St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03

Quiry, and are little more than ordinary
spectators, there is not much hope that
anything OF consequence VIII be done.
What the European residents of Con-
Stantinople are really locking toward TO
with col Fl lence is the investigation 0f
the whole affair by an European COM
mission. They believe that the Turkish
commission will bring in such an un-
satisfactory report that the Christian
nations will appoint commission and
make an investigation, whether the
Turks like it or not.
This is what it must come to IN the
end, for no matter what reforms the sui
tan may promise, Armenian agitation
VIII continue until the entire YeXed
question is passed upon by the rest or
the world.
The sultan's promise of reform will
not be binding upon the Armenian rev.
olutionary agents, no matter what may
come, and until the revolutionary agl-
tatiOn is provided for one way or an
other by the Christian powers Of the
world, there will be no end to the dis
| turbances in Armenia. This is the rev.
olutionary party's opportunity, and 1t
will make the most of it. If Christianity
does not step in now and put all end to
the Armenian question once for all, the
nameless atrocities will continue until
it does. 1t is, of course, impossible to
say TO what extent radical ideas prevail
among the revolutionary propagandlsts,
but the plans of some of the leaders are
shocking in the extreme.
I'm brief, their plans are to commit
Atrocities Upon Turks
in order that the infuriated Turks shall
shock the Christian world by the tienG>
ish outrages of their retaliation. When
demonstrated with in regard to these
uD-Christlan plans, the men who are Ie-
sponsible for them merely say: 1t
may seem to you cruel and barbaroHs.
but we know what we are doing and
willy we are doing it,
The financial methods of these men
are almost as ingenious as their plans
of political agitation. Certain Ar
menianS of lower grade of mental
ability are required to furnish so many
thousand piasIers to the committee. and
the means of obtaining the money are
plainly mapped out. Here is a case In
point.
"a wealthy Turk in the service OF
the government at Constantjneple re-
ceiyed letter the other morning saying
that unless he deposited twelve then
sand piaStreS i'll a certain place within.
twentY-four hours he woulu De kiises%
An investigation led to the discovery OF
the fact that the letter was written by
an Armenian who has been in his ems
ploy as a trusted servant for several
years. The servant confessed his guilt;
but ne asserted in self-defenSe that the
revolutionary agitatorS had compelled
him to write the letter under penalty
of death. 1t was q case of choice OF
evils and the poor wretch saved his life
at the expense of long term of impris-
onment.
lit is believed that great deal Of
money is raised in this way, but whether
or not this money gets beyond the
pockets OF the revolutionary agitat0r5
no man pretends to know There is a
theory that this money is used III the
purchase of rifles aud ammunition, but
this is matter known only to the lea
derS themselves.
The consulate al SiYas is maintained
solely to
Protect American Missionaries
for Armenia. There is absolutely no
business for consul to attend to. 1t
will be remembered that the sultan rr-
fused to permit the United States to
send Dr.. Jewett into the Sassoun re-
giou to make all independant inYeStiga-
tion. 1t is not unlikely that had the
United States proposed to send man
not personally known to the Turks, the
objection would not have. becn so
strong.
1T was believed at the place that DR..
JeWett has too strong q sympathy for
the Armenlans 10 be an impartial in
vest igator. 1t might be we'll for the
United States government to bear this
fact in mind III case the proposition to
appoint an investigator should come up
in future. The Turk is a suspicious
creature with little faith in Christian
fair play.
II have the highest authority for say
ing that all of the facts that are known
to be facts in the case of the SaSSGun
massacre have been semitic the state de-
partment at Washington. No only are
innocent women and children made 10
suffer hideouS cruelty and unspeakable
outrage as result of the Armenian
plots and Turkish retaliatlo II, but the
revolutionary agitation and disturbed
condition of the country are used by
the wicked und UnS crupulouS to op-
press the poor and satisfy the thirst for
petty vengeance.
"'Eere Is an Illustration.
stories OF false arrests, unjust impriSon-
ments and other petty prosecutions:
IAN aged Armenian has been in
prison i'll the city of Trebizonde for sew
eral months, and is there yet unless he
has been released within the past four
days, Oh charge Of being concerned in
revolutionary conspiracy The spe-
cific charger is that lie was acting as a
messenger for the leaders of the con-
Spiracy. Common sense should have
told the Turks that q man tigiltysfive
years old was not likely to be emDloved
as a conSpirator'S messenger, but the
Turkish official seems to be singulariy
free from common sense. At this trial,
after most wretched Imprisonment. The
old man proved his innocence by con-
cluslyely establishing an alibi, and four
days ago the indications were that he
would be released unless some new en-
emy trumped up fresh charge against
him. 1t was shown at the trial that tile
charge against the old man was piece
ofreligioas spite. not of Moslem against
Christian, but of
Presbyterian Against baptist.
There has been denominationaI dis
pute OF some SORT or other. and this was
the way IN which 1t was settled. The,
man i'll prison is Garribi Dumbilyan.f
His accuser is Solomon Papadziyan.
Not only should the Sassoun massa-
ere be probed TO the bottom, but all the
attending circumstances should beeare-
fully considered. For one thing. the
state of morals in Armenia, and espeo
eially along the Kurdish frontier.
should receive the closest scrutiny.
The facts that are now and then told as
merest matters of course are most ar
palling in the depth of the depraYity.
When an Armenian girl is to be mar
ried she is taken from her home and
outraged by band of Turks and
Kurds. and any member of her family
who lifts hand in defense of her honor
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