The herald., 1894-11-27
ARMENIAN MASSACRES.
Reports Of the Outrages
Suppressed.
Turkey Is Sensitive on the
Subject.
The Porte PrOscribes All American
Newspapers.
Farther Details OF thu Slaughter Of
Christians From Armenian sources.
a Protsst From Bos-

By the Associated Press
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. ga recent
edict calling for the seizure at the from
tier OF newepapers containing accounts
Of the Armenian massacre prohibits
the entry OF every American newspaper
into Turkey. This action on the part OF
the Turkish government is supposed to
be due to the attitude assumed by the
American press on the Armenian ques-
tion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The edict per-
manently excluding all American pews-
papers from Turkey. as announced by
the Associated Press cable from Con-
etantinople. has not yet been officially
communicated to the Turkish legation
here. Secretary Norighian EfIendi is in
charge of the legation during the alb
sence of Mr.. Movroyenni Boy. Mr..
Norighian expressed surprise that the
ediot should have such scope az to be a
permanent exclusion of the American
press, and he thinks the report
may prove overdiawn in this res
spect. There is press censor.
ship in Turkey, he Gays, similar to
that conducted in most European coun-
tries. A press bureau is maintained by
the government for the purpose OF read
ing all papers and sesing that the press
laws are observed. There are daily pa.
pers in Constantinople end elsew here
throughout Turkey, conducted in ac-
cordance with the press laws. which are
designed to give the government proper
protection against internal assaults.
Mr.. Norighian says such laws and CEN
sorship are common throughout Europe
and are in marked contrast with the
lack Of supervision and censorship in
the United States.
/. superintendent Brooks CT .As foreign
mail service says 1t is an agreement be-
tween all nations In the universal postal
union that any nation can exclude any
mail which the government deems det-
rimental to its intereets.
At the state department. no Question
10 raised as to the authority OF the
Turkish governments in taking the ac-
tion indicated. Nearly every European
power has asserted aud exercised this
BOWcI AL thO poets EI6uCo uH6 IIt6lV
availed herself OF il, and it is q we'll
known fact that the Russian govern
ment exercises q most rigid censorship
over the admission into Russia, not only
of foreign newspapers, but of magazines
and books.
In the case Of Turkey, the reason for
the order OF exclus: :on is doubtless to be
found in the fact that the American
M n q a prouo Mt a N n ;,@1 lone = -
descriptive OF the outrages alleged to
have been perpetrated on the Armeni-
ans. and reports OF mase meetings held
nv the active Armenian agents in the
United States to protest against these
atrocities. The Turkieh government is
properly spprehensive that the ires cir.
cnlation of srch literature in the disaf-
fected provinces may stir up an open
rebellion. the outcome of which, in the
present temper OF Europe, it would be
difficult to forecast.
80 far as the Armenians themselves
are concerned, our government can do
nothing for them. no matter how much
disposed it may be to alleviate the for
tunes OF these native Christians.
The great European powers are bound
by treaty to protect them, and they
would unquestionably strongly resent
any interference by the United States in
the line Of suggestions as to their duty in
the matter.
So the resolutions which are being di-
rected to the president by sympathetic
mass meetings hsld in various cities are
likely to be OF no avail, save perhaps, 10
direct the attention Of the civilized
world to the miserable state OF Armeu-
ians, though it 10 just possible that con-
gress, as Ii did in the case OF the Russian
Jew. may pass q resolution requesting
the president to appeal to the treaty
powers to intervene in Armenia.
MORE ABOUT THE MASSACRE.
BosToN. Nov. 26.-Fursher informa.
tion as to the massacre OF the Armen mans
near Bitlis. Turkey. has been received
by Secretary Guilson. OF the United
Friends OF Armenia. One letter dated
Bitlis, September 25, gives the informa-
ton that news has been received from
the region back of Moosh. where 48
villages are said to have been wholly
blotted out.
Another dated Bitlis, October Sd.
states that the day previous letter
from Moosh had been received which
told CT the outbreak of q virulent form
of cholera which WAS killing from rs to
35 persons daily. 1t is caused. it is said,
by the stenoh OF the carnage which has
taken place not far back in the noun
tains. The number maesaored would
reach between 5000 and 10000. The
government tried to get the people there
to sign petition to the sovereign ex-
pressing satisfaotion with his rule and
disoiaiming sympathy with the Arme.
nians who have ''stirred up matters. ("
The people have refused to sigu the
address.
Another letter dated Constantinople,
October 3lst, states that information is
received from Bitlis that q villsges have
been annihilated In Saesoun and 5000
men, women and children have been
massacred by the troops and Kurda
The massacre occurred in the early part
Of September. The massacre was tE Q
result of . disaffection between some
Kurde aod Armenian villagers, from
whom the Kurds had stolen hocks. Tho
eultan ordered infantry and cavalry to