New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
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APPEAL TO THE POWERS.
A MASS MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE.

| A MAss-MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE.
THE CRUELTY OF THE KURDs AwAKENs HORROR
N THE BREASTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
THE UNITED STATES ASKED TO INTER
FERE AS FAR AS THEIR FOR
EIGN POLICY PERMITS
The big auditorium of Chickerlng Hall was h'led
last night with people who came TO emphasize Wy
their presence their disapproval and horror OF the
outrages inflicted upon the Armeniahs ny '
Turks and to adopt resolutions conue"'ns '
atrocious cruelty and offering sympa.h'eS " "
Christian people Of Armenia. The resolutions were
unanimously carried, and the general temper VI INC
nearing seemed to be that. n a of such whoie-
sale and wanton butchery, the law Vi un''o''
brotherhood should triumph over the inter '.o
law and the spirit Of the Monroe Doctrihe sou'"' III
so,rs yav be evaded so that the United states
Covernment might become a factor in suppresSihs
this ba rbarous persecution OF harmiesS an"
fonce,ess neople one speaker seemed 10 STRIKE ''e
popular chord when he said that While the Mo',oe
Doctrine prohibited any other nation Iron" po"'"e
IFS nose into affairs. 1t ala not prevent ~
initial States from noslng into the affairs OF o'ner
ratiops Whether or not this was strictly WITHIN
tne letter of international law II was sreeeu WIN
q cbeer which left no doubt OF the approval OF 'he
audience.
THE CHAIRMANS ADDRESS
A, the rear OF the platform was a large map
OF Asia Minor. showing the district "ne'e
last tragedy enacted = N'V'oi
chairman OF the Mass-meeting committee 80
the meeting to order. and introduceo "ene'"
Wager Swayne as presiding officer In eNP"'''','s
~. nurnose of the meeting. General Swayne spoNe
OF the civilized world as being governed 10y ,
and public opinion, but this influence 'o'' ~
no felt unless the dark corners OF the earl" "e'
| reached The force of this reason ana op'''o"
,nus nenetrate TO these dark corners OF crime anu
Ignorance and that was the purpose OF 'ne me-
inc II was in Asia Minor. the Asia Minor OF 81
| paul that hatred Of Christianity was most 'ioien'
The forced degradation OF the women maue
| tian emancipation imperative we ha'e ISL
no said ITO believe that the voice raised III pro
| test here tonight VIII MAKE i'9ci' "' "
| stantinople. ,.,,
William H. Ward Editor OF The Independent
and an extensive traveller in the Far East. spoAe
from his own personal knowledge OF inc W.
| sneakable Turk" and OF his cruelty ana opp'e'
| sion He described 1t as the most horro'e a''''.'
| NJ modern times: horrible because IL was mercy
| one in a series OF crimes committed u"ue' V
| sanction and approval OF the same Government
| The facts OF the last massacre were hihlcui' W
| obtain partly because II was comnit'en III
| mountainous region. almost naccesshle 10 NAV
| eIers but chiefly because the Turkish "oVern-
| mon
| reports going abroad and all information had 10
| ,rckle through in spite OF the Sulan's command
| A LETTER FROM TURKEY.
| This etident intention OF the Government was
Illustrated by a letter the speaker had recently re-
| ceIved from friend in Eastern Turkey IL was
| forwarded In roundabout way ana the "r"e,
dared not place his signature II. ana resorted
| TO numerous methods 10 conceal hrs Identity. Inc
occasion for the outbreak was totally ou' OF pro-
| portion to the results. The plundering numbering
| tribe OF Kurds came down upon the Armeniahs'
| Four Of the vandals were killed. and then an orosr
| came from Constantlnople that the ''insurrecton
| must be put down The officers We'd with one an
other in cruelty. and for 1t were decorated by the
| Government; Between six and ten thousand I'M
| armed and defenceess people were butchered win
| every form Of torture which ingenuity could ue-
| wise in order to put down this insurrection and
| avenge the death of the barbsric plunderers
| This fearful slaughter the speaker continued.
| cannot be condoned by any apology or any eX-
| cuse The time has when the authority OF
| the European Powers should be exercised The
United States Government without interfering With
| It's international policy. say TO it, Minister,
| Give us a report, give us the facts ana the
| knowledge which We can impart will stir up the
| signatory Powers to decisive action
DESCRIPTION OF THE KURD
The Rev. Or. f.. NJ. Bliss has frequently visited
Turkey, and he spoke OF his experience among the
| Eur1s whom he described Il gathering OF all
| ,h., IVA. h.d and evil and vicious among the
| races of the East The speaker went on: The
| Kurd s an arrant coward and in that fact Hes
| the hope OF salvation for the Armenian. There
must be strong hand TO make these kurdsh
h,ofs Lpou that there is a limit and that they
ch'eiS h'o" '''"' ''''e 80 " ' ~
must not go beyond H.
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ttus use.s 1V'I'9O,i, III o. ,o,s.,cr. ~
| " ~ va" o., ",,,,,,, I, M ss,I maj ne
nyI1 N 1sv' anu ~ ,h M 1,tlnS an dnnori
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rhere US one in every generatIon- and the p,ore
| had crown accustomed TO H. He vividIy described
| r. bnrror ~ that time and IN. trencherV OF the
Turks Who when they found a body Of Christians
| e,Ionglv fortified Wol,d promise them protection
| If they SURRENDERED When the Turks had gained
| entrance to The garrison they would deliberately
sever Inc heads of every man in the little band and
| III "A