Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-07
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APROPHESY OF WAR.

Chicago. Jan. G. 1s96,-H. II. Van
Meter. who prepared : ne Missionary
Manifesto,' bearing on the origin of
the Chinese outrages, has completed
another upon the Armenian ouuages.
to be translated and sent to every
newspaper OF Importance published In
Austria, England, France, Germany.
Italy and Russia: the powers who are
parties with Turkey to THE Treaty OF
Berlin" OF 1878, II follows:
"The powers do not dare to touch
Turkey" said an official of the OF
toman Empire. " one watches the
as the treachery Of the past has
warned them to beware of the honor
both Of friend and foe. If one nation
stirs, another is ready to strike. so
nothing is done"
Speaking OF the massacre at Zeitoun,
and the recent revelations of the real
relation between the Sublime Porte
and the Turkish atrocities, he greatly
regretted IL, and added: "rhe Arme-
mans have been deceived. having been
lead to believe that the powers would
protect them according TO the treaty
OF Berlin; pleuging all nesessary re-
forms; but they have been betrayed
by the powers of Europe, who guar
anteed their protection"
The blood OF the murdered men, out
ragged women, and slaughtered chill
dren of Armenia Is upon those statcs-
men OF Europe who have permitted
their persecution. in spite of pledges
and power to prevent.
Before the throne OF the Eternal,
they stand today to testify against
| the bloody prosecutors and their per-
| ndious betrayers, and the day of reck-
| onlng is drawing dreadfully near.
One Of the most momentous times In
| the history of the world Is Mt hand.
/ and crisis is coming which may end
/ In the clash and crash OF mighty en-
/ pires
Any spark OF international jealousy
! IN the Occident or the orient may ex-
| plode all the magazines of Europe and
| the Americas combined, at almost any
| moment
| Let England even try TO touch Vene-
! zucla, and SO exasperated are the peo-
/ ple Of the Great republic at RrltIsh in
| irlgue and oyerbearInp. that thew
| would respond Instantly to n cali to
| arms, and ali the Americas would
! combine Ia ebert thIG 1atagfpn d
| tom In the now world whom Russia
| 1yn,,l1 rcecra Ar,rs,,in ana y,rnst Asin
| would be M wer
| Australia canada and tbe Indian
! empire with ali The colonial masses.
| sions Of Furone az Wen as ali the allied
| nations OF carth. Christian ana heather
| nike vvn,,Id no drawn INTO ms Terrible
vortex
RrssIA TO THE RESCUE.
Whom in 1875 Tho vIctorlous Rms.
.tons ,,,,tb tba,,. i,ha,.,tad aiites vvbo,r
tbev n "a resolved from me atroolou,
Tur,, wore thnndarlnr M the ver,
retes ~ Observation-Disclosures and had throf.
tied ,his thurman nnonstroaIty ,inor
,Ia u ,o t ,,,rnno IN, IN ,nnr,,, ter
r', no yas ready 10 release the holm
lose victims ~ his outrarines roviah.
,n,,s ,ohharto, ard ,,,tchnrtas ava viii
inc 10 ncaujese with nnv terms ma
vor,d tolerata bis execrnhie existence
o,5 ,,ern,tt Rim, 10 eecane tho i,,st MN,
ist,,,,,. a. lie inrornai gendtshness
certain nowcra Of E,urope. FOR nnancin
and noIIticoi. nurnoses, interposed I,
checltmate The car ana turn bnck IN,
trIurnhnnt atIIcd armies which hat
| bro,ghi the bloody Turk 10 bav. IN
be stond face TO face with his former
! victims. then his victors. and trembiet
ne he saw his Inevitable fate about I,
/ befoll him.
! March 2. 1878. between Russia and Tur
| lsv arrangInr terms OF neaoe as tn,
trIumphant armies closed In upon Con
| stantlnoplo. Then the humane TurI
| pleaded for international interference,
''in the interests of humanity" nnt
| England and Austria, anxious for thel
| eeliioh interests. began to lntercetle, I'll
finally 1--WE powers interviewed, whom
THE CONFERENCE OF berlin
was held. which began on June 10. 1878
having been called ostenaibly 'in tn,
interest Of peacc."bu In reality TO nc
compliah by Diplomacy, what its chic
instigators dared not do by force o
arms"
Austria, England, France. Germany
Italy, Russia and Turkey wore repre-
scented by able Observation-Disclosures. an,
Prince Bismarcl was chosen to preside
while plsraoli. seconded by Salisbury
endcnyored 70 dictate.
So the Sublime Fraud which had fal