Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-12-12
Siad Pasha FIees.

London. Dec. "A dispatch received
here this morning from Constantine
pie. dated Dec. :, says that said
Pashu, the president OF the Turkish
rouucii Of state, and formerly grand
yiZ.er. has taken refuge in the British
embassy at Consrantinople believing
himself not only to be in danger Of
arrest. but fearing for his life.
Referring to sensational statement
regarding the assembling of a Russian
squadron off Sebastopol it was semi
officially stated here this afternoon
that for years past the Russian Black
sea fleet has been under orders TO be
| prepared fC" active service Mt any
moment. Therefore, ii is added there
is nothing new in the situation. More
over. il is pointed out. II fun under
standing has been established between
the powers in Jegard to the situation
in Turkey, and no apprehension exists
Of any one power taking independent
action.
70 Help the Suffering.
Boston, Dec. IA special meeting OF
tie prudential committee of the Amer
lean board was held this afternoon for
the purpose Of requesting the Red
Cross society, Of which Clara Barton,
Of Washington, is president, TO under
take relief work in Turkey, as an in
ternaticaal organization. A formal re-
quest was adopted and will be for
warded to Miss Barton at once.
il is believed by those advocating
the step that the organization being
international In its character, Is the
one which can successfully administer
Americas relief contributions in Iur-
key. A relief ship, under its auspices
would be allowed to enter where the
fears of the Turkish government would
allow no European warship 10 20. The
Red Cross treaty in itself recognizes
only relief in war, yet America. in
making up its OWL national body,
asked of the international board the
power to work in great national and
international calamities the same as
Ia war, and the privilege was granted.
Thus America has by every privilege
the right To act in Turkey, and Eu-
ropean countries, If they wish, can dis
tribute their relief through the United
States Red Cross organization. The
fact that Turkey belongs to the lied
tffSs vi H~GillGdllOH VIII idNoi Io shINA
vision Of the relief work in the Tur-
kish empire.
Turkey Must Give In.
Mr.. Gladstone has written to the
secretary Of the Armenian Relief as
ISOLATION as follows:
II still hope in the indisposition or
the powers to make themselves utterly
ridiculous before the world"
The Daily News has a dispatch from
Constantinople which will be pub
iished tomorrow TO the effect that the
embassies have anofiicially informed
the sultan that If the firmans for the
extra guardships are refused, the Oar
danelIes will be forced by the powers.
| The same correspondent says: 'The
, Venel press here congratulates the
sultan upon the uecess of his reforms
ard Of his repressiye measures, but
If the massacre diminish, Ii merely
because victims are, lacking. To~days
news In that 300 Armenians were
killed in Kaisarych (Caesarea,
The Times tomorrow will print a
| dispatch from Constantinople. which
says that the embassies have received
instructions from their respective gov
ernments that the ~guardsnips question
must be pushed home and that IL Ia
impossible for the powers TO retire
from the positions which they have. as
| Sumod