New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-04
WHAT WILL FRANCE DOs
THE GOVERNMENT INTERPELLATED ON
THE ARMENIAN QUESTION.

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE SnA~ W
pEpurlEs-srRoNa SPEECHES MADE By n.
DENYs COUNT DE NUN. AND THE MN
IsrER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Paris. Nov. 3.-In the Chamber Of Deputies to-
day M. Denys. Deputy for Cochin China, inter.
pellated the Government. demanding to Know
what action France would take in defence OF the
Armenians. Continuing his remarks ne asked
what the Powers had done since 1881 IN de.
fence of a race whose sufferings were without
parallel in history NJ Denys then recapituiateo
the horrors OF the massacres In Asia Minor sno
Constantnople during the recita! OF wn'cn 'ns
Chamber was greatly agitated.
The Deputy for Cochin China declared that
was the duty OF France to interfere In the name
Of humanity to prevent the occurrence OF tur-
,hor massacres. In order to effect this ne said.
: would De necessary to make clean sweep Oh
his corner Of Europe and to guarantee protec-
ion not only to Christians. but to Turks as well
The whole Of civilized Europe was interested IN
the publication Of Turkey. and France had .
right to convoke her allies and all Europe 20
undertake the task.
The remarks of NJ Denys elected great ap-
pause.
Count Albert de Nun then followed M. Denys
in a speech. in which he declared that sadder
even than the Armenian atrocities was the IN
ertia with which Europe tolerated such out
RACES.
Count de Nun, continuing. said that. although
the responsibility of the Porte for the outraees
was denied, II had been proved that Turkisn
officials had taken part in the atrocities ana hao
directed and commanded the massacres winch
took place In Constantinople on August ~ ne
fore the very eyeo Of the officers OF the foreign
guardships and the passengers on board tho
French steamer Grondel, yet the authors OF the
massacres had not been punished. On the con-
trary. he declared. the officials who were the
fomenters Of the outrages had been rewarded.
NM Delafosse and Hubbard approved and en-
phasized the remarks of Count de Nun. and M.
Hanotaux Minister of Foreign Affairs followed.
M. Hanotaux said that the Armenian movement
would not have taken upon itself such an In
tensty il contact with Europe had not mbued
certain Armenians with desire for indepen-
dence The excuses Of the Ottoman Government.
he said. had furnished legitimate riotives for
complaint and hen the question assumed an
ASPECT OF grave Importance. England understood
the danger Of acting alone.
France does not forget the traditions OF the
religious protectorate which she exercised In the
Orient, nor the bonds which unite her to the Of
toman Empire. but she must proportion her ef-
fort to the extent Of all the tasks devolving upon
her. ..
NJ. Jaures. the Socialist leader, replying to NJ.
Harotaux said that the Sultan had been ire.
ouently admonshed but without result. The re-
marks of M. Hanotaux he said. left the whole
question open. He reproached the Forelgn MIN
ister for endeavoring to render the Armenians
solely answerable for their troubles In the re-
sponsibility for which Europe and the Sultan
were involved.
NJ Deyalle moved the order Of the day approx
ing the declarations Of the Government, ana the
action was adopted by the Chamber.