The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-06
SULTAN MUST BEWARE
WRATH OF EUROPE AROUSED BY
CoNSTANTINOPLE ATROCITIES.
SIR Philip Currie, 1t Is Said, Is Pre-
pared to Make Demands and En-
force Them with War Ships.

sept. o.-Ine recent aIfOclIIeS
at Constantinople have been thoroughly
and earnestly discussed by all classes dur
ing the week, and have aroused the wrath
of Europe to such an extent that they will
probably compel action upon the part of
at least some of the powers and force the
Sultan to make a radical change in the
administration of his empire. There is al
ready evidence that the bugbear of a gem
eral European war is no longer sufficient
to guarantee Turkey immunity for its mis-
deeds. The war ships of various nations
are gathering in the Levant, led by a
squadron consisting OF a score of British
ships, which are ready to respond to a sign
from Sir Philip Currie, the British embas-
sador at Constantinople The latter arrived
at his post yesterday, armed, it is under
stood, with definite instructions from the
Marquis of Salisbury to compel obedience
to certain demands on the part of Great
Britain, either in conjunction with the rep
resentatives of other powers, or, failing
them, to take action alone. That Great
Britain means business is emphasized by
the fact that, prior to his departure, Sir
Philip Currie received communication
from the Queen for delivery personally to
the Sultan. In this communication, it is
believed, her Majesty conveys to the Sultan
a kindly warning of the approaching storm.
Abdul Hanid has profound respect for
the Queen, and her letters to him are never
without effect.
A dispatch from Constantinople says:
Great anxiety still prevails here, but there
have been no further disturbances. The
ambassadors have sent a collective note to
the Turkish government, dwelling upon the
organized character of the massacres and
citing several cases bearing this out. They
quote the declaration of two Mussulmans.
who assert that they were requisitioned by
the, police, who provided them with weap-
ons and sent them to kill Arnenians.
Other and similar evidence is also present.
ed, and the ambassadors finally demand
strict inquiry into the causes of the out
break and the steps taken to suppress it,
and they insist upon the severe punishment
of the culprits.
The Spectator, commenting upon the stu
has been so saturated with the Turkish
horrors that it has lost all sense of proper
ton and regards the recent doings as a re-
massacre Of last week was probably the
greatest in modern history. and one Of the
bloodiest deeds in history has been COM
mitted in the face of Europe, and Europe
perpetrators than to keep their embassies
dark upon the Sutans fete day. If the
powers would only agree. the Marquis of
Salisbury would doubtless use the force of
tolerator of the massacres. Ideally the
best course would be to partition Turkey,
and failing in this, why cannot the powers
agree to depose the Sultan and place his
brother some other suitable person on
the throne? In this way the status quo
would be preserved and the Turks would
be taught that Europe will not tolerate a
regime of massacre and atrocity.' The
Spectator then proceeds to show the i'm
possibility of England acting alone, but
adds that 1t sees a ray of hope in the Cars
moral The newspaper trusts he may be
convinced that England will loyalty back
Russia in taking the lead in freeing Eu-
rope from the last remnant of Turkish
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