The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-31
Gladstens Speaks What the
English People Think.
THE INVESTIGATION A FARCE.
A Russian Paper Urges That Pressure
Be Pnt on Turkey.
The Taskish Governments Opens Mall
From the Unitcd states, and Also
cempeis the Publication. ta Papers
Priafed in Turkey. Of Lying Rec
pert About Armenian Affairs.

London. Der, S1.~-.Alt OF tornofrcWs1
morning papers VIII refer e<siforialiy
the visit of the American tieputatson -
MIR. Gladstone on Saturday. The Daily
News will warmly applaud Mr.. ,Gi.sd~
stones dcnuaciation of the Turks.
The Standard will depreeatn such rre-
iuSiicing of the case as that sndulged in
by Mr.. Giaslstcne. whosc Ifs. it says.
were ansensed merely for FORMS sake
The Post will ask why air Gladstone
did not enforce the Rcrliu treaty wiaen
he assumed power In iSaa to that tln
Armenian oufrages would have been
prevented.
The Times will say. ''sfr. Gisdstone'a
retirement from nuhsic life is final, but
1t would be well for Turkey To reject in
her own interest that in the Armenian
mater AIR. Gladstone. with little per-
sonat effort and no personal ambition
whatever. might play the part OF bind
cid nanaoio. He has the whole British
public opinion behind him. and af thA
porte defled Europe his appeal would
bss capable OF producing all, S-srhanN
more than all. the effect he cossten1~
plates as merely contingent
ST. retersherg, Dec. 3a.--Thc MoscoM
Gazette pilIories the Sassoun invesii-
CATION cofnsnisson as u farce. III axkS
why the powers do not give the ports
So many days In which 10 decida
whether il will fulfill the treaty of Rsr~
lin, and. IL an unsatisfactory answer ba
given. Cooperate to enforce the treaty.
Tho Gazette refers to the reports asa
serting that the governor OF Van holds
twenty Armenian Haiduks who wera
taken In red-handcd rebellion, and de-
ciares that this is q irumpcd up iie III
suggests that the lIaiduks were br:bctA
to act as scaregoats and swear any~
thing that the porte dictates.
Boston, Dec sDs-rhc following statA-
yaent with reference to the condition OF
affairs IN the district OF Armenia IN
which Christian missionaries are sta
toned was today Issued by the American
board OF commissioners for foreign mis~
sionxs
eO1icial letters sent recently from the
rooms OF the American board OF commits.
sloners for foreign missions. containing
accounts relating to the European- T1ir~
key missions were opened by the Turkish
officials. The letters were subsequently,
delivered, hut with the Turkish wurss
Examined written ON the envelope.
This indicated that the Turkish govern.
inent Is attempting TO assume all au~
thority. over the mail OF foreigners.
.when the reports OF the massacre
of Christians In the Ssssoun district OK
Eastern Turkey became public, after
more than two months of suppression
on the part OF the Turkish officials. tha
ottoman government was alarmed at
the widespread publications In the Amer.
lean and English press. Under pres&urA
from foreign powers. the sultan agreed
TO send a commissioners to Investigates
and report upon the outragcs. In vie~
OF this promise OF the government, the
representatives OF the European powers
at coristantinopie decided 10 walt for
the report before taking any positive
action But after this decision by tho
powers. and while they were waiting for
the departure OF the sultan's commission,
which had been appointed and which
was 10 make full and impartial invests-
cations of ell the affairs reported by tho
English consul. as weii as by many In.
alviauaIs from the saasoun district. thN
Turkish government gave out the foiiew.
ing official statement OF tho case. whicsT
statement WIS printed In the papers at
sonstantinople. All papers printed IN
Turkey are under close censorship and
no paper could refuse TO print the state.
ment ndefi.enalty or immediate ss1s.
pensions. Hence. the Chrisiian periodicals.
were compelled TO print what they knsw
TO be false The statement IN as follows:
% 'Some Of the European papers have
stated. contrary 20 the truth. that few
Armenian Villages have been destroyed
and in the meantime persons have BEEN
massaered by the Turkish soldiers f:s this
district OF Sasgoun. Others. IN order 10
magnify these reports. have asserted
that the news nf the outrage VAS pre-
vented from leaking out by the obstaeieS
the government put I'm the way Of sraseI-
ers from that district. The Subjects ok
the empire Of saa~osin district arc daief-
~ engaged with their bsisiness ard fsas
people travel Wherever they aiss1 In per-
feet safety.
'' 'S1sina Armenian bandits, hetng In.
daefa hy agitascrs. began lately. frl asa.f
about Sas soun. 90 disturb the peace xrI
comfort 81 the people by numbering.
riunaering and blocking tho highways.
In order 10 put an end 20 such disasters
The government employed the necessary
means and consequently ordered out y
sssfficiens body OF imperial soldiers ~ fhe
fourth army corps. Thus. the extensions
OF The revolt being checked. the ffoops
were wtfbdfaEn to their hs1d1u2rtsfFs
There was no interference by the Bu.ssrs
bar. rs stated abose, some Arnseniaa
bandits having ventnred IN disopey. the
fourth imperial army roffss and also tho
governor of Blts4s undertook to investi-
gate "a 20 the facts, and subsequently,
a commission oT inquiry. composed of
AbfasIah Pasha. Eosnerbcr, Mad3sa Ef-
feaal and Hafz Tewnk Tasha. who VIII
start this week By steamer 10 the scene
81 fsfe tfostbie.
la general. the sublime porte sitl
never allow gticis oatragns 90 be perpe-
. fTstef as published In fofeign psperu
upon her sabsects.'
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