The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-23
i MISSION OF MERCY
Miss Clara Barton Tells of Good
Work Done.
LABORs OF HER ASSOCIATES WAS
VERY EFFECTIVE.
The Lady Returns Her Thanks For
Past Favors, and Points Out
Much That Should Be Accom-
plished In the Near Future-A
Sad Condition of Affairs.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Graphic and
complete reports of the American re-
lief expedition to Asia Minor last win
ter, spring and summer. under the
auspices of the Red Cross society,
have been made by Miss Clara Bar
ton, president, and the officers and
agents associated with her in the mis-
sion of mercy. The reports have been
completed and will soon be published.
That of Miss Barton is quite extensive,
covering in a general way the work of
the several expeditions sent out from
Constantinople. the details of which
their leaders supply Miss Barton'S
reference to the attitude of the Turk
iSh government toward the relief work
she directed are interesting and valu-
able and viii have considerable infiu-
ence on public opinion. The work I'M
dertaken by the American Red Cross
society had its inception in the re-
ports OF the terrible sufferings endured
by the Armenians and from requests
of Rev. Judson Smith of Boston, secre-
tary of the American board of COM
nissioners for foreign missions, with
Mr.. Spencer Trask, connected with the
national Armenian committee, organ
lied in New York. The party sailed
on JAN o. on the steamship New York,
under grave uncertainty as to the Red
Cross representatives being permitted
to enter Turkey. The Turkish min
listers pronunciamento was found to
be favorable upon arrival at South
ampton, with the proviso, however,
that such persons as United States
Minister Terrell designated would be
received. The general field agent was
despatched to Constantinople 10 <Onfer
with Minister Terrell while Miss Bar
ton and the rest of the party remained
in London. The conference being sat
isfactory, Miss Barton proceeded TO
Constantinople, reaching there FEB 10,
meeting a cordial reception from the
limited States officials and from the
missionary board of COnstantinople, TO
which she refers with much feeling
and respect.
Her first interview with Tewfik
Pasha, minister of foreign affairs, in
the presence of Minister Terrell, in
which Miss Barton explains her mis-
sion and that of her associates, is eS-
recially interesting and exhibits the
Turkish statesman in an attitude quite
attractive. Miss Barton speaks of the
labors of her associates on these eX-
petitions with sincere approval, paying
them high compliment for their
faithfulness and devotion in the face
of almost inconceivable difficulties,
which condolences and good will is
manifestly not without return on their
part.
Miss Barton returns thanks to the
press of the United States, to all con-
tributors to the relief funds, TO the
national government, especially to the
secretaries of state and of the navy, all
the officials of the United States lega-
ton in Constantinople, and to the am
bassadors of England, Germany and
Russia for substantial aid in carrying
out the purposes of the mission. In
conclusion Miss Barton says notw1th-
standing all that has been done
through all agencies, infinitely more
remains to be done. Between the archl-
pelago and the Caspian sea, the Black
and the Mediterranean, she says, there
are today living a million and half
of people of the Armenian race, exist
ing under ordinances of at least semi
civilization, and processing the religion
of Jesus Christ, and according to the
stated estimate of intelligent and i'm
partial observers of various countries,
and concurred in by our own agents,
whose observations have been unre-
stricted, from 900 to 200, 600 of these
persons, men, women and children. are
destitute of shelter. raiment, fire, food,
medicines, the comforts thatFtend to
make human life preservable, or any
means of obtaining them. save throl'0-'
tho cha rita HE heneficence of the world.