The record-union., 1896-09-13
Germany on the Eye Of a Popular
Agitation Against the Sultan.
On Account of Atrocities Toward the
Armenians.
Although the Agitation Did Not
Originate in Political Circles. the
Movement is Said to Have At
tracted General Sympathy, and is
Finding a Response Thr0ughouf
the Country That Will Insure Its
Success
Success.

the Country That Will Insure Its
Success.
BERLIN, Sept 12.-For the first
time since the Armenian massacres
aroused attention here, Germany ap-
pears TO be on the eve of a popular agi-
tation against the Sultan. The initia-
tive In this movement comes from the
Christian societies Of Germany, which
nave relations in various parts of Tur-
Key similar to those possessed by the
English-speaking Christian bodies
operating in Turkish territory.
Although this agitation did not origi-
nate in political circles or other infiu-
entail quarters there is not the slight
est doubt that the movement has at
tracted general sympathy, and that it is
finding response throughout the coun-
try that will insure its success.
A meeting of protest was held here on
Wednesday under the auspices of the
Berlin Christian knowledge Society,
but 1t was not of much account as show
ing the popular interest in the anti
Turkish agitation. A large mass meet
ing was held in Hamburg on Thursday.
however, and on the same day confer
ence OF the German celrgy was held at
Brunswick, and those gatherings We're
of undoubted Importance and weight.
A continuation Of mass meetings SIM
liar to the one held in Hamburg will be
arranged for in all the populous dis
tricts of Germany, all to be conducted
upon the same general line.
The speakers at the Hamburg and
Brunswick meetings have carefully
avoided ba
pect of the Turkish question, and have
limited their remarks to denunciations
of the Turkish atrocities and to making
appeals for their cessation, yet the
North German Gazette employs it's
semi official position to attack the anti
Turkish agitation as an ill-timed and
injudicious movement. In an article
which is understood to have emanated
not from any German official source, but
on the contrary from the Turkish En-
bassy, the Gazette" treats the recent
uprisinsss in ConstantinopIe to Armeni-
an nihilists. The Armenians, the article
continues, had designed also to blow up
the Greek churches in ConStantinople,
with the object of causing a collision be-
tween the Greeks and Turks, which
would have caused a. general massacre
of Christians. 1t was not the Porte, the
article adds, that caused the massacre
in Armenia, but the Christian propo-
ganda in Asia Minor, where their cry,
Down with Islam," melted the war of
the crescent against the cross.
The Gazette" argues that European
diplomats are keeping a sensible degree
of reserve, and will interfere as little as
possible, because they know that al
though the ironclads Of the Powers
;.xta@ ,l,11 %1.a
force the Sultan to accept the reforms
suggested in his empire, they could not
hinder the Moslens from exacting a ter
rible revenge in the massacre of hum
dreds of thousands of Christians.
The "Vossische Zeitung'' makes a
vigorous attack upon the "Gazette's'
article, which it characteriZes as men,
ace.
The ''Vossische Zeitung'' holds that
the European nations see in such an at
tack no reason for ceasing to declare
their loathing of the Turkish OutrageS
or to stop their preparations to prevent
them.
The military naneuvers which have
been held at GoerlitZ this week were the
most extensive on record in respect or
the number of troops engaged, but they
concluded to-day in most inglorious
style, the heavy transforms which pre-
vailed greatly impeding the movements
of the men. The Emperor left GoerlitZ
for Seigsdorf on a hunting trip. and the
King of Saxony took his departure Tor
Dresden. There was great deal OF i'll
ness among the men in consequence or
their having been bivouaced in heavy
rains, and there We're a number or fatal
accidents which were not mentioned IN
the newspapers. The representative OF
the United-Associated Presses, who at
tended the maneuvers, is able TO state
from his personal knowledge that three
men were killed by the artillery, one
man was crushed under a gun at Pom
neitz, a lancer and his horse We're killed
by falling into a quarry, and another
man by falling from his horse and I'M
paling himself upon his lance.
Herr Krupp has dismissed all the for
eign workmen in his gunmaking works
upon his alleged discovery that they
have betrayed the secrets Of the manu-
facture of the Krupp guns to persons
who were interested in other factories
Professor Bergman, the eminent Ger
man specialist who has been IN profess
sional attendance upon count Won
Shouvaloff who was recently stricken
with paralysis, reports that ms patlenI
is slowly recovering.
Princess Fedore of Schleswig- g-Hol-
stein, the youngest sister Of the German
Empress, has been betrothed to Duke
Frederick Wilhelm, brother OF the
Grand Duke of Mecklenberg- -SchWerein
Princess Fedore is D years OF age and
Duke Frederick Wilhelm is 70
Prince Eitel Frederick, the second son
of the Emperor, who was injured week
ago by falling from pony at Ploen,
where he is pursuing his studies, IS still
confined to his bed. The young Prince
proves to be more delicate than was
supposed, and it is found 10 pe very
d;fficult 70 heal any wound or bruise
that he may have received
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Among the
messengers arriving to-day on the
81, . 1,afar IIrahria. was Miss Clara. Bar