The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-19
Ii Is the Duty of the Great
Powers 10 Interfere.
UNDER TIE sEalIN TREATY.
The Prosecuted Christians Look to
England for Protection.
already the Ensrgesfe aetfon OF nrfti.h
Minister Has Alarmed Turkey, aaa
an ans~stigssien Has Been Ordered
Indignation Meeting In Chicago.

LoSpoS, Nov. Is--A dispatch to the
Tsasss from Vienna saws that a letter ha.
been received from smyrna, reporting
that Zeki Pasha. the Turkish mar
shal. with desachmens of AnGxams
and held battery, rnasSaered 1000
Armenians at Sassam. The bodies of thu
dead were left uaburied. and their pres-
enee has caused an outbreak of cholera
Many Christians are reported TO
have fed BY secret paths across
the Russian frontier. So far there has
been no official confirmation of this news.
bar If 1t is true il is for the pow
ers to share in the responsibility by
their failure 10 enforce article ii of
the Berlin treaty, which imposes on them
the duty of seeing that the porte takes
measures 10 protect the AFmsnians. The
latter declare they hope for nothing from
Europe. but they still have confidence n
Great Britain. Numerous appeals have
been made by the Armenians to the Brit
ian foreign Office.
dispatch 10 the Daily Netes from Con-
siantinople says the energetic action Of
Sir Phillip Carrie. the British ana
bassador to Turkey. has caused
CONSERVATION among the members Of
the TURKISH government Everything
has been done to keep secret the fact of
the outrages.
dispatch from ConssAntinopl. to
the Standard says that in response
90 the protest made by Sir Philip
Currie. British ambassador To Turkey, tho
porte has unreservedlv Withdrawn tho
charge against Mr.. Hallwood. the British
consul at Narna, of inciting the Arme-
mans at Sassum and elsewhere to revolt.
The charge grew out of the invessiga-
tion made by Mr.. Hailward In the
Armenian massacre and his report
to the British ambassador. The gov
ernor OF Bitis, who is seriously In
volved in the outrage. made the
charge. Il is said. for the purpose Of re-
venge. The sultan has decided to send q
commission composed of three members
OF his military household and one civil
ian to Sassum for the purpose OF
making an impartial inquiry into the out
RACES on Armenians. The latest news Is to-
the effect that many of the Armenians
who were supposed 20 have been killed lied
from the soldisry. and are now returning.
CHIcAeo, Nov. 1S--Men cried like chill
dren at a meeting of the Armenians at
Beysr's hall. Milwaukee and Chicago ave-
nue., tonight, when the story of the
atrocities of the Turks was retoid. Some
were there who may have lost sisters.
brothers and parents in the recent
slaughter. Pitiful appeals were set up for
the Christian people of the world TO take
cognixance OF the dreadful persecution Of
the Armenisns. The speakers tolked OF
taking up of arms and of dying in thu
cause OF liberty and vengeance. The
meeting was called for the purpose of
taking action In regard 10 the reported
slaughter, and TO discuss ways and means
by which the sentiment OF the civilized
world can be aroused TO prevent repeli-
tion of such an outrage. Several hundred
Armenians were present.
The meeting closed with the passage of
resolutions thanking the press for the in-
terest taken in the cause of the Arme-
mans. and others appealing TO the pulpit
and all good men and women 10 liit 40
their voices in protest against further per-
secution of Christian people.