The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-13

BERLIN, Sept. 12.-F'or the first time
since the Armenian massacres occurred,
northern Germany appears to be on the
eve of a popular agitation against the
sultan. The initiative in this movement
comes from the Christian societies of Ger
many, which have relations in various
parts of Turkey similar to those possessed
by the English-speaking Christian bodies,
operating in Anatolia and other portions
of the sultan's domain. Although this agi-
tation did not originate in political circles
or other influential quarters, there is not
the slightest doubt that the movement has
attracted great sympathy, and that it is
finding response throughout the coUn-
try that will ensure its success. a meet
ing of protest was held here on WedneS-
day, under the auspices Of the Berlin
CHRISTIAN knowledge society," but 1t was
not of much account as showing the popU-
lar interest in the
ANTI-TURKISH AGITATION.
A large mass meeting was held in Ham
burg on Thursday, however, and on the
same day q conference of the German
clergy was held at Brunswick, and those
gatherings We're of undoubted Importance
and weight. continuation OF mass meet
ingS similar to the one held in Hamburg
Will be arranged for in all the popuIouS
centers of Germany, all to be conducted
speakers
at the Hamburg and Brunswick meetings
have carefully avoided dealing with the
political aspect of the Turkish question,
and have limited their remarks to denun-
Citations of the Turkish atrocities and to
making appeals for their cessation, yet
the North German Gazette employs its
semi-oftic1al position to attack the anti
Turkish agitation as an ill-timed and in
judiciouS movement. In an article which
is understood to have emanated not from
any German Official source, but on the
contrary, from the Turkish embassy, the
Gazette traces
THE RECENT UPRISINGS
in Constantinople and Anatolia to Armen-
ian nihiliSts The ArmenianS, the article
continues, had designed TO blow up the
Greek churches in Constantinople with the
object OF causing collision between the
Greeks and Turks, which would have
caused a general massacre of Christians.
1t was not the porte, the article adds, that
Christian propaganda in Asa Minor, where
their cry Down with Islam,' melted the
war of the crescent against the cross.
The Gazette argues that European diplo-
mats are keeping a sensible degree of re-
serve and will interfere as little as pos
sible, because they know that although the
ironcladS of the powers might shell the
Turkish ports and thus force the sultan
to accept the reforms suggested in his
empire, they could not hinder the Moslems
from exacting terrible revenge in the
massacre of hundreds of thousands of
Christians.
The Vossische zeitung makes a vigorous
attack upon the GaZette's article, which
it characteriZeS as a menace. The Vos-
sische Zeitung holds that the European
nations will see in such an attack no
reason for ceasing to declare their loath-
ing of the Turkish outrages or to stop
their preparations to prevent them.
The military maneuvreS which have
been held at Goerlitz this week were the
most extensive on record in respect of
number of troops engaged, but they con-
Guided today
IN MOST VICTORIOUS STYLE,
the heavy transforms which prevailed
greatly impeding the movement of the
men.
The emperor left Goerlftz for Siegsdorf
on a hunting trip and the king of SaXony
took his departure for Dresden. There
was a great deal of illness among the
men in consequence of their having been
bivouacked under heavy rains, and there
were not mentioned in the newspapers.
The reporter of the United Associated
Presses who attended the maneuvres is
able to state from his personal knowledge
that three men were killed by the artil-
Iery; one man was crushed under a gun
at Pomneitz; a lancer and his horse were
killed by failing into a quarry, and anoUher
man by falling from his horse and impal-
ing himself upon his lance.
Herr Krupp has discharged all the for
eign workmen in his gun-making works
upon his alleged discovery that they have
betrayed the secrets of the manufacture of
the Krupp guns to persons who were in
terested in other factories.
SLOWLY RECOVERING