The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-14
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scourge of typhoid Fever and Other Dis
eases Unabated-The Relief Corps
splendid Neutrality-suspicious. Welcomed
-succor Reaching the spots Most Need
Ing It--But More Funds Are Imperatively
Required TO Save the Nation.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER;
May l again trespass upon your space
with the request that you print the
following communication received from
the national Armenian relief commit
tee in New York?
Miss Clara Barton, president Of the
| Red Cross, has cabled to-day the fol-
| lowing report of the progress of the
relief work which is being sustained by
the funds which are being sent by the
American people through Brown Broth
ers & Co., No. SO Wall street New
York:
"Constantinople, April T.
ITO Spencer Trask, New York:
Our corps of physicians and medical
supplies left Beirout April and will
reach Marash on the 10th. Scourge of
| typhoid and other diseases from starv-
| alton and exposure, unabated, Red
Cross reports just received from our
expeditions, which are meeting VITA
| splendid success. No distractions Or
Turkish supervision, as have been
wrongly reported. Every facility Of
fered. Welcomed everywhere One
! party working between Marash, 2eit-
oun, Malatia and Harpoot; the other
between Orfa, Diarbekir and Harpoot.
| Visiting towns and villages en- route
| giving assistance where most needed.
BARTON"
The above cable indicates to the ma
tional Armenian relief committee a
very gratifying and unexpected degree
Of success on the part of the Red Cross
agents IN reaching the destitute, and
large facilities in distributing the relief.
The committee is very anxious that the
public should realize the present erlti-
cal situation of the relief work and its
great possibilities If literally backed
no.
All doubts as to the unparalleled eX-
tent and degree of the disaster, the
merits Of the sufferers and the practi-
cability of relieving them have been
removed
In the face of great dangers and OBJ
stacles splendid beginning has been
made In the actual work of relief and
thousands of lives have been SAVED.
Nineteen centers of distribution have
been established at strategic points I'M
der the personal direction of the Ameri-
| can missionaries and British consuls.
In several places industrial relief bu-
reaus where the people work for what
they receive. have been established on
large and successful basis.
Two Red Cross relief expeditions I'M
der the charge of Miss Barton's Ameri-
can agents have penetrated the inte-
rior with large supplies of food, medi-
cine and clothing.
But the results thus far are only in
the nature of foundations, and the
money and effort expended will be
| practically thrown away unless the
4 work is now Immediately and efficient
/ ly pushed forward The people must
be assisted with seed, tools and the
4 necessaries of life until the fall harvest
or they viii surely perish Of starva-
ton in the near future. Emigration
is out of the question and trade and
agriculture are paralyzed beyond re-
covery, except with foreign aid There
is no hope Of aid from the government,
which is bankrupt or the Indifferent
Mohammedan population.
Contributions will be received by Mr.
Pierce N. Welch, treasurer of the Ar
menian relief committee of New Ha-
ven.
HENRY w. FARNAM,
Chairman,