Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-20
No Longer Any Talk of Armed In
tervention in, Turkey.
EFFECT OF THE SULTAN'S PROMISES
Anmenians in ConstantinopIe Not
Threatened Now.
A MISSIONARY BEATEN

Trans-Caucasia, says that the Armenian
Catholics has received reply to the COM
munication which he recently sent to the
Russian ambassador here, NJ. de Nelidoff.
1t is as follows:
THE Armenians of Constantinople are
how treasured. They are threatened with
no danger. II the provinces, however,
there are regrettable conflicts. which in
me st cases were caused by the Armenians,
who We're instigated by their revolutionary
committee. The result Is terrible revenge
on the part of the Turks in the shape of
horribles massacres of Christians.
THE sultan has sanctioned the scheme
for reforms submitted by the three great
powers, and preparations are now proceed
ing to carry them out. To this end it is
necessary that the leaders of the people
should persuade the latter to desist from
revolutionary attempts, to abandon the Idle
hopes of foreign Intervention, to put stop
to all disturbances and to CO. operate in the
re-establishment of universal peace. in i'm
proving the situation, and in the introduc-
ticn of the new order of things.
The Sultan in Charge of Reform.
AS intimated in these dispatches during
the last few days, the attitude of the porte.
or of the sultan, has undergone a decided
change since the other fleets began to join
in Salonica bay. Thele is no doubt that
the pressure brought to bear upon the sui
tan has been strong enough to make him
take personal charge of the work of reform
in ArmandaX. and it Is now hoped that
there will be no further bloodShed, except
in the case of putting down the insurrec
tions which have broken out against the
Turkish rule in different parts of Asia
Minor. 1t is hoped, however. that the Ar
menian clergy will be able to induce their
pfn IN
especially as the sentiment of the whole of
Europe is now in favor of the sultan, whose
evident desire to meet the views of the
powers is thoroughly appreciated, and has
undoubtedly tided over a most difficult
crisis in the east.
There is no longer any talk of the armed
Intervention of the powers in the Turkish
empire, and if any display of force is neceS-
sary upon the part of Europe it might be
in the direction of supporting the authority
of the sultan, as Great Britain, Russia and
France are extremely desrous that order
should promptly be restored throughout
Asia Minor.
Nothing Further About the Poisoning.
BERLIN, November 2O.-Nothing further
has been received here from Sofia, Bulgaria,
in any way tending to confirm the dispatch
from that city yesterday, which announced
that n report had reached there from Con-
stantinople saying that the Sultan of Tur-
key had been poisoned. 1t is believed that
there is no foundation for the report.
A Canadian Missionary Beaten.
LONDON, November 2O-A dispatch from
Constantinople to the Globe this afternoon
confirms the report of the ill-treatment to
which the Car adian missionary. the Rev.
Mr.. Martin, has been subjected by the
Turks. and adds that he was beaten and
afterward imprisoned for sixteen hours
near Hadjin, in the province of Adana.
Scenes In Eastern Turkey.
BOSTON, November 2O.-In a letter re-
ceived in this city from a member Of the
relief commission who is under American
and British protection in Sc.nal Sassoun,
eastern Turkey, the writer says:
II returned on the 9th instant from my
second tour among the villages and found
not q little to encourage. Absentees are
coming back from outside since hearing
that We are trying to set them up in their
cIildhood's homes once more, some of them
to look for the first time since those i'll
fated days of last year upon the charrcd
ruins of their once happy abiding places.
OF course the people cannot have their full
quota of buildings for this winter, but then
more than half of them are rapidly ap-
preaching completion, costing hundreds
and hundreds of pounds. We have dis
tributed, or are soon to do so, more than
$500 worth of wool. cotton and cloth for
clothing and bedding which has been re-
ceived. English friends have already sent
us $4,000. while not $1,000 has yet come
from America. We heed at least $4,000
to do the work properly"
1t is alleged that movement has been
started among Armenians in America to
form a band of about 1000 to leave this
country as soon as possible and rejoin their
families who have already suffered from
Turkish atrocities and to protect those who
may be still in danger from the same source.
The movement is prompted by the news
of the massacres constantly being received
Il II tt<>,, ,,-;n II
en- masse, and it is intended to make DEM
onstration at the capitals of each of the
European powers and to present an appeal
TO the governments in behalf of their o2
pressed country.
An Armeninn's Letter.
The Turkish legation received from the
sublime porte the following telegram under
yesterdays date:
"As proof that the riots which took place
in certain parts of Anatolia were due to the
revolutionary intrigues Of certain Armen-
ians. send you the translation of a letter
found in the house of a certain Dildjian Of
Diarbckir, who, by his criminal conduct
was the cause of the renewed disorders in
that city. firing, as he did on the people in
the streets after everything had quieted
down. The letter was as follows:
Dear OhaneS: The pursuit of big pro-
jects requires always big sacrifices. The
blood already shed has moved the civilized
world. But perseverance is needed still.
The last hours of our struggle and the first
ones of our liberty are near. Friends in
London promised US help But to justify
that help great sacrifices are needed The
silence of your city spoils business.
Consequently you also must raise your
voice Our enemies are dull as beasts.
1t is necessary to put in evidence the feroc-
ity of their nature, and there is only one
way to attain this, for, although they are
able to submit to everything, they carnot
stand any insult to their religious creed.
Jp to now, no serious result has been at
tained 1t is necessary to begin again the
work When our courageous comrades will
attack our enemies at their places of wor-
ship, we will certainly succeed. Any delay
in the execution of this plan may cause us
harm 1t is necessary to so on. Such aG-
gressfons are not so dangerous as they may
appear 1 repeat again that the pursuit of
big projects requires always big sacri-
fees. "
In Praise of Minister Terrell.
The Rev. George Washburn, president of
Robert College. Constantinople writing from
there under date of October %. 1S95, to
friend in America, speaks as follows of the
United States minister to Turkey, Mr.. Ter