The record-union., 1896-11-23
Newspaper Articles Here Nearly
Stopped the Red Cross Society.
From 100, 900 to 200, 900 Armenians
ShelterIeSS and Starving She
Speaks Highly of the Assistance
Rendered Her-Senator Cullom
Mentioned for the Cabinet-InCen-
diaries Try to Burn a Hotel at
Cripple Creek-Alabama to Try to
Prohibit Women From Dressing
Like Men.
From 100, 900 to 200, 900 Armenians

and complete reports of the American
relief expedition to Asia Minor last
winter, spring and summer under the
Red Cross have been made by Miss
Clara Barton, President. and the Off
GERS and agents associated with her in
the mission of mercy. The reports
have been completed and will soon be
published. That of Miss Barton is
quite extensive, covering in general
way the work of the several expedi-
tions sent out from Constantinople, the
details of which their leaders supply.
Miss BartonS references to the attitude
of the Turkish Government toward the
relief work she directed are interesting
and valuable, and will have considera-
BILE influence upon public opinion.
The work undertaken by the Ameri-
can Red Cross had it's inception in the
reports of the terrible sufferings en-
dured by the Armenians, and from the
request Of Rev. Judson Smith of Bos-
ton, Secretary of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
with Spencer Trask, connected with the
National Armenian Committee of New
York. The party sailed January 22d
on the steamship New York under
grave uncertainty as to the Red Cross
representatives being permitted to en-
ter Turkey. The Turkish Ministers s
pronunciamento was found to be official
upon arrival at Southampton, with the
proviso, however, that such persons as
United States Minister Terrell desig-
mated would be received. The general
field agent was dispatched to Constan-
tinople to confer with Minister Terrell.
while Miss Barton and the rest of the
party remained in London. The con-
ference being satisfactory, Miss Barton
proceeded to Constantinople reaching
there February 10Th, meeting cor
dial reception from the United States
Minister and from the Missionary
Board Of Constantinople, to which, she
refers with much feeling and respect.
Her first interview with Twefik
Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in
the presence of Minister Terrell, when
Miss Barton explained the object of the
mission of herself and associates, is es-
pecially interesting and exhibits the
Turkish statesman in an attitude quite
attractive.
AS will be generally remembered, the
pronunciamento prohibiting the Red
Cross from going to Turkey was the
natural result of free expression of our
opinions in public assemblages and
through the press. At the beginning of
the work there was delay in sending
out the first party, owing to the receipt
by the Turkish Government of a num-
Der of American newspaper clippings
adverse to the administration. 1t was
shown that there was nothing official
in the publications and the order for
delay was then withdrawn. The relief
was then carried into the distressed
districts by their five expeditions un-
der charge Of DR.. Hubbell. T. NJ. Wa
stor and c. K Wood. Dr. Ira Harris
of Tripoli, in aid of the work took
charge of the medical relief in Zeitoun
and Marasch, where 10000 people were
stricken with contagious diseases.
These expeditions penetrated the inte-
rior at a distance of 1000 miles from
Constantinople, going in at the Medit-
erranean and out at the Black Sea.
Miss Barton speaks of the labors of
her associates on these expeditions with
sincere approval, paying them high
compliment for their faithfulness and
devotion in the face of almost incon-
ceivable difficulties, which confidence
and good will is manifesuy not with
out return on their part
Miss Barton returns thanks to the
press of the United States, to all con-
tributors to the relief fund, to the ma
tional Government, especially to the
Secretaries of State and of the Navy,
all of the officials of the United States
7 etc nfi nd tn no
ambassadors of England, Germany and
Russia for substantial aid in carrying
out the purposes of the mission.
In conclusion Miss Barton says that
notwithstanding all that has been done
through all agencies, infinitely more re-
mains to be done by some one between
the archipelago and the Caspian Seas,
the Black and the Mediterranean,
where she says "are to-day living a
million and a half of people of the Ar
menian race existing under the ordi-
nances of at least standardization, and
protesting the religion of Jesus Christ;
according to the stated estimate of in
telligent and impartial observers of va
rious countries and concurred in by
our own agents, whose observations
have been unrestricted, from 1000
to 200. 900 of these persons, men, wo-
men and children are destitute of shell
Ter. rairnent. fire. food, medicines, the
comforts that tend to make human life
preservable or any means of obtaining
them. save through the charitable be-
nefcence of the world
SENATOR CULLOM.
Talk That He rlay be Offered Place