The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-18
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LONDON, April 1.-THE correspondent
Of the Associated Press, writing from
Armenia, under date OF March 10, says:
Iconsider 1t to bc my duty, in con.
asc.ion with the mission which has
brought me to Asia Minor, to make
public a condition OF the Armenian
question so serious and alarming that
the work Of the Turkish commission OF
inquiry, aud even the details Of the Sas.
,ouu massacre, must seem oil little com.
psrs,ive Importance. AZ result OF my
Investigations l am in a position to say,
with some degree Of positiveness. that
the Armenian question will soon reach
an acute and painful crisis.
In fact, Armenia ia preparing for war.
Tbs revolutionary party has now both
money and guns. Anyone who cares to
take the journey that have made may
verify the fact that the revolutionary
party has money.
How much money has been raised no
one knows except the leaders OF the
revolutionary party themselves. and
they arc disposed to keep their affairs
very quiet. The central idea OF the
plan o! campaign 10 general uprising
Of Armeniaus throughout the Turkish
empire some time during the month OF
Nay. The exact date has not vet been
fIsd upon. but will be decided next
month and communicated TO the vari.
Gus sub.leaders by trusted messengers.
BoLD PROGRAMME.
I.is hardly likely that general up.
rising will be secured at first, although
uubsequont event, may compel the en-
tire Armenian population OF Asia
Minor TO fight in self defense. The
leaders have promised the people in the
eastern part OF Armenia that the chief
attack will be made in the city OF Con-
s.antinople itself and that the brunt OF
the fighting will be borno by the Ar
nenians residing therein. The leaders
have even gone so far as to declare that
the first attack will be on the palace OF
the sultan, and that the reign Of Hamid
will come to sudden end. There are
men who believe that in the overthrow
Of Hamid tho Armenians will DO en-
couraged by the younger and more pro.
g.e.sive generation OF Constan.inople
Turks. As 10 the possibility OF that, |
can venture no opinion, although |
have positive Information that the
younger Turks, particularly those who
have travelled abroad, ardently wish
that the present .ultan was anywhere
except on the throne.
The Armenians have at least 5000
Nar.ini.Henry rifles hidden in secret
places in the mountains not great dis.
tanco from Lake Van.
The SasIoun refugees at Etchmiadin
are preparing to return to Armenia and
are going back with guns in their
hands. There are, or were. about 300
refugees at Etchmiadin, which is the
home OF Mr. Khrimian, father Of all the
Armeuian,.
THE OBJECT.
For handful OF unframed Armcn.
!,ns to deliberately begin to fight with
the 100000 regular troops of tho Turkish
empire is folly too colossal for human
conception; yet one must take into nc.
count tho underlying motives OF tho
revolutionary leaders before passing
inal judgment, The purpose is not TO
hrins Turkey to terms in fair fight,
pu, to secure settlement, OF tho quar-
rel by the Intervention OF tho European
powers. Before the revolution i. ihrao
Inonths old tho powers it ia beloved
will 10 compelled TO take hand in the
conflict, for tho cruelty. atrocity, tho
outrage, tho blood.lust and bu.chory OF
hes,rugclc will DC esomethings go horrible
That Christian humanity will Interfere.
ihen Armenia, it is hoped, may got her
freedom and tho Turkish empire may
0e torn limb from limb and thrown
inaiecemeai to its eIpectant ncighbor..
lhu' thero is n probability that Palcq-
tine, the birth place OF Christianity,
may at last como into tho possession oi
Chrli!ian nation.
The Armcnians are encouraged to be.
Nsvs shst the revolutionary leaders
cave secrc: understanding with tho
fu+sian government. But that ia so
unlikely that it mood not be considered
except as showing to what c1tont tho
people are knpt in ignorance OF the real
purpose OF tho movement.