Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-25
JOHN BULL FRIED
II Hot Mixture Of Maine Flo.
quence and Sarcasm.
"PERFIDIOUS ALBION" Is TO BLAME

For All the Cussedness of the Turk and the
Atrocities Against the Armenians-One
Credit Given: That She Doesn't Permit
I:er subjects To BE the Victims of Atroc-
ity-Senate Adopts Resolutions Calling
on the Powers to Act.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-After brief
but stirring debate the senate agreed to
the concurrent resolution urging decisive
action by the European powers against
Turkey. and pledging to the president the
support of congress in the most vigorous
action he may take for the protection of
Americans in Turkey and the redress of
injuries to American persons and prop
erty. Cullom, who reported the rcsolu-
ion, urged its adoption in speech which
let forth the startling extent of the mas
;acres, the greatest in the history of the
world, the senator said. Blanchard of
Louisiana spoke in the same line. The
climax of the day was reached when Frye
of Maine supported the resolution in a
speech which aroused great enthusiasm
from the galleries for its bitter arraign-
ment of Great Britain's course toward
America and Armenia.
Old Glory a Possible Life Saver.
Frye spoke of the earnestness with
which the committee on foreign relations
had sought to deal with this question.
They had heard Armenian missionaries
who stated that the establishment of
United States consulates ut ErZeroum and
Harpoot would give effective protection.
Consuls to these points were specially APP
pointed, but they We're refused their
excquators. "If the American flag had
been raised over n consulate at Harpoot,"
continued Frye, lit would have saved 20
600 lives" lie proceeded to show the
great amount OF American capital in
vested in Christian missions in Turkey.
And We: six millions of invested American
capital in Turkey was held up, the Amer
lean college 1T Harpoot was burned and
its American directors were compelled to
flee for their lives.
How Frye Would Have Done.
eff / had had my way" said Frye, after
these European powers had stood cycling
each other for Il year, l would have sent a
congressional memorial to Russia, and
said to that great power, Take Armenia
into your possession and protect these
Christians, and the United States will
y
RESOURCES" Long applause in the CALLER.
ie5l. He cared nothing for the reports of
the United States minister that all due
protection was being extended by Turkey.
Information of absolute reliability came
to those associated with the mission work,
showing that the massacres continued.
He Frye] knew that American lives and
American property were being jcopardized
day after day. They We're receiving no
protection.
Mills Says lie Knows Better.
Mills, interrupted to state that he had
personal knowledge Of the activities of
United States Minister Terrell and the ac-
curacy of the Information he gave.
Frye responded by asking Mills what
Great Britain would have done if Brit
ish college worth $l,0o0,010 had been de-
stroyed and its British occupants had been
compelled to flee FOR their lives Would
Great Britain have stood idly by?
Mills answered that the senator (Frye)
| meant war; and (said Mills) he did not
doubt he would join this sentiment. He
| did not know but it would be best to send
our ships abroad, and like jefferson bat
| ter down the castles of the pirates