The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-28
MASSACRE OF THE ARMEN1ANs
State Department Officials Think the
Reports Exaggerated.

Washington. Nov. 27.-The department Of
state is still without official information Of
the alleged Armenian massacre in Tur-
key, and in the absence of dispatches on
the subject form Minister Terrell is dis
posed to consider the accounts received by
Armenians in this country as highly ex-
aggerated. Minister Terrell has always
proved an exceptionally active diplomatic
officer, and IT is regarded as improbable
that he should neglect to inform the de-
partment of such wholesale slaughter of
Christians as has been reported Besides,
two American consular officers of long eX-
perienCe and demonstrated reliability are
near the scene of the alleged outrages.
Omcials of the department, while con-
ceding that there may have been atroc-
tiles on a much smaller scale than repre-
sented, are confident that no American in
terests have been jeopardized, and that
being the case, this government, they con-
slider, is not called upon as yet to take any
active interest in the matter.
London, Nov. 27-Francis S. stevenson.
NJ. p, chairman of the Anglo-Armenian
Association, presided at an Armenian
meeting in London this evening at which
a number of letters and kilograms were
read favoring the proposed indignation
meeting in London In December. The
chairman in his speech said he must again
protest as he had done in the House of
Commons, against the mistaken and un-
worthy policy of Great Britain in persist
ing in screening the infamous agents of
Turkey in Armenia. Lord Kimberly's COM
placency in his recent letter in reply to the
Armenian society was remarkable. He
thought the foreign secretary failed to
appreciate the feeling of Englishmen. 1t
was little short of criminal to have with
held consular reports from parliament as
had been done in the last four years, espec-
tally in view of Mr.. Gladstone's emphatic
utterances when denouncing the Arme-
nian horrors in 1889 The speaker ap-
pealed to the press to assist to the utmost
the Armenian cause. He was loudly ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Hagopian, chairman of the Arme-
nian Patriotic Association, appealed for
united action.
Prof. Agar Best urged continued appeal
ing to the governments and peoples of
Europe.
The meeting decided to arrange for a
gathering in December.
Resolutions were adopted appealing to
the government to publish the consular
reports on the Armenian troubles, and
proposing an international consular in
quiry into the massacres and the adoption
of more decided policy in enforcing the
Berlin treaty
A long letter from canon Mccall was
read, asserting that the Porte was an
swerable directly and indirectly for all
the Armenian massacres, denouncing the
| inquiry of the Turkish commission as an
utter farce, and insisting upon the powers
operating in accordance with the Berlin
| treaty
! The Standards correspondent in Con-
stantinople, after remarking the persist
| ent efforts of the porte to represent the
| Armenians as the aggressors, suggests
| that the Turkish version might be adopted.
| He then proceeds to expose the discrep-
ancies in the official accounts, all of which,
he says, are nullified by the Independent
reports of foreign consuls. He adds that
! the Turkish commission which embarked
on the 26th is actually instructed to in
| quire into the acts of the Armenian
! brigands. 1t is supposed by many that the
! commissions report is already drawn up.
The Chronicles correspondent in Mos
/ COW hears from Tifiis that the Caucasian
| Armenians are deeply stirred, and IT is
feared that the growth of secret societies
among them will receive a great impetus
| There is little doubt that large quantities
of arms are crossing the Turkish frontier
| 1t is believed agitation Is fomenting among
! the Armenians of Van, Bitlas and Ereze-
] rOuD.