The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-28
ENGLAND Is SILENT.
Not Likely to Call Turks to Ac-
count for Killing Armenians.
RUSSIA WOULD GAIN THEREBY.
The Government Denounced for It's
Inacffon-No Doubt That Turkey
Sanctions the Afroeftiee.

Loynox, Nov. IA meeting OF the
Anglo-Armenian Association was held
here today under the presidency of Mr..
Francis Seymour Stevenson. member OF
parliament for the Eye division of Suffolk
and chairman of the Anelo-Armenian
Association. among those present were
Prof j. A Beet. D. D.. aud many distin-
guished Engiishmen who are in sym pathy
with the cause of the Armenians. betides
G. Hagopian, Pe.rus, Aganoov and other
natives of Armenia At the opening of
the meeting today . telegram received
from DIR. Cantarienn, Russian physician
at Tiais, was read. Ii says: II learn that
the people of Sassoan surrendered TO an
overwhelming Turkish army on condition
and on the solemn promise that no harm
would be done them. After laying down
their arms, the Turkish troops attacked
and messacred men, women and children,
and pillaged and burned their homes The
number OF killed must exceed 1900"
letter was also received from ]. Iskender
a merchant of Paris and president OF the
Armenian Society of France. in which he
stated that according 70 his advices. not
less than 1900 Armenians were mas
sacred.
Speeches were made and resolutions
passed strongly denouneing the Earl OF
Kimberly. secretary OF state for foreign
affairs. and the British government for
their apathy In the matter and for screen
ing the Turkish atrocities. and in with
holding information from the press. 1t
was decided TO commence an agitation on
behalf Of the Armenians in the house OF
commons, and to hold an indignation
meeting. the platform of the movement
being letter received by the Associated
Press from Canon Malcolm MaeColi, who
was the first to call attention 10 the Bull
garian atrocities OF 1871. after having seen
the people impaled on the banks OF the
Danube. In this letter Canon MacColl
says:
For almost every massacre lately per-
petrated in Armenia the Porte has been
responsible, directly or Indirectly. l
make this assertion from an intimate
knowledge of the methods of the Turkish
administration. The commission which
the Porte has ordered TO inquire into the
Armenian massacre, like the commission
sent TO Syria in 1so0 and like The one sent
To Bulgaria in 1877, Is an utter farce. the
only object being 10 throw dust in the
eyes of Elrope. The real criminals viii
be exonerated. and innocent parties will
be blamed. Even If the Porte and the
sultan were sincere. the commission could
not get the facts, for by the sacred Law OF
Turkey, which il absolutely unchangeaDle,
Christian evidence Is never received
against a Mussuiman. and no Mussul-
man will give evidence against Mnssul-
man. The commission Is obviously IA
shrewd imposture. The Porte shoulf DO
forced TO fnlhl its obligations under the
treaty OF Berlin by the powers, OF by En-
gland acting in concert with Russia. In
any case England should Immediately de-
clare herself released from the Anglo
Turkish convention by which she engaged
10 resist Russian aggression in Armenia
by force Of arms. Protests are merely
waste of paper. The sultan is forbidden
| by sacred law to sanction any reforms in
| favor Of the Christians. except in the way
| OF force. 1 have letters from persons
throughout the country urging that action
be taken Immediately"
Mr.. Iskender's letter also states that the
| Armenian Society OF France is in commu-
nication with Premier Dupuy and NJ.
/ Honotaux, the French minister of foreign
| affairs, with view of securing some
| action on the part of the government OF
France in the matter which has SO greatly
| affected the civilized world.
CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-The Chicago Arme-
mans are positive that the recent atrocities
| in Sassoum, Armenia. were committed
under direct governmental authority. The
| belief is based on private adylces from
/ Constantinope, asserting that the multi
| of Moosh. who has control of religious
/ matters in the district of Moosb, which
covers Sassoam, has been decorated By the
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