Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-19

| 10 to describe In deisil. The cry Of
agony rising toward heaven from q
peopls In b,ndage, whose lowly homes
nave been dtsscfhtsd and whose
churches have been tpriuk'ed with
he blood Of their deienselsss vic
ump, has been heard In every civilized
quarter Of tho gloUe ana aroused
iodiguaii0n agalust the oyprossOu
Probably many " the peculiafi,ies Of
the rufKi.h rule are due to the fanatic
Ism OF tne religious system u the sui'
lau's subjects aud Will 10 overlooked
on that account hy chsdty thai
"bgaruth all thiags;" but when, uu lrf
cover OF religion, ianauolsm commih
cfime fOf wbicn aeavage would blush,
'lfbeafanco itself cesses TO he virtue,
aud Cnnslian nAiDns, under whose
pfOtsotiug wings The Turkish govern
ment only site, should arse aud call
the perpetrators 90 an account II TO-
they will some time have to share IN
Tue responsibility.
The Turkish versi1n OF the affair
IL that the massacre Was the result
OF revolt emyng tbs Afmeuiaus
themselves, but these assert tuat
the revolt consisted OF quarrel
insllgatud ! y the kufds for the purpose
OF furnishing n pfeleEt for the murder.
The latter explanation Ia far from I'M
probable Between the Mouammo.
dams aud tho Chfistians tIi.ls a
deeply rooted hatfed. The Turkish
officials regard the conquered tfibes
little better than slaves; scorning the
idea Of work, they live by continual
plumber, extofied In form u "laEes."
The Christians particularly are suit
Jtcts 10 heavy 0ppressious, II being
next TO impossible Tor them to obtain
redress n sought IA the courts. They
arc kepi In aHoos poverty, almost
everything teyOnd the bare necessities
Of lie belug considered legitimate
"laHes." Hence no enterprise, no ei-
tort to obtain financial independence
The continual struggle between the rul.
crs aud the subjects IL such that fatal
'quarels" frequently occur bui
nearly always tho "tAx" gathcrcfs
hfc a. much to blame as their victims.
That gigantic intuffUotions are not n
fr,quent occurrence under such mis.
rule IL the real wonder. The feeling
among the Turkish Christians Ia Asia
Minor and far to the east Of the empire
was well reflected, however, during
the late war with Russia, when prayen
we're offered up both IN thu churches
aud In private homes for the victory Of
the ear anu the overthrow Of The
Turkish government
Armenia Ia the original seat Of one
OF the most ancient civilized peoples Of
Asia. Situated, unfortunately, be.
tween mighty nations on the sast anu
The west, tho oouniry became the
center OF tho Disturbances that agi.
tated tho world both Ia tho early
and the Laser parts Of it, history.
IL was tutJugAied by the AssyriAus,
the Medes, this Greeks, the Romans,
and lastly by the Tufks.I At long
intervals the people have succeeded Ia
establishing Independence, nut only for
brlei period At time. Noiwith.
standing all those viclssiludes, like the
jews, they have preserved their nation.
ALLY, and their civilization, though
but a rsmnRn. Of what II once was, Ia
considered much higher than that OF
their oonquerou. They have also
their own Language and n valuable
literature. In Armenia they number
about a million souls, but thousands
arc scattered abroad Ia the world.
IL the present prosecutions should
lead their oHilos 10 plan an uprising
against the government, they would
have an encouraging precedent In the
Greek war Tor independence ia 1871
and about the sans chances oi success.
There would be scenes Of carnage 90
sicksning trat Europe probably would
Interfere In the Interest Of humanity
aud a just cause.