Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-11-20
Armenian Relief.

Movement " as called to order by DR..
c. j.. Dickinson. On motion, Col. r. l..
Nye was selected as the presiding Off
Ger. Col. Nye called upon Rev. Mr..
Nickols to open the meeting with
prayer.
Col. Nye then called for nominations
for Secretary. Prof. j. Shedd was
nominated and selected.
The president introduced Rev. b, Fay
Mills as the orator of the evening.
Mr.. Mills prefaced his grafton by
stating that he represented no society
in appealing in the cause of humanity.
The Armenians-a pure, supplemented
religious people of two and one-half mil
lions, in the midst of the millions of
their oppressors. They have always
suffered from the Turks. The Turks,
the most unmitigated curse on the face
of the earth. (Gladstone,) The fear of
rape and murder has hung over them
the last six years and the worst is sur
passed. The causes are six:
/ 1. Armeuians themselves in their pat
riot impulses, The missionaries have
carried education, and this is crime to
the Turk.
can be noble and has a conscience, but
their deep religious convictions urge
these very acts of cruelty. 1t is re-
ligious war.
4. Sultan Abdil Hamid. the Great
Assassin" the shrewdest man in
Turkey, the most accomplished poll.
tician in Europe He has planned and
carried out thus: Q) by killing the
young men; (2) debauching the womeni
8 by institrting reign of terror.
4. The selfishness, weakness, wicked.
ness and cowardice of the -
powers.
All that has held the ''old bird" to-
; gether has been the jealousies of Eu
, rope. She has threatened to go tc
, pieces, but England and Russia, they
= have not permitted. The Crimean wal
} would have settled it. Russia would
: have settled it in 1878 had she beer
D permitted, but England forced the
! treaty of Berlin. Centuries of the di
e vinest service cannot wipe out the in
: fanny of the British government. Th'
f U. S. also is not blameless in that they
: have not protectsd American citizens
: Examples: Mrs. Allen and Mr.. Knaf
e Mr.. Mills then read letter from
l. Rev. D. Cyrus Hamlin commencing
i Mr. Mills Washington speech He thei
e gave running history of the outrages
d beginning with the formation of tn
l. Kou1 dish troops.
What we can do:
y l. Stir up our government to act; t
l. protect U. S. citizens. 2. That the U
IT S. should receive as honored guests al
l. reputable Armenians. 8. Assure an
n nation of Europe that will settle tn
o Turkish question in an unselfish mar
is ner of our support. f. Ourselves in
e tervene in Turkey. 5. Contribute c
V means to their relief The money wei
y administered; By buying garments
It . Food. 3. The distribution protecte
/. by the Turkish government.
J. Mr.. Mills then told the story of tn
Il Fourth Wise Man, applying it to tn
e Armenians, ''Inasmuch as ye did it
v the least of one of these, my brother
is you have done it INTO me-"
d Mr.. Mills suggested that every on
? give something, be the amount sma,
" or large. The sums to be paid to MI
w. w. Mills at the First National Banl
Rev. Dr. Gear offered a resolutio
addressed to the United States Govern
ment expressing the sentiment of th
IS citizens of Marietta upon the inactio
of our government and urging it to dc
} cisive action, copies of which are to b
= sent to the United States Presideu
Secretary of State, Ohio National Sens
Il tors and Congressman. A rising yot
IT was called for and the entire mas
g meeting rose to their feet. The rest
l. luton was as follows:
;. Whereas, our American fellow.citizens
j. Turkey, engaged in lawful pursuits guara
:, teed by treaty, have been and are being su
" jected to peril and insult, and
y Whereas, in November 1885, at Harpoot al
~ Marash. houses and property OF American Gil
- Zeus were bombarded. burned and plundere
: to the extent OF over 100000, by the Turks
O Soldiery and mob, ana
a Whereas, no indemnity nor the punishmel
OF single offender has been secured, but,
l. the other hand the Turkish Government, Ell
boldened by its immunity, is proceeding
still further outrages, and is plotting on fal
u and malicious charges to drive all American
q from the land, therefore,
ri Resolved, that We, citizens OF Marietta
~ mass meeting assembled, hereby express o,
n Indignation and call upon our Government
:, take such steps as shall be necessary to secu
- full and immediate satisfaction for the dal
q ages already inflicted on our fellow-citizens
IT. Turkey, and to guarantee them full protects
of person, property and rights in the prosec
IS tion OF their lawful occupations.
ST Resolved, that we express our adherence
" the colossal and barbarous massacres in
menia that have left an indelibe stain up
le the worlds record in the closing years OF
lp 10Th century, and we show our sympathy
the survivors, by literally supporting the mol
70 Relief Work now being carried on by Anne
4. can Missionaries.
m Resolved, that copies of these resolutions
ii transmitted to the President of the Unit
x states. the Secretary OF State and to our Sci
Iv tors and Representatives in Congress.
IA DIR. Dickinson moved that the than
it of the assembly be rendered to N