The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-27
srxrrIE. TUESDAY. nor 81.


For the terrible massacre of the Aruen-
ians by the ''unspeakabls Turk, as Glad
atone in 1879 called him when denounciug
the awful barbafity Of the Turks in Bull
earia, highlands traditional policy. which.
for selfish and as We believe for shallow
political reasons. has always interfsred TO
preserve the rule of the fanatlcal Turks
over Christian communities. Is responsible.
Reduced TO It's simplest terms the tale of
tue Armenian horror resolves itself into
the horrible fact that human helngs have
been butchered by tbs thousands in Ar
msnia by the Turks because they were
Christians and for no other reason
1t isan notorious fact that many hundreds
of Armsnians are yearly imprisoned by
their Mohammsdan rulers on one pre-
tense or another and that women are con-
slantly being rasishsd and their husbands
murdered.
The late Armenian horror is the tenth OF
q series Of wholesale massacrss. Sir oc-
cnrred previous to 1885, and when in
isss.s9 the able and enlightened Mshemst
All, Pasha of Egypt. Was on the point Of
subvertlng the miserable Ottoman empire.
OF strangling in his bed this disgusting
''sick man Of Europe" England inter
fersd with her feet 10 save Turkey from
destruction, and this stupid, selfish, de-
tsstahls policy has always been Great
Britain's habit Of dealing with "the East
ern question"
There vas an awful wholesale massa-
ere OF the Armenlans By the Turks in
1850; and others IN 1876 and 1873 The
brutal, ferocious kurds and the ''unspeak-
able Turks hate each other most cor
daily. bat are equally bent on the exter-
minatlon Of Christianity In Armenia
The Bulgarian massacres were of the
same character, bat dread OF the vengeance
OF Russia made the Bnlgsrisn massacres
less terrible. The responsibility for the
bulgarian mAssacres Of 1878 and the re-
cent Armenian massaeres rests upon the
Christian nations of Europe. and chiefly
upon Great Britain. Russia. If she had
not been ohoksd of by the powers that
signed the treaty Of Berlin would long ago
have driven the Turks cut OF Armenia
and captured Constantinople.
Mr Gladssons eloqusntly expressed his
horror over the savage hrutalities OF the
Turks ia Bulgaria. aud was anxious that
the country should bs taken away from
ihe Turks. bat the majority Of the British
people upheld nisraeh Ia maintaining
Turkish rale IA Europe. Englhnd saved
Armenia - Turkey. A clause was put IN
tie treaty Of Berlin 81 Englsnd's request
60 compel Turkey 10 make necessary re-
form, Ia Armsuia. bu. England has never
lifted her land % see that clause IN tbs
treaty carried out. Tho blood of the
hutchered ArmsnsAas is really on she
hands Of the government OF Great Britain.
And what has Great Britain made By her
stupid. shallow policy Nothing but The
snmity 81 Russia Russia. cue or from her
ieEilimats dsttlny, the ownership Of the
Rack ses and the Gomlnatioa OF the Oar
danelleS. has pushed her Aslaa railway
through Tnroomania within 10 miles OF
Msraf, while England i 100 mlles distant
Russia does not care anything about
Eax,ana's Indian empire. bat shc fairly
says: ~ yon cut me Of from the BLACK
sea aaa TIE DAFaanslies viii make your
Inaisn empire insecure IA event OF wAr"
Kag saa's forelEn policy is as stupid in
thls respect =. it Is toward China shs
has foT years supported corrupt CO
rresxlve. incapable dynasty in Chlns
The collapse 81 Bourbon Chtns ought 20
be followed by the eotspssof Turkey and
her CELEBRATION from the nations Of the
earth. The sArns Argument that vas good
for Puritan Mes England against king
PAaip' is good Agsias, Turkey Lssthsn
Treat, trade. or tvsves."
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