The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-25


Heard From on the Silver Issue.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-After a brief
but stirring debate the senate today
agreed to the concurrent resolution urging
decisive action by the European powers
against Turkey and pledging TO the presi-
dent the support of congress in the most
vigorous action he may take for the pro-
lection of Americans in Turkey and the
redress for injuries TO American persons
and property.
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, who reported the
resolution, urged its adoption in a speech
which set forth the startling extent of
the maSSacres, the greatest in the history
OF the world, the senator said.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, spoke in
the same lines The climax of the debate
was reached when MIR. Frye, of Maine,
supported the resolution in a speech which
aroused great enthusiasm from the gal
lerieS for its expressions of sympathy
with the Armenlans and for it's bitter ar
raignment OF Great Britain's course to-
ward America.
on Thursday next he would ask the
senate to sit until vote was taken on
the silver bond bill.
Mr.. Baker, OF Kansas, spoke for an
age substitute to the silver of American
mines.
THE PROCEEDINGS
Many memorials concerning the Turk
ish and Armenian question were pre-
scented IN the senate today.
This led Hill, of New York. to ask what
had become of the resolutions for en-
ergetic action by the president
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois. who reported the
Turkish resolution from the committee
on foreign relations. said he desired the
speedlest possible action and later in
the day would ask a vote on the resoiu
tons.
There was brief furry when Mr.. Gull
lom sought to secure the passage of the
joint resolution amending the act rela-
tive to the Bloomington, ILL.,, public
building
Mr. Allen Populist, of Nebraska, said
there seems TO be d little ring in the
senate as to favorable action on public
buildings. The east secured public build
ings but the states of the far west did
not.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire, pro-
tested against the extravaganza of AL
lens language, and there was an extend
ed debate as to sections which received
public buildings.
Mr., Allen yielded and the resolution
passed.
ARMENIA DIAssACREs.
The Turldsh-Armenian resolution was
serious conditions prevailing in Turkey.
A massacre of innocence, unparalleled
for ages, had been perpetrated. The evil
dence Of bloody encounter was given
by all classes and nauonalities until it
was beyond the slightest doubt. The
Turkish army had bayoneted, robbed,
murdered and fiayed alive people OF Ar
menia- There was no war, but a pitiless,
merciless tornado of ruin, bloodshed and
death. The demon fanaticism has been
let loose. There was responsibility some
where. 1t did not rest with the slavish
ruler of Turkey, the sultan. Back of this
were the disputes of the countries of the
European alliance, seeking territorial adj
vantageS. These countries were response
bic. The sultan was but a puppet in their
hands. 1t was a matter of regret and
embarrassment that the policy of the
United States was such as TO prevent the
sending of a feet to Turkish waters to
put stop TO the bloody rule prevailing.
But Europe had assumed the obligation
of protecting Armenia. The people of
the United States were intensely interest
ed in seeing the obligation executed and
the purpose of these resolutions was to
plead with the greatest earnestness for
the protection of Armenia. 1t was amaz-
ing to the people of the United States to
witness the appalling slaghter and see
the Indifference of the Christian powers.
There was a double obligation on Eng
land; yet nothing had been done to stay
the hand of the sultan except by fruitless
diplomatic correspondence. The powers
appeared to be waiting for the dissolution
of the Ottoman empire, but Cullom eX-
pressed doubt as to the reported alliance
between Russia and Turkey.
The United States had spoken in the
name of humanity in the cases of Greece
and Hungary. No event of centuries call
ed so loudly to the civilized world as
this slaughter in Turkey, the greatest,
the senator believed, in the history of
the world.
WORLD SHOCKED.
Mr.. Blanchard OemocraD, of Louisiana,
said that for more than a year the world
had been shocked by the maSSacres in
Turkey, and in the case of women, worse
than malSsacreS. AS a great free nation,
it was the duty of the United States to
express it's official reputation and pro
test against the course of Turkey.
Mr.. Call offered in the senate a radical
resolution demanding that either through
peaceful negotiations or force of arms
the Armenian atrocities be stopped. The
resolution was defeated without division.
The resolution reported by the COM
mittee on foreign relations passed unan-
imously.
Mr.. Frye of Maine, made a speech of
such Vehemence that the galleries re-
peatedly interrupted with long continued
applause.
Mr.. Frye said the committee on foreign
relations had heard the American mis-
sionaries who stated that the establish
ment of United States consulates at Ez-
GFOum anu I1dIpOOl WOulu give CIL6ClIN6
protection.
The consuls were specially appointed,
but were refused their executors.
IF the American flag had been raised
over the consulate at Harpoot," continued
Mr.. Frye with dramatic emphasis, 'it
would have saved twenty thousand lives"
Mr.. Frye proceeded to show the great
amount of American capital invested in
Christian missions in Turkey. And yet,
said he, six millions of invested American
capital in Turkey was held up. The
American college at Harpoot was burned
and it's American directors were COM
PEELED to flee for their lives.
LOUD APPLAUSE.
IF I had my way" said Mr.. Frye.
latter these European powers had stood
cycling each other for year l would have
sent a congressional memorial to Russia
and said to that great power, Take Ar
menia in your protection and protect those
Christians and the United States will
stand behind you with all its power and
resources Cloud applause in galleries.
He cared nothing for the reports of the
United States that all due protection was
being extended by Turkey. Information
of absolute reliability came to those as
ISOLATED in the mission work showing
that the maSsacres continued. He (Frye)
knew that American lives and American
property were being jeopardized day af-