The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 14, 1896, Page 8

I\ SUPPORT OF THE ARMENIANS, A Strong Protest Against Turkish Cruelties Adopted. DETAILS OF ATROCITIES. They Cause Murmurs of Horror Among the Vast As- semblage. SOME ELOQUENT ADDRESSES Free America Urged to Ask Indifferent Europe to Act in Human- ity’s Cause. It was an aundience thoroughly and in- i ord with the object of the that called them together which opolitan Hall night. »se of the gathering was to ex- ent of the people of San ce to the horrible Ar- t ts of which hocked the inary m: sitate some question of nce. Instead of 1p of politicians and voters a number of the sex present, and the platform was with some of the most eminent spirited men of the large 2 he speakers found ready response » their appea patriotism, freedom to their denuncia- ies of the Kurds, the cticed by the Turks and ful indifference of the Buropean yhic portray f meeting to draw part ance of it. We t once land with e the races, the 1 be heard an at action sh hew off and I ion end > inhabitants of not he ignorant > evil pa. centuries. I heard de- assacres which 1840 and 1260, e streets es of the at Damasct ses 1l n then ex- d interfere with atrocities and punish the was that not done ? The reason is that there hovers over Europe, of power, that prevents ering the Turkish E ers Russia from taking pos Dardanelles, keeps Germany, Italy and France irom interfering with Turkish affairs, mean. while allowing the fan ravage, plund emands a change. 1 10 other way, then let the ope agree on & partition of the e among States that will estab- .~ Seience and 1 n alike predicate the great brotherhood of the nations of the earth, the unity of man and his march forward to & civilization that shall be free from Wroug and cruelty of every kind—and in the name of this brotherhood ie demand that the neces- sary and immediate steps be taken, to secure for our Armenian brothers the inalienable right of every man to & peaceful, orderly, just and protecting government. As & fundamental principle, the American Government has always refused, and properly | €0, to meddle In European affairs. In the name of humanity, however, it can in this in stance consistenily make itself heard, a should demand in thunder tones of the E Topean powers to stop these atrocities, es pecially s many American citizens are in- volved. Let us pass resolutions to that effect and ask Cougress, as the representative of indignant Americans, to make itself heard, and that at once, in behal of an outraged humanity. Rev. H. N. Bevier, secretary of the executive committee which had called the meeting, then read letters of regret at the inability to be present and of s mpathy with the movement, from Archbishop Riordan, Bishop Nichols, ex-Mayor E. B, Pond, H. J. McCoy, A. Altmayer. Rev. Dr. Horatio Stebbins and A. B. Forbes. The latter's communication closed as follows: 1am in sympathy with the objcet, and here- with inclose check for $25 for the fund, and hope you will find liberal supporters. “The European powers” no doubt will subscribe iberally. The secretary then announced the fol- lowing list of vice-presidents: James D. Thorton, M. H. Myrick, E. B. Pond, L. R. Ellert, Charlés Goodall, Annis Merrill, E. B. Sawyer, Charles F. Crocker, Charles M 8hortridge, A. B. Forbes, Monroe’ Greenwood, N.T. Romaine, Horace Davis, A. 5. Hallid Louis Sioss, 1. J. Truman, R. V. Watt, A. Drown, R. B. Forman, H. L. Captain A. Rogers, Sidney M. Smith, Gerstle, A. Anspacher, Peixotto, N. Lienthal, . gufford, N. P. Cole, H. L. Dodge, Charles Holbrook, H. J. McCoy. Chester L. Smith, Wales L. Palmer, Robert Dickson, C. 8. Kelly, . F. Von Rhein, David Dodge, J. L. Hutchinson, F. A. Hyde, S.'G. Kel jogg, C. A, Murdock, john Barry Jr., J. W Whiting, C. 8. Holmes, W. J. Gibson, C. B. Perkius, Louis Brown, Thomas Starr King Jr. M. Goldwater, A. Altmayer, I. W. Hellman, Hugo Rothschild, John Garber. He also read a communication from the Armenian residents of Fresno returning thanks to the promoters of the movement for their earnest efforts to secure a miti- | gation of the sufferings and persecutions of their fellow-countrymen in the land of their birth. John Bonner then delivered a lecture on Why is it not | ssion of the | al Mohammedans to | the history of Armenia, in the course of which he said: Armenia was the cradle of the human race in the legends of old. There were kings in Arme- nis when Athens was unknown and Rome was aswamp. In a redistribution of territory Armenia fell to the portion of Turkey. The usualoppression and misrule followed. From time immemorial the Kurds have been bandits. They are not unlike what our Apaches were before they were confined to our reservations. In course of time the populatior of Armenia dwindled from 