St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-13
APPEAL TO THE QUEEN,
Detroiters Ask Aid for the Ar
menians.

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. PA repre-
sentative gathering of men and women
| of Detroit this afternoon took action
expressive of the keenest sympathy
with the Armenian sufferers, and also
by the gift of $500 made a substantial
beginning in rendering financial aid to
that oppressed people. The meeting al
| so adopted memorials to the United
States government and to the queen of
Great Britain. urging action which
shall forever end the atrocities perpe-
trated by Turks against Christians. The
| gathering filled the Central NJ E. church
| auditorium to the doors.i Gen. Russell
A. Alger presided, and urged, that Amer
leans should solemnly protest against
the Armenian outrages,1 and if words
| were not sufficient, should man their
| guns and go there and help put a stop
| to it.
A letter was read from Chauncey M.
Depew, in which he urged greater in
/ terest in the Armenian question. as
compared with boundary disputes and
| the like j. ~
Don NJ. Dickinson sent regrets that
| absence from the state prevented his
| attendance. On the international law
! feature of the subject Mr. Dickinson
wrote that it was naturally and morally
| legal to interfere where the general in
terests of humanity We're so infringed
/ by the excuses of barbarous and
] despotic government. In view how
/ ever, of the remoteness of the United
/ states from the scene, and the presence
OF representatives of the, powers there,
MI. Dickinson did not believe that in
I PREVENTION by the United States by force
would be either wise, necessary or eff
/ fectlVe. Neither would it be wise TO
/ send our ships out of American waters
/ now.
Stirring addresses were made by
BISHOP Ninde, of the NJ E. church. by
I several local pastors. and by Herant M
k1retchjian, general secretary of tho
armenian Relief association
A collection of $501 was taken. to he
dispursed through the Red Cross assoc
cation, and resolutions were adonted
petltloning the United States govern
ment to bring to bear on the Christian
lowers OF Europe all possible moral in
nuence to end the Turkish atrocities
and declaring that if the European now,
ers continue to consult diplomacy ratb-
er than humanity. Americas right to
interfere will be solemn, binding duty
Inc following cablegram was sent 70
Queen Victoria: ~
we, the citizens of Detroit. in mass meet
lug ing assembled appeal to you to use your
great power without further delay to SION
the slaughter Of the Armenians. This is in
our Judgment, the supreme duty of tho hon.
resting upon the Christian powers of En-
rope; II circumstances beyond your control
ProhInlt action on your part, we Respectfully
suggest mat the European powers Jointly in
VIE the United States, or some other Christian
power, to exercise their right under the nro-
VISIONS OF international law. where las now in
turkish Armenia) the lives of missinnar;as
ana the general interets OF humanity are
lIhlrhged by the excuses of a barbarous and
uespouc government, and intervene TO end
TINS outrage on humanity and modern civil
lzatlon- We beg to pledge the co-operation Of
1 tp people in every practical effort to end