The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-05

Constantinople, June 4.-The reply of the
Turkish government to the notes Of rep
resentatives of Great Britain. France and
Russia, regarding the proposed reforms in
Armenia, has been delivered to the en-
voys. The porte's az swer is not salts
factory The Turkish government does
not agree to the principle of control in the
proposed reforms by the powers.
After receiving the reply the ENJOYS
of the three powers held a meeting at
which they decided to refer the whole mat
ter to their respective governments. The
situation is as serious as last week and
the British embassy informed the porte
that Great Britain had decided not to
accept any modification of the Rroposi-
tons affecting the reforms in = Snienia,
ana the representatives of the optler DOW
ers have made the same declaration 10 the
porte.
To support the Demands.
The reply of the Turkish government
causes surprise. 1t is thought such an
swer would not have been given without
encouragement from some European gov
eminent, but the presence of the British
Mediterranean squadron consisting of
seventeen ships at BeyrOut points TO an
agreement between Great Britain, France
and Russia TO force Turkey to comply
with the demands of the powers.
Consequently interesting news fmay
shortly be flashed from Beyrout,- SYRIA,
where it is believed the British fleet Will
be called upon to support the demands OF
the three powers.
The measures which Great Britain,
France and Russia insist upon as prelim-
mary to reform include the appointment
of a high commissioner from Armenia
general amnesty and release of all poll
teal prisoners, the revision Of certain
judgments and the appointment of a COM
mission TO sit at COnStanunople, charged
with the application of the reforms and
working IN concert with the high COM
missioner.
1t is also demanded by the powers that
the governor and vice-governCrs of Van,
Ezeroum, Sivas. Bitiis, Khartoum and
TreDiZonde be Christian or Musselman,
according as the poulatton Of those places
is inclined. In any case, however, either
the governor or vice-governCr OF the
places named is TO be a Christian 3Sd
the appointment of those officials is top6s
approved by the powers.
lakes are to be collected by local and
be retained before the money is for
Warded to Ccnstantinople to provide for
the cost of local government, as under
the present system all tax money is first
sent TO Constant:nople, from which city
but little of 1t returns to Armenia
Radical Changes.
The powers also propose to compel the
porte to make radical changes in the ju-
dicial system in orders 10 insure fair
trials, the surveillance of prisoners and
is to be composed Of Turks and Christians
equally Finally, the Turkish govern
ment IS to be compelled TO strictly en-
force the laws against compulsory con-
Victtons 70 ISlamism. NJ
AS already cabled by the 6ciated
Press, when the sultan read Il .94nets OF
the representative powers OUTLINING the
proposed reforms, he was not unfavorabIy
impressed. He had several conferences
with the foreign ambassadors and the
Austrian ambassador urged him TO ac-
quiesce in the demands of the powers.
But il was added at the time the sultan
appeared to be counting upon the moral
to whom he is known to have sent an
autograph letter on the subject.
Are After Them.
Toulon, June 1.-Two French cruisers
have been dispatched to Judah to support
the three British cruisers sent to enforce
the prompt punishment of those engaged
in the murdeTOuS assault upon the for
eign consular officials there.