4,000,000 to 600,000 souls. They have for years and years appealed for aid and protection to the European powers without avail. In the treaty of Berlin the Sultan was made to covenantto protect the ‘Armenians, but the treaty proved worthle so far as being of any benefit to the Armenians who continued at the merey of the Mo: | The Armenians had rights in theory onl: | _ The Armenians are buta handful and u | for war. The Sultan equipped the Kurds as | cavalry and flung them into Armenia. Though the Kurds proved themselves poor soldiers in 8, they were yet just the kind of soldiers t ‘sltan wanted in Armenia; their preda- tory instinets served his purpose exactly, as they could be depended upon to make contin- uous and cruel warfare on an unprotécted peo- ple. Numerous instances of outrages and cru- | elties of a horrible character practiced on the Armenians by the Turks were described | in detail and brought frequent murmurs of horror from the audience. Continuing, he said: These are sample outrages. They have been going on for two vears. Some of the worst deeds were instigated by high officials of the Turkish empire. It required but a word to blow the old fanati- cal spirit of persecution into flame, and this word was spoken by the Sultan. If we can do nothing more we can at least tender our sympathies to the oppressed and a crust of bread to tne starving. | | Samuel M. Shortridge was then an- | | nounced to make a brief address, and his appearance called forth lonz and hearty apolause. His_eloquent apostrophe to liberty was an effort that stirred the blood in the veins of all the vast aundience. His | fervor was of that intense chacacter that his first score of words were interrupted by an empha demonstration of approval. His description of the metaph of liberty to the mountains of thence to the caves of those n of her breasting the wav of e and perm untry, and his mountains; the ng pla for keeping he: by cou oppressed, w hearty and vociferous respon i He spoke in part as follow e here to-night to tand th se[ to worship God wi erand in ever manner & person desires in accord- ce. [Applause.] Gentile, Prote: and adherents of other ‘creeds— it our voices in behalf of T when Christianity | nia, to the present | :t of ‘oppression and f torture by unscrupu- | stand idle when these atroci- ing o ca, whose President to & great and powerful and domin nent that it shall no r power. [Applause ot to say to the not persecute > America that he sha an of Tur- almost des of liberty, the nd the idea of the 2, should be a light in the heavens for the nations of men. We zhould at all times lift up our voices ecution wherever ay be prac- in in yoting for the adoption of reso- lling upon our representatives in 0 protest sgainst these atrocious op- Congres pressions. C. H. Minton then presented the ng preamble and resolutions: he civilized world has for the last few hs again been horrified by reports of lesale lawlessness and slanghter among the Armenians of Asia Minor. The monoton- ! nuance of these reports raises a strong ponding truth and perversion r part; the intrigues of diplomacy sinister intent, revise these reports: tis impossible’ for one who 1s not ound accurately to measure the re- | making all able evi- m re. | ces and | the grav ards and ports alread correspond ice abundantly the history o ote provix on that e n of terror and ¢ from day to day in the repo finor. | indict any power that in: | accomplices in the crimes that ar { ment “We are here to-might—Jew, Shortridge. Gentile, other crecds—willing to lift our voices in behalf of religious freedom,” said Mr. | Protestant, Catholic and adherents of when steam and elect. are making remotest nations 1d when common huma and knowledg next-door ) each othe the instincts of phil hropy and re and fair are afactor as perhavs never before in the zation of the world—in v this it is only American to declare that eve man is b her’s keeper, that the Gentile neighbor to the Jew and the Jew is neighbor to the Ge: and that every citizen of the world is, in his measure, responsibl of every other ¢ i 1t is America: to believe and no crown or parliament has rig buman, 10 Oppress any people uw It is American to believe and to afir such unjust treatment of any clags of men a high crime before the living God of the nations and before the a al of righteousness among men. American to igates, prosecutes or among its subjects permits iratricidal strif b with a crime that just ground of fc feiture of a place of honor among the nations, and if persisted in, whether by reason of the weakness or the wickedness of the powers that be, can only merit the con- tempt and execration of 1l the nations of the earth. Itis American to belive and to affir that no conceiveble consideration of diplo- nacy can justify