The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13
SUlTAN'S wHITswaSA COURT.
Aussulmans Undoubtedly Guilty of
Murder Are Acquitted.
Englard Has a Fleet or ran..artf-
nopie- and May Act Without the
other Powers Lord Tso-eoerry ami
Mr. Gladstone Are Bitter I'm Their
Denunciatfoa OF Turkish Tr~achery
and Misrule.
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tolAstantinop.e. Sept IL. Ma SOFIA. Rui
sA<3A- sep IA lea l.IiE % the creates
anxiety prevails n al c.no,es here Thee
i no Doubt Ehss a crisis OF extreme gray
lty 2as been ~ ached. L'tse powers are ais-
cess5ns t1e deposition c. itie sultan. that
oeiag apparently the only means og re-
/ storing Qaset and confidence N4thln .he
1'slg ksSa psre. The British fses af ne
tsen w&rsh.ps IS OF the Isl2ss9 Of Tasso
~itnin easy striking distance should eu1eg-
seiicy aTsSe- II - believed shat Grcsa
Br.iAln VIII nos hesitate 20 act aloae ia
putting HI END 10 the present G}sgraceral
condition of affairs Il the other powers
delay too long.
As generally expected. the extraordinary
tribunal for trying the men accused OF
Ef:ass&cre&ng ArIuensans IN the streets of
ms city and suburbs turned cut 10 h.
merely whltewashing court The men
arrested Tor cTu.ally killing Two Arms
mans before ine guand house OF the Brit
lsA embassy. and In fuls view OF seVerA!
British officers, have been acquitted. A.
there was 10 possible doubt - their cailt.
their acQNdtIal i regarded hs~e as SNOW
ing that i i useless 20 exaect Mussul-
mains TO b. punished tor crimes committed
against ATmeDlans. This aroused fhe
greatest indignation among The foreign
population and served 70 greatly inGreas ss
the uncassaeSs Europeans feel that the
action OF the extraordinary tribunal IN ac-
quitting these nurderers shows that the
peacea bic citizens OF Cons tantlnopie are
q absolutely without any guarantee that
their lives or property are safe. and thy
must heslceforth depend almost entirely
upon the warships OF the powers FOR pro
tection. SgIch condition. il Is aignlttel I.
canno, last any length OF time. az husi-
ness IS a. a S;andstiE. 20 all ntents and
H.-
o. The Turkish treasury is aAding daily
10 the discomfort prevailing not only in
the army and n@Vy, but ia Turkish Of
ilcial circles generally
More officers have been arrested for la-
gaanding sneIr pay and resigning their
commissions when Informed that thera
WAS TO money Tor them. If this IS ths.
SITUATION among The officers. II may be
Judged shat the common Solt4ers are feel-
ing stIi more irritagc1 Ba; there is 81
plenty Of mpaey ard provisions for tAe
strong body guard of the sultan and fer
| the troops y htch constantly surround tSis
| palace and X is believed that This display
| % force alone saves the sulSaa from wit
| Messing ceFuonstr.1ion which would
| surely open his eyes IL the disgraceful
| state o. affair existing.
| The fuli text o. the note which the rep
( rest natives OF the powers aent 70 the
| sultan August q has only Just been
/ communicated 10 the press. 1t - a de-
/ cdeiy strong document. and says that
| their remonstF2uces are based on posi-
| tive data. Il adds thas the savage bands
which murderously attacked the Arrneni-
ans and pilisEed their houses were not ac-
cIdeutal gatherings of fanatlcal people.
but that there is every indication Of their
special orRa a!Zati0n. and that II was
known 70, II not directed ny, iGs authoTi-
ties TAe note % the powers To en-, under
! ty4x ~
s. pport OF this organization BY ehe s,Ii-
tan. IL makes a demand thal the insu-
! gators ard the principal actors IN tho
tragedies be punished with the utmost
risor. Therefore. x wln - seen that TIRE
acquittal Of the men who deliberately
ruuH Hdercd two Armensans in trent Of the
elssri house ot the British embassy, and
/ al ihe moro significant cases. must call
fer further action upon the part of the
powers.
The Turkish government has answered
the note of the powers IN A long c0mmUn-
ic8tion. The ministry. 81 trying 10 re-
fuie the charges made. practically denied
the ocular testimony 81 the represent s-
tiyeS of the powers. and thls Is now witn
good reason regarded as tantamounf ~
defiance ~ their powers ia the premise
! As usual. the porte IS reiying upon fhc
jealousy existing among The six powers
30 save the sultan once more. Il hs~
grounds for believing that even BOW Eu-
rope Will not step In and put an end 80
/ the disgraeefui conditions prevailing IN
the Turkish empire
News from Armenia shows tAat verr
serious condition prevails there. and that
further u1assscreS ara anticipated. II ia
triss tnat the sultan has caused all fhe
governors 20 fe notified thaT ghey Will tse
he'd responsible y the outbreaks involve
the destruction OF properly ard any losas
= ~~Sfrr has Fers.
q entig been issued ia The past and esefG.
10 have served more 70 create disorder
than 20 suppress IT, This would seern fo
be the case in the present instance for.
while warning the governor. as stated.
( the soldiers nave been notified tuHt tnry
are authorized "a use their arms IN self
defense x they are attacked
Thus tns ArrleniAns ant Others iooE un-
o. tAs=e orders of the Turkish govern Enen'
as little less than 4 notsNea fton 50 tee
provincial officials thai shev ARE 70 fat-
fhe most rigorous measure p suppress *
ths ArmeH.ars y tne latter take par.
"a any Gem oGxtr2t1u. and those p
know the Tarx7 are se,l aware eAst tae
latter can provoke aemonsfrat a. the
shortest pasxafs u5ttce TaaN have fre~
Cuent}y 8oae 40 sn tae rast &TG are nDt
unlikely - 30 80 seain r. fs* SCAR fsture
Ihe reareee~- aEttfs cf tse covers me-
sE&u today 2wJ 3.erEaseA t9f F4t@2 5an.
BE- & .s ne kuc~n saar f1es c7sEae - any
6esis.oa. asf.oEga ramrag grlea f.ers v}tn
their respective governments are teing
constantly exchanged
The inA~tsn - th@ sfnhassses ranf,0i-
- - sas rGiF r~iseFs4 aerp and raglesi
measure ar- 4@rnAn3es - prevent a re-
aswai % fae disorders. - asna ~fens
are ugt takan .f IS h~Hesed if s1H NOT ge
long before sacte IS another aErerssS aere.
ara it nsey hf 3f snaea rgFH ser!uss ut-
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