The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-25

sFEECHES ~ TBE SENdTE UEGING
PROTTCTTON ron THEM.
Cullom Talk. OF the Demon Of Dannatiou
and Fanatcal Hate which Spread
Ruin, Dcsolntion and Death.

the Senate 90 consider the Dupont cleo
tion case from Delaware.
Mr. Ca0cry had the Presidents COM
municauon as To- the non-paymcnt Of
the sugar lounucs transferred from tho
Finance Committee 90 the Judiciary Com
mlttle. and made "a statement explana-
tory of the question in dispute.
The Comptroller of lhe Treasury, he
said in refusing 90 pay the claim be-
cause Dc deemed the law 10 bc uucon-
sutuuonal. had set up new coustruc-
fon.
NCycr heretofore had "a subordinate Off
tIll OF tnc Gofornmcnl assumed the pow
az 70 uullify practically au appropriation
made hy Congress.
The concurrent resolution reported last
Wednesday from fue Committee on For
c'eu Relations on the subject of out
ragcs Ou fle Armcnians was laid before
the Senate. and Air. tullOm Ntcpl or
Illinois, member of that committee. ad-
dressed the Senate.
CARNIVAL OF HAVOC.
Ile said That De- was amazed. astounded,
and appalled, at the brief accounts which
he had had of ihc awful carnival of
havoc. destruction. and blood which had
prevailed for time in country with
which the United States maintained ami
cable relations
Tho accumulated testimony OF hundreds
and thousands OF Intelligent people, Chris
tlan and Hebrew. Catholic and Protestant,
European and American. made il absO-
lutciy certain that massacre Of innO-
cents unparalleled for ages had i--cn per-
petratod in the Armenian provinces OF
Turkey.
Fire and sword had swept away, over
many square miles of territory. tine last
vcsugc Of Armchair human life, and over
TWO hundred villages tne demon of ddm-
nation and fanaucal hate had spread
ruin. UOsUlaflOu. and death.
The English Government had direct
obligation resting on 10 20 protect the
Armenians. and yet nothing had been
done hy 10, nor hy any of the other pow
crs looking 20 Tie enforcement OF their
treaty obligations beyond mere dipO-
mauc correspondence between them and
the Sultan. lt had therefore, seemed 90
the Committee Ou Foreign Relations that
30 could do nothing Jess than appeal 10
the powers 90 carry out their pledges as
10 did in the concurrent resolution.
Az 60 the right of the United States 10
protect its own citizens everywhere no
orders were asked from amy nation on
earth
WEBSTER QUOTED
Mr. Cullom quoted from a speech of
Daniel Webster these words.
There is something among men more
capable of shaking despotic power than
the lightning the WhlfiWind. the earth
quake. and that is the excited and
aroused Indignation of the whole civilized
world AND hc added that he knew of
nothing which had happened in the world
for centuries that more called for inter
ference than these slaughter OF Arme-
uian Christians.
AIR. blanchard Dem) of Louisiana, ex-
pressed Dis joy that tho Committee on
Foreign Relations had 10 last reported
resolution giving expression 20 the ab-
lorrenco felt hy the American peOnle at
The atrocities perpetrated on the Chris
tian inhabitants of Turkish Armenia.
lle favored that resolution, although,
perhaps. it did not 20 Tar enough
FRYES OBJECTION
Air. Frye. who is second on the COM
mIttee on FCft.on Relations. took eN-
ceptions 20 Mr.. flanchard's remark about |
the committee having lat last" reported |
the resolution lie said al the last ses-
sion OF Congress the Committee on For
cign Relations had given hearing 10
TWO missionaries 10 Turkey, both of whom
he knew personally, and one OF whom was
resident of his own city. l1ey had |
stated the grievances. the troubles the
massacros. and their fears. They had !
even asked what was the remedy and |
they had told the committee that n !
COnsulates were established at LrzrOum |
and harpoot The troubles would cease, |
because the eye of America would be |
ON that section Of the country In less |
ON Foreign Relations had reported an |
amendment 90 the consulate diplomatic
ban providing for the two consulates, |
and DO had become law.
The Turkish Government had refused |
cXcQuaturs 10 the two consuls sent from |
the United States lie did not know /
what the Executive Department had |
done as 20 that refusal or whether 10 /
could DO anything. but 10 seemed 90 him /
That some pressure ought 10 Doe brought |
20 bear
'IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
III that consulate had been established
at HarpO0t ana if consulate building
had been provided and an American flag
raised upon 10. more than 2O.Ob lives
would have been saved there, as one OF
the most terrible massacres had taken
place al thIs point
The people of the United States he
said. had planted in Turkey over SIX
million dollars for one single purpose
that hcy might better improve the con-
lition of the people of Turkey.
They had erected there as fine colleges
as there were in the world, and these
colleges had been maintained by Amcri~
can money They had educated thou
sands and hundreds OF thousands of
Turks. 0r Armeuaus. who were subjects
lf Turkey 40 had been work of won
lcrlul benelcirnct and mad haa marvel
lus success And yet to-day that Work
was absolutely stopped, and American
.apifal was held up.
The American colleges an llarpOOt were !
burned down and the Americans them
selves We're compelled TO lice for their
EUROPEs INACTION.
II DO not know hc continued, now
ar the lNIIfN rtdlNn hi fiitllNt van !
uterefere iu Turkey. ] ann IN favor OF
his resolutions as an expression of our
luiniOn upon these awful tragedies, uul |
j had iuy way, after these powers oil
europe had waited now a solid year,
oOkluc each other ir the face with Sus-
lcious eyes and fearing each 10 make
move lest the other should receive
benent from it. ! would have con-
ress mcmOrialile Russia, ana say 20
er. take ARMENIA la your possession,
,rOtect the lives of those Chilstlahs
here and The nitcl States OF America |
van stand behind you with all IT'S power
Applause in the galleries..
~ do not love Great Britain pafucu-
irly. and could not give my assent 10
he marvellous eulOgium upon Great bri-
lu delivered here the day before yes
.rday. i say that from the time tnat
his country was peopied by hnshshihfh
own 10 the day l am taking Great
britain has never done one single kind
y act 20 the United States applause ln
be- failfriesl, or 90 her colony not one. /
SAY that she has aNalled herself OF
very single opportunity that came 10
.nd harm the country, when ~ was
olony oi Gioaf Britain. / say that
sMle Great Britain has been for
.hl century tauntng us upon our
1ag OF freedom and our declaration OF
iutpcndcncp. Withholding slaves. and
'utung mcnaclos upon their feet ana
ahiH' taunins us year after year ana
skiing us what our Declaration of In
tptndencc meant. the moment the
Outh fcFoltcd and undertook 70 set up
'as slavery. forever and forever. Great
ritan iofgot at once an her senu-
tents against slavery. and Immediately I
ld everything Ia her power 10 help
rance ~ McNico ana 20 help the Con- /
.ls,aGS cusslioy inc toFernrcnt Of The