Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-07
President FeIicitates RevoIu-
tionists on Freedoms Dawn.
EXPRESSES HIS SYMPATHY
Sultan's Subjects Held Enthusiastic
Meeting in New York.
MUNDJI BEY PREsIDEs OVER IT
Says Despot Has Caused 80 Years Of
Suffering-Herbert Parsons
Makes Speech.

NEW YORK. September Turks Ar
menians Syr!ans, Albanians and even
some former Greek subjects o. the sultan
crowded into Carnegie Hall last night 20
help celebrate the granting Of consti-
tuition to the Turkish empire. Mundji
Bey. the Turkish charge daffaires at
Washington, presided.
Republican County Chairman Parsons
spoke In English. and there were speech
es in Armenian, Turkish, Arabian. Greek
and French.
The meeting was under the auspices OF
the Young Turks. the Armenian Revo!u-
tionary Federation and the Hunchakist
Society. The occasion was especially in
dorsed from Washington via Oyster Bay.
when James B. Reynolds read a letter
from President Roosevelt
The stage was decorated with Turkish
flags and small banners bearing in Ar
menian and Turkish such words as "Hur-
raL for the Young Turksr' ''Hurrah for
the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.''
and one in French, Liberty. Equality
and Fraternity"
Letter From Roosevelt.
Mundt Bey introduced James B. Rey-
nolds to read the Presidents letter He
did so. amid great applause.
The letter follows:
"Oyster Bay. Sept 4.
my Dear Mr.. Reynolds: Through you
may / present my regards to Mundji Bey.
the present charge Of Turkey in this coun-
try, and express my great pleasure on
the occasion which gives rise to the meet
ing next Sunday evening at Carnegie
Hall?
IAN men all over the world who be-
lieve in liberty and order, who believe in
a liberal government, under which justice
shall be done to every man without re-
gard to his creed or race. must feel the
keenest interest in and sympathy with
the movement so full of hope for gen
uine progress which Is now taking place
in the Turkish empire.
with heartiest good wishes for the
success of the meeting. believe me sincere
ly yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
After DR.. II. Tiryakyan Khan. once ply
stefan to the Shah Of Persia, had re-
marked in Armenian that the hitherto
Impossible fraternizing between Turks and
Armenians was taking place, MunJi Bey
spoke
For thirty-two years. said he. we
have suffered under a deSpot whom l do
not need to name. You all know his name.
II you wish to know now we have SUI
fered you can ask Turks, Armenians, AL
bianins and Syrians. who are in the audi
ence. for we have all Of them with US.
They have all been subjects of the Otto
man empire.
But we must be friends and brothers
now. We must respect Justice. II We
use this force which God has given US we
shall be strong and we will fight for lib
erty with our blood.
Parsons Congratulates Young Turks.
Munji Bey introduced Herbert Parsons.
I'VE Of young America" said Parsons,
Congratulate you of old Turkey upon
vo1r copsfit,,t;oD We tho older torch
bearers Of liberty. welcome you. the newer
torch bearers Of liberty" He also paid a
tribute to the young Turks, the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation and the Hunch-
akst Society.
Archbishop Abahouni. in the brown robe
Of his order. made a speech in Armenian.
He was cheered at first, but before he
had spoken long a storm Of Kisses broke.
ragged for a moment, and then was quiet
ed. Armenians who translated his say
ings said that at first he had spoken ia
vorably of the constitution, but eventually
had said something which was taken TO
be favorable to monarchy and the sui
tan.
Some of the other speakers were James
B. Reynolds. Michel Acknowledgement, a
Syrian. who spoke in Arabian; Zadig
Matigan, an Armenian, who spoke in
French: George Karanikolas. a Greek.
who spoke in Greek: Enver Beg, Young
Turk. who spoke in his native tongue.
and DR. NJ s. Gabzrielian. an Armenian,
who spoke in English. Sidky Bey, secre-
tary Of Ottoman legation in Washington.
was on the program for a speech. and
Mrs. Sidky Bey for a song. Miss n. Ia
tosian was also to sing.
Resolutions of Fluctuations were adopted
which were cabled to the Young Turks
committee in Constantinopie, and a tele-
gram OF thanks was sent to President
Roosevelt.