Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-23
IN BEHALF Or raE AnnrsIASs.

The latest reports from Armenia
give the number " victims as twO
thousand, but Il l. not Impossible that
when all the details are X own, the
tlist estim tte OF six thouaaud will to
found but little exag GRATED. Still, the
sacrifice Of two "a Iusand persons on
the altar " religious iauaticsm IL =
crime against humauily-Ja fbArous
aud deplJrA0.o In he eItfome, ss-
pcoiaily when com mitted NJ the
threshold Of tue civilized world aud 10
a county whose rulers arc maiutA ned
by the power OF Christian nations.
rne n liuons that make sucn Out
RACES possible call Tor speedy remedy.
The sultan, we are told, has
already sent commission u
iuvs'tigatv the sdair, but those ac.
quaintuJ with Turkish diplomacy will
not OK forward with oinn lenoo to the
results Of such an Inquiry. IL will DO
10 the interest OF tue Mohammeian
imperial comm s'iouefss 30 well a. that Of
tho Turkish government 20 present the
matter IN a Iignt a. uniSvoraulo as pc.
-ibls 10 the Armenians. That they
Will do 40 IL a firug lnu conclusion. 1,
any further invo,t & ,,ion 10 urr icd II
shout be- coniuc.oI ny Impartial men,
Ia order tnat the wIoiu trutn may DO
laid Usioro tho wIrii. II tue strong
missionary soc otlta In this country
aud in EullanI would tAKo
tue matter up Ia earnest they
would un louOteJly DO able u
imurrss UPON tue rulers u FutEuy tho
necessity OF Protesting tue CHRISTIAN
SUI juts from violence At the han 10 Of
tno maraud5rs that iniest tue empire
aud Prevent repetition Of tue crime.
The matter would ue eminently win.
m the SCOPE Of tnu Evangelical Alliance
when hos Influential members Ia all
parts Of tue world.
Ths present sultan IL known ~ DO a
well educated, liOsrahminded geutlc.
man, AMI II no hal his own way, he
would Introduce western civilization
Among his subjects on generous
scale. Ia travelling through hi.
Iominions little innovstlo can be
noted almost everywhere asa result OF
his efforts. Bat no 10, himselL
limited by his surrounding. The
euolesiaslioAl head oi people,
the sheik.ul.lslam. frequently possesses
more influence over tho people
than the sultan and can annul any i'm.
perial decree. lilo Ia tie chief expo.
cntof the laws " the land, ami a. all
legal decisions Fest ullims,oly on the
Koran aud its commentaries, II Ia clear
Ihat development Is next 10 impoiai.
ole. To the narrow conservatism o.
this Official aud all his subordinates
most OF the bad conditions Of the
Turkish dJminions arc due, whatever
may be said In eNOnuTatlon Ol ths sui.
tau personally, La the case, howeysr,o OF
tho Armenian massacre II wa, stated
that the pascha who oonducteu thBsan.
culinary affair exhibited an ord u
from Constantinoplr, commanding N,
soldiers 10 execute tuelr Victims.
BY whom this order was sigue
dii not appear but, II the com.
mSud really came from Ihs capital, ~
was probably issusd by tue sanction Of
This sneik.ul-isIam VINO saw desired
opportunity Of striking a blow In the
Interest OF his religion. rhe true facts
10 tho case may mover DO July known,
but this surmiss Is 40 near at hani anI
supported b. 90 much oir1unulu.iAl
evidence that Il seems almIst bsyonI
4 DOUBT.
rhe persecution o. Clrlstlans In
rurAoy Is chronic. Ongs Ia while
tories OF wnounls slaughter hav,
reached the world from Bulguri
lwhsn under Turkish rulel from Ash