New-York tribune., 1896-10-27
MESSAGE FROM GLADSTONE.
THE ARMENIAN SITUATION SHAMEFUL
AS WELL AS SAD.
HOPEFUL OF THE DOWNFALL. OF THAT CRYING
INIQUITY KNOWN AS THE TURKISH EN-
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INIouITY KNOWN As THE TURKISH EN-
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MEETING ~ CARNEGIE HALL TO
WELCOME THE REFUGEES.
Carnegie Hall full Of people last evening
gathered to welcome about sixty Armenians
who had succeeded in passing through Ellis ISL
and into this country during the last week. and
who are now sheltered by the Salvation Army
at Ramsey's. y. J. There was large number or
we'll known persons among the audience. over
which Commander Booth-Tucker presided. In
place Of the Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage who
could not be present Some OF the people on the
stage were Dr. Grace y. Kimball. Ira ID. San
key, the famous gospel singer; Mrs Booth
Tucker the Rev. DIR. Josiah Strong the Kew.
DR.. David J. Burrel the Rev Il. Fay Mis- ana
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Behind them on raised
seats sat the sixty Armenians In whose hohor
the meeting was held. They look r er Ill at
ease but they each carried an American nag
and impressed one not likely ever to become
a burden to the State. Later in the evening
they recited the Lords Prayer In Armenian.
One OF them described thr ugh IN interpreter.
a massacre he had himself seen
one OF the notable things Of the evening was
the reading of cable message from MI. Hiad-
stone which ran as follows:
'To Or. Talmage: I rejoice in the rescue or
any faction of the Armcnians from the fangs OF
the Great Assassin. So long as the inaction OF
thc Powers continues the situation VIII be
shameful as we'll as sad. but the deeds are re-
corded both in Heaven and tefore man, and con-
stantly accommodating horrors may yet work the
downfall Of that crying iniquity known as the
Turkish Empire. "LAD"ioNH
The reading Of the message from the Grand
Old Man was received with tremendous out
burst Of applause.
There were also read letters OF regret from
Mayor Strong Bishop Henry Yates Sat'er'ee'
Mary Lowe Dickinson Justice Brewer o' the
Supremc Court Of the United states the Re''
DIR John Hall the Rev. Dir. Lyman ADpot'' ana
many others. all of which breathed spirit OF
great sympathy for the Armenian sufferers and
app,auded the efforts being made in their be-
half.
All of the speakers Of the evening were OUT
right in their condemnation of the persecution
~ Tho Armonlars. and Denounced the pro-
crastnation - the Powers that has inaue 'h's
persecution possible. Perhaps the most ei-
fective address II the evening was that haue
by Or Grace Kmha whose heroic laporS III
behalf of the sufferers of Van are alrea'y KNOWN
>, ~. American people pr Kmball gave a
vivid description Of the horrors whIch the AT
rno,,iars have experienced in the last year. and
her recital had double force from the iact tn"'
sbo had herself seen the things that she de-
scrihed She pleaded for the ADMISSION oi 'he
.rmcnians to this country. and declared tha'
,hov would never become burden once '"''
had n chanc. to support themselves
.r,. .r,,enians LETT their homes" said DR..
xImbau "bccause they had no homes to leave
Nothing but the dUIhl'
Of the Internal regions can exaggerate "ha'
hos honncned I'm Armenia" Again. In praisihs
tho cb,rocterlstics Of he Armcnians. she sa'u'
Would TO God that the Christians OF New"
Work ,.iv were as c!,an morally as the AT
mcnians Of Turkey
o,be- sp.ake-s we're the Rev DR.. Josiah
Strorc and tn. Rev. Il. Fay NILS ana MIS-.
uooih- Tucker Each Of the speakers albu.u
for the admission Of the ArmehianS moT ,h.,,
Ellis Island and those who mlHh, i",p" tn' Dr
Nr Sank.y sang Throw out the Lllch''e aro
s,rong read a set Of resolutions "ni'h ~ W,
enthusiastically adopted. The reso'u''o'' ''"N
n follows:
Resolved That hs mccti X lesTr,; Of the
kahl. horrors through which ne M Ar'i,' ~ ~
nation has been allied to pass an" ''S "''''' -
scconI ro extend the right hand of welconr op 10
the refugees VINO have sought 'he '"o'''' "
eTbird To pro,e-, against classifying as ordinary
ir,mlcrants tn. Arm"nianS WHO my 49,,
shpr"s - escape from slaughter ana 70 ursn or
Government 10 Civ" the most H",t I,Ira ~ I'M
nrn,eon to he law regulating the ian'.hs 81, q, III
,,rr,r,s nd 10 exercise the discretion th.r,lh ~
i.ht Ly ,ccrntng the "oral guarantee OF tnr re-,
."'NnY,hI. soc.tirs and friends who have pledS'h
,bb"ms,Iye- to see that the refugees shall not pe'
'',F Tpur.b And further. that this meeting without
dsirrT 10 dictate to the Government earnestly I'M
r,,,eS +, 10 uec every pacific method within US
rrcarh 10 bring about such accord among IN. ] n,S
- pauers as shall compel the Turkish Govern
ment 10 put an Immediate end to the terrible mas
sacres
Four Of the Armcnians who were held on
Ellis Island were released yesterday lhere are
am hctwaen 80 and 800 waiting on the island
,n ,bo hones that bonds may he offered To pre-
vcnt their being dcoortcd.
The Syrians and Armenians who were sent TO
Hoffman Island for observation were 'aNe"
hack 10 Ellis Island yesterday.