New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-11
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER H. lo'o-I

cal step taken OF late years was 10 organize all the
State offcias. civi. and military under a superior
direction. into body devoted to execute. in the
very name OF the law. the horrible scheme Of OK
terminating the Armenian Christians in Turkey.
Formerly the Mahometan or Turkish msgovern-
ment suppressed the evolution Of the Armenian
race, now II Is suppressing the itself II Is a
sweeping storm OF plumber. murder. rape ami tort
ure" that Is passing Armenia. such Arme-
MIA had never experienced in the Of 500 years
Of her eventfu existence
The Armenians in the provinces s;upefed by ter
ror. were powerless to move. though they would
have been ten thousand times right to rise against
the cruel hand 50 fercely driving them toward The
abyss Besides. they were without arms and many
OF them without food. on their brothers in Consiln-
tinopie devOlved the sacred duty OF raising a pro-
test against the Porte 1t IL be noted here that
besides the 10000 Armenian citizens there H. fuct-
uatng population OF over sixty thousand Armenlans
in COnstantinople who have their families and homes
In Armenia These Armenians. tue representatives
OF the Armenian provinces attempted 10 present
petition to the Grand Viz;er They did it after hiv
ing patiently awaited for long months the result Of
the European intervention on their behalf: and
when they thought II time TO protest. they
protested In orderly way. No European people
would have done II better under the same circum-
stances. II not sudden outburs OF lndigna-
ton. but deliberate action The Armenians are
used 10 restrain themselves Their endurance IL
proverbia. But when. toward the end OF the month
OF September. they had ':ihe very grave inte
gence as TO the Imminent and disastrous withdrawal
OF the Powers from further action in regard 10 the
demand FOR effective reforms their Apprehension OF
Turkish terrorism was overcome by the prospect OF
being soon enguifed by the rising waves or Mahome
tan fanaiicism. unbridled BY the coward withdrawal
The Armenian demonstration was not merely a
protest against the Porte. Ii had wider mean
ing. though generally overlooked. 1t was also a
protest against the Powers. Il has been amply
proved. among others by Canon MacCOlrs work
on Engan,ds Responsibility Towa ard ATmsn,a
inmate the Armenians originated in the platonic
introduction OF the sixty first article into the Berlin
treaty which promised reforms for Armenia. The
MASSACRE and in order to persuade the porte to
adopt inadequate scheme of reform. used only
eddy taught Europe that the Turk never submits
himself without beng coerced To verbal argument
he has never conceded inch OF Christian terri
tory an ota OF law favorable to his Christian
the Armenians. who were with the deepest anxiety
watching the conduct Of the dplomacy They
the slightest concession in favor OF Armenian re-
They mad already grown tired OF the sickenns.
diiatory tactics OF the Turk and the no less sick
heard o. the imminent withdrawal Of Europe from
this Europe has botn might and right on her
nienians nave no right whatever. We raise pro
test on paper though We may be massacTed roy
doing so the Armcnians. unless they be mon
10 wish 10 persist in existence could not help trying
the desperate measure OF moving the Powers 20 pity
them
After these eXp.arat ons It is hardly necessary
to add that the demonstration OF the Armen.ans
in Constantinope was the expression OF the ire
mendous disappointment Of the entire Armenian
race. and not at all as IL has been supposed by
some arranged ny the so-called Huntchagists. an
insignificant party. unpopular IN ConsianunOpie
and scarcely ever heard Of IN Armenia. We must
say. in the Interest Of truth, that the Huntcnagsis
by means Anarchists" We positively know
thar. though do not sympathize with Their clam
orous and foolish revolutionary proceedings.
THE ARMENIAN PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE.
NJ :. Gabriel. President
Nap-York oct. TO- 1875