The herald., 1896-01-06
Danger OF Worldwide WAR
Resulting From the Armenian
Massacres
THE UNSPEAKABLE TURK
Would Submit All Christendom to the
Sword
E UNSPEAKABLE TURK
The iAuthor of the Missionary Manifesto
Hopes for Action to Relieve the
Suffering of Armenia
Associated Press special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
CHICAGO, Jan. 6 H. H. VanMeter, who
prepared "rhe Missionary Manifesto."
bearing on the origin of the Chinese out
RACES, has completed another upon the
Armenian outrages, to be translated and
sent to every newspaper of importance in
Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy
and Russia; the powers who are parties
with Turkey to the Treaty of Berlin' OF
1873. Following are extracts:
''The powers do not dare to touch Tur.
key" said an official of the Ottoman en-
pire. zone watches the other and waits,
dreading to advance, as the treachery OF
the past has warned them to beware of the
honor. both OF friend and foe. If one ma
ton stirs another is ready to strike, 30
nothing is DONE"
One of the most momentous times in the
history of the world is at hand and a crisis
is coming which may end in the clash and
crash of mighty empires.
In 1873 the victorious Russians, with
their liberated allies, had throttled this in
human monstrosity upon his tottering
throne.
Then came the treaty of San Stefano
March 2, 2,1S7S, ,between Russia and Turkey,
arranging terms of peace, as the triumph
ant armies closed in upon Constantinople.
Then the Turk pleaded for international
interference ''in the interest of humanity"
and England and Austria began to inter-
cede, till finally five powers intervened,
when the conference of Berlin was held,
which began on Jnne l3, 1878, having
been called ostensibly ''in the interests of
peace" but in reality to accomplish by di-
plomacy what it's chief insligators dared
not do by "force of arms"
Austria, England, France, Germany.
Italy, Russia and Turkey were repre-
sented by able plenipotentiaries, and
Prince Bismarck was chosen to preside,
while Disraei, seconded by Salisbury, en-
deavored to dictate.
By tie terms of
THE TREATY OF BERLIN
it was agreed as follows: The sublime
porte engages to realize without delay
those ameliorations and reforms which
local needs require in the provinces inhab-
tied by the Armenians, and guarantees
their security against the Circassians and
from time 10 time, the measures taken,
with tn . oh ect to the powers, who will
watch ovt their application"
The congress lasted thirty days, adjourn
ing July 13, 1878, bur just before It's close.
the British government announced its
treaty of defense with Turkey. causing
great sensation.
This compact had been secretly signed at
Constantinople on June 4, 1878.
Thus the land that claimed to be the
leading nation of christendom, was leagued
with the head power of heathendom.
As a direct conse. zee of this danning
deal, the devilish TURK has trampled upon
these three treaties with perfect impunity.
While Europe watches and waits, the
bloody Turk keeps up his awfnl work, and
the raising of the standard of the false
prophet may prove the final effort of the
rulers of the rotten Ottoman empire to
restore the prestige of their di .bolical
depotsm by arousing the hundreds Of
millions of Mohammedan barbarism, to
rally to the rescue of their accursed
cause.
The awful atrociti9s in Armenia are
merely Mohammedal massacres, to which
the bloody Turk would commit all man
kind, not Moslem. The cause of Christians
in Armenia, therefore, is not one Of any
particular race or religion, but humanity
at large and civil and religious liberty in
general.
Every moment spent in political plotting
and contemplating by the diplomats OF
Europe is increasing the danger of fanatical
Mohammedan war.
The heart of America aches for Armenia,
and the outburst OF overwhelming enthusi-
asm over the Venezuela war cry comes
from he evaporation of the American peo-
pie at the british policy of bluff and blum
they will no longer tolerate 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 aggrand-
izement, thwarted the czar at the very mo-
ment when he might have freed Armenia
forever from the power OF the Turk, and
they stand ready to strike the death blow
today to such treacherous greed in the new
world.
Now is the time to right these wrongs.
To delay is but to increase indefinitely
THE DANGER OF A UNIVERSAL WAR
involving the whole world in it's conse-
quences, if not in carnage, with Russia ON
one side and England on the other.
May God gracious grant to the leaders
among the nations. honor, wisdom and
courage enough 10 right existing wrongs
before it is too late to avert the greater
evils which threaten the whole world
through them. M. II. VAN METER.
ACTION AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Jan. "a large audience THE
afternoon filed the Central Music hall and
listened to the various practical suggestions
offered to aid the suffering Armeni ans.
Prominent citizens. headed by Mayor
Swift. occupied seats on he platform and
by their presence expressed their sympa-
thy with the objects of the meeting. The
appearance of Miss Clara Barton, presi-
dent of he Red Cross society, and the
speeches of General o. o. Howard and
Rev. DR.. p. Henson brought out storms OF
applause.
Cablegrams to the queen and cZar, re-
que sing the intervention of England and
Russia to prevent further outrages by
Turkey, were read and directed to be sent.