New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-11
THE PORTE COERcIAG THE ARMENIAyS.
TRYING TO GET FROM THEM STATEMENTS DAM
AGING TO THEIR CAUSE-ENGLAND AND
TILE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT

TRYING TO GET FROM THEM STATEMENTS DAM
AGING TO THEIR CAUsE-ENGLAND AND
THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
London Dec 1O.-The Armenian Society here has
received letters from Constantinope. alleging thal
the Porte is coercing the Armenian Patriarch ~
make statements damaging to the Armenian cause
The Armenians arrested in Constantlnople are san
to be under similar pressure. The societys CORE
spondent urges the necessity OF the Turkish prisons
in which the political suspects kept being I'M
mediately placed under the control of some foreign
consul. TO guarantee the safety Of the prisoners
lives All this has been communicated to the Earl
of Kimberley. head Of the Foreign Office.
THE Daily News's' correspondent in Constantine
pie, in commenting the efforts of the Turkish
officials to prevent the news of the Armenian out
RACES from leaking out, says:
Letters are being ruhessly opened. and nobody
dares aude TO the outrages in more than genera
terms The newspapers here are forbidden 70 men
ton them except they receive official communlca,
tons. They are even forbidden to use the word
Armenia"
The correspondent ascrbes the difficulty OF
lettering the condition OF the Armenians since 1873
to the fact that England alone has directed the
Portes attention to the abuses OF the administra-
ton in Asia Minor and the obligations OF the
Berlin Treaty He finds in Constantinop.e the be-
lief that England is in sympathy with the Ar
menian revolutionary movement Affairs In Ar
menia have grown worse, he says, since the sys-
tenn OF appointing local governors was ABANDONED
The dispatch continues in part:
While the Armenian committees in foreign coun-
tries usually have worked legally. ii Is also beyond
doubt that there have been agents IN armenia ,,
forming secret societies and fomentng revolu,io,,
violence The problem how to 'emedy the aS az sr
menia is out of the question inasmuch as through
out the country the Christians OF al sects 90 NOT
exceed one-half OF the population.
Vienna. Dec l0.-It Is asserted here that the
Government OF Great Britain has taken the intia-
tive in the matter Of obtaining an Interchange OF
views with the Powers in regard TO the on'rages
IN NH ,h srmena stuaom has been
sspended in the mean time; b, ans,on ~ Eng
land and has called a council OF his Ministers,
expecting the Powers to Intervene
The published accounts of the Armenian massacres
were discussed at the New-York Preachers Meet
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday
and preamble and resolutions were offered by the
Rev Or. James NJ King and the Rev. Dr {. W.
Maulard. and adopted unanimously The resolutions
follows
whereas From authentic reports Of the massacre ,r,
OF Armenilns at Sassoun. Armenia. including official
reports from Constantinopie dated NoySrDer No. 10,
and from official reports received al washington ny
the Turkish Minister Mavroyeni hey; ana rom
An official report received by me RnsS ibs copfry
on November 20 and from the reports Of AMERICAN
missionaries are convinced that thousands Oh
Armenian men. women and children nave peeh
brutally outraged and butchered; therefore ,,o,,,
Resolved. That. "a these outrages nave evlle'i,s
been committed upon Christians because they are
christians this New-YorS Preachers Meeting OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church expresses us horror
M these outrages upon religious liberty ana 'hrS-
tan civilization; ,, > ,ro
Resolved. That. the Evangelical Alliance Tor lne
United States be requested 10 take such steps dS
may be the mos; efficient in voicing the CHRISTIAN
sentiment Of America on these brutal crimes Oh oai
ha rlsm against humanity. ,,, ,r,,.,,o
Resolved. That. through the Evangelical Ailahce
We call upon our National Government 10 exercise
its Influence upon the signatory Powers or fuIoPe
n MO of the Berlin treaty OF 1910.
In favor ~ these Christian Armenians and also 10
insist upon such provisions being made as snaii
henceforth not only these people from slfii-
lar outrages but guarantee 70 them the rights OF
nrop.rty and OF religious liberty.