The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-23
ADDRESS FOR A NOBLE CAUSE.
A Review of the Causes which Led TO
the Adana Massacre.

| N~NC 1879 ~~N~- ~
the Adana Massacre.
On the evening Of November 9th
there was a notable meeting of Arme-
mans in Liberty hall, HOboken, over
one thousand being present. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
devising means for the relief of The
Adana sufferers. Consul General To-
pakyan made the principal address,
which was an able and eloquent one.
In the course of his remarks the Con-
General said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1t is with the greatest pleasure that
| have come to be here with you to-
night, especially so, II my coming will
be to you an evidence of my warmest
sympathy with every effort to help our
unfortunate Armenian orphans, and
all our people who are suffering in our
old country. 1t is the duty of every
one to help his suffering neighbor, but
for US there is the additional duty to be
worthy children of our ancestors who
were bearing all their troubles with
great patience for many centuries, in
order to care for their families and
keep the nation alive. You must un-
derstand that | must be able to under
stand this we'll, because / am helping
twenty-eight orphans, caring for them
like a father. There is no happiness
for me so great as to be Offering this
help to these orphans. 1t is evident
that when we die we take nothing
with us, except the good which we
have been able to do in this world.
The Lord himself has special reward
for such WORK. A man must have a
heart of stone not to be moved when
he thinks of the thousands of widows
and orphans in restitution, and espe-
cially when he reads the appealing let
tiers whichacome from them. trust
that God will hear their cry, and that
their tears will be dried even in this
world.
We earnestly hope that the Young
Turk party will do it's best to secure
the safety of Christians throughout
the Empire. Has the Young Turk
party the power necessary to prevent
horrible massacres For it is we'll
known that there are many Turks
still opposed to the ideas of the Young
Turk. They are always ready to plum
der of murder or make the Christian
women the victims of unnamable out
RACES. 1t is necessary that the lead
ers OF the horrible Adana massacres
should be severely punished, SO that
the unruly part of the Turks should
begin to fear and respect the law, and
the Christian Ottomans may begin to
feel safe in the country which they
must love and defend.
can never forget when more than
thirty years ago, first met the Amer
lean missionaries in Turkey, and they
told me wonderful and beautiful things
about America and the Americans. /
am glad that was able to come and
see with my own eyes what a great
country IL is, and how the generosity
of its noble citizens reaches the ends
Of the world. We have to-day shining
example in the life of that great and
good man, John s. Kennedy, who has
left behind him SUCH magnificent gifts,
not only for his own country, but for
our country as we'll. We cannot for
get the help which the American peo-
pie gave with open hands to the suffer-.
ing Armenians, more than ten years
ago. have no doubt, now that the
cry for help has come to this country
for 10000 widows and orphans 10 dan
ger Of starvation in the Odana region,
that the hearts of the noble men and
women of America will be moved to
send relief to save them from death.