The Monitor-register., 1896-10-23


the London Daily Neaos as we set out on
brief bicycling tour in Normandy, hop
Ing to get little strength for the heavy
work OF autumn and winter, for Lady
Henry is very weary and have not been
able to do anything all summer owing to
almost utter failure of appetite. But
when we read the accounts of these
refugees we came here at once, for our
hearts were deeply stirred.
wish could put you before the sight
we saw last night. A great. gray barn
like room In the workhouse, the light SO
dim that nobody's face could be seen
save in outline; in one corner of this
place group of thirty Armenians of all
grades, from bank clerk, with his gold.
corded cap, to wharf porter, with his
heavy shoulders; all of these men huddled
together on bare benches, utterly PENN
less and forlorn, with bread and water
only for food, and board to sleep on, in
this dead aud poisonous air. Why were
they here? Because their devoted nation
has cherished the name of Christ and
held to the purity of the home through all
the centuries since the Gospel came to
man. We could not speak one word to
them, but we smiled and waved our
hands, whereat those good men rose,
bowed and gave us the military salute
with much dignity and the whole scene
was one of such unspeakable pathos,
that we saw almost too dimly to make
our way back to the street.
This morning we have bestirred our
selves; Lady Henry has gone out with
Mr.. Crawford, the correspondent of the
London Daily Nesos. the noble young
man whose letters in that paper brought
us here. Gle is the son of Mrs. Craw-
ford. the well-known English journalist
at Paris They are to rent warehouse
and fit it up with sailors beds, convent
ences for washing, etc., and to have a
supper ready tonight for those poor men
We saw other groups even more
uncomfortably situated, and there are
hundreds in Marseilles and more con-
stantly coming.
am going now to the Anne rican consul
to see if special arrangements can not be
made to send many to America. That is
their cry, "Oh, send me to Americar'
For forty years they have learned to love
our land through the missionaries who
have taught them and lifted them up
with so much of knowledge and refioe-
ment that they are seated for their
requirements by the Turk, who is deter
mil ed on their determination. And |
believe that we, as Americans, have no
right to hold ourselves aloof from helping
England to protect them, since the horrors
we have witnessed are largely the result
of the work wrought In Armenian
character and aspiration by some of the
best of our own people whom our
Christian churches sent QUITO the pur-
pose of doing just what they have done
in Turkey, We ought to stand shoulder
to shoulder with England for Armenian
deliverance, and can not but believe we
will. But what am now intent upon is
this: To arrange to send a refugee to
some definite address in America of a
church or society who will look after him
Cor ter), paying the twenty five dollars,
or less, that it takes to send them to
New York, and agreeing to provide work
for six months to follow. By this means
| 10 TO b e.
upon any, and thousands might be cared
for. They are strong, capable and trusty.
The police court Knows them not; they
love God and keep bis commandments;
their nation is being tortured and
murdered for its Christian faith.
This defniteness of aim will surely
appeal to the practical white ribbon
women. When these people arrive they
will 60 directly to the church, the Local
w. G. T. U, the Woman's. Club, the
Kings Daughters, or whatever group has
agreed to take them. 1 beg any who will
give money to help Armenians to get to
America, or who will agree to help one
or more to work for six months, or, best
of all, who will bring one or more and
help them TO W ork, to send the money al
once to our treasurer. Mrs. Helen M
Barker, Woman's Temple, Chicago
There are tens of thousands of destitute
women in Armenia (many of them
young), whose coming to America might
help to solve the hitherto insoluble
Servant question" They are all of
them, as we know, Christian women, they
are Industrious and skillful.
believe the machinery to work this
plan may be soon provided, and with
results that will mean loyalty on
our part to a people the most sacred that
the sun shines upon, by reason of their
misery and martyrdom. God give us
courage and tenderness in this hour of an
uneaualed crisis is the prayer of yours
ever loyalty and gratefully for your
generous responses in the past.
| FRANCES E. WILLARD.
Hotel du Louore ct de la Pais, Marseslles,
France, Sept. 10, 1896.
4
At the last meeting of the W. G. T. U.
a copy of the cigarette or tobacco bill
was ordered placed in every store where
tobacco is sold, and that it be printed in
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. :
An act prohibiting the sale of cigar
cites, or tobacco in any of its forms to
minors. Approved March %, 1888.
Sec. 1. That hereafter no person or
persons in this State shall knowingly sell
any cigarette or cigarettes, or tobacco in
any of its forms, to any minor under the
age of sixteen years.
Sec. Q. That if any person or persons
in this State shall violate the provisions
of this Act, he, she or they, shall be
liable to penalty of twenty dollars,
($2O) for each and every such offense,
such penalty to be sued for by and in the
name of the parent or guardian of such
minor, in any court of competent juris-
diction in this State, such penalty to go
to the county collector for the use of the
county wherein the violation of this act
occurs.