The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-17
British Massacres in Armenia.

International British hypocrisy never
made a more audacious flight than in
the common lamentation, in English
journals in New York and London,
that the message of President Cleve-
land has prevented European interior
ence for protection of the Armenian
Christians from outrage, rapine and
massacre by the Turks. 1t is incredible
that intelligent editors of British pa
pers like the London Times and New
York Post should suppose that this i'm
pudent fiction will pass current any
where; should believe that they can
blot out history by shutting their own
eyes to 1t and destroy present-day
facts by ignoring them.
The plain truth is that England is as
much responsible for the suffering and
oppression of Christians under Turkish
rule for the last half-century, as II
these had been inflicted by British
troops under orders from London. Brit
ish policy alone has kept alive the rule
of the Turk in Europe. Russia would
have put an end to II in 1928, I'm 1874,
in 1853. in 1878, but for the selfish in
terference of Great Britain. For all
the Ills of that rule she is directly re-
sponsible. The bloody death of thous-
ands and the long -drawn-out misery OF
millions Is on her head.
The Armenian murders lie even more
directly at the British door. and her
responsibility for their unopposed con-
tinuance was well established long be-
fore Cleveland's message appeared.
The massacres have been going on for
"a year, during all which time British
policy has obstructed the only possible
means to put an end to them. They
could have been stopped in a week had
England consented that a Russian
corps should cross the Turkish from
tiers into Armenia. This is the way
they will be stopped i'm the spring. but
IL will be in despite of England, not
with her consent or aid.
The missionary manifesto" publish
! ed yesterday points out what many
have forgotten. that in 1878 England
/ entered into a secret treaty with the
| sultan which almost directly author
I lies these massacres and guarantees
I him protection in their execution. by
the public treaty of Berlin, the sultan
! promised administrative reforms in Ar
+ menia and protection of the inhabitants
! from the Kurds and Circassians. But
by the simultaneous secret treaty with
Great Britain he is promised immunity
/ from attack by Russia TO enforce thin
! article of the Berlin treaty. Greai
I Britain tricked the powers and betray
ed the cause of Christendom TO adj
4 vance her selfish policy.
In the congress OF Berlin and I'm hel
secret treaty with turkey, Great Grlt
ain betrayed civilization and obstruct
ed the march OF progress. But sh,
only damned up forces which are ac
cumulating to crush her swollen empsr,
( when they finally shall be released
Time is coming when Russia will move
in spite OF secret treaties. not ut tn
beck of England, burt in her defiance
with France as an active and German,
as a passive ally holding Austria II
b f~I Ia.
place, the historian may begin to writ
the decline and fall of the British EN-
pire. IL will not end till Russia an,
France dominate the Levant from Con
stantinople and Egypt: till hostile ma
tions interposed between England an,
India break the back of her world en-
! pire.-Portland OregonIan.