Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-26

'ierssnien Ask Gresham to Take Ac-
tion ReHnrdiug Them.


klsn outragcs In Armenia werc no sub
lect OF a hearing before Secretary
S,resnam az the state department. Rev.
IT, Josiah Strong, general sccretary "
ne me hvangp ic1l Al iance FIR the Uni ei
states, and other clHrgyinen, r prsseat.
ing the Congregational ministers q
New York City. made arguments vita
view to Inducing the United States
government 70 take action IN the lat y
ests OF religious liberty IN tn o to-
man empire They srbmi : mum Tous
documents setting forth ths eentlm'nt
Of various Chr,atian 10 les In his cohn,
try Including the resolution q opt 4
by the Congregational C'cricu union OF
New, York and the resllu Ions previous
ly adopted by the New York preachers
meeting OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. One set Of these resolutions
deplotes the situation IN Armenia aud
urges the adoption OF such mcasur
OF additional consular representation
and more vigorous inslstence upon lib
erty Of conscience and personal ghts
as shall suitably express the -ahhor-
renee everywhere felt toward these un-
uterablc crueltlcs and prevent thlr
repeiitonh Another one Of the rcsoll-
tons urges upon the national goyvfn-
ment that II exercise It's Inn enee upon
force the terms Of the Berlin " atty
IN ISIS, In favor Of these Christian Ar
menians. and also 10 insist upon such
provisions being made as shall hence
furth not only secure these peopl ron
similar outtages, but guarantee to the n
the rights Of property and rel glous
liberty"
Secretary Gresham was an atten ive
listener to all the speakers aud IN
formed them briefly OF the action al
ready taken by this government TO se-
cure reliable Information as 70 the re-
ported outrages He Informed thtm
that Mr. Jewett, TIL Unit d states con
! i at Sivaa, had been Instructed TO ac-
company the Turkish invesiigoting
commission 10 the district In which the
| alleged atrocities were c0mml ted fot
| the purpose OF making q full and i'm
! p rtill Inv stlaat'o1 for the J. 10 matiut
l Of this government. He added that
| Mr.. Iewett would not be q member OF
| the Turkish commission, but woul ac
| entirely Independent Of that h dy Tn.
] latest Information from Cons antnopl'
/ Is to the effect that the Turkish Vert
mont does not desire 10 have Mr. jew
| EFT ace mp1ny the con mission under tn
! restrictions imposed by his ms ruc
| tons. His orders have not b en- rlvolS
.
| ~ carry them INTO y cuu IN, uni 50 J
Is found impracticable TO do so. which
would undoubtedly be the case n IN
] Turkish authorities refuse to furnisl
him with protection IN travclnl
through dangerous section 90 coun
try,
The Turkish minister at this capi \
had a conf renee with Secretary Grhsh
am earlier In the day, presumably OF
the same subject,
Rev. u. t. sweeney OF Columbus, Ind
who was consul general t. the Ottomn.
empire during President Harrison's al
ministratlon, presented petition r,p
rpsentlng 100000 Chisu1n women-th
Christian woman's board Of mis- ions
praying the sultan for the release Q
sahag Mhhdisslan. an Armenian lif
exlla az Moorzouk, IN the oasis OF Fec
zan In the desert 81 sahara, 70 tho 50.
rotary OF state yesterday asking nl
friendly offices In forwarding IL 10 sdir
lister Terrell at Constantnople. an r.
ouesting him to present Vt 10 MS ma1es
~ in behalf OF the ladies. The or
OF sahag's supposed offense is give
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