the nou-interferenege of neigh- 1y power is m 3 1 quel fe within its bord rence makes the powers thus permitting the erim committe: In pursuance of these solemn cc recommend for adoption as the iment, mally expressed, of the people of San Fran. co the following resolution: That we regard with decp and unmitigated abliorrence the atrocitics that are being com- mitted among the Armenians of Asia Mi that such deed 1ed to-di land on earth. That 15 appeal to the Govern- of the Sultan at Constantinople once and forever to put an end to these cruelties in dominion_which, if they are not sup- pressed, must finally prove that the Ottoman npire is an exotic in the soil of civilization, “Let us thank God we have a President who has courage enough to stand up and ‘sass’ England,” said Rabbi Voorsanger. of national self-res; ness of ct makes for the sacred- | the principle of the inGependent | autonomy of every Government and of cvery | people. It is not forgotten that minding one’s | | own business is a primary element in national | | policy not less than in individual ethics. Itis | not forgotten that there are special reasons | | | why the Government and people of the United States of America should refrain from inter- | ference with the internal affairs and the re- ciprocal relations of European powers. Nor is it forgotten that without reasons, plainly extraordinary, any dictation, any censure con- cerning the policies of alien empires, is an un- seemly interference and & breech of interna- | tional courtesy. And yet, notwithstanding all this, it is a part of the creed of genuine Americanism that organized national oppression is a crime | against the common instincts of humanity. Our institutions are founded upon the recog- | nition of theinalienable rights of every human | being. Our history is & vindication of the | | sacredness of life and liberty and the honora- | ble pursuit of happiness. In our championship of this high ground no question of longitude or race or religiou or statecraft should impair our loyalty or check our zeal. Our history may mnot be without blemish, but the blemish is to our shame | while the history itself is to our everlasting honor. | It is entirely American to hold that in this | age of the world, when the community of na- tions is an acknowledged fact; when the im- portant interests of commerce and civilization are unified in the peramount interests of & an anachronism in the nineteenth century of the Christian era until an outraged sentiment | of justice and humanity will ery out demand- ing the absolute disintegration of a Govern- ment that has forfeited every right to exist. 3. That we profoundly believe that the time has come when neighboring nations should, with dignity and courtesy, demand that the Sultan shall immediately employ every force at his command 1o stop these atrocities, and failing in this, that they should assert their own prerogatives, based upon the international law and ethics of humanity, and employ their own forces to police these disturbed regions and stay the hand of murder and crime. 4. Thatwe convey these sentiments to the Sccretary of State and o our immediate repre- sentatives in the National Congress at Wash- ingion, usging them in the name of God and of humanity, and, in_harmony with the reso- lutions offered by Senator Hoar in the United Btates Senate, 1o us¢ every proper means to bring about the ends of justice in Turkey and to consider whether onr Government, happily free from the embarfassing complications of the so-called balance of power in Europe, ma; notbe, for that very reason, peculiarly quali- fied and called upon to perform the difficult but honorable oflice of Peacemaker among the quarreling subjects of the Sultan. 5. That we make this an occasion for giving expression to our utter abhorrence of all op- pression and all persecution of whatever race and by whatever power; the scenes of physical torture should belong only to the dishonoring pages of the past. The banishment of any race orsect or class from any land, so long 88 they ons we | 11 n peace and are innocentof conspiracy st the ruling power, is an act of national stry which merits the unqualified con- nation of civilization. Any Government, Petersburg or_on the Bosphorus, in London or Paris or Peking or Washington, ie » usurper and not & ruler in so far as it dis- criminates among its & ou_account of industrial, political ious. Ours 1s the age of liberty and equality and justice and charity and humanity, 11 in the name of God, and any discrimination that favors one men or set of men above an- other before the high tribunals of civil author- ¥ vard step in the history of civiliza- d to sll good men of every d and of every creed. That, though unhappily, it may be that no word we can speak