The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-06-01
AN UPRISING IS IMMINENT
People Compelled by Their Prosecutors
to Eat the Bodies of Their
Own Children.

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spondence Of the Associated Press).-l
During the past three weeks have had
an unusual opportunity for obtaining
additional confirmation Of the facts con-
tanned in my announcement Of the i'm
pending uprising OF the Armenians In
Turkey next month. I have Travelled
many miles in search of certain facts
and as a result have had the satisfac-
ton of actually seeing and handling
some Of the rifles now being struggled
across the Turkish frontier by agents
of the revolutionary party. Moreover,
the plans Of the party have been fully |
explained to me by some of the most
active and intelligent OF the leaders Of
the eastern wing Of the movement, and
/ am now informed that unless unfore- |
seen circumstances arise, the uprising
will take place as announced. The ex-
act date for it has not yet been fixed,
owing, for the most part, to the fact
that the extreme section Of the revolu-
ton army party is not ready for active
| operations. Whether or not the cen
| trail section will wait for the eastern
! wing longer than the month of May l
do not know, nor has the matter actual
| ly been decided. am asked to believe
that the eastern wing can not be mo-
bilized for hostilities in May and possi-
bly, not before the LIST of July.
The eastern wing has been having
hard time Of it owing to circumstances
over which the leaders have no control.
In the first place, the mountain passes
leading to Van have been blocked with
snow for months. so that only special
messengers, following the regular routes
Of travel, could get through, and there
fore it was impossible to follow with
guns and ammunition from Russia and
Persia to the district about Lake Van.
There are now guns on the border
awaiting transportation into Armenia.
In the second place, the Armenians in
the eastern end of Turkey are in con-
dition bordering on starvation. 1t is
obvious that the people in this condi-
ton can not fight.
On this point leading executive of
the revolution army party said to me
three days ago: eff men have nothing
in their stomachs what will they do?
We must first feed them before we can
expect them to fight. When we can get
food enough on hand to last them two
months, then we shall show the world
how Armenians can fight"
It is this question of food that the
revolutionary leaders will find most diff
ficult Of solution. The problem Of SNUG
Cling guns into Armenia will be solved
l with the coming spring, which is now
just beginning to be felt in the lower
, valleys. 1t is plain that If no food Is tc
5 be had the people can not be fed, nc
matter how much money they may
have, and it is a fact that in the eastern
! portion of Armenia food Is SO scarce thai
the well-to-do and the rich have NJ
more food than they actually need.
j, Few crops were grown last summer
owing to the fact that many Of the
farmers and cultivators were thrown
into prison by the Turks on charges OF
} revolution and conspiracy. Their cat
tie were stolen by the Kurds and wha1
$ the poor people had left in the way o.
provisions or property was seized by
: the government officials for taxes. There
: will be no crops planted in eastern Ar
e menia this spring, for the country ev
e erywhere is suffering from reign O
e terror. The presence of the commission
Of inquiry at Moosh and Of the Christian
: powers Of Europe have had absolutel.
no effect on the conduct Of either tn
t Turks or Kurds in eastern Turkey.
S am just in receipt of trustworthy ad
vices from an Armenian source at Val
to the effect that massacre is locke,
: for at any moment.
a It is fact which the British govern
n ment can verify by consulting the re
; port Of Mr.. Patton, an official OF tn
British consulate at Tebraiz, Persia