New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
VAIN PROMISES TO ARMENIANS

TUTI1LTY OF HIS PROTESTA11ONS THAT ENGLAND
WOULD AID THE OPPRESSED FILLS THE
WRITER WITH SHAME FOR HIS CoUN-
TRY AND CIVILIZATION.
London, Dec. 29-Dr. Henry S. Lunn. Editor Of
the Review of the Churches" and Percy w.
Bunting. Editor Of the Contemporary Review"
have addressed the following communication to
all editors in England and America:
1--WE incose extracts from letter from pri
vate friend who spent several months OF this
year in Armenia. end who Is one OF the first au-
thorties on the question. as indeed you would
admit. at liberty to publish his name
May We beg You to insert these in the next issue
OF your paper?
yours faithfully.
HENRY s. LUNN, Editor Of the Review Of
the Churches
PERCY W. BUNTING. Editor OF the "Contem-
porary Review"
Any allusion TO Armenia upscts mo. am ashamed,
excited, ndi"nant. when think OF what saw in
] consOled quailing women ana weeping men with
hopes that England would see them through their
uttered often upon their knees I'm the fields the
hillsides and the childke messages of antcipatory
English people. now burn ana rankle within me like
The European Powers are playing farclcai rep
resentaion around the graves of Christian people
an ndi,iduaI in nriyate lie # WoTld he ylslt91
with social ostracism. and would brand him with
an nGelble Gains mark Of nfamy. Fancy mans
ne!ghbors parading about the doors OF his house
while he ana his children rush frantlcaly from
room to room ana from window 10 window. impor
ing them to save them from the dcvOuring flames.
We have pity on rat. If we hear OF It's protract led
men and women. boys and girls who Killed
peceneal are laughed at-that is what it has come
A SPECTACLE TO MAKE ANGELS WEEP.
The Governments Of Europe are a spectacle to
make angels weep They guard the gates OF Tur-
key. SO to say. soemnly declaring that whatever
may happen to the Christians, however dabocaily
they may be tortured TO death, nothing shall hap
pen to the Turks-they at any rate must ana viii
be preserved from harm. Is it a wonder then
threat Of wlpng out Armenia in Armenian blood?
Every one knew that the threat would be fulfilled
Consus reported 10 their governments that the
departure Of the European delegates from Moush
newspapers gave the prophecy publicity. Appeals
10 the public to insist on precautionary measures
gave place to unmlstakabe signs and preparations
But diplomacy turned a deaf ear Crhe Armenans
Eulgarans Magyars or Hindoos. they would nave
high and powerful protectors who tell.ngly talk
Chrsans Even Xbyssnians s' ars bre g5l and
orthodox when political calculations come in. Bui
sisted on the execution even dismissal OF Zekk!
Pacha and the authors OF the Sass)un slvaeery.
tan oncOura cement 10 others 10 20 and do
,,ikewise And now others have gone and nave out
heroded Herod. ana no one seemed shocked.
RUSSIA CALLS IT A COMEDY.
IcOple are only interested TO get the latest news
OF Sivas or Treb.zond. wherever the latest mas
sacres have occurred, ut Their breakfast table early
Few persons take even remote interest IN the Ar
menian question on the Continent, and those few
are the advocates OF Turkey; The Austrian press,
SAID 10 be paid by the Turkish Government i'm
pudently den.es the Sassoun massacres. and ac-
cuses the Armenians Of having attempted to
butcher tho Kurls and Turks The German press
IL the bearer OF the same KIND OF culture 10 its
readers. ard IN both these countries the public
knows pos lively nothing about the Armenian
question. The Russian papers. beginning - III the
"Novoe Nremya," cracks Jokes at the Armenians,
and In the .ast numbers which | have read ask:
why shOul! we Russians sacrifice "A single soldier
for the sake OF Armenian bankers and m'lliona.res
who are much better off than ourselves. 10
say nothing OF British and American aetators who
have so clcverly got up the Armenian comedyY'
\ couple OF regiments OF British soldiers or Cos
sacks IL what H. wanted They would set matters
right IN few DAYS. But even II the whole Eng
lish-soeakng people should arise and demand this
would Il be accorded?
SITUATION QTIETER IN VENEZU Ella.
London. Dec. 29-"The Tmcs' VIII to- morrow pub
l!sh disDatch from Caracas. NeaeZuela. saying
that the situation there Is quctcr, in The absence of
further exciting kilograms from the United States