may avail to correct the ronic evils of which complaint is made, nev- icless we will have discharged a solemn ty o ourseives ana to the world in having d our voice of indignation and appeal; and especially we call upon other communities on this coast and thronghout the country to continue to speak out against the crimes that comm and the wrongs that are | mitted against the weak, the help- | less and the distressed in Armenia, with the praer that a ul God will speedily bring T to the suff and canse the blestings of peace and prosperity to brighten the habita- tions of cru oppressed. In speak t the resolutions Rev. Dr. Minturn said: I have the honor to move & vote of adoption of the resolutions I have just read. I do not Ity and to cheer the lives of the | desire to add much more iban a few words to tacle of modern Europe, the most shameful | | spectacle of modern history, 1s that of the | bigoted and capricious sick man _pretend- what they express. There can be no doubt in dispute a8 to the wisdom of such action. Any | man is less than & man who can read his morn- ing paver these days without a burning at his | The face of | seart and a boiling in ydern history blu of Turkey. his blood. hes at the gigantic crimes I beg to say, Mr. Chatrman, that these reso- | lutions raise o question of race or nationalit or religion. The fact that the Armenians be to an ancient Christian communion is ot teferred to in the paper. The fact that the Sultan of Turkey is Supreme Caliph of the Mohammedan faith is nothing to us now. is not satd w longs to one side and sl! the wrong to the sther. But certainly the most shameful spec- ng to the ancient fal ¢ Constantine, butchering a whole class among his subjects, while Euro- pean powers, in silent jenlousy, fold their arms and butchering work go on. It s men cynical, it makes men skeptical as No man_ with s weight. can atone for the crime of a continent. does not sanction and guarantee the equal rights of all men. It is not because we believe this creed or that. It is not because we worship at this altar or that, It is not because we trace the blood that courses in our veins to this ancestor | or that. It is because we all believe in that God whose name is righteousness, it is be- cause we believe that no power of man, social, political or religious, has a right to live for a single moment that lifts its shameless head sageinst the simple laws of justice and hu- manity. We stend together on the broad platform of eternal right. We are here because we are men end because the Armenians are men. Large as are the principles on which good men disaree, they are small when compared with the principles on which all good men are as one. We indict not the wrongdoer but the wrong. We call for the end of this reign of bigotry and butchering and bloodshed in Armenia. We appeal to the Sultan in his stfling atmos- pliere of deception and duplicity and Intrigue. We appeal to Europe in the name of all that is good and great in her tradition and her history; we appeal to the civilized world to end this tragedy of horrors. We appeal to the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob. We appeal 1o the God'of Islam, the Allah who has Mohammed as his prophet. We uppeal to the Christian's God, who is not blind to the sor- Tows of the suffering, nor deaf to their cries for deliverance, that these distressed regions, once consecrated by the most sacred events in all the history of the world, may be freed from the crushing heel of the tyrant and be strong in the strength of the just. Let San Francisco lift up her humble yoice to stop the work of oppression and extermination, and to call upon the weak and wicked despot at the Dardanelles to his duty, or if not to his duty to his abdication, or if 1ot to his abdica- tioni to his swift and disgraceful downfall. Dr. Minturn then offered the resolutions as read to the adoption of the meeting. He said no one worthy of the name of man could read the accounts of persecu- tion in Armenia as published in the news- papers without a gnrmng at his heart and a boiling in his blood. He stig- matized the atrocities as a dread- ful blot upon the closing years of the nineteenth century. All considerations of race, creed or ancestry should be set aside in view of the fact that at certain times all men are kin. He protested in the name of humanity against the reign of bigotry and bloodshed, which is rendering the East of Europe a spectacle to the nations of the earth, Right Rev. Bishop Goodsell The of the Methodist church then made a few remarks expressing his sympathy with the movement in aid of the tortured and op- pressed Christians of Armenia, 2 ‘“We have our limitations,’” continued the right reverend gentleman,‘‘but we have our strength as well. The voice of 