New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-16

Pacha Minister of Foreign Affairs Of His Imperial
Majesty the Sultan. in answer to the letter OF The
&C. 1886, which the Evangeiicai Ana.evh no cont TO
United States of America has caused TO DC Sum !"
His Imperial Majesty: ,,,., c,atoa
"The Evangelical Alliance for the Cn neios,~ the
of America has sent to His Imperial MaJeSN ,inh
Sultan our august master. letter copy :" ont
is herewith rcosrd concerning me end The per-
secutions of Christians In certain provinces "a WV
Empire. .,s,,. this niece OF
writing the statements therein made. draw IN IN
hostile sources % no, conform ,,noninous in recog
nig,1g mat since the reign of the Sultan Osmah J,
the founder Of the ilustrious rkev have been
Urea, ed in the same manner as the othcr , bos
nrotacad their property their lives and their honor
and has assured them fun ana entire ,h imnerial
science This principle sanctioned by inc mn Ia
Irman. which the Sultan Orkhan delivered TO ms
brother when he had appointed MN }, nn CON
0r,Te6 i'm a more precise manner by his illus'rious
successors 1t can be therefore, how r c9m
nlctc The security is which the CHRISTIANS III u"''
rrmioved since the foundation of the Empire ..
Furthermore the state of prosperity, IN ha W' iSe
inneriai Government has assured them as well as
10 it's other subjects, all the wei-peins VIII mnn;,
rnigSt dcsle. that the complaints OF those .rno,s
them Who pretend TO be oppressed are absolutely
witAou. foundation. and that the ia',cr m' heir
course 10 this expedient in order 10 Jus'hS '"e"
Whilst the inhabitants Of our lands are mus at
liberty TO profess their religion. the otnc hd'ols'
prohiing by the state Of barharsm OF AiilTali 70
pies thar have not yet been reached by Svilzaion;
their liberty Of conscience .,oo. ,,oho- .,
Again nobody will deny that great numoer OF
forced to emigrate TO Turkey in order to have their
their 1G aySr anS nSr
which they suffer from the HANDS OF Chrisuahs' ana
to seek a refuge with the Khalifat
pray YOU TO inform when this letter is re-
ceiyed and permit me to assure yGn % 'y sig''
TO the prcsden, Of the Evangelical Alliance for tho
United States of America. New-York
Concerning this latest official declaration OF
the Turkish Government upon its attitude tow
ard the Christian subjects within its domains
the Rev. Dr. Josiah Strong general secretary OF
the Evangelical Alliance for the United States,
said Yesterday
The official reply of the Sultan is a superla-
tive illustration of cOnsumnate impudence and
mendacity. The Turkish Minister of Foreign
Affairs regards the fact that the Turkish Gov
eminent has laid itself under Obligations to
protect its Christian subjects a sufficient proof
that they have enjoyed fun and entire liberty
Of conscience, and adds: 1t can be seem there
fore how complete the security is which the
Christians in Turkey enjoyed since the founda-
ton of the Empire.
1T would be impossible to say" continued Dr.
Strong. chow many Of the Christian subjects or
the Turk have been massacred since Osman l.
but, making no account of any number less
slaughtered since 1872. follows: In ISL
10000 Greeks; in 1870 10000 HISTORIANS ana
Armenians; in 1860, 11.00O Maronites and Syri-
ans: in 1876 10000 Bulgarians; in lS3l. l2ooO
Armenians; in 1898 and 1896. 60,o0O Armenians
The way in which the Imperial Government
has protected their property, their lives ana
their homes is illustrated by estimates or the
recent massacres. believed to he authentic
over 10000 Armenians have been murdered
their homes plundered leaving over 3VoOoo IN
restitution. OF whom about io.UO are WIDOWS
some 10000 dishonored maidens and l2oooo
fatherless children This state Of prosperity IN
which they find themselves in the words OF the
letter illustrates the kind of well-beins which
the Turkish Government has secured for them
If the subject not so hideous. we might
suppose that the Turkish Minister were lnduIS-
ing himself in humor
1.-The Evangelical Alliance suffers sense or
shame and indignation that the nations repre-
senting Protestant Roman Catholc or creek
Christianity should, with ample knowledge OF
the facts have stood by and permitted THESE
atrocities at the hands of the Great Assassin.