Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-31
BRITAIN BERATED


For Her Supinsness in View Of
Turkish Atrocities.
IMPRESSIVE PLEA OF ARMENIANS.
John Bun Called Upoa - the Protector
Of the OPpressed to Wake from HIS Leth-
sruy and smite the Moslem Malig.ant-
New Light ON the Outbreak 1t Trebixoud
Good Reason for Attacking . Turkish
Delller Of Woman.
New YORK. Dec. 31.-In view of the
revelations as to the actual political con-
ditions in Europe influencing the fate of
the Armenian people in Turkey, the Ar
menian Relief association has cabled the
message which follows to the London
Daily News and Tho Times:
Europe pushed Armenia into the
mouth Of hell, and turned to celebrate
Christmas. If the continental powers are
dead to honor and conscience can Eng
land forget justice? Does she not believe
In Almighty God, that she waits for help
before stopping the wholesale assassina-
ton OF Christian ministers and their focks
and the ravishing Of maidensf We send
g., 900 to Grosvenor House committee. But
what avails food when fire and sword ex-
terminate? Shall we advise Armenians
to apostatizef Surely the wrath of God
and the blessing of the Christ have still
significance for the men Of England. Docs
she no more expect them to do their dutyf
Christian America will support England.
~. BLEECKEI MILLEI; Chairman.
"HERANr kIETCnJIAN. Secretary.
Armenian Relief Association"
Reign Of Terror Still in the Land.
The Armenian Relief association yes
terday gave out the following: 1.-THE d.
rect Information received from various
parts Of Armenia depict SO appalling .
condition of things that words cannot
possibly convey an idea of it.
Their men are murdered or imprisoned,
their possessions robbed, and their houses
burned, and not only are they exposed to
the terrors of famine and the severe win
ter threatens to cxterminate them, but
even q merciful death is denied them and
the reign Of terror is still upon the land,
1t is impossible for US to believe that the
conscience of the English people will not
ultimately be shaken from its unparalleled
dizziness and do honor to the ancient name
of England as defender of the right and
the champion of the oppressed.
Cause Of the Trebizond Outbreak.
''Recent letters telling of the massacres
in various cities contain items that help
to explain many points in the awful out
break Of so-called Mohammedan fanati-
cism. - letter from Trebizond giving the
testimony Of an eyewitness says: Bahira
Pasha, governor of Van, started to come
to Constnntinople and it was learned that
he was bringing with him four of the fair.
est young maidens of Sassoun, who had
been spared in the massacre, to make an
acceptable present Of them to his sultan.
This aroused the Armenian people Of
Trebizond to frenzy, and it was impossi-
bic to restrain the young men, the moro
daring of whom, as the newspaper dis
patches have already informed you, fired
upon Bahiri when he was going about the
city, with the result Of wounding him.
Revenge of Balliri Pasl,a.
after he was cured he carried out his
internal mission to COnstantinople and
was honurcl with the highest decoration
and appointed govern or of Adana, in spite
of the ncrv.iess protest of the ambassa-
doris. Afterwards the pasha of Treblzond
demanded the offenders, but they could
not DC found. The pasha had already be-
gun to communicate with the sultan by
telegraph, and calling to the commanders
of the soldiers ordered them to bc ready at
o'clock. When tho mails had arrived
and the people went towards the post both
the soldiers and the mob rushed upon
them. 1t is impossible to describe the
horror of the scene. Men and women
were torn and murdered and groans of
the dying could be heard everywhere. 1t
is the most awful Of all the massacres.
More Nluidens Carried to Harems.
"News from Diabekir reports uuutterable
suffering among those well-to-d0 q short
time ago. The same Information comes
from Gurum, where not an Armenian
house has been left standing, where q
large community was to be seen only q
few weeks ago. From every part of Ar
menia comes the call to Armenians who
are out of the country begging that money
should be sent to the survivors Of their
families without delay, as they have
neither food nor fuel, nor scarcely any
clothing. No men arc allowed to travel
from city or village. That which brings
the grief Of the Armenians is that num-
bers Of the young maiiens Of the people
are known to have been carried into the
harems of the Turks and kurds.''
Committee Appeals for Relief
The national Armenian relief commit
tee at New York appeals to the people Of
the United States for immediate and gen.
erous contributions to relieve the needs of
5000 Armerians, who arc destitute The
committee announces that tho immediate
need is for money, which should be sent
to the treasurcrs. Brown Bros. & Co.
Philadelphia and Boston.
EDITOR PULITZER TO THE PRINCE
Suggests That Lord Salisbury Should lie
Able to Find Competent Arbitrator.
LONDON, Dec. 81 The Prince of Wales
authorizes the publication of the follow
ing acknowledgements sent last week by
Joseph Pulitzer. proprietor of the New
York World, Of the message which his
royal highness and the Duke Of York sent
to The World through Sir Francis Knoll
lava .ecrpearv Tn fhs, ipco hon.