70,000, people will make that cruel i human = Turk reform or quit. The little jealousies of European govern- ments ought not to allow this frightful, longdrawn-out reign of terror to con- tinue. And if,’ concluded the Bishop, raising his voice in a burst of patriotic eloquence, “if Armenia’s neighbors will not extend a hand to help her, then, in God’s name, let us call upon them to get out of THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1896 ng in favor of the adoption of | It | ntimated that all the right be- | and beauti- | umene | q d the situation without an | mation of horror and indigmation and | No diplomatic reason can have a | No cousideration of finance | No re- | ligious creed has its credentials from God that | y ' the way and give Uncle Sam a chance to show what he can do."”’ % The Bishop’s words were greeted with a tumultnous burst of long-sustained ap- plause, which plainly evinced that he had touched a responsive chord in the popular heart. Mayor Sutro then introduced the Rev. Dr. Scott, who has resided in Armenia for about ten years. Referring to the Kurds, Dr. Scott said that part of them were peaceable and courteous, while others were robbers who periodically pillaged the smaller Armenian towns. For years the Armenians had submitted to these recur- ring attacks, until some men from Russia came and told the persecuted people that they would be fools to endure such a state of affairs any longer. This was the commencement of the trouble. After paying taxes to the Sultan the poor people had been forced to pay tribute in goods, in cattle, and even in human_ beings to the horde of savages which descended upon them at the least expected times. Affairs had gone from bad to worse until the present fearful sta‘fie had been reached. | he Rev. Dr. Williams then announced in a few well-chosen words that a collec- tion would be taken up in aid of the per- | secuted victims of the Turk. A number | of gentlemen were given certain portions | of the hall in which to receive the offer- ings, which amounted to $60, six dollars of which were contributed by an Armenian | laborer through the Rev. Dr. Scott. | The Rev. George Edward Walk then | read the memorial and translations of let- | ters reproduced in another column. He prefaced his reading by stating that the | wildest and most fanciful imagination | would be incapable of picturing the scenes | of horror amid which the Armenian na- | tion was struggling and its people perish- | ing. | fiahbi Voorsanger was the next speaker. He commenced gy rallying the Rev. Dr. Scott, who had mndvertem.l‘y referred to him as “Bishof) Voorsanger.’ “But I will get even with him,” re- marked the genial rabbi. “Every time I have to speak of him 1 will call him ‘Rabbi Scott.’ Then the doctor in Israel became not alone serious, but eloquent. He said it was a good thing to cry out against Turk- ish oppression, but it was also a good thing to cry out against English greed and lust of territory. “‘We should thank God,” cohtinued Dr. Voorsanger, *‘that we are Americans and that we have a President who has courage enough to stand up and ‘sass’ England. I wish to add to the protest of this meet- ing the further protestof a Jew against the persecution of a Christian nation. The Armenian Christians live in a country which is their own and should not be taken from them, The man who perse- cutes his brother is a monster, deserving of the curse of God and of the execration of his fellow men. . “Itis terrible to see the results of bigotry | in other lands; to contemplate the desola- | tion and misery which are caused by the | most fiendish despotism and oppression, carried on under the sacred mantle of re. i ligion. But what are we to think when | we see men in our own fayored land rais- | ing aloft the 1niquitous standard of persecution for conscience’s sake? Do not,”” he cried in a tone of Im- passioned entreaty; ‘‘in the name of the | great God of love and mercy, do not, I beg | you, harbor in your souls any sentiment | | of sympathy with a movement so un- | worthy of humanity. And now that we | | Bishop Goodsell. | see the horrors which result from fanatical | hatred, let us learn two great lessons, one of chari which will make us do our | best to aid the victims of oppression, and the other of precaution, teaching to put forth every effort for the expulsion of all | bigotry and uncharitableness from our own glorious country.” ‘When the applause following Dr. Voor- sanger’s address had subsided Mayor Sutro calied for the feeling of the audience in relation to the resolutions read by Dr. | Minturn. A chorus of ayes mingled with loud cheers indicated that the house was of one accord on the subject, and that the adjournment of the meeting would not be tantamount to the abandonment of