The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
CHRISTIANITY FATE.
It's Future at Stake IN Eastern
Turkey.
ARMEYIANs SUFFER HORRORS.
How Long VIII the Turkish Government
BE Allowed To sanction the Murder of
Innocent Christians Terrible suffering
uT Prisoners ia tn, Turkish Prisons.

Innocent Christians Terrible suffering
OF Prisoners ia the Turkish Prisons.
BosToN. June IA reliable Amer
lean resident in Turkey. IN a ettar about
the situation IN Eastern Turkey. Tee
ceived here. SAYS there L. one theme
which concentrates attention. namely
the condition and the prospects OF the
country. 1t l. not only the cause u
common humanity which Interests Us
The question now pending holds within
II the life OF death of Oriental Chris
tiauiry. Are those wick and Goddess
fanatics 10 be permitted 10 dip their
swords further III the blood of Innocent
Christians, not only IN general mlS~a-
cres, hut on highways IN their own
homes. in their fields and worse than
all in the prisons by the hands II tine
government itself, Day after day the
pitiful story Is told over and over aEIlu
of pilIage, burning torture. murder
violence. rape. abduction. cUutl~rdJion,
deSecrariou Of churches, etc Mere
human AID is entirely insufficient; the
intricacies Of the political question IN
vulved pur the solution OF the problem
far beyond our reach
ing the state OF Turkish prisons IN the
f5itIis prison there are seven cells. each
one large enough for TO or y per
sons There are between 20 and 80
crowded into each one There are no
sanitary arrangements. ArmenIauS
found in these cells have 10 30
their own purchasing through the Zab-
tiehS and at double the price. Ihey
are deur we'd of immediate COmmuulca-
vr-T~ In
recred 10 them are not delivered. " hat
they are allowed To write must be IN
Turkish. And 20 ger II written two
piaSterS or broad equivalent 10 the dsuIY
ration must be given The daily allow
ance OF bread by law should Dee 300
drains, but II = never more than 2|o.
and that is dirty and poorly baked
Often 1t l. not delivered The water L.
uudrinkable. Auncnians often have TO
drink the 'khuhteh'' water. This Is
the water Of the tank where the Turks
perform ablutiOnS for prayer. Should
one dare TO ask Tor justice He Is at once
thrown into adark damp, Suhtorranem
cell ArmeuIduS in these cells are the
slaves of the caprice and severity OF
the Turks
The Armenian prisoners suffer all
kinds of i'll usage. from which many
die The government officials report
states that they died udtura. deaths.
The prison keeper, named Abdal
Kadeer. at Alvarig. has a salary of zoo
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