New-York tribune., 1896-01-25

solid year, looking each other in the face
with suspicious eyes. and fearing each to take
a move lest the other should receive peneht
from iU. / would have Congress memoriaiize
Russia, and say 70 her: Take Armenia lnto
your possession protect the lives OF those Chris-
tians there and the United States Of America
will stand behind you with all its power. CAP
plaiise In the galleries) -
"American citizens suffering there. care
not what our Minister reports to the State De-
partme~t | know from those who nave pe''er
opportunities for learning than Minister ierrem
that they are ! Know t;from the headquarters
re- peceved a"e by Sery mats comes rom Turkey
and where the Information isansoutey ~accura.e, ~
but where nformants dare not have theiI names
known as their lives would pay the penaiN' H.,
Mr Mills Dem, Texas!-Mr, Terrell Is in daiy
conference with these very people
No ATTACK on MINISTER TERRELL
Mr. Frye-I do not attack Minister Terrell
do not know what his reports to the state De-
partment have been. But do know that Amer
lean lives and American property are oeing III
terfered with day by day in the interior oi AT
menia, and know that they do not receive the
protection, of-tne Thfkish Government there: d..
Nr Mills-Yet, If my friend will ask these very
missionaries they will tell him that Mr. Ierrei'
has done more for these people than the Minister
give him universal praise for what he has done.
He is a personal friend of mine and nave let
tere from him frequently. -,
Mr. Frye-If Great Britain owned coiiege
worth million dollars at Harpoot. and II that
college had been burned down by Iurklsh orueIs,
and il its teachers, being British supJects,' hau
been compelled to fee, for their iVes, does 'ne ne
Senator from Texas believe that the voice OF
Great Britain would have been silent! Does ne
not believe that demands would be nade at once
for damages for the destruction OF that prop
Tr. rMiilslThere IS some difference between the
Government of Great Britain and the Govern
ment of the United States. Here Congress mas
the sole power to declare war, while IN Grea.
Britain the Queen can make war. IL my lrlehu
wants war with Turkey, do not know put ina.
I woGfd go With him. and would SEND Omteo
States~@ Ships there and batter down the castles
on, the Bosphorus. jefferson battered down
the fortifcations of the pirates In lSo-.
HE HAS NODOvE FOR GREAT BRITAIN
Mr.. Frve-I have no doubt that the Senator
would do so. and l agree with him entirely ABOUT
the protection of American citizens 40 not
love Great Britain particularly. ana couiu noe
give my assent to the marvellous euiogluhi upon
Great Britain delivered here the DAY peloie
Yesterday | say that from the time that mis-
country was. peopled by Englishmen down 70 M 'iH
day am talking Great Britain mas never uoile p
enc single kindly act to the United states zap
Dlause in the galleries) or to her coiony-ho'
one say that she has avaied herself OF every
single opportunity that came to her power 10
when II was q colony Of Great Britain. say
that while Great Britain had been TOT nan "a
century taunting us upon our nag OF fIeeuoi5
and our Declaration of Independence, win holu-
ing slaves and putting manacles upon thelr leet
and hapdSr-tauDting us year atter year "iiu
asEinp what our Declaration of independence
meant the moment the South revolted ana nn-
dertook TO set up confederacy. the cornerstone
of which was slavery forever and forever ure!.
Britain Yorgor, -al- al once all her sehtiih nus
against slavery, and Immediately did everything
in her power TO help France in Mexico ana 10
help the, Confederacy destroy the Government
Of the United States, for no ear,hiy reason ss ,N
cent that IL the Confederacy met with Success
England would have In her commerclal Gus
toner admit the greatness OF Great Brtaln
/ admit that she is the greatest Power on arm l
and the most magnificent Power ever. seen IN
the history of the world upon the ocean but
dc, not admit that she is friend OF the United
States of America, or that she mas ever eN-
hitited the slightest sign Of friendship for u.s.
ENGLAND QUIETLY LOOKING on
And now she is sitting quietly by for solid
year and seeing these Arfnenians massacrea
because they are Christians, while she WAS one
of the very agencies agreeing to protect their
rights or to compel Turkey to do IT, and while
she had the power in her hands any day to do It.
So say, Mr. President regardless OF Whas
Great Britain might have thought, II had NAG
my way would have memoralzed RUSSIA TO
take possession of Armenia at once and wouid
have declared that the United states Wouiu
back her1hatne doing of,its: so far as AMERICAN
citizens wepa that t the
DardaneNes' Should be closed to us There
cannot fe found shne in the policy OF the
United States thatyseyer permitted any great
naviga be water,to bkclosed 10 us57not one on
the contrary We have been ready'to go to war
at any time to keep navigable waters open TO
ships. we have given no assent 70 % Inc
agreement of European nations that the Oar
daneles should be closed. And II IL were nee
essary to protect American citizens and their
property, would order United States ships. IN
of fcvfe in Srita M
the Dardapees. Plant themselves before Con-
stantinople. and demand that American citl-
cents shall have the protection to which they
are entitled. tApplanse)
% ~r'A GRAND EXAMPLE.
Mr.. President. tthink that one Of the grandest
things in all the history of Great Britain is that
she does project her subjects everywhere. any
where and under all circumstances. l do not
wonder that a British subject loves his country.
This little incident with which you are all "a
miliar is a marvellous illustration Of the protec-~
ton which Great Britain gives to her subjects:
The of. Abyssinia took British subject
named Campbell. about twenty years ago. car
ried him up to the fortress OF Magdala. on the
heights Of a rocky mountain. and put MN % lnto
a dhngeon. without cause assigned IL TOOK SIX
months for Great Britain 10 find that out Then
Great Britain demanded his immediate release
King Theodore refused the release. In less tnan
ten days after that refusal was received. lV,on
British soldiers. including 1000 Sepoys were on
board ships of war and We're sailing down the
coast When they reached the coast they were
disembarked. marched across that terrible coun-
tryS s914tane of 100 miles under burning sun,
up the mount TAIN up TO the very heights IN front
OF the frowning dungeon; then gave battle. bat
tered down the iron gates of the stone walls:
reached down into the dungeon and lifted out OF
II that one British subject King Theodore killing
himself with his own pistol. Then they carried
him down the mountain. across the land put
him on board white-winged ship and sped him
TO his home in safety. That cost Great Britain
s25 900 900 and made General Napier Lord Napier
of Magdaa.
That was a great thing for a great country to
do-a 'country that has an eye that can all
acre6s He 6cean all1arross the land, away up to
the mountain heights, and away down TO the
darksome dungeon. suoject of hers out OF her
$1,000 900 of people and then has an arm strong
enough and long enough to stretch across the