The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14

BE Allowed to sanction tine Murder "t
Innocent Chri-tissI- Terrible suffering
Of Prisoners ia Tn, Tu5i,r-h Prisons
BosToN. June IA reliable Amer
lean resident Iu Turkey, In "a l. l.t-.r about
the situation in Eastern Turkey. Tee
ceived here says there Is One theme
which concentrates attention. namely,
the condition and the prospects of the
country. II l. not only the cIu-e Vi
common humanity which Interests Us
The question now pending holds within
It the life or death OF OIeutal Chris
riauity. Are those wick I and Gotle~-
fanatics % be- permitted 20 DIP their
swords further III the blood OF Innocent
Christians. not only IN general mdsSd-
CreS, hut on highways IN their own
homes. in their fields, and worse than
all, in the prisons. 10y the hands Of the
government itself Day after day the
pitiful story Is told over and over again
of pillage, burning. torture, murder
violence rape, abduction. contIscatIon,
desecrarion Of churches, etc Mere
human aid is entirely insufficient; the
intricacies Of the political question IN
volved, pUr the solution OF the problem
far beyond our reach
The letter gives new story concern
ing the state Of Turkish prisons. In the
bitlis prison there are seven cells, each
one large enough Tor 10 or y per
sons There are between 20 and 30
crowded into each one. There are no
sanitary arrangements, ArmenlanS
found in these cells have To do
their own purchasing through the Zab-
tiehs and at double the price. They
are deur we'd of immediate COmmunlca-
ton with those outside. and letters dI-
rected 10 them are not delivered W nat
they are allowed to write must be III
Turkish And to get II written two
piasters or broad equivalent 10 the daily
ration must be given. The daily allow
ance Of bread by law should be 300
drains. but 1t Is never more than 2Tn,
and that Is dirty and poorly baked
Often II l. not delivered. The water l.
undrinkable. Armenians often have 10
drink the "khuliteh' wafer. This Is
the water uf the tank where the Turks
perform ablutiOus for prayer. Should
one dare to ask tor justice he Is ay once
thrown into adarS, damp, ~uhterraneIu
cell ArmeWIuS I'M these cells are the
slaves OF the caprice and severity Of
the Turks
The Armenian prisoners suffer ul!
kinds of i'll usage. from which many
die The government officials report
states that they died ulturl. deaths
Tho 1,ri-ar kr,D,r. named thGaI
Kad.ar ar Arva-I-. hasa salary of .uu
r,Ia.rpr- a month. ver 10 r- sand that n,.
has ryyD or -rr.f Turkish ..p.rhaut-
E.iuy Bus.u.-- au carIr.I l.Ir,.I uv
NFrI and M,. has lately nurIr a n..u-p
! r..rfrr ahrur 81 500 an tins money
b-- r-arr ...r....g..G fr..rrI rTr,. Armenian
| r,,.-..r..-
! Arnur three months r.-. -frr.. mon
] Isrf.r- mrH .f Eerr.r.r af g4--y-
| y,..r.. inn. rr-.sr...r ,y.-...r- r.trs-. They
| were rrr .nfl "a 7-.r. already over
had nor ..au-. r.r.- ID. stretch ont %
| fuW r.ur.H rr -Isr.r 10 m-lr Tn,
| L--T- mid -H.r-. -n.- had received
/ mrF.-- Cd DID .-n -H.r.. They had NOT
/ r...rr ..r..f rr ST. DOWN M rr..-rr and -.
| r-n~. ..l---,.. r. -r.u" and ...... t--l-r
/ IN. wall They gr.r. r.v ra.t time au.,
| Q. pam fr. ....-. Mi. of -.rf. OF rH,
| EurF- Hv F.a.Trrr r...g and rrrv -f.
rgr.G ruIrr .r.,-.-r -.. IN down ..r ,ri-.lIt
/ Dr...f rE. nurf- for l-rr..H.rr., -ne.T
| y-.- uunr-r.l rv T.r.r.vgrl-u pf EI
| daily IN ll.yvaura nf bread and he WA
| NM INTO chains for three. or four Gav-
| sunday morning. Arr7l -. "A eros
yva~ discovered upru IN. door of tn
| CatEgI7r. church ru traEL,1r Tpru i
yy.r, written rllrr Is AGAINST Christians
| in the Turkish language. The mex
| Sunday morning. ApriI y in the, cntI-
To one of the Protestant chapcls. WA
| fouud a dogs head. with II cross ai