The herald., 1895-11-21
THE PORTE AND THE POWERS
Ambassadors Meet to Consider
Reform Measures
MISSIONARIES ARE SAFE
Dut the Armenians Suffer From Famine
and Exposure
Turkey Begins to Recognize That Armenian
Activity Is Directed Against Thor.
ougiiy DetestsbIe Government


Associated Press Special Wire.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10. via Sofia,
Bulgaria. Nov. 2O.-The six representa-
tives of tho powers held conference yes
terday to discuss certain supplementary
measures which will be recon ended to
tne porte for tho restoration of order in
ASIA Minor, and it is understood that
some form of com n IN action for the pro
lection OF foreigners Is PEN uing.
According to the Turkish accounts, the
Armenians provoked the disturbances at
Marsovan, and it is said that the Ameri-
oxn m ,ssionaries there were not in any
way molested. Rep 'rts received here
from the interior OF Asia Minor announce
fresh conversions OF Armenian women
aud children 10 Islamism.
The concentration of Turkish troops at
Marash for the advance upon Zeitoun,
VIII .ch is still held by the AImsnians in
strong force, continues q, actively as pos
siple under the circumstances. The COM
mandins general declares that unless the
Armenians of Zeitoun and its vicinit
are su ugated within a fortnight. the
camp ign II likely to be bnth protracted
and difficalt, as heavy SHOWS and bad
roads, whcn are to be expected soon,
will hinder the operations of the troops.
Advices from Aleppo say that all the
American citizens in Aintab, Orfah and
Mardin are safe under the protection of
the Turkish authorities OF the places
named. This Turks, 1t now appears, are
re lily taking steps to protect life aud
rorperty.
Armenian refugees who have arrived
ha frop, tba diffarane prnyincou fran,
which they fed at the time of the recent
massacres. have petitionsd the patriots
to assist those Of their co-relisionists wLo
were unable ~ get away, as famine is
threatening thsir country and the most
terrible suffsrings may bo anticipated
when the cold weather sets IN. Thousands
Of Armenian families are witht ut shelter.
The Armenia 9 ask the patriarch Il
appeal to toe different countries of Eu-
rope for money. f.od and clothing, as it
seems next to impossible for the Turkish
government to do ANYTHING effective iE
the way OF assisting the distress d people.
Their ias bean some,sharp exchange
of messages recently botween the Arme-
nian patriarch, the Turkish ministc-n
and the foreisn ambassadors. The pstri-
arcn was deslrous OF calling in person
upon the min ister of the interior and
other government officers for the pur oss
ann to tender his services in the work of
YeIi.f reform. But. it appears, the
Turkish officials positively refused t. re-
ceive him in audience until he snail nave
publ shed an encyclioal conde.nning the
alleged Intri,ues and demands of the Ar
me ans. AS 1t has been demonstrated
that the Turks in the great majority of
cas-s were TO blame tor the massscres, and
as the sultan has agreed to the roweis'
SCI. me OF reforms for Armenia, the
II IL. -
ency, iioa', for it would practically admit
tat T. demands Of tn Armenians we're
not justiheI.
Clnseq .en,iy tho patriarch made an
appeal to the am passadors and placed ba-
fore them the trongrst evidence he could
nava recently occurred and legged them
to use their influence to put an end to
this ina of affairs. He WIS assured t at
everyth n9 under the circumstances was
and would he dune, bnt the patriarch
wa INFO med that evidence should be
furnish- which pstablisi ied bevond any
ret sonable doubt the fact that the agents
Of the Armenian revolutionary commit
tee I'D heen actively at work inciting the
ArmenIans against Turkish rule, and
the Arnenians themselves were to
blame for a number OF the outbreaks
not justify the bloody REVENGE after wards
taken by the Turks. The police are not
making so many arreats today, and
number of Armeaians have been released
ir m the different prisons whsre they
have been con fined for some time past.
The reason given for tn cir release IS that
e pol ce have not been able to find evil
dence aihst them which wouli justify
tne'r furth incarceration. T g released
prisoners made the most startling state
meuts as their treatment Will, in GUS
tody, an ! tell horrible tales OF the filthy
and .rcrOW ad cOndition Of tho Tuf ish
prisons. y say they were barely given
en- ugh food to keep bndy and soul to-
get0er ana that they we're beaten ana
OF erSi5s tort re tally in or er to COM
pei them to betray whar they knew OF
the nrga izati n of the Armenian r-volu-
tion ~ a,m ttes. But thsy add. all
tlese flor $ to make them traitors were
in vain.