Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-16
APPEAL TO POWERS
GOVERNMENT WILL ASK EuRorE
WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE
TO PREVENT ouTRAGEs
Sentiment In England May Force
filtration n. to veneEueia.

Washington. Jan. i5.-Suffcrlng Ar
menla does not appeal to America In
vain. An effort will soon be made by
the United States TO bring about a bet
ter state OF Affairs In Asia Minor. The
form which this movement is to take
has not been decided upon, but there
ia no uoubt OF the determination OF the
president and his cabinet. as well as OF
the leading men Ia congress, TO take
some decisive action. when this action
Is taken the world viii have new sem
saion. one great enough TO attract
universal attention even Ia these days
OF international sensations. Two
brnnehes of our government. the execu-
tive ana the legislative. are now pre-
pairing TO work together. The admins
tration has for some weeks had thil
question oil Armenian relief under ac-
rious consideration, and now the sen-
ate liz Mt work. III these two branches
OF the government can agree as 10 the
best course to pursue the United States
VIII for the first time raise Its voice
and perhaps be prepared to 30 farther
ana exert Its power In defense OF OPP
pressed Christians In the dominion OF
the Turk.
The form which this Intervention IN
likely TO assume Is that of a request
upon the six powers which signed the
treaty OF Berlin for Information as to
why they have not done something eff
fsotive and earnest Tor prevention of
outragea upon tho Christians OF Arme-
mia and Syria. This is the method In
greatest favor among the senators OF
the foreign relation committee. which
referred the Armenian subject TO u sub
aNaal
lon and Mills. In case the senate ac-
cepts the recommendation of the for
cign relation committee. AS IL IL bcley-
ed IL VIII readily do, congress- VIII
doubtless pass "a resolution requesting
the president TO call upon the treaty
powers for nm explanation OF their In
action while all those outragcs nrc be-
Ing perpetrated under the authority of
the government for which they have
made themselves responsible In the
eyes OF the world The resolution cun
be drawn In such manner as to indi-
cate the deep ournestness of the people
of tho American Republic In the well
fare OF the Christians In Asia Minor.
ana their adherence OF the perBecu-
tons and butcheries which have been
carried on there for some months past,
without necessarily giving offensc TO
the powers to which II Ia addressed.
That there 10 q strong and almost IN
ulHulft lttllIH ia tuHBitNb ONtI Nu'
manner In which the six European
powers have dallied with the unspcalt-
able Turk and permitted him to wink
at and countenhnco this blot upon hui
manity. goes without saying. The
joint resolution asking the president 10
act can express the feeling with force
and dignity, and when the president
acts In response to It, as there Is no
doubt he Will eagerly and promptly do
| the protest from washington VIII 20
| forth TO Europe with all the effective.
ness aud forccfulness OF the voice OF
| the American people as spoken by
their united government.
II may easily happen that II such pro-
! test IL sent to the six siBnatory powers
! Great Britain, France. Germany, Rus
] sia, Austria-Hungary and ftnly--the
foreign offices OF those nations VIII lB-
more our demand or reply with diplo-
matte politencsa that the affairs is no
concern OF ours Senator Culiom, chair
man OF the subcommittee, said to-day
/ that the European powers might in-
J deed tell us to mind our own business
! but we have not only the right to enter
I our protest. but II IL our duty to do 30.
/ We can enter II respectfully and hrm-
J ~, and II II In met with rebun we can
| then take up the question as TO what.
| II anything, we shall do next That Is
/ the prevalent sentiment In both houses
! of congress-. and that this fits adrilra-
/ bly, with the temper OF the adminIBtra-
/ ton, have every reason to believe. In
! truth, 80 far there ~ no sign OF party
ism or seeking of advantage In this
matter. Congress In willing TO act. and
/ the administration Is eager to act, In
response to the universal sentiment OF
the American people who have viewed
with disgust the policy pursued by the
covers while human life was being
ruthlessly sacrificed In Armenia.
No, only private but official advicen
confirm the Newspaper dispatches
about public sentiment In Great Bril-
tain while organs OF the ministry
edeayor to hold up their hands. the al
most unanimous opinion, among those
| who have opportunities OF learning tho
fact, is that the marquis OF Salisbury
could not sustain himself In declining
arbitration On one paper expressed II.
over the limits OF her maJegty's Gui-
ana rwamps." and II was a blessing 10
him that the trouble In the Transvaal
diverted attention from very unpop-
ulnr subject.
IL IL expected both NJ the state de.
partment and at the Venezuelan icga-
ion hero that England Intends soon TO
reopen diplomatic relations with Vehe.
zueia which were abruptly terminated
In 1886, and It is believed that over
lures will be made for the return OF
| British minister TO Caracas through
the medium OF Chile or some other Of
the South American republics. Chile
IN more likely TO be selected because
OF the sympathy that has always ex-
isted between her ana Great brltain