The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-28
HOT SHOT FOR HIM
Volley After VOllsy Poured Into Abdul
Hamid, Sultan of Turkey.
WILD SCENES IN THE HOUSE
Hepburn Calls Him "The Ruthless
Murderer" and Moves to Give
the I urkish Minister His Pass
ports-Hitt Is Conservative.

Towne of Minnesota to amend the act
of 1889 for relief and civilization of the
Chippewas, as to permit the secretary
of the interior in his discretion to sell
the pine lands in the reservation in
blocks of 100000 acres or less. Some
1000, 900 acres are to be sold under the
act of 1889.
When the passage of the senate Ar
menian resolution was announced.
Quigg of New York. member of the for
eign affairs committee. moved the SEN
ate resolution be substituted for that of
the house. He explained the difference
between the resolutions was so slight
1t was not advisable, in view of the
passage of the senate resolution, TO
press the one prepared by the house
committee. He made brief statement
of the facts which called upon congress
to express it's indignation at the sstua-
tion. Our interest was purely humane.
Although newspaper accounts occasion
ally reported atrocities on American
citizens. there were assurances from
the state department that no American
citizens suffered in their persons.
Our duty was one of humility. and 1t
was a matter of profound grief, said
Quigg, that the American power is now
forced to protest to those who had Civ
en- bonds for the good behavior of the
Turk. 1t was not necessary for us. he
said, to inquire into the motives which
actuaIted a European power which had
decried the outrages in Turkey with one
hand and upheld the sultan with the
other. Since European powers, in the
name of government and humanity,
had pledged the sultan, and he had ac-
knowledged the pledge, that liberty of
conscience and freedom of worship
should exist in every part of the Eu-
ropean empire, We have the right 10
summon those powers before the high
court of good faith to explain why they
rest idly and supinely inactive. whIle
ten thousand Christian homes were de-
stroyed. He characterized the Arme-
mans as a noble and intelligent race.
who had for ten hundred years preserv-
ed their language and natural charac-
terfstics and had refused TO Russianlze
them. Quigg irtsmated a belief that
the only responsibility lay with Great
Britain, and said he wanted the Euro
pean powers to know we were watching
with horror the helpless struggle of a
people who had for centuries retained
their religion. and who We're suffering
not for what they did, but for what
they thought.
II will not say" concluded Quigg,
whose duty 1t is to stop these outrages.
BUT / submit to the serious Judgment
of the American people the time has
gone by when one Christian country
can CLOSE ITS eyes TO such outrages and
solemmly aver, L am not my brothers
keeper (Applause.)
Sayres. democrat, Texas, asked
whether there had been any neglect ON
the part of the American minister, to
which Quigg replied that the informa-
tion from the state department was to
the effect that Terrell had performed
his duty with great intelligence and
zeal, and from other sources of infor-
nation he believed he was able to say
that the had done his duty with signal
ability.
HAS the committee on foreign af-
fairs" asked Bailey, democrat, OF Tex
as, considered the propriety of request
ing the enforcement of a treaty to
which the United States Is not a
party?"
The committee" replied Quigg, CON
sfdered IT obviously proper to call upon
the European powers which signed the
treaty to do their duty"
Bailey thought at a time when we
We're maintaining the impropriety of
European interference with the affairs
of this continent, bt was improper that
we should seek ITO interfere with the
affairs of Europe. Thus opened, the
debate took a wide range, and evoked
several eloquent speeches In denuncfa-
tion of Turkey, which were applauded
TO the echo.
McCreaIy, democrat, Kentucky, sup
ported the resolution because ne
Thought the cause of the Armenians
was the cause OF humanity and JUS
tice.
iPailey, while in entire sympathy with
the spirit of the resolution. again ex-
pressed doubt of the propriety of the
United tSaites insulting European pow
ers by decNarinG they had entered into
contract which they had violated or
had allowed the otler party to violate.
He thought the resolution should be con-
fined to a single denuncAatdOn Of the
atrocities against the Christians.
Hepburn, republican OF Iowa. in a
bold speech, advocated going even fur
ther than the resolution did. His posi-
tion evidently suited the temper of the
house. for his utterances evoked great
enthusiasm. The house had listened. he
said. to a recital such as seldom fell on
human ears. Thirty thousand Chris
tians slaughtered by the unspeakable
Turk because Of their religious views.
And what was IL We proposed to do?
First make mild protest, then express
sympathy with those who yet remain.
rnenaced by peril and suffering grief for
slaughtered friends. They do not
want sympathy" said Hepburn impet-
uously. they need rescue. They do not
want words. but deeds" (Prolonged
applausel The resolutions asked that
these countries that for years had been
derelict in their duty should discharge
their treaty stipulations. What would
be the result? All the world knew that
England held the Turkish bonds and
that her capitalists. TO the extent OF
hundreds Of millions. We're interested
in preserving the autonomy OF the
Turkish empire That" said ne, lis
what has kept this foul blot on the