jan. 1j--Nlrs. s. Z. Gross,
member of the Red Cross society,
said "The Turkish government has Q
treaty with the Red Cross which will
give Miss Barton free entrance to Ar.
menia, and protection while she Is at
work This was the reason the mis-.
sionares asked to have her sent there
They all knew the government would
not dare modest her, or interfere with
the work of the Red Cross. The Red
Cross does not go into forlorn hopes,
and this movement will be carried
through"
LOCAL RELIEF COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED.
LONDON, Jan. l5.-Sr Philip Currie,
the British ambassador to Constanti-
nople, has reported to the marquis Of
Salisbury that 10 local commit.
tees to distribute relief in Armenia
have been established under consular
offices and American missionaries. He
adds that So5O,0OO to $4,000 will DO
required between now and the spring
to save the Armcnians OF Anatolia
from starvation.
THE LATEST MARTYR RECORD.
CoNsTANTINopLE, Jan. Is. Accord.
Ing to information collected by the en-
bassies 5000 Armenians were killed at
0rfan on December 2s and December
20, and at Bredjik Roumkale and
Djibire 600 were killed