Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-02-28
IS A BLOODY MORSEL
Gained With Blood and Will Be
Given Up With Blood.
so DECLARED ABDUL PASHA
How the Turaish Commissioners In
vestigated" the Atrocities in
Armenia.

1OnSldntlHOple, en-. cot VIII NC -
membered that the sublime porte, soon
after the massacres in this country, sent
out commissioners to investigate the
recent disturbances and take measures
for quieting the country. One group or
the commissioners went to Erzeroum
and the other entered the country at
Sassoun and came to Sivas. This com
mission from the interior did it's work
very rapidly, spending only few days
in each of the principal cities on their
route.
The day after their arrival. when sum
moned. there appeared before them
number of leading men-Moslems and
Christians. These Were admitted to
the presence of the commissioners sep
arately, first Moslems and then Chris
tians. The report says the commission
ers said to the Moslems: I'VE did not
expect so much of you, but you have
done it, never mind. Henceforth YOU
must keep the peace"
When the Christians We're admitted
| the commissioners received them stand
| ing and at once began to read an adj
dress, reciting the benefits the Chris
| tians had received during the reign of
| the beneficent sultan. Abdul Hamid
| Khan, and the perfidious conduct of The
| Armenians, who had started the news
papers and sent men to Washington
| and Chicago to agitate and stir up the
| nations against their government
| In conclusion, the address said
| Hereafter, if either Turks or Arme1l-
ans stir up trouble there will be no
| more imprisonments. but the death pen
| atty will be visited upon such Offend
| ers.''
| After the reading of the address, Alb
| dull Pasha began to address the Chris
| tians in much more violent strains. He
| said If the Armenians should again be-
| gin to agitate not even the name of Ar
| menia would be allowed to remain
| they would all be blotted out. Draw
| ing himself up to his full height, and
| stretching out his arm like a sword he
said:
What we gained, we gained with
blood. and when we give up this morse
we will give it up with blood, blood
| blood"
So far as / can learn in Harpoot VII
| ayet, the commissioners spent all theil
time in Mezren and did not even visit
the city of Harpoot, which was plum
dered and burned although it is only
two miles from MeZren No questions
were asked of Christians summoned be
fore them. When the commissioner
had finished their speeches they dis
missed them.
In the village of ShielShaj the officials
said to the Christians: II write you
names on a separate list to satisfy thu
Turks there is no force about it," Blu
one acquainted with the Turkish way
may expect to find these Christians sool
| enrolled as Moslem citizens.
The restitution of the Armenians beg
| gars description. Men who were wealth
in October were begging for bread II
| November Villages were pillaged o
every scrap of food and clothing
When the plunderers could find moth
ing more to carry off, the villagers re
turned and sifted dust to gather a fey
kernels of wheat or barley. Whereve
you go you meet wan, pinched face
and people clad in scanty garments
And you know that muItitudes spen
long, cold nights huddled together wit
nothing to lie down upon and nothin
, to cover them.
1t Is estimated there are between so
600 and 100, 900 people in extreme destitt
ton.
, A large share of the governments al
f | propriat tons for the relief of the deSt
| tute goes into the pockets of the oil
? | Gals.
OBJECT TO CLARA BARTON.
London, Feb. PA Constantinop
| dispatch to the Daily News says.
There is a persistent rumor here of
} | fresh massacre at Urfa. The govern
| ment objects to Miss Clara BartoI
a president of the American Red Gro.
Society, going to Zeitoun to distrihu
relief.