New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-12
TIE ARMENIAN OUTRAGES.
-,rs1DENT CLEVELAND SENDS THE COR
REsPoNDENCE TO CONGRESS.
.,--r,.E OFFICIAL INFORMATION AS TO THE
ALLEGED CRUELTIEs - REASONS FOR
SENDING MR. JEwETT WITH
THE INVESTIGATING
COMMISSION

COMMISSION.
u,,snneton. Dec u-Presdent Cleveland to-day
.,.rsmitted TO the Senate. in compliance with the
'.so,u,,on of December 3. all the correspondence
~ ale In the State Department relative to the Ar
v,snian outrages in Turkey. In the letter accom-
nany,ng the correspondence he says in part:
beg leave TO inform the Senate that have no
,rtormation concerning crueties committed upon
Asn1r being Christians, except such Information
Ss been derived from newspaper reports and state
MannvjnC such cruelties and two Geographic reports
en-, our Minister at Constantinople one of these
!iepviry by the State Department touching reports
n the press alleging the killing OF Armenians ana
'"Repor;s in American papers Of Turkish ar &c,
n ss ttnnnc was in conflict between armed Ar
msnians and Turkish soldiers. The Grand Nizer
says TIA, about fifty Turks were killed between
a. and 100 Armenian guns Were picked up after the
Sght and reports are that about That number OF
nasrmenans were killed l give credit to his state
ment .Ao disrotch rafarred 70 IS dated Decem-
nsr 3 1894 and is as follows: ,,
Informatio from British Am5assad9r adic ns
aass.ocities than stated in my telegram of 18th
have a TTSe crTeses Committed upon Citizens
who have declared their intention to become natu,
had right to claim or have claimed for any reason
the protection of the United States Government 49,,
In the absence of such authentic detailed knowi-
sdrs on the subject would justify our interfer-
ence. expos ua;ions have been a9 e pH
regard TO such matters. ,, u,
fae last inquiry contained in the resolution Of
,be Senate touching these alleged crueties seeks
Information concerning any proposal made by or 10
his poWT r TO aS N the win
The hrst proposal Of the kind referred TO WA, Mas
ister on the 10th day Of November. when the Sultan
then expressed desire that Consul OF the
10 investigate the alleged atrocities on Armenans
.. This was construed as an invitation on the part
With a Turkish commission in ain investigation OF
these affairs and any report TO be made thaeon ana
dispatch received and al time when the best
information in the possession OF our men
was derived from his first report indicating ., tnai
The statements made in the press were SENSATIONAL
and exaggerated and that the atrocities alleged
weakened any motive for interference based
on Dt to pursue course plainly
marked out by other controlling incidents .
1873 between Turkey and various other Govern
ments Turkey undertook TO guarantee pI9tection
10 the Arm enians and agreed that IL would perl
odcay make known the steps taken TO TINS enect
10 tho Powers. who will superintend their appica-
our Government was not a party to this treaty
and it is entirely obvious that in the lace OF me
provisions OF such treaty above recited our inter
ference In the proposed Investigation especially
Without the Invitation Of any OF the rower rr wh i5
protection of these Armenians. might have been
the limits of iustincation or proprety.
, The Turkish invitation to join the INVESTIGATION
the 2d day Of December, declined On the same
day and after this declination had been sent. our
Minister at Constantinople forwarded MS. seCohu
dispatch. tending to modify his former ,eGodt as
IN the extent and character OF the Armenian
slaughter: at the time the request OF the sui
ian for our participation in the inNestlsal9n was
raneated and Great Britain. one OF the Powers
which Joined in the Treaty OF Berlin. made a ike
request ,,..o.. 80, ,,,o, "a
consideration OF the subject. il determined 10
send Mr. Jewett our Consul at Sivas. TO the scene
~ the alleged outrages; not for the purpose OF
ioning with any other Government IN an lhVesti-
cation and but to the end that ne inlght be
able to inform this Government as 10 the eHac'
instructions to this effect sent 10 Mr.. Jew,
EFT and IL is supposed that he has already entered
upon the duty assigned him.
Secretary Greshams letter to the President covers
Il practically the same ground that addressed by
the latter to the Senate. The instructions sent 10
Minister Terrell are follows:
Department OF State.
Washington. December ., lSi
ITO Terrell. Minister, Constantnople; .,,
Since my telegram of "a inst. declining partc!pa.
,4,on Of this Government In proposed investigator
OF reported occurrences at Sassun, your supple
mentary telegram OF the same date mas peen re,
,tba sultan : desire that an American join the Iurk-
'ish Commissioners In the invesusauoh anu, mo- ~
lover the British Government, parry ~ ."e
lTreaty of Berlin. has expressed us desre ma a
lcapabe and upright citizen OF me ned ,,,sJans
lnartIcpate and report his individual
The President therefore. directs that nj Je"st.
Consul at Svas. accompany the Iurksn az
lslon not however, as member OF II. 10 cnn,rn,
sed and after full and impartial INVESTIGATION: re-
nor, the facts for the information OF ms 1oce,I
1nnent He will not join the Turkish or other IN
,nissioners in any report. You VIII INFORM me
Minister of Foreign Analrs ana IL nc.or,StI, NJ
nroper escort for Mr.. Jewet' "nr1'i'H-