The herald., 1895-11-24
Regarding the Passage of For.
eign 0uardships
THERE WILL BE TROUBLE
Unless Abdul Hamid Submits to the
Demands Of the Powers
menians Who Desire Foreign intervsn.
tion in Turkish Affairs

Bulgaria, Nov. 23.-(Copyriented, 1896,
by this Associated Press)-Tne sultan has
not yet authorized the passage OF the
Derdanellrs by the extra guard ship
asked for by the representatives her. OF
Great Britain, Italy, Austfia and Russia.
This Is causing more and more uneasi-
ness here. Unless Abdul Hsmid sub.
mits, there is likely to De trouble. as the
powers insist that the extra gunboats are
absolutely necessary for the prott cIion OF
the fnreIan population here. A reprasen.
tative OF the Associated Press ha an in
teI view today on the pol tical situation
with Tewfk Pasha, minister Tor foreign
affairs. Tewik Pasha assured the cor
RESP ondent that everything possible was
beinR done Tor the protection OF the
American and other NIT sionarIes IN Asia
Minor and that those whu were desirous
Of LEAVING the interior could do 50 under
escort. In view OF the disturbed state of
che country the minister for foreign
Affairs suggested that psr haps this would
he the best course to adopt for the present
and that the work OF sha missionaries
couli be resumed later whom uatters
we're brighter. The minister. however,
said that the latest news from the prov
inccs was more reassuring than It had
been 10, some time. Every there, he
added, on the arrival Of the troops. order
was being restored and the Armsnians
were not being severely treated.
Continu,nr, Tewfk Pasha remarked
that tranquility prevailed in the villages
OF Erzeroum and Adana AMI that the
inhabitants o, the district Of Payas, from
which place disturbances had recently
been announced. have been pacihsd.
Referring to the measures made by the
governmsnt with . view OF bringing
about the restoration Of order in Asia
Minor. the minister said he had no doubt
the reforas would be strictly carried out
and tha /tha government would shortly
be able to announce the ,mplste restor,
tion Of order in Asia Minor. He said the
commission appointed to supervise the
Teforms Was actively I fosecuting its labors
and that the com m ission had alresay
selected the officials who were TO be sp-
pointed to the various posts. The names
OF these officials will DO published at an
early aate. As to the cause of the dis
turbance Tewfik Pasna expresses the
opinion that there was no possibility of
doubtinR they we're caused by the revolu-
tionary committees Of the Armenians
who had for long time past be. n send
ing AGENTS to Asia Minor stirring the in
habitants AGAINST the authority OF the
sultan and doing everything to bring
anout breaks between the local authori-
ties which, when suppressed by the latter
were olassed as massaores and exaggerat-
ed In the grossest manner possible. He
cited one instance in wbicn a mob of
Armenians attacked and killed two IN
offensive Turks. The Turkish gen d.
armes attempted to arrest the N urdersrs
and were fired upon. ReiE forosments
were sent and the police maue a more
who were impli sted In the murcer and
the assault uron the police. The Arme.
nians resisted desperately and a serious
affrHy was the result, uaring which six
Armenians were killed and about dozen
were wounded.
tbysArmenians and when it reached Con-
sta tinople the affair bad grown into
the MA sacre Of about three hundred Ar
menians in cold blood, with all toe ac-
coaranying horrors which the Arme-
mans nsuslly decorate their stories Of
srch affairs.
sAsto the prospect Of European inter
vention In Turkey, Tewtix Pa'ha could
only say that he saw no probs biiity OF
such o step being necessary, as the pow.
ers, ne added, were assu ed that the sui
tan was in earnest in doing everything
possible TO restore order in Asia Mino,
and they ware not likely to do anything
which would In any way hamper bis
efforts in this direction.
One OF the great di ii cnltiss ex perienced
by the go-s rnment, said the pasha, in
restoring urd,r in the troubled districts
was the trouble they we're having in call
ins out the reserves. The govern nisnt's
effort, were also hindersd by the state
OF turkish finances and by the large sum
II was necessary to borrow IN order 10
pravlde for the armies and eeuipping Of
the soldiers to be sent to the troubled
dist lets.
In conclusion Tswik Pssha asserted
that al! the tale, OF horrors coming from
Ar uenia ana elsewhere should bs taksn
with considerable amouut # salt, as
tney were either wholly mann actured by
the Armenians or else so strongly colored
by them as to be no longer recognized
even ny their ccpcnctorr.
Another prolon .ei meeting OF she rep.
resentntives Of the powers has heen held
at tile fiicial r"sidenor oi French AM
hassad Cam bon, and ALTHOUGH nothing
is a. finitely known concer ing what
tran-pited, II can be stated upon good
nttrority that the situatlo is still caus.
ing the most tr We aaxie,y to ths d,tio-
mats he impression. prevails at the
embassies, however, tnat the porte will
acqu' see to the demand Of the mowers
for extra guara slips, but the ambss dors
fear that the pacification of the DISTURBED
provinces viii! bo an extre ely difficult
stask, owing to the probability that the
measures ndopted or TO he adopted will
MT be Of impartial nature; that the
Mnssumans will he favorei bv the Turk.
ish officials ard that ths Christians will
be fenres ed.
Owing 10 the fact that the police have
discovered numhrr of revolutionary
plhcsrsss osted in the Psamat quarter
Of Siam boul, tho Armsn an shops there
bave been cinset and extra RET autiors to
prevent trouble are being taken. Several
arrests have already bee made snd'il is
likely no d stuibsoces will occur at once.
The police are trying to d scoser whore
the revolutionary matter is l,rintsd.
Ona OF the placards torn down IN tho
Psamaiia quarter oslIsd upon the Anne
mans to arm them solves, as they we're
about TO be masssorsd, and another nrini.
ed IL the Turkish language stated that at
the least sisn Of . movement all the Ar
msnians we're to bs rlaus htered.
A. the Turkish authorities are charged
with having taken edvantage Of much
less than this In order to make IN attack