The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-06


intrigue 1t looms up like the cloud, though
no larger than mans hand, that may yet
prove to be cyclone. of divine wrath to
wreck nations for wrongs upheld and rights
downtrodden. The heart of America aches
for Armenia, and the outburst of over
whelming enthusiasm over the Venezuela
war cry comes from the evaporation of the
American people at the British policy OF
bluff and blunder, from San Stefano to
that game of blood and thunder in the new
world, and are ready to wash this wrong
away. If need be. in the blood of the bravest
and the best.
They cannot forget that England, for
greed. or for glory, or for territorial ag-
grandizement thwarted the Car at the
very moment when he might have freed
Armenia forever from the oppression of the
Turk, and they stand ready to strike the
death blow to-day to such treacherous greed
in the new world, though Ii might seem like
stabbing a mothers breast to war with
Britain, sadder even than that battle be-
tween brothers of the North and South in
soil, for We are bound to the mother land
by all the tenderest, truest strongest ties
Of blood, and faith, and destiny. But cow
ering before the cannon OF all Chrstendom,
on the mightiest armament ever afloat,
ready to thunder again at its very gates,
cringes still in Constantinople the head
center and controlling power of that un-
speakable system of iniquity which has
not only been upheld by the common con-
sent of the great powers of Europe for GEN.
turtles, but which. for bonds and blood
money by the millions, has been fostered
by the financiers and bolstered up by the
battle ships and battalons of the very
powers who have bound themselves before
the world to enforce faithfully the very
treaties they permit to be violated with
DIPLOMATS TO BLAME
The powers which have forced this fear
full state of affairs upon the world should
face the consequences Of their political
crimes or plumbers, and right these wrongs
at once, or they will invite the wrath of
the all-avenging God to grind them to
pieces against each other, like the persisted
nations OF the past. in the al-dsvouring mills
of their own insatiate greed for gold and
glory and greater empire. Not the people,
but diplomats Of Europe, are TO blame. They
voluntarily bound themselves to defend
those whom they rendered defenseless, as
the price of an infamous peace, which was
purchased by perfidy, and is perpetuated still
by the betrayal of those whom they plighted
their faith to the whole world 10 protect at
any cost, and they are accordingly respon-
sible before God and man for the massa-
ere. outrage and death of every man, woman
and child thus sacrificed in Armenia For
the sake Of few blood-stained bonds and
securities, for few leagues of polluted
territory, deluged deep with gore again and
again, for q few strategic points upon
which to plant new batteries from which TO
belch out their broadsides for further con-
quests, they still hesitate to act, though .
their waiting violates the faith of the
whole world, while helpless women and chill
dren are the victims of their betrayal TO
the most remorSelesS and mercileSs of per-
secutors who have blackened the closing
pages of the record of this nineteenth CEN
fury with deeds too damnably dark for time
eternity to eradicate.
With all the powers of Christendom back
of them, with the united conscience of man
kind commanding them. with the piteous
pleadings of the betrayed beseeching them,
what possible excuse can the statesmen of
t,af~ fAr
failure to demand and enforce full justice
for all concerned according 10 the treaty OF
Berlin. or, failing to attempt this, what but
contempt and execratiOn can they expect?
Let them hold all guilty Of any of these out
RACES, from the highest to the lowest, re-
sponsible according to the measure of their
and citizens down TO the cruel Kurd Let
such punishment be meted out to each as
tribunal. to be constituted by the powers
who are parties TO the treaties which have
been violated.
DUTY OF THE POWERS.
To meet the immediate emergencies. to
save the survivors of these outrages, before
they perish from total starvation and ex-
termination, let these powers confiscate the
immense personal property and private for
tune of the Sultan, now on deposit in
European banks, and distribute it for the
relief of his perishing subjects whom ne
outraged, robbed and massacred. and as
sess the whole country for relief accord
ing to responsibility for outrages. Let the
Red Cross Society. which has consented to
undertake the task, conduct the distribu-
ton Of relief under the full protection of
those powers, who have guaranteed pro-
lection under their treaty of Berlin. Let
the crown Jewels, treasures, palaces and
possessions OF the Turkish empire to the
vey cannon that guard the Dardenelles. be
held by the powers as security for any
ard all advances made for immediate re-
lief and till the entire assessment made
upon the country for indemnity to the in
jured, and their survivors where there are
any, be fully repaid. with all punitive dam
ages the International tribunal may award.
All the powers who are parties to the
treaty of Berlin are bound by all the ties
protect the prosecuted Armenians. and
their failure TO do their duty at once only
opens the way for war. United action
little later.
Now it is time to right these wrongs
and wipe out this disgrace upon the world.
without waiting longer to parley over pos
sible divisions of plumber, while perhaps
humanity perishes. The Dardeneles can
the Danube is. To delay is but to in
crease indefinitely the danger of a universal
war involving the whole world in its con-
sequences. If not in carnage, with Russia
on the one side and England on the other
marshaling all the allied armies of earth
to meet in mortal combat, while no human
wisdom nor power could possibly begin to
limit such a conflict or control its terrors
The powers which have taken upon
themselves the pledge to protect the
down-trodden people of Turkey could any
one OF them fulfill that duty alone if al
lowed liberty of action by all the Others
So IL is certain that they can together
settle with the Sultan. who has forfeited
all right to property, liberty and life
abolshing the Sublime Porte with all of
its qualifications. as an abomination among
nations. They could concertedly establish
in its stead a constitutional government
according TO the requirements OF the coun-
try. with proper protectorates TO care for
various communities. till all are TRANQUIL
lied. They could grant to Russia her nat
ural right to guard the waterways lead
ing to her territory, and to England the
watch care OF the waterways between her
eastern and western empires and possess
sions Or they can close this century with
a contest too terrible to contemplate.
May God graciously grant TO the leaders
among the nations. honor. wisdom and
courage enough TO right existing wrongs
before II is too late to avert the greater
evils which threaten the whole world
through them. II. II. VAN METER
BLOOD-SOAI<ED REGION.
Work OF Turks and Kurds-PrOfex-