Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-04
Russia Will Stand by the Other
Powers.
REJECTS TIE APPEAL OF TIE SULTAN
Resuming the Arrest Of Suspects
in ConstantinopIe.
AFFAIRS IN ASIA MINOR

Copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, December >, VIA So
fla, Bulgaria, December 4.-The sultan has
all along believed, and the palace coter.e
has been apparently equally convinced, that
Russia would not act in accord with Great
Britain, and, therefore. Russia, Farnce, and
even Germany, might be counted upon II
it came to decisive crisis to oppose any
active interference upon the part of Great
Britain in the Turkish empire. In fact this
belief almost general in the political
world, and all assertions to the contrary
were received with polite smiles of mere
dulity.
1t became known today, however, 10 the
surprise of the skeptics, that Russia IS
really in accord with the powers, and tnat
the sultan need look for no sympathy from
the ear or his advisers in anything IN
any way tending to thwart the determin-
alton of the powers to have order restored
throughout the Turkish empire ana meas
ures taken for the protection OF the iiVes
and property of all the Christian SUBJECTS
Of the sultan.
In no case did the sultan's appeal meet
with success. Prince Lobonof- Rostovsky.
the Russian minister for foreign aHalrs
replied at first that he would sound the
cabinets of France, Germany and AhStfla
on the subject, it being. apparently, con-
cluded that it was useless to again question
Great Britain or Italy. The Russian FOR
eign minister did so: but, receiving nothing
but unfavorable replies. he later informed
the Turkish ambassador at St petersburg
that he could see no reason to separate
himself from the course followed by the
other powers in regard to the eastern ques-
ton.
The Austrian minister for foreign affairs
Count Golu chowski, was even more explicit
than Prince acknowledgements, for he
gave the Turkish ambassador at Vienna to
understand clearly that complete under
standing existed among he powers, ard
that Turkey should not persist in her pres
ent dilatory policy regarding the demands
of the powers for extra guarI SHIPS or IN
pushing the work of restoring order in
Asiatic Turkey and preventing further out
breaks.
The reply of NJ. Berthelot, the French
minister for foreign affairs. was almost
Identical with that of Prince Lobanoff-
RoStovSky.
Finally, through Prince Hohenlohe ana
Fre:herr Marschal Won Bieberstein. En-
peror William gave the Turkish ambassa-
dor at Berlin no consolation at all. He was
firmly told that the powers We're undoubt-
eddy acting in their best interests and N
the best interests of the Turkish empire III
airy denIards made upon the porte, and the
ambas sador was plainly warned that the
sultan could not expect the support or
sympathy of Germany in any continued OPP
DC si:ion to the will of the powers.
The police here have resumed making ar
rests of Armenians, and are again trans
porting them in patches to their own coun-
try on the plea that they are engaged In
conspiring against the Turkish government.
that their presence here is menace to
peace, ard that they are liable to cause
another serious outbreak in this city or its
neighborhood. At the rate the police are
now working they should he able to thin
down the Armenian population OF Constan-
tinople very considerably before the new
year.
1t Is estimated that over {. thousai.d Ar
menians have, within a comparatively short
time, beal expelled .Indsr one excuse o.
another from this neighhorhood. But in
spite OF this official acsivi.r'. the .>rni .nans
placards pria.el. or else the charge that
the Turkish ofti.Ials priat and circulat"
the m is well estIJlshed. for hardly day
passes without some discovery OF this de-
scription. ard i; is IIpoa this that the po-
lice as a rule. base their action in arrest
ing and deportinS Armenians by the whole
sale.
Turkish officials at Erzeroum. Ersiggjar,
Baiburt and BitliS continue to force the
Armenians. under penalty of Imprisonment
and torture, to sign addresses Of gratitude
to the Turkish government for the pro
lection extended to them by the local Of
ficials and others during the recent dis
orders" In addition to the threats of i'm
prisonment. etc. the Armenians are given
to understand that unless they sign these
petitions there will be Il repetition Of the
attacks made upon them by the Turks.
Several Armenian notabilities of Erzer
cum have been forced under threats by the
Turkish authorities to telegraph to the
patriarchate here demanding the recall
of the Armenian bishop on account of the
latter's telegraphic message to the mar
quis of Salisbury detailing the dsplorabe
condition of Armenia and appealing Tor the
assistance of Great Britain in behalf OF his
coreligionsts.
The Armenian patriarch has issued an
appeal to the Armenians throughout the
world and to all Christian nations asking
them to send help to relieve the misery
resulting from the recent niaSsacreS and
pllaging in Armenia.
Famine and death from exposure must
necessarily be chroniced from many dis
tricts ere long, unless prompt relief is fur
nished to the unhappy Christians bowed
down beneath so much harsh treatment.
These facts have, it is understood, been
communicated to the powers by their repre-
sentatives here, and steps have already been
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