New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
ONE VIEW OF ARMENIANS.
THEIR UsE-OF AMERICAN PASSPORTS IN
REVOLUTIONARY DESIGNS.
3. uoPKINsoN SMITH THINKS THE PoLicf VI
OUR GOVERNMENT MIsrAKEN-A "Ai'''i""
TO MIssIoNARIEs-THE CONDITION

TO MIssIONARIEs-TEE CoNDlIioN
OF AFFAIRS IN TURKEY
Minister TerrelIs denial OF charges against HIS
office in Constantinople. as published III yes'e'u"'
Tribune was theme OF special interest 10 i.
uonk,rson Smith the artist and writer, who has
inst returned from a four months trip abroad, one
month of which was passed in the city on tHe
Bosphorus Mr. Smith was seen at MS nome w
$50 Fast Thirty-fourth-st., last evening" anu "'s'
the Armenian question was broacheu' 1T o
showed that he was interested in the Issue pre-
sented and that he thought this country han as
sumed a mistaken ATTITUDE to"aiu '"e
Government He said:
,rbo turning point of the entire dficulty In TINS
Armenian matter is this. No subject OF turkey can
leave his country without first obtaining "o'ein
rnent permit so TO do This Is easy enough 10
II he can show that he has business interests c"s
him away and armed with 1t he can go away ana
r.rr.,r % long as he desires and ultimately return
IN bis home But those Armenians are not doihB
this In one way another. they make their way
ont OF Turkey clandestinely, and at once come u
the United States. Here they remain long enough
to secure their declaration of citizenship. Iheh
they secure passports as American citizens ana AT
once return to their homes with the sole purpose Vi
acting as agents for one of the many revolutionary
societies II caught. which they are sure 10 De-
they claim the protection OF the American minister
hoping thus to save their heads III IL III 'h's 'ia'
the United States are at fauit cHuer ho o'i'e'
Government can they carry out such design.
They cannot do 1t in England or France OF "e'-
many or Russia-Only In America.
..How they get out Of Turkey l am not prepared
TO saw although there are numberess METHODS 10
be adopted. They can get down to Athens OF 30
by way OF Sofia. or possibly they might De apie
to work their way up through Bulgaria anyway,
the fact remains that they do eiude the vigilance
OF the Government. and with only one OBJECT III
view Why, just before left Constantinople an
Armenian was arrested, having a passport ne
had In his possession forty-one revolutionary docu
ments when arrested. and armed besides Yet
Minister Terrell secured his release. This man In
his trial before the Minister declared mat ne haa
from punishment by appeal, In of arrest, 10
the American Minister and that his purpose was
to aid the revo.ut.onists | consider 1t distinct
outrage that this should be permitted
Another thns There Is not the slightest nope rope
Turks ounumber them in any part Of the country
three to one End this reminds me OF sun another
tenton of the various missionary societies They
should be warned in time Of the danger of sending
% ansuredly yV be Re Nothing ing can save them
An illustration Of the nopelessness of the Armenian
cause Is to be found in the recent massacre at
STEAMBOAT. I in STEAMBOAT only two days be-
fore mat to peac peon
the Grand vizer. Yet nearly every one of them
the Officers tried to dispense them. being where
they had no right to assemble. under Turkish law,
they resisted ana the rest is known The officials
at is saying in ConstantInop.e that one He
prev ~ goou ior TWO 0reehs, ,urk IL soou 10, wS
them. The Armenians looked upon the
terrors Of the community. They are the serving
people of Turkey. The men act porters and I
have two Of them place upright piano on
their backs and walk straightaway up a hill with
1t. The thing seems hardly conceivable. but
have them do this on the hill of Pera. They
canny boys can tell YOU, ana very muscular;
but they are in a hopeless minority and the Ma
hometsns hate them they do the devil. I feel
assured that England Will one day regret the att-
naturally more Interested in the position Of the
United States Judge Terrell, Minister there,
is working night and day. He IL ndefa tiga BILE
and upright and just He has the respect OF the
America IL held In high esteem by the Sublime
Porte | wac sufficiently long In Constantnople TO
study these things with degree OF care, At
first I did not pay much attention to them. for
my profession is far apart from the consideration Of
such matters: but insenslby / drawn into 1t,
and safely assure The Tribune that | am
telling only the bare facts as they exist"