further endeavors in behalf of the sadly tried Christians of Armenia. IR e CALIFORNIA. ARMENIANS. Translation of Their Address to the Chalrman of the Great Mass- Meeting. The following letters, received from the committee of native Armenians resident in California, are quite pertinent at this time and also self-explanatory. The latter of the two was read at the mass-meeting last evening by George Edward Walk: To the Editor of The Call—DEAR : On be- half of all Armenians in this State a delegation of two resident Armenians of this city waited on Dr. Williams of the commitiee for the mass- meeting with an address and translated copies of hl?l{ received letters, the copies of which you will please to find enclosed. On behalf of all Armenians we beg to express our sincere gratitude to you for the services your paper so bravely rendered to this human cause. For the delegation, respectfully, M. ANANOUN. SAN FRAXNCISCO, January 13, 1896. Hon. Adolph Sutro, chairman mass-meeting for the Armenians—DEAR SIR® In benalf of the Armenians of this State Ibeg to express our thanks and sincere gratitude to you, and through you to the movers of this great mass- meeting for the Armenians in Turkey, and to the public in general whose sympathies are and have been with us, and to the editors of the papers in this City in particular who have #tood by and advocated the rights of the perse- cuted and denounced with one accord these outrages as a stain on the nineteenth century, and we ask God’s blessing on this great meetin; that it mey result in some good to our aficte dear nation. Allow us on this occasion to submit to your and the public attention few facts in this re- gard. Many who have read the reportsin the pa- pers may have thought them exaggerated, the nature being too inhuman and brutal and too outrageous to be perpetrated in this century. But we who have been born and lived a great Tt of our lives among them. and ull who uow closely the nature of the Turks and their {aith, which is hatred and prejudice against all other religions and faiths, and who believe in the person of the Sultan the representative of God, will then believe that nothing is too atrocious or terrible for the unspeakable Turk to0 do 80 long as commanded by the Sultan, the eruel Nero of the age. The present Sultan, Abdul Hamid Khan, dur- ing the Berlin Congress, when a delegation_in the persons of Archbishop Khorean Nar Bey and Minas Tcheraz was sent, and on their pleadings the Sixty-third Article was adopted, then and there vowed and swore to extermin: ate the Armenian nation, and this he boldly declared to that Patriarch as a reproach of his task. Now, he is merely fulfilling his vow, profiting by the jealousy of the European powers. We Armenians, born in Turkey under the oke of oppression and persecution, now en- {aying the pure sweet air of American llber!{. we know more and can feel more what this liberty means, and we have well learned the great principle of this country, which moves and rules this country and which we trust wili | hordes of Kurds are | vention, naving given | mouths; they come in feelings of any true Ameriean, for God made men, breathing the air of freedom into them, and gave them this worid with full rights to live in and enjoy, and he did not make men (o cut down one another. Now, therefore, our only ery is, Armenian this right of living, safety of life and property,” and the Armenians as an indust ous people will show to the world that they can also work the earth, and there will be no more famine or poverty to make the nation a burden on great-hearted and liberal Ameri- cans. The object of this mass-meeting, to raise funds to enable the Red Cross Association to g0 into Armenia and distribute help to the people. moves our hearts in gratitude to all | noble donators. Butas these ravaging Turhs | do not know by any other way to stop their cruel wiping-out intention but only by force, | feeding poor wretcned survivors will serve to | ive the ists. Itisexpected that when the com- mittee is fully formed it will represent 500 to 1000 Socialists in this City va»lone.‘lp say ncthing of un;se who sympathize with cialistic principles. EDTne comImiueflpisdoiu;z what is termed propaganda work, and laying out the plan of the coming campaign. One of the mem- bers last evening in discussing the move- ment, said: 'he Bocialists do not intend, so far as I am informed, to put up a complete ticket. W concentrate our fire upon several oflices, such as the Supervisors and State legislatures. At this stage of the game we have not the material ¢ office, even if we had & chance to win, which we have not. We believe in cover- ing the ground well as we proceed, and not attempt to bite off more than we can chew, so preserve victims for the unspeakable Turk and Clothing them will serve to enrich the pockets. Theouly way to help the Armeni we know is 8 Strong representation to ik President to use all his influence on E o land and Russia to come to sbme unaerstand- ing to save the Armenians or America must in- tecfere and_show the Sultan the power of the Stars and Stripes, which stand for liber: brotherhood. Otherwise it will not b before the whole Armenian nation will wiped from existence. 