The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-18
sudden Change OF EngIand's Policy
Regarding Necessities In the
Suitan's Empire.
NOW POSING AS A FRIEND
CRAFTY PREMIER WISHES TO FORE
STALL DIsNEMBERMENT.
Sir Philip Currie on for His Post at
ConstantinopIe with Explicit
Instructions.

LONDON. Nov. 17.-Sir Philip Currie. Brit
ish ambassador TO Turkey. who has been in
England the past month in consultation with
Lord Salisbury in reference 10 the troubles
between the Turks and Armenians. starts
in the morning for Constantinople via
| Vienna. His journey back to Turkey will
bo made in as short time as possible.
and he will resume his post at CONSTANT
nople without loss OF time.
Lord Salisbury, accompanied by his wife.
went to visit the Queen at Windsor Castle
last night. 1t is evident that important
decisions have been arrived at regarding
Eastern affairs. since tomorrow mornings
Post will publish an article evidently in
spired.by the Foreign Office The article is
understood to indicate that the Prime Minis
ter has decided that the utmost effort must
be made 10 maintain the integrity OF the
/ Turkish empire, and therefore efforts must.
in the first place, be directed 10 restoring
order in the disturbed districts. Continuing.
the article says:
For the moment all thought OF coercing
the Sultan should be laid aside He has
already given evidence OF desire 10 intro
duce reforms. 1t cannot be doubted that he
will defer TO the wishes OF the powers
soon as circumstances permit him 10 do 90.
between the Turks and the Christians. and II
| is believed, on good authority, that the dis
orders are partly due TO the careless order
/ OF the sultan who commanded the provin-
cial Governors not to molest the Arnenians
while they were quiet, or, IL they revolted.
| TO exterminate them. This order has been
| interpreted with much generosity by the
Turks. while the Armenians themselves are
| blamable, TO some extent, for fomenting
| disorders.
'The ambassadors of the foreign powers
| In general, and Sir Philip Currie in particu-
lar, have acquired a position enabling them
| government at this critical time. Sir Philip
Currie's instructions are such as TO justify
him in delaying the execution OF reforms
until the authority by which they are 20 be
carried out has recovered from temporary
weakness. At the present moment any
or undue pressure on the Turkish govern
ment can only help preciptate a crisis from
| which Turkeys friends can hope 10 gain
nothing and her enemies everything"
SIR PHILIPS DUTY.
The article in the Post concludes by ex-
pressing the hope that the ambassadors will
be able TO place more confidence in the
| Sultan's ministers, and that he can be In
duced to abandon his personal government.
but adds that Sir Philip Currie end his COL
leagues must remember that they are not
only apostles OF humanity. but also guar
dians of peace.
Hon. Francis Seymour Stevenson. NJ. r..
president OF the Anglo-Armenian Associa-
tion, in an interview, says: THE Sultan
has lately developed symptoms of a mono-
mania, hardly distinguishable from insanity.
and 1t is not unlikely that he will meet
with the same fate that overlook his
brother, Murad, the former Sultan, and
thus simplify the task of Europe"
| a dispatch to the Times from Constanti-
nople, says THAT the Sultan gave audience
| to the Austrian ambassador Friday. Tho
ministers meet daily. and the ambassadors
also hold a meeting to-day, the Austrian
ambassador presiding. The money market
is righting itself. The run on the Ottoman
branches except the branch bank at .Beyrut.
| where slight trouble was reported. IL Is
officially announced that an Armenian dis
bearing letter from the Bishop OF Aleppo
| TO the Armenian bishop at Orfah, asking
zeitoun to ssa aid s the nsursents. % adding: Hsi-
| on OF Zeitoun will organize an army. The
Armenians Of Marash are ready and eager
The correspondent OF the Times learns
that the constitutional party processes no
piainins only against him on account Of his
| odious misgovernment. The constitutional
should n0t be Se w5s Ma
| OF the constitutional party say that they
desire only rational government by peace
geance or for bioodshed.
dispatch to the Standard from Con-
ports insist that there are at least 5000
| victims as result or the three days mas
sacre at Sivas. but this seem Incredible
| II Is noteworthy that the wave OF Turkish
violence is now sweeping westward. The
idea prevails that when the inhabitants OF
massacres will temporarily cease. leaving
for winter and famine the complete exter-
mination OF the Armenians Order has
/ been restored at Guerun, a town OF Asia
| Minor, and official dispatches during the
last two days seem to show that the Sui
dered the massacres to be stopped.
The campaign against the young Turks
continues aeeorains % 10 the ' sp5T'espoaaent OF
Of the members OF the Young Turks party
| OF the truth Of the report" The corre-
sDcndent says that representatives or the
cimerent s,,,s a. oss she leu ar,, co..
| the recent riots there owing TO the gall
! liant behavior OF the Governor. who exposed
while the better class of Moslems shell
| tered the Armenians I'm the various mosques.
In conclusion the correspondent says that
| the various Turkish papers publish fresh
| appeals, urging on the people the necessity
OF abstaining from all acts OF violence.
5000 ARMENIANS VICTIMS.
! Constantinople dispatch to the Daily
| News says that the Armenian missionaries
at Bltlis have wired the English and Amer
4
/ ernment provide an escort to Van for them
and for their families. This correspondent
makes the astounding announcement that
| fully twenty thousand Armenians have been
| killed during the recent massacres.
The Vienna correspondent OF the Daily
| News asserts that IL is reported I'm advices
| received from Constantinople that several
officers have submitted letters TO the Sui
| tan which. they claim. convict kiamil
| Pasha OF treason. The Vienna correspond
| ent OF the Daily News also announces that
/ the sultan has been so upset by the recent
| turn which affairs have taken that nerv
| Gus fever has set in and that he is
| so i'll that he only devotes two hours daily
| TO public affairs. The young OF Sultan
| Abdul Hami1 is always with him.
| The Telegraph's Constantinople dispatches
| announce that the Armenian Reform Conn.,
| mission held its hrst meeting on saturday
The Sultan promises TO carry into execution
the reforms proposed when the disturbances
! are suppressed. The correspondent adds
that fresh disturbances are reported from
the neighborhood OF Aleppo. Aintanb. Ma
| rouan and Amasia- The Turks accuse the
Amenians OF provoking the trouble. claim
ing that no non-Armenian Christians have
suffered during the recent disturbances IN
Asia Minor.
The correspondent at Constantlnople u
the Chronicle complains of the punctiioos-
ness OF the British embassy. which, for the
sake OF conforming with the requirements
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