Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-14
AUGUSTA MAINE THURSDAY MORNING. !s=
REIGN OF TERROR.
All Christians id Armenia Live in
Atmosphere Of Danger.
They Say Situation Will Be Worse. Before
II Is Better.

Boston, Nov. IS. Reliable correspond
ence received in Boston from CONSTANT
nople states that the attitude of the
Moslems in Marash at the end of October,
was so menaoing that the heads of the
christian sects called together on the gov
etnor, asking special measures of protec-
ZION. Friday, the governor having paid
no attention to this request, the Moslems
attacked the Christians, wounding quite
number and causing a general flight of
all parties to their homes
Inc heads OF tbs Christian sects then
made new petition for protection, this
time In writing, and addressed separately
TO the governor and the commander of
the troops. Still nothing was done to
check the Moslems, and general assault
was made on the Christian quarter and a
large number of Christians were killed
and wounded.
The Armenian bishop and the Armenian
Catholic bishop and the Protestant pastor
sent collective telegram saying that the
slaughter was still going on and begging
for something to be done to stop it The
Turks say that the reason of the massacre
Is the assassination Of four police by the
people at Zeitoun, 20 miles from Marash.
The worst of it Is that the Sultan and
pashas all consider this crime in another
place as sufficient to justify the massacre
in Marash
There is not doubt that the massacre
was ordered from here The tone of re-
mark among the staff at the Sultan's
palace has been all along that the Armen-
ians shall be killed before the reforms can
be executed. Nothing has been done in
any one place to punish the criminals. but
in all the places where the massacres have
occurred great numbers of Armenians
have been arrested, as though those who
escaped had committed crime in escaping.
You must not believe one of the stories
that are sent out by the Turks about con-
flictS at these places where massacres oc-
cur No conflict occurs. There may be
in some cases a reason in the conduct of
Armenians elsewhere for Indignation, but
in every case SO far when a massacre oc-
cuts it is a coldblooded, deliberate affair
gotten up separately from any alleged
cause
Unless the powers intervene sharply In
a way that will compel the Sultan to or
der the massacres to cease. there is no
knowing where to the matter will grow
The most infamous falsehoods as to at
tacks Of Armenians upon Turkish women
and children are being diligently circu-
lated in the city and In the country in or
der to fire the hearts of the Moslens, and
the government is openly arming or favor
ing the arming of the Moslem populace
while searching Armenians to take away
even their jack-knives lest some MoSlem
should be hurt when the massacre is I'M
dertaken.
A Adabazar the police have adopted
the original and thoroughly Turkish way
of stirring the Armenians to revolt of
women in the streets and feeling
over their persons under pretence of
for arms. Meantime the effer-
here against the Sultan is taking
more form. There was some revolt of the
Albanian bodyRuard of the Sultan, and q
fight of some Importance in the palace
grounds.
A member of the Moslem patriotic com
mttee attempted to kill the minister of
marine. They had previously ordered
him to resign on pain of death. 1t Is said
that the minister was only wounded, but
1t is very hard to get accurate informa-
ton of any of these things,
The situation is going to be worse be-
fore 1t is better, and if our government
has any ships to spare it ought to send one
to Beyrout, one to Smyrna, leaving at
the Marblehead now there,
one to this city, and, if possible, one to the
Black sea coast
This is large order, but it is burning
shame for America to be represented by
words alone in the midst of such infamous
crimes as are being enacted in this