The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-07
SENTIMENT AND DIPLOMACY.

4 poet makes sentimental appeal
this morning in the Eagle for the Ar
menians. There is more than senti-
ment in this Armenian business. There
is more than religion in it. There is
no little politics in it considerable hum
bug, much injustice on two sides, but
murder only on one side. The Eagles
exhaustive review of the Armenian
question, the other morning, was I'M
questiOnably reliable The ArmenianS
themselves are to blame, very largely,
for the deplOrable state of affairs exist
ing in their country. The innocent are
suffering for the guilty, bur both the
guilty and innocent are Armenians.
There is only one thing more Of which
we are entirely convinced, and that is
that the numbering ought to be stopped
and the murdererS punished. Some
sensible things were said by the level
headed and cold-blOOded members of
the house and senate on the Armenian
revolutions, but back of it all, outside
of Armenia itself, is international in
tereStS and diplomatic games. Pas
sion and sensationaliSm are holding the
people of the world, but the worlds
rulers, whether endeavoring TO stay the
storm or add to its fury, are inspired,
ALL by Interior motives. The congress
sional resolutions, in effect, take the
European powers 10 task for their fail
ure to stay the flow Of innocent blood,
directing the president TO inform the
nations that the people of the United
States are displeased over Turkish
cruelty and the massacre of the help
less, and that this country does not pro-
pose TO remain longer idle spectators
of such inhumanity. But all this is
not a declaration of what the United
States will do. but what the United
States wants somebody else to do.
All this amounts TO naught. except as
it touches the individual political for
tunes of the men who made the
speeches. England is the power which
is looked to, but our readers will re-
member the speech of Salisbury. ap-
pearing in these columns the next
morning after lis delivery. That
speech was only politics, only parry
of the premier against Chamberlain.
who threatens in downing. TO succeed
Salisbury. That which would test the
sincerity of the American congress
would be an appeal from England for
the Unied States to unite with England
in putting stop To the bloody butch
cry. Such an invitation would be
answered with a refusal The United
States would declare that il is none of
our business, that we could not afford
the ENHANCEMENT of such an alliance in
matter so far away as eastern
Europe
An esteemed cotemporary in com
mending these resolutions. says that
under it the president will convey 10
the treaty powers who stand idly by
watching these atrocities without lift
ing hand" what the United States
think Of their action; and he will in
form the sultan that if in the course
of his butcherieS he Kill any American
citizens this country viii hold him re-
| Sp0nSible. SO far As the Armenian
Christians are concerned then. it seems
that our only duty is TO preach ser
| mons on the duty Of Christian nations.
| rail st the European powers and meet
all appeals 10 help rescue the victims Of
| Turkish atrocity and fanatacism with
the cool reply that il Is none of our bus
! ine>S.