Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-21

Americans any amount of property |
can he saely destroyed; and any in |
dignity pTpetrated with. safety. Our
government has given us over to Sui |
tan Hand as the Lord gave job to
Satan. He II in thy hand--only spare
his life.' No evidence has been brought
against either Of the three missionaries
MENTIONED bv Mastapha Bey to the
state depattment-Dwi Washburn,
Hamlin. They are absolutely not
guilty and they challenge proof
Whatever there is it Is a mass of false
hood and the documentary evidence is
such as the Turkish government can
pile up so long as its finances can pay
the clerks Tor writing and the authors
for forging. Let Mustapha Bey choose
which horn of the following dilemma
he viii hang upon Either the Turk
ish government and people are the
greatest towards and poitroons in the
world, says Dr. Hamlin. or the greatest
liars. There is no question of feeling
here. Everyone admits with regard to
the two parties here concerned that
the Armehians number two and a half
millions of unarmed people. who were
never allowed to have arms, and few.
possibly 300. Russian Munchags un-
mistakably assassins.
On the other side are q, 100000 Moslems;
the men accustomed to bear arms. ana
terrible fighters with the Caiiph tthe
succcssor) of the prophet at their head
and a trained army of. say, 230WO OF me
bravest soldiers In the world. me SUI
tan's will is law to the army and people.
Now the Sultan. Abdul liamid. either
could suppress all their disorders at .he
beginning, or he could not. II ne cooI !
not he and his subjects are the 4fcatcht
towards and poltroons mat ever i:io -, :
istence on the earth. If he could sap
press them, which is evident, then MS
course for the past few years ~ one 81
falsohood. dishonesty ana dishonor' re
wanted to eXtermnate the Armcnidnh.
but the odium of II arousng the public
sentiment Of Christian nations u may
cndangcr his throne. He now, resorts to
the mean subtcrfuge of accusing me IN
nocent. although the accusation Itself cx-
poses him to ridicule. These awful Hun
chags these terrible Armenitns. are the
sole cause He has been two ana h1lI
years suffering the result.
1T amounts to this: 1t takes two ana a
half wears for 10 armed Moslcms TO sup
press one unarmod Armenian and the
thousandth part of one Hunchagist. In
order to cover up this abSurdily he falls
missionaries OF the American board.
they have no defender. Their govern
meut has given them over to everything
but death and the Sultan may HcCnSt
them OF the ahsUrdcSt crimes with inn
punity. The world has known them.
They have been - years III IN" empire,
Their work is an open one IT. = TO help
their fellow Christians, the ArIa"uians.
Their schools their books. their teach
ings. are open to all the world. They
have been loyal 10 the Turkish govern
ment.
/ have before me the warm and clo-
uuent testimony Of Sir Philip Ctirrlc. OF
Air. Eenton. British consul at fiarpooi
OF Major Williams. English consul AZ
Van. and of DR. liubbell and Mr.. Wis
tar Of the Red Cross men sent by Clati
Barton to the sufferers. They ali have
given TO the American board the warm
est testimony of their admiration Of ihoS'
noble self-sacrificing men who have has
tened to the scefIe of every massacre. u
help and to Save the widows and the or
phans. This testimony sent of their o~l
free viii to the board. is vuIHmtnoNs unC
Messrs. Dwight and WaShburn had ar
cused the Robert College Guard. Con
stautiBopte. of taking part in the mas
saCre. MusiaphH Bey slipped up "a thai
point for there was 80 massacre there
nor in the immediate neighborho0d. Mr.
Washhurn and others of this coliegs
liked thu guard.
would obey orders and were pleased viii
the quiet and cleaniy quarters of the col,
legc One-half had been withdrawn am
Nilen vacation tNltd anu l1' NtubtiiNS ~
turned Mr. Washburn told the remaining
half that he now wanted their quarters
They replied that they We're choke ra
hat" tvery comfortable and did not wisi
to go. lie was simply amused with thcll
gootl-natured reply and the story O
Mustapha Bey is an invention.
ON the ground of my personal know
| ledge of. and my intimate corresponding
with the East. I denounce. says DR.
Hamlin. every charge brought thus
against myself and associates as a piece
of cowardly falsehood brought against
men who have no protection.