The New York Times

MISSIONS BOARD TO APPEAL

Will Ask Americans for Funds to Aid Armenian Victims of Turks

SEPTEMBER 25, 1915

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.--An appeal to the American people for

contributions to
relieve Armenians in Turkey who have been banished to isolated towns
for alleged
hostility to the Turkish Government soon will be issued from New York
by the
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The appeal will
be based
upon a resort from Ambassador Morgenthau to the board.

Representatives of the board have conferred with State Department

officials
regarding the plan for assassinating the Armenians. The American
Government,
however, will take no part officially in the plan, the indicated that
it will
not permit interference with its policy from any foreign power.

The American Government's protest, through Ambassador Morgentau, to

Turkey
against alleged ill-treatment of Armenians brought about minor
concessions, but
this Government has taken no further action. Turkish officials asserted
that the
steps against Armenians were necessary as a war measure to prevent
rebellion and
plotting against the Government. State Department officials say no
further
action is completed now in regard to the Turkish reply to the American
protest.
The reply has not yet been made public.

Ambassador Morgentau was instructed today to investigate rumors that

American
missionaries had been killed in recent Turkish military operations
against the
Armenians.