The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-30

Copyright. 1855. by the Associated rrcss)
MARSEILLES, Sept. ?0.--There cx-
lists Il condition OF affairs In this city
al present which seems to be disgrace
10 Europe, and TO the Armenian asso-
cations generally throughout the
world. Subsisting upon government,
municipal or private charity here, are
five hundred unfortunate Armcnlans.
men, women and children, young and
old. healthy and sick, who have sue
cecded IN escaping from the bloody
maSsacres at ConstantInoplc, and who
were one Gnd all buoyed up by hope on
landing here. OF being able. eventually,
TO reach the land OF freedom. the Uni
ted States. But weeks have already
elapsed. and nothing definite appears
TO have been done for their rcIef,much
less towards finding them homes by
any one OF the many associations for
the relief OF suffering Armenians. which
have been organized in England or
America.
These unfOrtunateE. however, seem
" Dt lllt very I!iSS 10 WHICH lnt mana
Of charity should be first extended.
They arc homeless. nearly all are PEN
nlless. many are enduring the pangs OF
hunger and yet nobody seems willing
TO step In and guide this band OF re-
fugees to some place where they can
begin life anew. and under more pro-
missing circumstances Large amounts
Of money have been raised In the past
for the relief OF destitute Armenians
in Armenia, but the situation OF the
latter are not whit worse than that OF
the half-starving people here, II as bad
The Armenians In Armenia certainly
had their co-rclisionists and fellow
cOuntrymen 10 fall back upon. but the
poor people here seem to have no
friends In the wide world, yet they are
as honest and industrious a class as
one cant find on the shores OF the Aled!t-
crranean.
South American Spectators.
Some South american Spectators, II
Is true. taking advantage OF this de-
plorable situation, have prevailed upon,
three hundred others OF the Armenian
refugees 10 allow themselves to be
transported TO the Argentine republic,
there. in all probability. TO meet the
fate Of thousands of the Hebrews OF
Russia, who, thanks to the philau-
thropy OF the late Baron Hirsch. emil
grated to South America only TO find
themselves. hguratively speaking. toss
ed from the frying pan into thu fire.
1t Is true that the climate OF ArSen-
tine Is said to be more healthy than
that Of the regions the poor He
brcws tried TO settle in. But the end
is likely 10 be the same In the case of
the Armenian refugees, who are not OF
n class OF people likely 10 thrive In
roughly founded colonies.
Only about eighteen OF the eight hun
dred Armenans who reached here. have
as yet been able to start for the United
States. These few emigrants are OF
the better class of hTfnca!ans: they
are fairly well supplied with funds,and
Will probably start for New York via
Southampton.
But.what is TO become of the remain
ing unfortunate Christians, fleeing
from the blood-stained Turks. who are
living on charity here. with their eyes
turned longingly towards the United
states? 1t would seem that these poor
people may be barred from reaching
the United States. and they may be
forbidden to land there even II they
succeed In obtaining transportation 10
the shores of North America. Surely
II there ever was 4 case In which iron
rules. necessary no doubt might be re-
laXed. II is In the case or these stricken
people. lying from the prosecutions
and butcherIes that have prevailed In
their own land.
There Is material here for the found
alton OF n strong Armenian colony,and
1t would appear that there must be
some spot on earth where tr,sc VIC
tins OF the blood -thirstineSs and mis-
government OF Abdul ILamed. Sultan
OF Turkey. who, according 10 generally
credited reports. must have caused the
massacre OF some $1,000 Christians
during the last few years. can earn an