New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
TUE suLrAN"S INVITATION ACCEPTED.
AN AMERICAN TO ACCOMPANY THE COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY TO ARMENIA-To GO ~ AN
INDEPENDENT CAPACITY.

AN AMERICAN TO ACCOMPANY THE COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY TO ARMENIA-To GO IL AN
INDEPENDENT CAPACITY.
constantfnople. Dec THE Sultan yester-
day dispatched an invitation to the President
Of the United States to participate. through
representative, in a mixed Commission OF the
Powers to visit Armenia and investigate cond'-
tons there President Cleveland declined the In
yi,atjon but intmated q Willingness TO permit
an American representative to accompany the
nr,nosed commission in an independent capacity
The Sultan thereupon cabled 10 the freslueii'
inviting the appointment OF such repr1ssn'ad I,ed
tive and to-day he learned mat the tHiteu
States would accept the modified invitation
Inndon. Dec THE Daily News Will say
to.morrow that Milo A. Jewett United states
Consul in sivas. has been instructed from WASH
ineton 10 attend the Commission OF inquiry III
Armenia. while maintaining a strictly inde
pendent attitude toward representatives o'
European Powers
The Morning Post prints this dispatch from
Constantinople;
Great britain was asked at the same time with
the Inited SIaIes he washington Govern
nen assented Immediately; then MI CIeVeianu tele @
BRIAN the United States and Turkey are sti.l IN
communica ton but NOTHING final mas peeh ar G
The Porte again explains that the trouDig Oilsi-
mated in an Armenian outbreak against IuIkIsh
authority accompanied by Conflicts o renress the
dsor,ers II IS said and possibly in effecting their
orders they killed number Of people, Du bo Inc in a
legged murders and Ouirages are deemed "nTy Iii, ,ii
probable. inasmuch as TURKISH uooPs "o''' '''
dght against armed reDe.s . .
deputation from the Armenian Society caiieu
to-day al the Russian. French. German. Austrian
and Italian embassies and presented pettoH
appealing to the Powers 10 remember 'he
pledges taken by them in the Berlin Treaty
Washington. Dec 7-Secretary Gresham de-
cuned TO say anything about the dispatch from
constantinop!e announcing that the Chi'eu
States would permit representative TO accom-
pany the commission to Armenia. The Presideh'
b expected TO transmit message 10 congress
few DAYS IN response TO senator ioa'
resolution calling for all information received re-
ufdinp the alleged crue,ies to Armenlahs III
fukay and requesting the President 10 INFORM
& Senate whether or not any eAPos'uid.Ioil'
bare beer addressed TO Turkey by ms ,o,ein .i'-
nent and whether or not any proposals ia
BEEN made 10 the United States to act In CON
cert with oihcr Christian Powers in me matter
This resolution would naturally seal the hps
Of all State Department; officials until the i'resi-
dent shall transmit his reply 10 the SENATE
The meeting for the public discussion OF the Ar
menian question will be held In Chickerhe nan
OF December H. at y. m. IL is Deing arranse'
by COMMITTEE of which many welknown citizens
are members
The statement recently published to the effect
that the accounts of the missionaries in Turkey on
the subject OF the Armenian nassacres are "o'
trustworthy are misleading. said prominent
member Of the Armenian colony yesterday ybe ns,
nonaries. but they insist that the reports IRON b
nem must be written favorable to me 1urfS, M imnos
sne II they criticised the Turkish methods a,
special meeting for the discussion o, 9burcb
rourth,ave and Twenty on SUNDAY M az p i:S' 10
m The meeting VIII be addreTTs,eGd T,Gany ny Richard
Watson Glider and Judge Arnoux will also speak