The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-28
HOLD THE PORTE
Under Its Treaty With
the Powers
TO A STRICT ACCOUNTING.
England Asked to Do Her Plain
Duty.
A STRICT ACCOUNTING.
FOR THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE
Blame Lies Wholly With the Worth
less Government Allowed to
Exist on the Golden Horn.

LONDON, Nov. PA meeting OF the
Angio-Armenian Association was held
here to-day under the presidency of Fran
els Seymour Stevenson. NJ. P. for the Eye
Division of Suffolk and chairman of the
Anglo Armenian Association. Among
those present were Professor J. A. Beet.
D. d., and many distinguished English
men who are in sympathy with the cause
Of the Armenians, besides G. Hagopian.
Petrns, Aganoov and other natives of
Armenia. AT the opening of the meeting
to-day telegram received from DR.. Cam
tarien, Russian physician at Tiflis, was
read. 1t says:
II learn that the people of Sassoun sur
rendered to an overwhelming Turkish
army on condition and on the solemn prom
ise that no harm would bs done them.
After laying down their arms the Turkish
troops attacked and massacred the men,
women and children and pillaged and
burned their homes. The number of
killed must exceed 3000."
A letter was also received from j. /,
Secunder, merchant of Paris and presi-
dent OF the Armenian Society of France,
in which he stated that according to his
advices not less than 1900 Armenians
were massacred.
Speeches were made and resolutions
passed strongly denouDcing the Earl of
Kim berley, Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, and the British Government for
their apathy in the matter and for screen
ing the Turkish atrocities by Withholding
Information from the press. 1t was de.
cided TO commence an agitation on behalf
of the Armenians in the House of Com
mons and to hold an Indignation meeting,
the platform of the movement being a LETT
ter received by II association from Canon
Malcolm Maecoll, who was the first to call
attention to the Bulgarian atrocities of
1877, after having seen the people impaled
on the banks of the Danube.
In his letter Canon Maceoll says: "For
almost every massacre lately perpetrated
in Armenia he Ports has been RESPONSE
BILE, directly or indirectly. | make this
assertion from an Intimate knowledge Of
! tue methods of the Turkish -administra-
tioD. The commission which the Porte
has ordered to inquire into the Armenian
massacre, like the commission sent to
Syria in 1860. and like the one sent to Bull
garia in 1877 is an utter farce, the only
object being to throw dust in the ewes of
Europe. The real criminals will be ex-
nnerated and innocent parties blamed.
Even if the Porte and Sultan were sincere,
the commission could not get the facts, for
by the sacred law of Turkey. which is abb
solutely Interchangeable, Christian evidence
is never received against Mnssulman,
and no Mussulman will give evidence
against Mussulman. The commission is
obviously shrewd imposture. The Porte
should be forced to fulfill it's obligations
under the treaty OF Berlin by the Powers
or by England acting in concert with Rus
sia. In any case, England should imme-
diately declare herself released from the
Anglo-Turkish convention by which she
is engaged TO resist Russian aggression in
Armenia by force of arms.
Protests are merely waste paper. The
Sultan is forbidden by sacred law to sane
tion any reforms in favor of the Christians
except in the way of force. / have letters
from persons throughout the country
urging that action be taken Immediately"
Mr.. Iskender read letter, stating that
the Armenian Society of France is 10 COM
munication with Premier Dupuy and N.
Honoutaux, the French Minister of For
eign 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.