3 3 Again and again expressing the deep grat tude of all the Armenians in this State, v submit to your attention and to the public the inclosed translations of letters lately received from different people in different parts ot Turkey. Names, for precaution, are reserved. In behalf of the Armenians in the State of Californis, I am your obedlent servant, M. ANANOUN. Inclosed in the foregoing letter are the following extracts from personal letters | be | hopes_of cct to meet with considerable success At the last election we polled 2000 ere we expected only 1000, and but e effort was made on that cccasion. At that time the Populists cut into our voting ranks because those were led who advocated reform way by a belief that that party would sh great things. The Populists who ted in all parts of the United States have done absolutely nothing, and their voices haye not been raised in favor of any radical reform measure. Chis has dis vhn\c flocked ba d their supporters, who to the Socialist ranks in ge numbers. Those people are placing their advancement in our party, seeing what it has done in Germany and France for the people. We do not care for the judiciary positions, and we will not make any fight to elect a Socialist to the bench. In this respect we will simply vote as individuals for the men | least antagonistic to socialism, but we will in- dorse them on our ticket. Itis the lawmaki received from Armenia From a letter dated C—, Dec. 6. 1895. | Christmas is approgching, but no one has the | spirit or courage to celebrate. The women all | are in mourning for the nation’s affliction. I| caL now imagine the mournings of the Jews | during the time of Estber. In the churches | and the houses deadly silence reigns as at & funeral. Sackcloth and ashes would be put on but for fearof detection. This city, though, is | quiet for the present time, since extra Warships of the powers have been permitted to enter. but yet great fear prevails. The lenst quarre or dispute puts every person into flight for life. | Often suddenly houses are shut, stores cl khans (business buildings) are barred aud peo: ple will be seen running everywhere, secking refuge. Mostappalling news from the interior, in spite of all suppression, reaches our ears. Our hearts are in sore grief for them., We know not what to do. Several attempts were made to collect money and clotuing to send to the survivors of the massacres, but it has been suppressed by the Government. Already there is great poverty here. On account of & disturbance here quite & long time the stores were closed, and nosw al- most no business is done, but still human hearts can’t stand the wretchedness and mis- ery they arein in the interior. Again, secret efforts are being made to collect money and clothing and send them secretly, but at great risk, for we don’t know whetlier they reach their destination or are taken on the way by the Turks. Anyhow, every person, Armenian, Greek or Jew, fecling to do something in thi$ regard. All e believe done by the intrigue of Russin, but England is much more to be blamed, for after stirring up the matters so much did not stand bravely and urge upon the right. May God send help to us, for there is no help from any power at prese Signed by B. K. rom & letter dated S—, December 15 18! d, | § thet we are after, for in the making of the laws lies more importance than 1n the execution of the laws after they are made. The Socialist Labor party is betier prepared to enter politics row than éver before, because we can put more good speakers in the field. Our work in the past has been educating our members on social and political economies, and while our force in numbers does not seem large, yetnearly every one is educated and able to take the stump ana deliver a sound, logical address, In e short time our executive committee will formed, and our plans formulsted. e will proceed to enter the political earnest, and organize the numerous subdivisions of the party the same as other po- litieal parties. It is true we may meet with defeat, and it would be surprising if we did carry all we undertake, but the history of the Socialist Lebor party shows that at every move it gains ground, and so far has not lost any that it has gained. Quite a_long time I have not written to y am surd it worried you and caused you so about our city, but, my