Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-07

one of politics nor buncombe, but one of
earnest and honest patriotic belief in her
rights and destiny. He says It makes no
difference whether the Monroe doctrine Is
founded upon International law or not, the
American people believe in it, and it would
be foolish for England to do otherwise
than to acknowledge it and to arrange her
affairs in ac .cIGance with it.
A journalistic Peace Commission.
Mr.. Norman comes here, in fact, as a
journalistic commissioner of peace, repre-
senting one OF the greatest newspapers Of
the world. There are few men SO well
fitted for such position. For. the past
eight years he has devoted himself 10 the
study of politics all over the world. His
booAs 0ek 4E0Gn6ts
countries Of the far east are the best of
the later authorities on Asiatic matters
today. There are few eminent statesmen
in Europe or Asia with whom he has not
been in close personal touch at some time
during the past few years, and he comes
here direct from Constantinople, from
whence he has been writing about Turkish
affairs and the situation of the sultan as
to the Armenians and as to the great pow
ers Of Europe.
Mr.. Norman is Harvard graduate, OF
the class of 81, and he has in the press
with Unwin in London and Scribner's in
New York. book on the problems "Tur-
key and the Balkan Peninsula"
/ had a long chat with Mr.. Norman last
night at his rooms in the Arlington Hotel
and there renewed the acquaintance which
I had with him in Japan and Corea about
six years ago. He was then making a
journalistic tour Of the far east. He had
spent many months in Japan, had gone on
hor seback across Corea, had visited the
fortIicatlons Of Russia. in Siberia at Vlad-
livestock, and was then on his way to
China to have an interview with Ii Hung
Chang and to meet Prince Kung and other
famous Chinese statesmen. He came near
beng killed while he was in Pekln in an
attempt to go through the Thibetan Mon
aStery there, and after q number of re-
markabie experiences travelled southward,
and made Thorough Study of Farther
India. He spent some time In passing
through the French possessions in Turkey
and AMMAN, and then went to Siam. Here
he renamed for a number Of months, being
on close terms with his majesty King Chul-
ulangkorn. From Siam he went south to
Singapore, and explored some parts of the
islands of Malaysia, which have never been
visited by any other white man. He next
spent some time in India, and then went
to Europe, got married, and at once took
wedding tour to Egypt and the Soudan.
After this he returned to England, having
five years.
His Tour of the East.
l asked Mr. Norman last night how he
happened to start upon his tour around
the world. He replied: ut was largely
on account Of my health. I was acting
as one of the associate editors of the Pail
Mall Gazette, with Mr.. Stead as editor-in-
chief. 1 vas not at all well, and when
in with it at once. and we organized a
combination Of newspapers, consisting of
the Pail Mall Gazette of London, the Jour-
nal des Debats of Paris and some leading
newspapers of Canada and the United
States, including The Star of Washington.
l paid my own expenses, but l had as par
tial offset from this my receipts from the
newspapers When started expected to
be gone about six months. found, how
ever, that 1 could not do the world up, like
PhineaS Fogg, and my six months We're
gone before l left Canada and the United
States. 1 travelled in a sled throughout
parts of Manitoba, visiting the farmers and
studying questions there which We're in
teresting to England, and spent some
months in the United States"
How the Sultan Caused the Armenian
Massacres.
The conversation here drifted to Asiatic
matters, and then Mr.. Norman's recent ex-
L
him as to the position which the sultan
holds regarding the present outrages
against the Armenians. He replied: Il be-
lieve that the sultan has both instigated
and permitted the massacre of the Ar
m enians. He is disgusted with the trouble
that the Armenians have caused him in
connection with their complaints to the
powers of Europe. He is only pretending
to do what the nations of Christendom
want, but he is secretly aiding and abetting
the massacres."
"Are the massacres as bad as they have
been reported"'
There is no doubt of it." replied Mr. Nor
man. Il talked with persons who saw the
killing going on. The Armenians were
shot down by hundreds. Thousands We're
killed, and tens of thousands rendered
fomeiess. Constantinople is in an. awful
condition. II is full of bad characters and
the Arnen ans there fear for their lives
The sultan remains shut up in his palace
He will receive no one except the diplo-
mats and his own officials. He has lately
brought his, brother Murad to the palace
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