The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-31
PRESIDENT MAY ACT.
STRONG ARMENIAN RESO-
LUTlONS ADOPTED.
A United Demand by the Allied Powers OF
Europe and the United states for Justice
Decisive Measures VIII be
Sustained.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2j.-Mr. Call OF.
fered in the Senate to-day a radical
resolution demanding that by either
peaceful negotiation or force of arms
h Armenian atrocities be stopped.
The resolution was defeated without
division and the resolution reported
by the committee on foreign relations
passed unanimously.
The resolution directs the President
to express to the powers Of Europe the
hope that Turkey will see that protec-
ton and Just rights are granted the
hrmenians. 1t also pledges the sup.
port of Congress to sustain the Prcsi-
lent in any decisive measures he may
take.
Many memorials concerning the Ar
menian question were presented to
h Senate. Mr.. Hill asked what had
become of the resolutions for sner.
getic action by the president.
Mr.. Cullom Of Illinois, who reported
the Turkish resolutions ,from the COM
mittec on foreign relations. said he
desired the speedicst possible action
and later in The day would ask for q
vote on the resolutions.
There was a brief furry when Mr.
Cuilom sought to secure the passage Of
q JOINT resolution amending the act
relative to the Bloomington. H., pub
lie building.
2 Mr.. Allen o. Nebraska, sad there
seemed TO be n little ring in the SEN
ate as to favorable action on public
buildings. The East secured public
buildings, but the States of the far
West did not.
Mr.. Gallingcr of New Hampshire,
protested against the extravaganza OF
Mr.. Aliens language and there was an
extended debate as to the sections
which had received public buildings.
Mr.. Cullom suggested that Bloom
ington was the home of the Vice Pres.
ident. the presiding officer of the SEN
ate. ~whereupon MIR. Allen said he
would yield to an appeal and the reso.
luton was passed.
Mr.. Catferey of Louisiana called the
attention of the judiciary committee
to the importance of the sugar bounty
question, which had been referred to
that committee, saying the subject in.
volved the right of subordinate Off
Gals to nulify an appropriation made
by Congress.
The Turkish-Arm enian resolution
was then called up by Nj. Cullom. The
Senator spoke of the serious situation
In Turkey. A massacre Of innocence
unparalleled for ages, had been pcrpe.
trated. The evidence of the bloody
encounter was given by oil classes
and n~ationalities until it was
beyond the slightest doubt. A Turk
ish army had" bayAncted, robbed.
murdered and tlayed alive the
people Of Armenia. There was no
war, but n p~itiless, merciless tornado
of rain, bloodshed and death. The
demon OF fanaticism had been let
loose. There was n responsibility
somewhere. II di0 not rest with the
slavish ruler of Turkey, the sultan.
Back OF this were the disputes OF the
of the European alliance.
seeking their territorial advantages.
Ihese countries were responsible. The
suit3n was but n puppet in their
hands.
1t was n matter of regret and en-
barraSsment, continued Mr.. Cullom,
that the policy Of the United States
yes such IS TO prevent the sending Of
Q feet TO Turkish waters to put a stop
to the bloody rule prevailing. But
Europe had assumed The obligation of
to Armenia. The people of
the United States were interested in
the obligation executed, and
the purpose of this resolution
was to press, with the great
est earnestness, for the protection
Of Armenia. IL was amazing to the
people OF the United States to see the
of the Christian powers
There was a double obligation upon
England and yet nothing had been
to stay the hand of the sultan,
fxcept by fruitless diplomatic CORE.
epondence. The powers, said Mr.. Cul.
lum, appear TO lie waiting for the dis
OF the Ottoman empire.
The United States had no purpose TO
in the affairs of Europe cy.
cept in protection of American ci,i-
q n and in the name of humanity.
The United States had spoken in the
name of humanity in the affairs OF
and Hungary. No event in
centuries called So loudly to the civil.
lied world as this slaughter in Tur.
key.
: Mr.. blanchard Of Louisiana, Demo-
crat, said that for more than a year
the world had been greatly shocked at
the massacres in Turkey. Not only
was there murder and massacrec, but
In the case of women worse than mas.
AS a great free nation il was
the duty of the United States to ex.
press its official reputation and pro-
against the course of Turkey.