dear, how could I | e, and there i5 no business to write abont. All L have to_write about is national af and I don’t like to stir you up. I pres you are reading the papers there and 1 wo not be surpr ¢ L 1d ed if you kuow more than we do, | but you know of the happenings; you know or not of the fear as we do, ar. The general belie iere, but 4 big storm is_ gath interior either to be le: kill, or coming themsel pillaging in the ve are liv tha pring aroun ing imported fron 00se on us to rob and d s, their atroci interior, without an some taste 1o here to pract same, as more riches are here for ther worse than this, the Government is sending many Armewmans into the interior like shee 10t pter-house, under the pretense o avoiding the dangerous element, butin re 10 have them killed by the Kurds in t ies terior. Signed by A. A. From a letter dated B——, December 1 1895, Since I wrote to you last there is no change inour condition here. Starvation is frighten- ing those who evade the swerd. Most of the of opening_ them, for whatever the Turks ask must be given them and o money ask return. Who can dare to ask for mone goods. Sure, your doom is sealed then. There looks no hope, no light. The future is dar M »d have merey upon us. We jeel thankful, for according to the news from other towns, we are much better off. In Adana, | Ceesarea and Marash, where massac on a | grand seale are still going on, our great gri is that many are losing all hope of any he irom the Franks [all Europeans are termec Franks] and become apostaes, turni Mohammedanism. Oh, the poor A thelr fatels reaily worihy of weepi times we are d to say: “How cruel art thou, O Lord! unto thee for help and thou answerest not. Thou hast made us as dust under the foot of the infidel!” Signed by A. K. SOCALIST LABOR PARTY, Preparing to Put a Ticket in the Field in the Next Campaign, The Principal Fight Will Be Made for Supervisors and State Legislators. The socialists of this City, and of the State for that matter, are making prepara- tions to take an active partin the next campaign. Steps &re being taken toward putting a ticket in the field at the next fall | election. The socialists expects to poll | between 7000 and 8000 votes, and they give | what they claim to be good reasons for setting the estimate at these figures. The general public is no doubt in igno- rance of the remarkable growth in this City of this party of political economists, for only once in a while are little bodies of socialists seen in the streets preaching the doctrines of reform and an universal brotherhoed. Many, too, confound the words socialist and anarchist, vet the two are as opposite as night and day. How=- ever, these reformers have labored quietly in all classes of society, anda while those who are affiliated with the various sections may be numbered by a few thousands their sympathizers are numer- ous. Some idea of their voting strength can be conceived by remembering that at the last Presidential election the socialists of the United States polled 42,000 votes, to say nothing of what they lost to the Populists. n this City at the last election they ex- pected to poll about 1000 votes and were agreeably surprised by a return of double that number. Since then several new sections have formed in this City, Oakland, Sacramento, Los Angcles and Ventura. In San Fran- cisco there is the Italian section, which meets every Sunday in Columbo Hall. There are about seventy-five active mem- pers, but their meetings always draw three to four times that number. The same can be said of the French section. Liberty section is small, but growing. The Jewish section has a remarkably strong following, The German ‘'section is a large organiza- tion and has a strong, active lot of workers. But the oldest and strongest in the City is the American section, and added to these are the Oak- land section, two sections in Ventura, one in Los Angeles and one each in several of the other larger cities. There is another organization in San Francisco know as the Society of American Socialists, but whether that body will affiliate with he others, which are a part of the National and inter- national body, is not known. As stated, these Socialists are not idle but are preparing to make a vigorous fight for several places within the gift of the people. Delegates are being sent from soon rule the world, that is, “The People's Will is God’s Will.” So we believe the Ameri- unfimhlfic can do much more than is thought in the rescue of the oppressed, which is a na- tional holy duty. This is rather a human cause than Armenian. It should not make any difference what the uationality or religion they belong to in the each of the sections named to form an executive committee. 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