Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-14
atrocities OF Turks Have Re-
duced a People to Point Of
Utter Extinction

Rev Akaiko Akana this week re
ceiyed from the American Committee
Tor Armenian Relief pamphlets de-
scribing appalling conditions in the
. war-raeked country. and requesting
. him 10 assist 10 raising contributions
Accordingly he has written the fol,
. Owing appeal: ~~. r.. 49,. i -
These are moments for trying the
souls OF the civilized, educated and
thristianiZed man and women of our
. day. A pail Of horror hangs over the
world. The emotions and sympathies
. Of men in every walk Of life are
Sought for by a suffering people To
yield TO the benevolent impulses and
pour our relief for the needy Is to
harken 20 the call Of the Almighty,
To be engaged I'm an active service for
such a cause Is 10 answer the call
81 the hour, and this call is most i'm
perative. :=% -
Never since the creation OF this
world has human history recorded a
more tragic account of a most in
human brutality, as il has the perse-
cution of the Armenians at the hands
Of the black hearted Turks. Amid ali
fhe terrible accomplishments of the
tireadful Isropean war, there is none
more heartrending than this; and, at
This hour, the moan of race lying
under the crushing blows of hostile
and heartless empire, is stealing
ncross the heart OF stricken world.
IT was on August 1, 1914. when
Europe and Asia caught the fire which
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borders. The flower of the Armenian
manhood was summoned to the colors,
leaving behind them the aged and the
tender youth with women and chill
dren TO care for their homes and bust.
ness as best they could.
In April. 1915. and continuing on
through the month of November, the
most tragic hour In all their tragic
history came, and, at that hour. the
Indescribably terrible blow fell, With
h systematic and relentlessly cruel
IIrocess. massacre and deportation
took place. Men were led away in
Eroups outside their villages and killed
With clubs and axes.
THE consul of one Of the European
nations In Turkey reported that on one
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Idken out in boats. The batteries OF
artillery we're turned on these boats
rs targets. destroying the entire COM
Dany Schools and churches. which
we're tho frnition of many years of
Toll and tears. we're destroyed while
Ihe students we're mutilated.
Women and girls were reserved
Ior an Understandable fate in harems;
M the long weary marches TO exile;
ID the homes Of the. government OF.
ficials, or I'm the tents of the wild
tribes. From hundreds of wrecked
Villages and towns, caravan of 600
people was led away only to be de.
tIroyed BY the Arabs. Thousands
died OF hunger, torture. disease and
Exhaustion.
A year ago there we're about g.
boo 900 Armenians In Turkey. Half
of this number. or 100000 Armenians
have been slain, deported or persisted
because of disease or hunger. The
men in the army we're the first to be
Mutually nut TO death. Civilians, after
being subjected to horrible fortunes.
we're shot Even priests became VIC
Tins of brutal murder.
The latest cablegrams say that
he exiled, homeless Armenian sur.
tltors are eating grass. and dying by
the hundreds OF starvation. exposure,
torture and disease.
ssIn the Caucasian region not only
The Armenians but the HISTORIANS are
n great distress. Those WHO have