The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-12
TURKS MUST ANSWER
THE PRESENTATIVES OF THE
POWERS RENEW THEIR
DEMANDS.
AND INSIST ON IMMEDIATE REPLY

ANU tNSioi UU tWMLUihiI I'LL IL
Strong Language Used in the De.
mauds..Bahr Pasha, Who Was
Dismissed from the GovernOrship on
Account of IIl.Treatment of the Arr
menians, is TO be Appointed Com-
manaer of the Turkish Troops-- A
Mission Homo Alta cked by Mob.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10, via
Sofia. Bulgaria, Nov. 11.-As result
of the exchange of numerous tele-
grams between the representatives OF
the powers and their respective gov
ernments, lasting nearly all day Satur-
day and this morning, an important
meeting of the ambassadors was held
here to-day and the situation was
thoroughly discussed.
Finally it was decided to send fresh
representations to the Turkish minis
ter for foreign affairs, Tewfik Pasha,
renewing, in much stronger language,
the demands addressed to him by the
ambassadors to Tewfik Pasha's prede-
cessor, Said Pasha, on November 5, and
insisting upon being informed, with
out further delay, as to what measures
the Porte contemplates taking in or
der to restore order in Armenia, and
reminding the Turkish government
that it has already been notified of the
intention of the powers, acting in con-
cert to take their own steps in the
matter, should it develop that the ac-
ton of the Porte is inadequate to deal
hn fatn nf rarn N o.
in Anatolia.
It is known that the Sultan still refu-
ses to believe that the powers are in
accord as to the action to be taken in
the case of the Porte's failure to re-
store order in the Turkish Empire. No
amount OF persuasion seems strong
enough to bring Abdul Hamid to rea-
son, and the opinion is freely express
ed that nothing short of a naval DEM
onstration will awaken the Turks to
realization of the actual condition of
affairs.
The news received here from the pro
vinces contin les to be of the gravest ma
ture. Further disorders are reported
from different sections, The mnbiliziDg
of the army rt Sc yes is progressing so
slowly that th5y might just as we'll be
left at home, and the general impression
prevails stronger an ever to-day that
European Intervention in the admins
tration of affairs in the Turkish empire
will very soon become absolutely neces-
sary in order to avert further and much
more serious bloodshed. The Porte
seems insensible to what is going on, or
utterly incapable of appreciating the ex-
tent to which anarchy has spread during
the last few weeks serious out
break is apprehended here as the British
feet is within easy steamirg distance Of
the Dardanel es, but in s. ite OF desper-
ate effor.s that are being made by the
Turkish authorities to suppress the real
facts in the case, matters are daily, al
most hourly, growing worse and worse
in the Provinces.
It is said here this afternoon that
Bahri Pasha, who was dismissed from
a governorship owing to his ill-treat-
ment of Armenians, upon the represen-
tations of the British ambassador, Sir
Philip Currie, and who on Saturday
last was decorated by the Sultan with
the Grand Gordon of Osmanieh as re-
ward for his good services, is to be ap-
pointed commander of the Turkish
troops going to Zeitoun.
The number of victims of the Bai-
burt massacre is now reported to be
1900, and it is estimated that the total
number of Armenians, men, women
and children, killed during all the
most recent massacres, exceeds 10000,
and that the total is being constantly
added to.
Some echoes of the utterances of the
Marquis of Salisbury at the Lord Mayors
banquet on Saturday last, have reached
here, the main feature quoted being the
statement as to the concerted action of
the powers towards Turkey
But the Premier's remarks are not
considered TO be as forcible as his utter
ances in Great Britain, and it is feared
that this may encourage the Sultan TO
further opposition TO the recommen
dations OF the powers regarding ar
menia.
Then again it is believed, that even
if they were actuated by the best Of in
tentions, the Turkish authorities have
let matters run until they are now
powerless tn step the constantly grow
ing movement among the Kurds who
are continuing, on an increased scale,
the work of massacre, fire and rapine
That they are either acting under direct
instructions from the Kiosk or else
with the secret approval of the Sui
tan, nobody here seems to doubt, and
this conviction becomes stronger every
day.
The most horrible accounts are con-
stantly arriving here, in spite of the
efforts taken to suppress them, of mas
sacres and depredations in eastern prov
inces in which the Kurdish tribes are
said to have perpetuated atrocities more
terrible than any before credited to
them.
lt is stated upon apparently good au-
thority that whole districts of Erzeroum
and Sivas, the scenes of so much blood
shed in the past, have been devastated
by the Kurds who have wiped village
after village out of existence, and that
the sword and fire are sweeping over
the country.
The rioting and bloodshed at EIze-
roum is said 80 have been much more