The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-04
American Side of the Arme-
nian Revolt.
Widespread Interest In the Fate oi
the Prosecuted People.
The Results OF the Past Few Days in
Constantinople.

Copyrighted. 1895, by The Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. Al. j. Rooney,
aairman OF the Phil-Armenian Associa-
Ion of America, and member of the
Custom House brokerage firm OF X. f.
Downing & Company, discussed with an
Associated Press representative the sub
iect of the results Of the past few days in
Constantinople.
"H," he said, "the American people
can sympath with the struggles OF the
insurgents I'm Cuba, they surely can ex-
tend a helping hand to the Armenians,
whose position for centuries has been
infinitely worse than that OF the Cubans.
Their fidelity to their faith has been the
chief source OF their many Affections.
They received the Christian faith in the
second century and have held fast TO IT
through all the years, in spite OF incessant
persecution and many general massacres.
They have magnificent literature and a
great history, and are surely too noble
and intelligent a people to be wiped from
the earth by the unspeaksble Turks. All
that the Armenian people ask Is con-
dition granting them protection for life,
honor and property, and surely such a
demand should meet with the sympathy
"bf the American people.
''It Is said by the enemies OF the Ar
menians that this outbreak Is the re-
suit of a secret revolutionary movement,
and that 1t was specially designed to
provoke bloodshed In order to attract the
attention and intervention OF Europe.
''It Is necessary and vitality important
that the horrors OF the recent and exist
ing situation in unhappy Armenia should
be brought home TO the conscience OF
humanity by peaceable petition. This
is what was done at Constantinople on
Monday last, and you know the result.
Moreover, a revolutionary movement
in Constantinople would not he deemed
advisable by the Armenians themselves.
"The friends of the Armenians in the
United States are glad TO say that the
British premier, the Marquis OF Sails
bury, has accepted the special duty of
Great Britain. Over fifty years ago,
under somewhat similar circumstances,
liberal constitution, equal almost to
that of the United States, was solemnly
granted to Armenia by the then Sultan.
1t was a dead letter from the Gay OF its
birth. Why? Because the condition Of
Armenia is a question OF administration
and not OF paper guarantees. In fact,
II has been conclusively shown that the
policy of the Turkish government has
been to end the Armnian question by
ending the Armenians.
"The interest of Am ericans in the Ar
menian situation beca me very strong SO
soon as the facts of the massacres had
been esta ablished beyond doubt Dy The
Associated Press.
"Public men everywhere, including the
Governors OF many states, expressed their
sympathy with the Armenians. Bishop
Potter of New York and Cardinal Glib
bons have been specially outspoken on
the subject. To show the value OF Amer
lean sentiment in bringing about rem
edy for Armenia, need only incite the
following letter addressed TO Mr.. Stein,
an earnest friend OF the cause in Wash
ington, by Mr.. James Bryce, author of
'The American commonwealth.
"He wrote: Il trust that the efforts
which you and other public-spirited men
are making to call attention of the Amer
ican people TO the unhappy condition of
the Christians OF the East will be sue
cessful. Your people are always ready to
respond to the cry of suffering humanity,
and no events of recent years have bet
ter deserved ther sympathy than the
miseries OF the ancient and once famous
Armenian nation, miseries winch have
recently eliminated In the massacre of
Sassoun. A strong expression OF Ameri-
can feeling will strengthen the hands OF
tn ose who in Europe desire to see meas
ures of reform introduced which will
pfectually prevent any reoccurrence OF
limilar horrors.
"(Signed) J. BRYCE"
"Then again the first petition asking.
Tor the appointment of an European gov
srnor of Armenia bears the signatures
among others, of Justice David j. Brewer
OF the Supreme Court of the United
States; Miss Emma Frances Willard, pres
ident of the w. G. T., u. Richard Wat
son Glider, editor OF the Century and T.
A. Emmett, president of the Irish Nation
al Federation of America"