The Portland daily press., 1896-01-25
FLOODS OF ELOQUENCE.
Poured Upon the Senate by Mr..
Frye Of Maine.
HE PLEADS FOR PROTECTION OF
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.

Commends the Course of England in Pro-
tecting Her Subjects but Declares She
Has Never Been the Friend of the
United States-She Is Certainly Nesh-
gent in Armenia-A Speech that EIec-
>trified the GalIeries-Other Washington
News.
Washington, d. c., January 24.-Mr.
Jones of Arkansas, in charge OF
the Senate silver substitute to the House
bond bill, asked unanimous consent to
take the vote next Thursday at o'olook.
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska objected to and
no agreement was reached when vote
shall be taken.
The Senate has agreed to the Armenian
resolution as reported from the commit
tee by Mr.. Cullom.
The Senate concurrent resolution re-
ported Wednesday from the committee on
foreign relations on the subjoot of out
RACES on the Armeniaus, was laid before
the Senate today. Mr. Cullom, Repub-
lean OF illinois. member of that com
mittee. addressed the Senate. He said he
was amazed, astounded and appalled, at
tne advloes he had OF the awful carniv al
OF hhvoo, destruction and blood which
prevailed for time in country with
which the United States maintained
am1cable relations. Concurrent and 40.
cumulated testimony of hundreds of
thousands OF intelligent people, Chris
tian and jew, Catholic and Protestant
European and American, aetests the
nassacres OF innccents perpetrated in
the Armenian provinces Of Turkey. Fire
and sword had swept away from many
square miles Of territory, the last vestige
OF Armenian human life Over 100 vii
lagos, the demon of damnation and fan
atical hate had spread ruin, desolaJion
and death. The English government
had direct obligation resting on it to
protect the Armenians, yet nothing had
been done by it, nor any of the other
powers looking to the endorsements of
their treaty obligations, beyond a mere
diplomatic correspondence between them
and the Sultan. 1t therefore seemed to
the committee OH foreign relations, it
could do nothing less than appeal to the
powers to carry out their pledges, and it
did il in concurrent resolution. As to
the right Of the United States to protect
its own citizens everywhere. no orders
were asked from any nation on the earth.
Mr.. Blanch ard, Democrat of Florida,
far enough, and inJimated that the COM
mittee on foreign relations had been slow
in reporting. The committee was defend
ed by Mr.. Frye. Two missionaries told
the committee last year that if two
American oonsuls were established at
Ezerom and Harpoot. troubles would
cease. On the recommendations of the
committee Congress had provided for the
c0nsulates. The Turkish government
refused exequaturs to the two consuls.
The consuls were sent from the United
States. He did not know what the exc
cutive department. had done as to that
refusal or whether it could do anything.
1t seemed to him some pressure should
be brought to bear. If the consulate had
been established in Harpoot over 10000
lives could have been saved there. The
over $6, 600, 900 for the purpose of improv-
ing the condition of the people Of Tur-
key. The educated hundreds of thousands
OF Turks and Armenians. The work had
stopped. American colleges at Harpoot
were burned down and the Armenians
themselves were compelled to fee. / do
not know, he continued, how far the
am in favor of this resolution as on ex-
preston Of our opinion, upon those aw-
full tragedies But if 1 had my way,
(after these powers of Europe have wait
ed solid year looking each other in the
faco with suspicious eyes and fearing
each to take a move, lest some should
receive benefit from it), would have
Congress smsmoralize Russia and say to
her: "Take Armenia into your possess
sion; protect the lives of those Christians
there and the United States will stand
behind you with all its power. Gap
plause in the galleries.
Mr.. Frye stated that American lives
and American property were being inter-
fered with day by day in the interior of
Armenia and they did not receive the
protection Of the Turkish government.
Mr.. Mills said that missionaries gave
Minister Terrill universal praise for what
he had done.
Mr.. Frye intimated that if the British
subjects were involved in the outrages
in HarpoOt demand would be made at
once by Great Britain for damages.
Mr.. Mills said if Mr.. Frye wanted war
with Turkey, he (Mills), did rot know
but he would go with him and send
war ship to batter down the castles on
the Bosphorus.
In the course of further remarks Mr..
Frye said that Great Britain had never
done one kindly act to the United States.
(Applanse in the galleries. She availed
herself OF every opportunity to hurt the
United States. He referred to Great Bri-
tain s efforts to help the Southern confed-
eracy and to help France in Mexico and
then in substance said: [ admit Great
Britain isl the greatest power on earth
and the most magnificent power ever seen
in the history of the world upon the
ocean but do not admit she is friend
of the United States or has ever exhibited
the slightest sign Of friendship for the
United States. Now she is sitting quietly
by for year and seeing Armenians mas
sacred because they are Christians. while
she was one of the very agencies agreeing
to protect their rights or compel Turkey
sPECJAl. NOTICES.