The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-01-08
ARMENIAN HORRORS
Depictcd by Cno WHO Spent Somo
limo In That Country.

. imo IN That Country.
A cablo dispatch from London SAYS;
DR., Henry S. Lunn, editor Of The Ro-
view Of tho Churches, and Percy w.
Bunting, editor Of Tho Contem-
porary Reyiow, have addressed tho
following communication to "all cd
itors in England and America"
Wo incloso extracts from q letter
from private friend who spent
several months of this year in Armenia
and who is ono Of the first authorities
on The question, as indeed you would
admit, were wo at liberty to publish
his name. May wo beg you to insert
these III tho next issue Of your papcr?"
Extracts from the Letter.
Any aIlusion to Armenia upscts NO.
nm ashamed, excited, Indignant whom
think Of what L saw in Tint country
and Of the confidence with which I
consolcd qnailing women md weeping
men, with hopes that England would
see them out of their difficulties; and
tho words of heartfelt thanks they ut
tered, often upon their knees in tho
fields or on the hillsides, and tho
childliko messages Of antcipntory
gratitude, which they asked me TO do.
liver to the English people, now burn
and ranklc within mo like an
cnvcnomcd wound.
"Thc European powers aro playing
Il farcicnl representation around tho
graves of n Christian people. If con.
duct similar to theirs wcrc to be pur-
sued by an individual in private life,
1T would be visited with social ostra-
cism and would brand him with m in
dcliblo Cnin's mnrk Of infamy. Fancy
mans noighbors pnrnding about tho
doors OF his house while he and Ills
children rush frantically from room to
room, and from window to window,
| mploring them to save them from tho
dcvouring flames We havo pity on n
rat, if we hear OF its protrnotcd and
| hopeless efforts to escape from burn
ing, but mon aud women, boys and
girls who aro killed piocomca. nrc
laughed at-tbat is what it has come to.
"fhc governments of Europe arc n
spectacle to make angels weep. They
guard The gates of Turkey, SO to say,
solemnly declaring Tint whatever mny
happen to the Christmas howcvcY
| diabolically they may bo tortured to
dcnth- nothing shall hnppcn to tho
Turks; they ut any rae must and will
DC preserved from hnrm. rs it won.
| der, then, that he Turks should set
about fultiiiing thoir threats Of wiping
out Armenia in Armenian blood !?
Every one knew that The threat would
bc fulfilled. Consuls reported to their
governments That The departure Of
the European delegation from Moosh
would mark The beginning of tho blood
BATH and newspapers gave the prophecy
publicity. Appeals TO tho public
10 insist on precautionary measures
wcro multiplied and at last verbal
wording gave place to unmistaknblo
signs preparations. But diplomacy
turned deaf ear (thc Armanians arc
nobody's kith and kim. Wcro they
Greeks or Bulgnrians, NIagyars or
Serbs, they would have high and power
ful protectors who tcllimgly talk of
the primary duty Of protecting broth.
/ crs and Cnristtns Even Abvssinians
are brethren and orthodox when po-
llticnl calculations come in. But Ar
mcnians! And 30 mono Of these gov
crnmcnts insisted on the execution or
even dismissal Of Iol,ki Pnsha and The
AUTHORS Of tho Snssoun snyngery. Nay.
they were decorated and honored by
mo sultan ns m encouragement to
others to go and do likewise. And now
others have gone out and hnyo out
Hlnrnhnd Hored, and no ono sooms
shocked.
People are only interested to get tho
latest news Of Sivas or Trobizond, or
wherever the latest massacros have oo
Cured, Mt their brenkfast tablo early.
Few persons take even romoto inter
est in tho Armenian question. The
Austrian press, said to bo paid by tho
Turkish government, impudently de.
nlcs tho Sassoun massacre and accuses
the Armcnians of having attempted to
butcher tho kurds and Turks, Tho
German press is tho bearer Of tho snmo
kind Of literature to its readers and in
both these countries the public knows
positively nothing about the Armenian
question.
The Russian press, beginning with
tho Movoo Vrcmyn, cracks jokes Mt tho
Armrninns, and in tho last numbers
which have read ask why should
wo Russians sacrifice single soldier
for the snke Of Armenian bankers and
millionnircs who arc much better off
thnn wo arc ourselves, to say nothing
of British and American agitators who
have so clcvery got up the Armenian
comcly?'
"a couple of regiments Of British
soldiers or Cossacks is what is wanted.
They would set matters right in fow
days. Bnt even if the whole British
speaking people should "rise and do
mand this, W, ull i, be accepted? 2"
BIG TOBACCO FAILURE.
I,caIto Gambia of J,oxi,n,o,, n.