Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-08
CLEVELAND HAS RECONslOERED'
M ArponTs 4 COMMISSIONER TO
ARMENIA
who win Act independently Of All
European Powers aud Ascertain
the Truth About the outraEes ON
the Armeniuns.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The announce
ment exclusively made by the Assoel-
ated Press In cable dispatch from
constantlnople that President cleve-
land had reconsldered his original In
tention and decided to send an Amerl-
can delegate with the Turkish commits
sion to Inquire into the Armenian out
RACES. was shown Secretary Gresham
today. Until very recently the depart
ment has been much in the dark Off
cially as to the Armenian troubles, but
when last information was received
that warranted such action as has been
announced. The course pursued by
the United States has been marked by
great prudence and by a desire to re-
frain. as far as the dictates Of humanity
would permit, from any ENHANCEMENT
in European politics AS the signatory
powers Of the Berlin treaty at the
close Of the Turco-Russlan war had
bound Themselves to look after the
welfare Of Christians In Turkey. 1t
would have been am unwarranted IN
reference by the United states in the
affairs of those countries had we taken
any steps without solicitation from
one or more OF these powers. beyond
caring for the interests of United
states citizens. So, when Turkey re-
uuested United States minister Terrell
10 name a member of the commission
Of inquiry. the request was for pnllt-
zeal reasons declined. Turkey had
naturally turned first to the United
States as the only Christian power
whose conclusions would be likely 70
carry weight with the Christian world
upon whose absolutely dlsinterested-
ness she could rely.
The great Christian nations OF Eu-
rope were all under suspicion as hav-
Ding designs upon Turkish intcgfiiy,
yet 1t was necessary in order to stem
the tide Of rising indignation to place
Christian on the commission OF inquiry.
81 its conclusions were 10 b. conclu-
sivc upon Europe. The United states
having declined to join In the commits
MON, however, the Porte was OBJ
llged to yield To the extent Of per
hitting the European governments to
name the committee. Up to this Il ny
the government had been IN doubt as to
the reported outrage. The turkish
government had declared positively
that the Armenian affair was nothing
nul "a ttNfAllNus AAl'At AlttA 'h'AAA - 100
tie. some sixty or seventy Turkish
soldiers had been killed and the rebels
had lost about 500 or 800 men, But at
duls juncture came reports from trust
ed agents discredltiug the reports of
the Turkish government and nmorling
reason for the belief that the Armen-
hns had been terribly outraged. Thea
Great Britain appealed TO tie United
States In the name OF absolute justice
oil. TlHnf DIN
and beyond coutfavention of the TURKS
Themselves, TO appoint a member oil tue
/ commission of inquiry
This appeal turned the tide and In
/ duecd the president to reconsider ms
nrst decision, but to avoid an appear
/ ancc of enlightenment with other powers
witch might result in the end In malt
I ing the Omitted states an active party
TO a controversy with which 1t Is con-
tended It had properly nothing to do,
1 he decided that the American repre-
sentative should, while accompanying
| the commission. act with absolute in
| dependencies, should hear and see what
/ he could In Armenia and instead OF
| Joining in the conclusions Of the com
| mission should submit a report to the
Z state department.
Probably because OF his nearness 10
! the scene OF the trouble, also his ante
| cedents, Milo \, Jrwett, United states
consul q Savas, was selected TO act ms
! the representative Of the United States
In making the investigation.
MIR. Jewett was born Mt Saws, Tur-
key of American parents. his father
| being a missionary. lie came to The
! United States In his youth and was
educated IN Massachusetts. He be
came physician and was for eleven
years attached to the Danbury insane
asylum. He was appointed consul at
SRyas by President Harrison In iS9.
and Is regarded as peculiarly fitted for
the inquiry with which he is charged