The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-28

tanity; he Is young; be - popular; hs 10
At the head of the Greek Christian church.
Ii would be sound public policy and
humanity for him TO peremptogily insist
on the performance Of the pledges of the
treaty Of Berlin OF 1873. so far As the pro-
lection Of the Armenian Christians is
concerned.
On moral grounds Nicholas the Second
could Justly today invade Asiatie Turkey
in order 70 protect the Armenian Chris
tians who stu remain subjects of the sui
gsrisns In 1879 In the opinion of Mr..
Gladstone amply justified the last war OF
Russia with Turkey in is77-7s. but the
Bulgarian massacres are Insignificant
compared with the revolving oa.rsges and
appalling massacres that were perpetrated
in September last in Armenia, not by the
barbarian Kurds. but by Turkish pasha,
who has since been decorated. at the head
Of q large force Of regular soldiers.
The reports Of these frightful massaeres
have been confirmed; the responsibility
for them cannot be svsded by Turkey. and
II is the duty Of the powers signatory to
the treaty OF Berlin. or at least one of
them, to take steps al once to assure the
safety of the Asiatic Christians whom the
car of Russia in 1879, on the heels of his
great victory, was forbidden to defend by
arms.
Russia was basely beaten out of the
legitimate results of her blood-earned vic
tory over Turkey by the Berlin treaty of
1879; she was obliged TO endure this in
order TO satisfy the selfish diplomacy of
Austria, Germany and England. but.
worse than all this, all the pledges of the
treaty OF Berlin have been either violated
or died of notification or inanition.
For fifteen years Russia has had just
cause TO appeal TO arms In order to compel
enforcement Of the pledges of the Berlin
treaty. They have not been fulfilled, 30
far as the protection OF the Armenian
Christians are concerned, nor have they
been executed in the matter of Bulgaria.
The late car of Russia knew that he had
been badly cheated by the congress OF
Berlin: but he loved peace. and he bided
his time. That time has come In this
massacre of Armenian Christians, and If
his SON has the spirit of Peter the Great,
of Alexander the First or Alexander the
Second, he will demand the execution of
the Berlin treaty henceforth at the can
mons mouth.
The sympathies OF the civilized world
are with Russia and with these murdered
Armenian Christians and their ravishsd
women. II the sultan Of Turkey is unable
or unwilling to prevent his Armenian
Christian subjects from being ravished and
murdered then the sultan Of Turkey ought
TO be obliterated from the alphabet of ma
tons.
Alexander the Second OF Russia waged
war against Turkey in 1s77-7s because he
wanted to deliver from iutolerable oppres-
sion the Bulgarian and other Christian
subjects of the sultan in Europe and the
Armenians In Asia Minor. The car
fairly won Constantinople, but England.
selfish England, Germany and Austria,
with their fool diplomacy robbed the czar
OF his spoils Of victory. All be obtained
Was ske religious liberty Of his co-religion.
lists in Bulgaria. Roumania, Thessaly,
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In Asia Minor, on the other hand, not
only was the car prohibited from retain
ing all his ooRquests, but a considerable
section OF redeemed Armenia was given
back TO the sultan, so that abous 1000, 600
of Armenia Christians were relegatsd to
the Ottoman yoke. At the Berlin con-
gress the cause OF these Armenian Chris
,ians. who had just been rescued from the
brutal despotism of Turkey by the car.
vas eloquen;ly advocated, but England,
whose policy is has been for sixty years 20
sustain the Turk. insisted that the new
sultan would render eyen-hanied Justice
to all bis subjects. without distinction of
race or faith.
Lord BeAoonsfeld and Lord Salisbury
proposed that the powers signatory to the
treaty OF Berlin should guarantee TO the
Armenian Christians the undis.urbed
practice Of their religion. and thus Sc
cured enjoyment Of their personal and
property rights. OF course. guarantee
| binding on half dozen powers Is never
fulfilled By any and outrage after outrage
has been committed in Armenia: never
thelsss shs powers of Europe have never
brought the Turk TO book. England re-
ceiysd Cyprus for her signature to the
treaty, bat has never stirred 80 defend the
rights Of the Armenian Christians
Russia was the victim OF the Berlin con-
gress and is nc. Responsible for the shame
rii notification OF shs Berlin treaty.
| The treaty Of Berlin has not availed te
| protect she Armenian Christians from the
| barbarian kurds on the one side aud ths
| Turkish raVishsrs and murdsrers on the
| other. The pesers Of Europe, including
England. have refused 20 enforce the
treaty q Berlin when the Bulgariams de.
fed Is by Annexins Eastern Roume!ia.
The young Russian emperor would be
sppls1dsa today by al high-uined men.
whether in England, Germany, France
Austria or the United States If he declared
that the Berlin treaty, which has been
| treated as voia by those who forced I, on
| his grandfather. shan ne; hold hin, hack
fron answering the cry Of agony and
shame that rises from tie desolstea VII.
/ Lagos 81 the Armenian Christian subjects
/ 81 the sultan Of Turkey.
The young ear Of Russia never vii
have better time 20 strike. Tor the eondi.
4 tons have never been more favorable fsr
cor blnsssea Of European powsrsto en- forcs
the tsruas o. the Berlin treaty than nov
! Fnr1and and Russia are on friendly farms