Speaker. at this In I In the time of the 50th anniversary of the cruel s lied thecize g funds and inhuman Armenian massacre of In- citze a public famous history it is most fitting that the Wh his col- U.S. House of Representatives should by ar eserved. suspend its business in order to express Arme its great horror and deep sorrow con- them: cerning this awful example of mans in- Force humanity to man and to pay just tribute mlit4 to the faithful and courageous people of in Armenia. siona Back on the 24th day of April in 1915 desce and during the following several weeks. qualt thousands of Armenian leaders in all ment IK walks of life were arrested throughout Ha the Armenian communities. by Turkish Arme TIVES authorities. in the middle of the night ltf4. I and deported in groups to distant areas victie and a great number were murdered with as el Sunday. extrene cruelties. nevei nunities At the same time young Armenians baric rate the who had been faithfully serving in the As depend- Turkish Army were disarmed and mur- couri ing spe- dered by their Turkish fellow soldiers ampi e Polish under the orders of their officers. tive 1ople of Having decimated. in this frightful Th Polish manner. the country of its leaders and tially heritage fighting men the Turkish Government natic om the then next proceeded to deport the entire thei his doec- Armenian population in historic Arme- woh meican nia to distant. desolate regions in Turkey. ior .d it in- Nearly 21/2 million Armenians. mostly the funda- old men. women. and children. were and the U.S. forced to abandon their homes. their peop *r. It is businesses. their belongings. their pers ber each churches. and schools to form caravans the n which for a terrible journey which reached from free of man the Armenian Plateau to the hot sands and of the distant Arabian Desert. achi ave been It is estimated conservatively that 11/2 that lng their million weak and defenseless human becy have ings died in the course of that indescribn liberty ably inhuman journey from hunger. P a by war thirst. exposure. orat the murderous lition to hands of cruel gendarmes and Turkish Inny at and Kurdish ruffians all along the way. shores Mr.
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