Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-07
CROSSING THE OCEAN
Soma Suggestions TO American Tourists
Abroad.
rHE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.


crossing the ocean for pleasure. Judging
from this standpoint. affairs in America
must be on the decided pick up. FOR vast
crowds frccn the land Of the free and
the home OF the brave" are over here thlc
summer. Why. some OF the London
thoroughfares are az times so filed with
the transatlantic cousins that one could
almost imagine It a street scene in New
York.
Now. many Of those who sail the seas
over do 50 for the first and last time
OF course, IT is the thing TO do To cross
the pond as soon as you have spare money
enough to stand the trip. You read with
90 much satisfaction in the local paper
that you and your wife are contemplating
voyage TO Europe. 4 few days later
II is announced that you sail on tho Paris
Or some other biz ship on such a date
Then the fact that you actually have
sailed IS put In print Your return is
announced. crowds Of admirlng friends
meet you. and your wife. wearing
genuine Paris something or othe- at
me station. Next. you feel that you oc-
cupy 50 much more space than you used
10, when. the following summer at the
q
an admirng crowd Of listeners with-ias,
summer when l was abroad.
TO BE PITIED.
People who go Tor the frs. time on
one Of these flying trips TO Europe are.
a. least IN the opinion of the writer
rather 20 boz pitied than envied. For not
unircquently such trips are made in EIGHT
weeks tiom the time the steamer leaves
New York til she ties up AZ her dock
On her return. And most tourists have as
little notion Of the lands before them
ana how 10 get along when there Us
mortals have Of the hereafter country
on which their eyes viii open after they
nave closed on this. Some are deluped
with advice as TO what's 10 pay. where
10 50. and how 10 get there But such
ADVICE. though eaey 10 receive will be
'ound difficult 10 apply Which routes 20
choose. swindi'ng totolkecpers. inability
10 understand foreign languages. vast
charges for overweight luggage. visiting
many museums and picture galleries.
which 10 many are wholly uninterestins
These are some OF the pleasures OF the
trip. The great mistake is trying TO see
all England and the Continent in too
little time. Doing cities which it would
require at least a month to see and ap-
Prec'ate, IN a day, possibly two. rushing
on Ia the next, getting back 10 the pOin,
OF departure. with feeling Of great
relief that IL IS an done and over. The
tourist can say that he has been to all
these places. No doubt Of that. but his
general impression OF the whole will be
slightly mixed. Something perhaps IKE
clearinghouse hash. one has a decided
impression that there is great variety
Of ingredients. tut IL is very difficult
indeed - distinguish clearly the indl-
viduallty Of each.
ARMENIAN TALK.
What has been the subject most talked
Of, thought Of and written of during thu
past elk months. | should be inclined to
say Armenia. And isn't il wonderful
that in a world so advanced in civiliza-
ton euch horrible affair should have
been allowed to 20 on? This the reason.
The diplomats Of the great and Christian
Powers feared 20 take peremptory action.
IL might get their respective countries
into hot water. We read history from
the early centuries on. and wonder al
mans inhJmanity 10 man. Records Oh
torture. assassination. and the shedding
Of innocent blood horrify Then we Of
the present age eNclaim. How could mel,
with human hearts have thus acted to-
ward their flesh and blood? We deplore the
doings Of heather time. ana nwardlS
congratulate ourselves that We live in an
tory, or rather human sentiment. repeats
itself Doesn't II recall the words Of on,
Lord? That time he told the Pharisees
what hypocrites they were because they
said 'If we had been I'm the days or
our fathers we would not have been par
takers with them in the blood OF the
prophets Just 90 the doinCs Of the
Turk have been as nend,sh as anything
you can find in history. And nations
no Igv ri oil
continuance are far from guiltless OF
their crimes.
DARED NOT
True. great meetings have been held in
London; vehement protests made; the at
tGntion of the government Cllcd IL
the state Of affairs. But this brought no
Immediate action That's the trouble
about great governments. They are so
cumbrous that prompt action Is out Of
the question. While the soldiers held az,
the poor babies by the hair and sliced of
their little heads. no Power dared say:
Look here. Turk this thing has 10 stop.
and In short order. too, why not? Be
cause such n course would have probably
involved all hands IA war Each great
Power lives in dread OF the rest: prompt
action was impossible Even Christian
England seems 10 have viewed the mat
ter thus To murder and torture men.
women. and children IA rather rough For
humanitys sake wo must do something.
Mustn't get I'm scrape ourselves. though.
IT would never DO 60 make Russia GrOwl
Wen see what can he done: but We
must be cautious. and take our tins
about II. AS result comes the demand
Of England Russia. and France for re.
forms. This the Sultan seems slow 10
nccede TO- They say said Sultan Is brave.
because he thinks the Car viii back him
up Tardy demands for future reforms
in the Turkish style of governing Arme-
ala are better than nothing. But pre-
vention much eXcele cure. for future re-
forms will not bring TO lfe the murdered
IN the death-pits Of Armenia.
AMERICAN PROTEST
A few words more. and then wen
say good-by to this mOurnful subject.
protest came over from America against
the atrocities in Armenia. With all re-
spect 10 the professors. this eeemed
tri1e uncalled for. IL was a matter In
the midst Of Europe. and for the natitls
OF Europe to set,le-in a word, "A strictly
European affair. OF course. nothing was
said against the protest over here. An
echo, family heard. which soon died out.
Doubtless many who read this will think
IL was quite the proper thing, possibly
n few may agree that the United States
will be doing all that Is required II she
regulates the practice OF humanity on
her side OF the ocean.
Now something on the other side. Per
haps the Southern States might have
felt Ike telling a number Of laxative
people In London that they had best at
tend 70 their affairs at home. IL was
this: Some females. long winded ana
Lot In.