The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-12

Treatment of an American Mission.
ary Caused tho United statos to In.
tcrfero-wholcsale Murder Of Chris.
tian Prisoners. ssS
CHrcAao. Feb. n.-Hampartzoom D
Garabedyan, Of Cilicia, Asia Minor, q
member Of an ancient clerical family,
who came to this country aome years
ago, aud who represented his native
country in tho psychical congress dur
ing tho Worlds Fair, has prepared the
following open letter on the condition
Of Armenia under Turkish rule:
10 tat Praiden. and People q he United statz,
No physician called to treat a patient
goes to tho sick mans neighbor to learn
the symptoms Of the disease. =
Armenia Is sick unto death, and If 7
have read Alright the message which
President Cleveland sen: 70 Congress at
its opening in December last, he has
not merely gone to o neighbor, to learn
tho sym ptoms OF her ailment, but even
to ono who Is not at all we'll disposed
toward her. In that message he says:
Turkey complains that her Armenian
subjects obtain citizenship in this coun-
try, not TO identify themselves in good
faith with our people, but with the In
tention of returning TO the land OF their
birth and there engaging In sedition.
This complaint is not wholly without
= = !,i;3 ; { l97sss9 -,
The address denies that sArmenians
have abused tho privileges Of American
citizenship, presenting facts in proof,
and proceeds:
Throughout the centuries and to this
day Armenia has atood as the buffer
state between the christianity OF Europe
and the paganism Of Asia; stood like
a rock, against which the unchristian
and semi-savage hosts have dashed
themselves in vain, giving to Europe,
ind through Europe TO America, q
chance to worship God and His Christ
embarrassed. Should not this be re-
Nom bored to her credit in making up
tho verdict on hor relations with Tur-
key?
= TURKISH ATROCITIES.
Now Armenian territory is divided
between Russia, Peraia and Turkey, as
is known to you.
It 10 the only unupeakable Turk, that
heartleas combination Of Mongolian and
Arab, who Is ablo to devise cruelties
and exactions go fendish as to mako
them cry out to their fellow Christians
here and elsewhere, as they now do,
"Help MS. for the dear Lords sake ! We
perish" And we are perishine visibly
before the eyes OF the civilized and
Christian world. From S5,000,000 in
number, we have dwindlcd to barely
|, 100000. Six-sevenths of our race, not
taking natural increase into account,
have been murdered by foreign op.
preston; our natural bent in the direc-
tion Of literature and the refinements
Of your moro happy civilization are
crushed beneath the heel Of the Turk
ish tax-gatherer, who comes, not once
a year, as with you, but every day; our
fairest daughters-on certain occasion
1000 of them-are captured in the
fierce forays OF tho Kurds, with the
thinly veiled connivance Of the Turkish
government, and sold to tho 3loslem
harems, or taken into the black tents Of
these savage nomads; bridesaro snatched
from their husbands ut the door of tho
church aud hurried away to the same
tate. l5t5l
Tho proof Of this Is seen in tho face OF
many a Turk, the son OF an Armenian
mother. a
To tho Turk tho Armenian is always
and everywhere l"Christian dog to
be kicked and buGeted. He Is act, upon
in moro wantonncss in tho streets by,
ruftians. Whom not actually
beaten, they arc jeercd at and cursed.
Turkish lads nmuso themselves by
taunting, tautalizing or beating Arme.
mans going quietly about their business
in tho streets, and tho Turkish police
remain entirely oblivious Of such law
lessness. unlcss the Armenian, goaded
beyond endurance, turns upon them,
when hei Is dragged off to prison.
Robbers waylay and strip Armenians
OF thoir valuables In tho most open
with tho connivance OF too
police, with whom they afterwards
divide tho spoil. II tho person who ia
robbed brings complaint, ho and his
witnesses aro cast into prison to await
the trial and aro frequently poisoned.
II an Armenian shows exceptional
ability, especially In Constantinople,
the Turkish government socks him out
and glyoa him an Office; temptation is
laid In hia way; spies arc set to watch
him, and " he Is caught in any dorelic-
tion, he Ia imprisoned and there
poisoned. IIagob Pa,ha was ono OF
many who suffered this fato. t(5 q
UNJUST TAXES. 81
Tho address gives list Of tho taxes
imposed upon tho Arnenians by tho
Turks. Tho crueltics Of tho taxes arc
almost beyond belief. Not even tho
aro spared.
Day by day tho Tux gathorers, accom-
panied by ono or more gens d. armes 90
from house TO house. Tho delInauent
Is dragged unceremoniously into the
street by tho coat.collnr md tho UNPAID
tax demanded. Perhaps he 10 engaged
In wonving q ploco Of cloth or a rug.
from tho Hnlo OF which he expects to re. m
alize money to pay tho impost. In TINT
cnun n tntv ioaf ros 4 ro,,o5 fs.. Al.