Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-12-10

The Armenian Massacres.


FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Armenian sac
AT the outset Of o reference to the more i'm
portant matters affecting our relations with
foreign powers it would AFFORD me satisfaction
poa aREn Il fsS1 Xsia sH'4 Turkey s1f had during sSe
past year assumed @ less hideous And bloody
I'D esee nWak sad spS ., s the turkish soSernmeSs to
the demands OF humane civilization. or as the
result Of decisive action on the part Of the
g sasss,e NATIONS sar t sSsT ppste sas sis n ,S by s1 eapSss q
70 the rage of mad bigotry and cruel fanAti-
cism, the shocking features Of the situation
INSTEAD, however, of welcoming q softened
been afiicted by confirmed and NOT unfreQuent
and the bloody batcSsring 81 men. women and
children, made martyrs TO their profession Of
Christian faith. Whlle none Of our ~cisissny In
though often in the midst Of dfesdful Seehes OF
danger. their safety In tho future .is by no
means In,o s;ssTe :, c 01r sosissam1s1Ss as 81 h fsfs so ana
Ing undone to protect our missionaries In Of
toman territory, who constitute nearly all the
individuals residing there who have Q right to
claim our protection on the score Of American
citizenship.
Our efforts in this direction will not be re
lsa sSs i1 but a the assp aI feeling ga, AND 6s Sympathy eaSS, tn nat
TO so far blind their reason and Judgment as TO
lead them TO demand impossible things. The
and piIlase in Turkey occur suddenly and With
out notice, and an attempt on our part to force
such o hostile presence there as might be
only be resisted by the Ottoman government.
but would be regarded as an Interruption OF
their plans by the great nations who assert
their exclusive right to intervene In their own
time and method for the security Of life and
property in Turkey.
Several naval vessels are stationed in the
furnish oil possible relief and refuge in case Of
emergency. We have made claims against the
Turkish government for the pillage ana de-
and Marash during upris1ngs at those places.
Thus far the validity OF these demands has not
been admitted. though our minister: prior to
demanded protection for the persons ana prop
brty Of our missionary citizens In the
localities ,sna,ns thu. mentioned s.56ns svio sns e1 5sswi'S Si
actual Completely Of Turkish soldiers In the
work Of destruction and robbery, the facts,
s Is ss Sas.i Rev u P ESsss e az / ms. s ssdR Nothing II g VII aHr Be-
omitted to bring about their prompt Settle
ment A number of Armenian refugees having
s Ssen SDt a. SSr tr S0l's the al Tur Ghsst s NSs inSsay
permitting the wives and children OF such
refugees TO join them here. It is hoped thai
vent the escape of all those who seek TO avoid
the perils which threaten them in Turkish do
N inionS-
Our recently appointed consul to Erzsroum
10 at his post and dtscharging the dutiese f his
ONCE, though, for some understandable reason,
bts fq }ssued ezf fao nos b 5sH@ sn sh ssis she p nHs eos
prospect In Turkey will be Iona per-
mitted to offend the sight Of Christendon. 1t
ton that belongs to the close Of the nineteenth
century that II seems hardly possible that the
earnest demand of good people throughout the
Christian world for It's corrective treatment
will remain unanswered
The Cuban Insurrection:
The insurrectton In Cuba still continues with
oil It's perplexities, II Is difhculs TO perceive
that amy progress has thus Tor been made To-
situation OF AFFAIRS as depicted In my last an
nual message has in the least improved. II
Spain still h2lds Havana and the seaports arG
roam at will over at least two-thirds Of the
Inland country. II the determination Of Span
s 81 HSt " with the lapse Of time and is sYi.
Increased military and naval forces to the
s ssss ,h mere insussen ms'n have aaSs0A s q sdD'i I
point Of numbers and character ant
resources, and are nen the less iniexible II
took up arms. II Spain has not yet re-esta6
lishsd her au.hortsy, neither her, have !, = e the g in ..
as an Independent state. Indeed. as the con
test goes on, the p~retense that civil govern
Spain Is able to maintain il, has been praoticai
ly abandoned. Spain 6oes keep on foo
such q government, more or less imperfectiy
urbs. But. that exception tbeing made, ID,
| entire country Is either given over TO anarch.
or is subject TO the military occupation of on
1t is reported. indeed. on reliable authority
thas; ~ The demand OF the sSmmanderein
tempt to exercise Its functions, leaving tina
government confessedly what there is the bes
reason for supposiss II always W to have been Il
on nssS in ad The s open. or II Il pitched battle sss promf
s sSe i aenisixs r supessor R1so os the Ss s sSSasis io ict sa
in Spm ,oe = discipiins and s sSripTsn, soni
shuns general engagements that can choost
and does choose, It's " ground; that from 70
nature of the country Is visible or invisible
and when all the advantages Of position an
numbers are on its side 10 e country wher
foos sne eio Il ina, sSd sseiser T. Is i 81 e % sHe O Hss )
able, especially BY those born and bred on th
soil, Il IS obvious that there II hardly Q limit
may be prolonged, Meanwhile. as in ali case
OF protfacted civil strife. the passions Of tn
eombatants grow more and more inasmed, on
and more deplorable.
They. also ore participated IN by bands Q
msrsaders, who. now In ne natpe q one Pert
suit the occasion, harry the country at will On
plumber its wretched Inhabitants for their ov
advantage. Such o condition OF things woul
inevitably entail Immense destruction Of prop
erty. even Il II were the policy Of both partte
such seemed TO be the, original policy OF th'
Spanish government. 1t has now APPARENT,
theory as The Insurgents. inameiy, III that .,
exigencies Of the contest require the wholesal,
annthilation Of property. that 10 may no
Il il 70 the same end That 10 pursuance o
general orders, Spanish garrisons are now be
Ing withdrawn from plantations and the rura
towns. The sure result would seem to be tina
minishing and that uniesss there is . speed,
Will soon disappear altogether. That valu
consists very largely, OF course, In lts cApacit
70 produce sugar-a capacity slseady much fe
'a K Is P Geisas dyf asse lss ia sha .ss sh ssals these In
sna pssssie sGHlis s9sen aIr AZ Is me nss su sn1sass sssI
the island, so much time and 50 much mone
normal predactiyeness that 1t IL extremel
doubtful II capital can be induced TO eve
make the attempt. The spectacle OF the ute
the most fertile and charming on the gtobt
would engage the serious attention Of the gos
ernment mi people Of the United States m
have o concern with It which Is By no means (
Q wholly sentimental or philnnthropic charac
ter. 1t lies 30 near 70 US as 70 be hardly scr
Our actual ~pecunlary inserest In C. b secon
only to that Of the people and goyetnTens {
sIsin;; ro II .. L a rs s.sS e Sus sssinss es mat !
capital are Invested In plantations and In raj
road, MINING and other business enterprise
en W. .sane tne s stul 1s,n ~ rna.cSS ~ ~