New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12

assassination? To provide pay for his soldiers
and officers In that way Is too monstrous to be a
leading motive. His whole course since he came
to the throne. must be studied in order to under
stand him. He has deep and invincble hatred
OF the Armenians. and has for eighteen years
nursed the design Of destroying or converting them
to Islam His mother is said TO be a renegade
for renegades to hate bitterly their remaining
faithful. There have been many illustrations Of
There are two remaining points in this utterance
o. OF MI smith upon which he needs enghtsnment
sionaries. Russia very early saw her opportunity
Ing the turkish empire and openns her ph
Constantinople. Russian Armenian Hunchags
it had become evident that the Sultan had deter
mined mined TO exert his power for the conversion or
Russia, with Russian passports which made them
safe In committing any ourage-for they would be
where they could. deceivng. some lght-braine
wit to see how absurd the project OF obtain
ng reed tba by All sensible people utterly
ree and the ro9beres Of the kurds
Thing Of by forcing maqe
OF means to give them heavy contributions for the
assassinated by these Russian Armenian Hun
chags. One obtained. under threat OF assassina-
tion; thousand pounds; and when the man re-
vealed the fact to the Government he was speedily
These plots and violent publications OF the
Hiiunchags were promptly taken advantage of by
papers make it appear that all the Armenlans
were rebels. The HunchaGs have thus helped the
pare the way for the The Turks are not
difficult people to live with, If you do not excite
Turkish neishbors, Bui when anything arouse use:
their religious fanaticism. reason. judgment and
mercy depart. The Sultan has aroused a fanaticism
which he cannot easily allay.
Armenian people They are Russian agents to stir
up strife The Armenians have always preferred
two countries are cotermnous. and yet twice az
many Armenians have always been found in Turkey
Mr. Smith says there are 10000 Armenans in
Anarchist This is absolutely false was for thir-
ty-ive years on terms Of Intimacy with every class
country. i had students from every part There was
u Mr.. Smith simply means that they have some OBJ
lection to being slaughtered by Abdul Hamid. so
sbo the Hqmensns and What he prstenSs to knows
the work Of the Assassin.
EXCITED ABOUT THE MISSIONARIES.
Mr. Smiths excitement about the missionaries IS
rather amusing. He seems to have just discovered
them: and makes haste reveal his discovery to the
world. They have been in Turkey these seventy
years. Their characters and works are known and
read OF all men. He declares them all teachers OF
revolution in league with the plotters have had
an extensive acquaintance with them for sixty years.
and never knew OF the character which he at
tributes to all His testimony is false and malicious
II is evidently shaped to please the Turks. But some
Of It ia little funny. He represents as one OF the
tempt by these Armenians 10 murder their own
Monsgnor Barthoemeos Izmirlian (sc)
This is n little confusing The Arnenians had n
Patriarch I,mrlian He was much beloved and
honored by the missionaries. He abhorred the
bishop Bartol smeos is in his place. Probably Mr.
Smiths dragoman wickedly put the two names to-
readily ne swallowed them But. now. which was
II they tried TO assassinate7 We have heard, from
rirlf.n offe at.r. cd
by the Hunchags: hut that would not answer MT
Smiths object. He must have man who can he
assa ssnated according 20 missionary teaching. But.
why the missionaries should want to XII poor Bar,
tolcmeos We suspect Mr. Smith obtained most OF
his Information from his I.evantine dragoman.
These Lcvantne dragomen supply more informa1
learn from books in year. They are quick. also
1T IL ~ mv homes, opinion says Mr smith That
II IL had not been for the attitude OF IN. mission
aries in Turkey these ouirages great many Of
ude Of missionaries has led to The slaughter OF 80
many men women and children? They are preach
ers OF the Gospel and teachers in schools and col.
eges All their work has been open 10 fricni apn
Zoe. They have visited the sick they have inter
their posts their dwellings have been burned ana
Ned from place 10 place under FIRE. and vet their
attitude has been that OF htaye ana pasm
We pity poor Mr.. Smith. that he can see nothing
noble or sublime in Corinna shattucks attitude AZ
| Irfa-facing a fierce and bloody mob. ana telling
them she would not give up the Armenans IN me, nsr
house. and they could enter only by tnkng her IRE
| The mob yielded to this ore weak defencei.sS
| woman, Is that tn" missionary attitude MT
| Smith would condemn
More recently In Hasskeuy one Of the suburbs OF
Sultan Is supreme tho mob approached an Amer
| lean house. occupied by two American missionary
| ladies They threw out the American flax from the
window over their door and cried out This Is an
American house, You cannot come here me mon
| pulled down and tore up the Nag. ana trampi.i IL
In the dirt burst open the door, killed the only ser
want they found and gave up tho house TO piundel
! The two ladies made their escape. They did right
They looked 10 their countrys flag for protection.
| and when they found II "A worthless rag they he'd
This may be said TO have occurred almost under
| tho eye Of the Sultan. 1T WAS grand. noble ana
| pucky fight for him TO make-and ne did u al
mraby' 49, '1h,S hAMIi>'
New-York Nov u. 1896.