New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-17

who was known TO the Government az having peeh
killed by kurd in August was put down as nav
ing met just death while resisting the "o'e'n-
ment In October. Is It wonder that 'ie p.op'e
are crying out, Eve want simply justice nothing
more"
Within a month Of this writing in another dis
trict not remote. but somewhat inaccessible, poor
Armenian who had money to pay Tor ms .aMes
or Mosem He refused deny his fai,h, ana ar
OF course had no money TO pay lie was Hp phi i" he
Was smothered These iends then so intln,dai zee
s" s ans s h ana nsy
If the world wants to now the name OF OF the poor
wreichea who Yielded they can be given.
NS' long ago zaptshs took payer y and no od aRe
Villagers to sign it. No one could read it, and the
zapehs refused to tell them what was N ,bne
They were beaten Then it was afIeeIb e 'h va aee
seal and go with the zaptehs to the e h cty h he
paper read and sign it Half way 10 tne ory , ne
beaten and robbed Of his seal which was PVT PVT 70
the paper and the man sent back TO ,n i csS as
Seen to speak to wealthy man whom the Govern
ment had been trying for some time 10 peste
him say that the man with whom ne haa 'aik sri
sisted in telling the truth. ard was fnaiIy feiea,,a
through the Intervention of an hni"eh''ai AT
one shrnks from presenting to enlshiened mnqs
this province as to provoke little or no comment
and yet nothing but the truth will meet the needs
That in the villages the sanctity of womanhoo!
and girhood Is entirely unprotected asainst the lus
OF KUrds and Turkish officials. Very rev WoIcl
escape outrage. 1t might be asked how Is such a
longer necessary. II would not be strange II the
hn pu bm sS s & ddr sSs even
a fuller statement Of TIE truth.
the ciiy Of the proving is pgblishe I'd PAPER ,Be
Of Lies himself. The subscription list Is increass
IN way which might leave doubts in the minds
0f To n. thor The. non or
mishter. The number of subscribers is large, and
made up mostly OF those who cannot 'e" ov for
sometimes twice over. one young man was APP
paW or tSe paper whc G WAS sent to him. The
young man refused. saying that he knew nothing
about it. whereupon the police smashed his glass
and walked off. The young man complained 70 the
Choicest H'H F Of TurRish " curses 1G
The small prison Of this city is crowded with more ore
than 200 prisoners most OF them ATmenians ana on
trely innocent of the crimes with which they ar"
one young man. supposed TO be too ardent friend
OF the cause of lberi;. was poisoned snOri tlme
gaze I hm SOM some arfid3tcs The aar got out he
English Consul lntervei ed. and now the young man
in dungeon News Of his death is daily expected,
The law requires that the Government FEED prison
crs but the fact is that not single CHRISTIAN -
fed Friends must send bread ana food and enough
10 feed the guards well. one wealthy man toli
me tha, he sent to the prison daily for his two
friends enough to feed ten men: -o,. ru-,.. ,as
a brawl on the outskirts Of the city over woman
one OF the former was killed on the spot while
another though fatally wounded. managed - go on
TO a village mile further. where he breathed MS
last The result this: When the police az
rived the remaining two companions OF the kurds
were there in the village but. though the sword
OF one OF them stained with fresh blood. th'y
not arrested. Eighteen Of the Villagers. how
ever arrested and remained In prison Nv"
months. Then they released. and the decree
announced thPt as the men were murdered
within the village limits and the murderer were
not known the entire village must pay blood money
The case went beyond the local cour, OF iist
paniOns Of the murdered men who had pari IN the
fray summoned 10 give evidence, ana
vet from the capital OF the Ottoman Empire N"
verdict t. returned that these poor villagers must
pay within few months 60 ras az blood money
which that thcV must be turned out or
house and home TO make room for Moslem oceh-
pants
Such IS the course ana nature Of Turkish rule
And now let the CHRISTIAN world not comment. but
act. Not a moment is 10 be lost.