Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-18


hands OF Unrestricted moks OF fanitical
furks. Again recent cable advices
rom Turkey are TO tbs effect that the
Turkish government 10 gathering lite
reserve forces TO mArcn over ZBitoun
and extorminste It's Inhabitants. The
execution Of this intention on the pari
OF tho Turkish government will only
repeat the appalling history OF Bss-
SCUM. The adoption OF the reform
measures proposed by the three
powers OF Europe and sanctioned by
he other great powers has been fol-
lowed by n still stronger outbufsi Of
MOliaDineJsn fsnAticism all Ovor the
Turkish empire.
AZ u result OF thiH unchecked ard
Ia most cases sanctioned or ordered
uprising " MohAmmedanB against
the deieDseioss Cbriiiian subjects Of
tue omplfe. Turkey is today In state
VI anarchy. while those In power and
authority are helping and defending
the lawless.
This state OF anarchy " due ALTO TO
the Turkish and Mohammodan npa-
thy towards the Armeaians and their
saored rights, and to their hostility TO
the European nations that are dosir-
Gus OF substituting n better form OF
government for the present anarchy.
This has boon fully proved 10 DO the
fact because whenever any European
government has deemed IL necessary
10 take drastic measures 10 stop blool.
ahod and restore ordeT, tue oiiioials OF
tho Sultan have almCGt invariably
suocesded In complying with this
demand and in checking MohRmmed.
an fansticsm. IL IL evident, there
fore, shat tho sultan aud his OIL cinls
are directly responsible Tor the present
state VI terrorism anu anarchy. IL
lies, then, with the great pouera oi
Europe TO put an end TO this upbsAt.
able condition OF things ia Turkey
and 10 secure safety and protection Of
life 10 the defensclesa ArmeniAnt now
Of the mercy and under the heels Of
tue cruel bOidieIy, fanEtical Turkish
mobs and savage Kurds.
We therefore most humbly beg OF
your government to hasten, In the
name Of humanity, Justice aud Chris
tian civilization, 10 unanimously with
the other five great pcwsrs Of Europe,
decide this late OF the Armenian ma
tion nj an early special congress, such
Ms that OF Berlin, and TO liberAte the
Armenians from their unbeoTable con.
diIlop, which msaus torture, slaughter
| and utter determination.
In behalf Of tho Armenian National
Union, we are your obedlent and most
(signedj 4. Il. KmuSoIAN.
President.
q. NJ. MAILMAN,
seorotory.
TURKS DEFEATED IN BATTLE.
ALDEN, Nov. iS.--The amin OF Sana,
the capital city Of Yemen, Arab, at
| the head Of $1,000 Arabs armed with
Turks In three fights. Tho latter are
now con fined 10 SAua, = walled city
about Ave miles In circumference.
THE MASSACRE or sYBiAss.
CoSsrAsrGSopLE, Nov. l7.-LAtor
advicea received here from Alexan-
dretta, northern byrin, confirm the
accounts OF massacre OF Christinns
In that town in the presence OF 800
Turkish soldiers, VINO did not render
any assistance In the suppression OF
the disorders
The Sultan has prohibited the en-
try into Turkey OF all papers contain
Ing accounts Of Lord Sslisbury'a speech
nj the lord mayors dinner OF London
n week ago.
SALISBURY SEES THE QUEEN.
LONDON, Nov. l7.-Sir Puillip Cur
RE, Brltish ambassador 10 Turkey, " no
mas been In England during the past
month In consultation with Lord
Salisbury, Ia reference to the troubles
between tho Turks and Armenians,
| Starts la tho morning for ConBlanlino-
pie, via Vienna. His journey back 10
Turkey will DO made iu ~ short u
time as possible, and he will resume
his post Mt Constaaiinople without loss
| OF time.
Lord Salisbury went TO visit tho
| queen at Windsor Castle last evening.
1t Ia evident important decisions have
been arrived ut regarding eastern AZ.
fairi. The Post win publish an article
evidently Inspired by the foreign Of.
ice. The article sayu
"For the moment all thought OF
| coercing tho sultan should DO laid
| aside. II cannot be doubted no will
| defer to ths wishes OF the powers AZ
soon M circumstances permit him 10
| do 80. IL is difilcuIt to Apportion tue
blame Justly between the Turks and the
] Christians and It Ia believed ON good
authority that the disorders are partly
due to the careless order OF the sultan,
| who commanded the provincial gov
eTnors not TO molost tho Armenians
while they were qulot, but n they re-
VOTED to exterminate them. This Or
| der has been Interpreted with much
generosity by the Turks. while tho
| AtmenihnB themselves are blameablo
| 10 some ex'ent for fomsnting disorders.
| cat the present moment any naval
denomination In the Turkish waters
or any undue pressure on the Turkish
government can only help precip plate
a crisis fron which Turkey's friends
can hope TO gain nothing aud her
enemies everything"
Hon. FIauols Seymour Stevenson,
NJ. r., president OF tho Anglo'AmsIi.
| can association, sayli "lho sultan
has lately developed symptoms OF q
monomAnia hardly diBtinguishaDlo
from insanity, aud 1t In not unlikely
that Ito will meet with the same fate
NJ met his brother, the former sultan,
and thus simplify the work OF Europe"
| A dispatch to the Times from Con.
slantinople saysi "It Is officially su.
nounced that an Armenian disguised
NJ an Arab was arrested ut OriAh,
bringing letter from the Bishop OF
Aleppo TO the Armenian bishop NJ
Oflah, asking him to send gunpowdor
and salips,er TO Zsi.oun TO AID tho in
surgcnts, Sdding: Balm OF ZolIou m
will organize an army. The Armen'