The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-06
IN ARMENIAN FAIRY TALE.
No Truth in The Story Of an Abyss
Filled With Female Suicides.

The Story Believed TO Have Been
founded on Mrs. Hemans' Poem on
THE suliote Hother"-The Duke of
I Orleans Expected to Issue Manifesto
and Follow 1t with Monarchial Dem
onstration on French Son-The Clamor
/ of the English Labor Party.
London. Jan. 5-The story which has
/ been thrilling the world for some time past
/ of the wife Of the Armenian leader, Gregg,
who. rather than suffer dishonor at the
hands Of her Turkish prosecutors. threw
herself, with her child in her arms. into
an abyss and was followed by other
women. until the ravine was filled with
corpses. has exploded. as many persons
predicted it would be. at the time it was
sprung upon the public. II has been dis
covered that the horrible narrative is
reproduction, with additions and embel-
lishments TO suit the occasion, of an old
tale told IN poetry by Mrs. Hemans years
ago, under the title of THE Suliote Moth
er." This discovery suggests the possibn-
ity. not to say probability, that the "Ar-
menian atrocities were to a large extent
dgments of the brain of some imaginative
fanatic, originated for gain. revenge, or
with some other similar object, and has
caused a marked cessation Of the anti
Turkish excitement upon an sides, except
among the professional Armenian agita-
tors, who have always been addicted to
paroNysms OF activity. These persons re-
I T,ef
foundation than the rhyme and await
I'm perfect confidence the report of the
| investigating commission, which IS already
in Armenian territory Or, Baronian, pas
tor of the Armenian church in London,
i'm an interview to-day expressed his per-
feet confidence that whatever justice II
was possible to obtain in Armenia would
be obtained by England.
The adherents of the Duke D'Orleans
in London are expecting that their leader
win at an early date issue manifesto,
which will be followed by a demonstration
on French soil, at the risk of his arrest,
Faith in this movement is based upon the
belief that the people Of France have be-
come disguised with the corruption exist
ing among the politicians and journalists
. of the republic, and are fast turning to-
ward "a monarchy for relief.
NJ Hamon, the author of France, Social
ct POhtiQue," who is now in London, says
that now that Count Ferdinand de Lesseps
IS dead, his son Charles and Marius Fon-
taine, who have remained silent under the
/ threat that if they spoke while ne was
alive the old engineer would be impris-
oned viii speak. II this be true their
statement concerning Panama canal al
fairs win prove a veritabe hombsheH in
the ranks of the senators and deputies OF
the republic
Prof. James Bryce, president OF the
3 no a-1 IF L. d q "A
evening, struck the key note of liberal
/ protest against the Clamor of the labor
party for an increased labor representa-
/ ton in paiament, which is a rOyallst
platform. There is no objection, he said,
to there being more genuine Workingmen
in parliament. but he denounced those So
called labor advocates who were continu-
ally stirring up class hostihties and aVoW-
ing their desire to smash the liberal party
into small fragments unless their demands
We're conceded.
MIR. Bryce rcfrained from disclosing the
extent of the discomfort among the
wealthier liberals at the governments $
dalliance with the socialists. As the
liberal party purse requires replen!shing
and that pretty soon some declaration in
this line is necessary. II the best sup
pCrters Of the party could be drawn upon
for funds apart from this motive, the
rank and file Of the party would soon
begin revolt against the ta!nt which
is now a result Of their association with
men like Commoners Keirhardie Joseph
II. Wilson and even Ben Tillett. Kerr
hard.e in a labor article to-day, advises
unemployed men to wreck and plunder
shops. declaring that they are abundanty
justified In doing so in order to supply
their needs IF fifty men each in Glas-
Cow went to Liverpool Manchester, Leeds
and London" he writes, entered shops
and helped themselves to whatever they
IL .,r,It n anna
going something would happen. If | were
/ in their position l would do this and,
perhaps, something worse"
Against Joseph II. Wilson, who IS a
radical member of the House Of Commons
for MiddesbOrough, accusations have
been made since the collapse Of the sea-
mems union. of having misapplied, in
plain words, spent 100000 of the union $
I funds, and of having issued a forged cir
cular purporting TO account for the
money.
These accusations have caused other
labor agitators to be held in suspicion,
and a letter written by Wilson, which was
discovered a few days ago, and published,
has further increased the general belief
that he is unworthy of confidence
and augmented the suspicion that
| the other labor leaders are no better
than he which. in some cases, Is not
true. The letter contains a passage in
regard to manipulating the union vote
(the letter was written while he was con-
nected with the now defunct seamen' S
union, which says: ''You can always
take a ballot on the question OF a strike.
If we don't want a strike, we can put
IN ballot papers in sufficient numbers to
make it right"
Ben Tillett has raised a howl that the
dock Iaborers, of which branch of labor
unionism he is the leader, are being
crushed, because the public viii not re-
spond to their appeals. The dockmen are
certainly suffering, but their sufferings
are caused by the prevailing hard times
and q surfeit of Tilletism In the mean
time Tillett himself is thriving. He has
recently built villa which cost f2000,
and eyinces other evidences Of prosperity.
Bisrn arcz's g Coming Visitors.
Puda Pesth, Jan. g. The Berlin CORE
, s,ondent of the Buda Pesth Correspon-
denz SAYS that Prince Hohenlohes com
tng visit TO Prince Bismarck is made at
Emperor Williams special request. and
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