The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-25
Governors Head Will Be The Price Of
Harm to Missionaries.
4 CHAT WITH TEwFIK PAsHA
In Which the Premier Outlines
Turkeys Position.

The sultan yesterday sent a message to
Minister Terrell TO the effect that no dis
turbances had been reported from the An
atolia peninsula on Friday or Saturday.
A report became current that the gov
ernor of Hadjim had threatened 10 burn
the convent of the town and the barley
fields surrounding. Minister Terrell there
upon informed the sublime porte that II
any of the missionaries at Hadjim were
injured in any way, he would demand and
obtain the governors head The lady
missionaries were safe up TO noon yester-
day.
Quieting Down.
A batch Of official dispatches has been
published represent. that order has
been completely restored almost every
where, except at Sivas, owing TO the
measures which the government has
adopted.
II Is officially announced that several
notables and persons in authority at Err
room have apologized to Shakir Pasha for
the disorders provoked at that town by
Armenian revolutionists.
The Christian bishops at ourfa have
telcgraphed the grand vizier that their
safety Is now assured.
The sultan has ordered that the corn
tributed among the needy inhabitants of
Sivas and Kharput.
The kernel to the present situation Is
found In the fact that the government is
without money. The sultan is anxious TO
stop disorders, but lacks funds with which
to pay the troops.
European Conference Necessary.
The opinion prevails in diplomatic cir
cles that a European conference is indis-
pensable in the settlement Of the Turkish
question, for, although the powers have
agreed. this agreement cannot be changed
into action, for fear of drawing Europe
into q dangerous Eastern situation. The
winter SHOWS will keep the Asiatic prov
inces quiet, but something must be done
before springtime revives the excitement
and Macedonia is brought into the move
-mcnt.
Consuls estimate the loss Of property as
result of the Diarbekir riots alone at
e., 100000.
General alarm still continues here, de-
spite reassuring reports from the provinces,
and the wealthy Armenians sleep at the
hotel in preference to remaining at their
own houses.
Not an Easy Task.
The ambassadors fear that the pacnca-
tion Of the disturbed provinces will be an
extremely difficult task owing to the
probability that the measures adopted
will not he of an impartial nature that
the Mussulmans will be favored by the
Turkish officials and that the Christians
will be oppressed.
Owing to the fact that the police have dis
covered a number Of revolutionary placards
posted In the Psamatia quarter of Stam.
bul the Armenian shops there have been
closed and extra precautions to prevent
trouble are being taken. Several arrests
have been made, and il Is likely that more
will occur before long. The police are
striving hard to discover where the Arme-
nian revolutionary placards are printed,
but, SO far, they have not met with sue
cess.
Opeof the placards torn down in the
Psamatia quarter called upon the Arme-
mans to arm themselves, as they were
about to be massacred. and another
printed in the Turkish language, stated
that at the least sign of movement all the
Armepiaps were TO be slaughtered
AS the Turkish authorities are charged
with having taken advantage Of much
less than this in order TO make an attack
upon the Armenians, the matter was
promptly brought to the attention of the
British charge daffaires, Mr. Herbert,
who Immediately informed the porte that
he would hold the government responsible
for any disturbance Of order in the Psamatia
quarter, taking the ground that the au-
thorities had ample time TO take all the
precautions necessary TO main ntain peace
without rpsorting 10 bioodshed
Tewnk PasIia,s Views.
A representative of press association
had an interview on the political situation
with Tewflk Pasha, the minister of
foreign affairs. The pas received his
visitor kindly, and readily answered all the
questions put TO him, not only on the DO.
litical aspects of the affair, but as TO adj
ministratiye measures contemplated or in
force.
In brief, Tewfll< Pasha assured the cor
respondent that everything possible was
being done for the protection Of the Amer
lean and other missionaries in Asia
Minor and that those who were desirous
of leaving the interior could do so under
escort. In view of the troubled state of
the country. Tewfik Pasha suggested that
perhaps this would be the best course TO
adopt for the present, and that the work
OF the missionaries could be resumed later
when matters were brighter.
The minister, however. said that the
latest news received by the government
from the provinces was more reassuring
than IL had been for some time past
Everywhere, he added, on the arrival of
the troops, order was being restored, and
the Armenians were not being severely
treated.
Referring TO the measures adopted by
the government with the view of bring
ing about the restoration OF order i'm Asia
Minor, the minister OF foreign affairs
said he had no doubt the reforms would
be strictly carried out and that the gov
eminent would shortly b. able To an
nouncc the complete restoration Of order
In Anotolia. lie declared that the COM
mission appointed To supervise the reform
was actively prosecuting its labors, and
that the commission had already selected
the officials who were TO bc appointed to