The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-02

persons Of the other sex It Is difficult
to estimate the number of Bulgarians
who were killed, but l am inclined to
put 1900 as the lowest for the district
/ have named"
It will be safe to say that 100000
Christians have been murdered In cold
blood by the Turkish government within
the memory OF those who hre now iiv-
ing.
have called your attention to the more
Important OF these massacres for the rea-
son that the people are writing and talk
Ing as II the recent outrages In Armenia
were something exceptional and horrible
beyond precedent
And this leads to the question, what can
be done?
Time does not permit anything more
than a bare reference to this remedy.
There Is first Russian annexation. The
second solution is Armenian autonomy
a fond dream OF those who ignore the
geographical difficulties and the character
Of the population. The only other radi-
cal remedy is Acknowledgement OF the
Turkish empire. Take the government
away from the Turk. The Turk came In
as an alien and a barbarian, and at the
end Of 500 YEARS ne remains an alien and
barbarian. His rule has been the rule Of
cruelty, faithlessness and brutal lust; It
has not been government but organized
brigandage. His rule cannot be reformed
While all other nations get better the
Turks get worse and worse: and for an
evil which cannot be reformed is one
remedy only, to get rid of It. Justice,
reason, humanity demand that the rule
OF the Turk should be got rid Of, and the
time for getting rid Of It has come.
conclude with an extract from an ar
ticle written by Mr. Gladstone: LET the
Turks now carry away their abuses In
the only possible manner---by carrying on
themselves. Their zabteins and their
Mudirs, their Bimbashus and their Yuz-
Bashus. their Kimakams and their
Pashas-one and all. bag and baggage
shall, hope. clear out from the prov
inces they have 6esolated and profaned."
Through this radiance, this most blessed
deliverance, is the only reparation we
make to the memory OF those heaps on
htnps OF dead; to the violated purity alike
of matron, of maiden and OF child; to
the civilization that has been affronted
and ashamed; to the laws of God, or,
II you like, of Allah; to the moral sense
of mankind at large.
There Is not a criminal in a European
jail, there Is not cannibal in the south
sea islands, whose indignation would not
arise and !overboil ht the recital Of that
which has been done, which has too late
been examined, but which remains un-
avenged; which has left behind II all the
foul and all the fierce passions which
produced It; and which may hgain spring
up in another murderous harvest from
the soil soaked and reeling with blood.
and In the air tainted with every imagin-
able deed OF crime and shame.
That such things should be done once
is a dhmning disgrace to the portion
of our race which did them, that door
should be left open for their ever-so-
barely possible repetition would spread
that shame over the whole.
We may ransack the annals OF the
world; but know not what research
can furnish US with so potentious an
example OF the fiendish misuse of the
powers established by God.
Resolved that the excellent address Of
Brother Staver. read before the minister
ial association of Astoria on the Armeni-
an massacre be presented to the editor
Of the Astorian for publication. Brother
Staver having resided in Armenia as a
missionary for five years knows whereof
he speaks, and his address In our estima-
ton will be highly appreciated by the
reading public.
]. w. M'coRMAc. Secretary.
l.. ]. TRUMBULL, President.