The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
SULTAN ANNOUNCES HIS INTEN-
TION OF CARRYING OUT THE
BERLIN TREATY
in LETTER AND IN SPIRIT.
WHOLE OF THE TURKISH
EMPIRE.
APPREHENsIyE.
to BE Reaching an Acute
20 Stage.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The Turk
ish government, according to reliable
information received, has notified the
signatory powers of It's intention to
execute to the fullest extent, the en-
tire spirit Of the reforms embraced
in the treaty of Berlin The measures
to be adopted will carry the reforms
not only into the six provinces Of Tur-
key contemplated by the treaty and
speopled by Armenians, but will en-
brace the entire empire. The authori-
ties at Constantinople have taken steps
to counterfeit the public disfav or
against Turkey due, 1t is felt, to lack
Of knowledge of the conditions sur
rounding the Armenian trobles. 1t is
pointed out that the Armenian sub
jects of the sultan, have retained their
nationality, their religion and their
wealth for the last 600 years under
the protection Of the Ottoman empire
and that in no other country have they
been protected in this independent
exercise of all their rights and privI-
leges. AS an evidence of this the fact
is cited that 597 non Mussulmans are
employed in the Turkish government
service at Constantinople alone, while
the number Of Mussulmans in the gov
eminent service is but 1900.
The authorities feel that there has
been a lack Of appreciation and graft
tude on the part Of the ArmenianS
and that they have risen against the
government, circulated reports calcu-
lated to make the stability Of the en-
pire, thus running business and trade
within and commerce without. The
Armenian revolt was started, it is
said, in order to secure autonmy in
the six provinces, where the Arme-
mans are most numerous. In these
six provinces there are 100000 Arme-
mans, while the number of Mussul-
mans is 100000, and there are in addi-
ton 1000, 900 MuSsulmans not includ-
ed in the census. That 800, 900 people
should seek to enforce their rule upon
population ten or twelve times as
great, who are satisfied with the ex-
listing government and their conditions.
lis pointed out as an injustice which
the Christian world should be 10th to
accept. The entire purpose of the au-
thorities Is to pursue such a policy
as will restore peace and quiet to the
disturbed country and at the same
time commend itself to all countries
as just and humane. 1t is said that
the Armenians themselves have stood
forms under the Berlin treaty by bring
ing such turmoil on the country that
any large measure Of administration
was made impossible.
Paris, Oct. ga dispatch to the
Figaro from Constantinop1e says that
an trade will soon be published, decree
ing sweeping reforms, including direc-
tons that the portfolios of minister for
foreign affairs, minister of finance,
minister Of agriculture and minister of
Public works, shall be held by Chris
t!ans. three Turks and one European;
that three Christian governors shall be
appointed for the villayets where a
majority of the population Is composed
Of Christians, and that a mixed gen
eral council should be elected in each
province, it's proceedings to be subject
to a council Of state.