New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
FORCIBLE DEALING WITH TURKEY.


Sir: As constant reader OF your admirable Jour
nal allow me 10 ask how YOU can maintain the as
sortion in your editorial Of this days Tribune on
"Europc America and tho Turk" that ~ ever this
country should have deal forcibly with the Turk
n would be perfectly able TO do so alone?
Is the United States in better shape for war than
Great Britain? That country has the most powerful
navy ahoat and according 10 THE Suns cable
correspondent in las. Sua tyt issue. she has three
army corps ready FOR immediate service. She has
enormous wealth and vast resources. and can call
on India for useful troops British soldiers and sail
ors have ever done their duty when called upon.
Yet in the face Of these facts Lord Salisbury has
svow cd that britain cannot alone tackle ur-
KEY Without doubt he has weighed the position
carefully 4. We can but remember. in 1usiincaiion
OF his views how terribly the Turks punished ana
almost exhausted geantic Kg:sia IN sor ,n
lombard Consiantinope. But OF what aval WonI1
that be In the OF protection 70 the CHRISTIANS
To punish the Turks properly. ana prevent lutufe
prosecutions and massacrcs u VIII ne necessary 10
mste how many troops. with necessary supplies
etc would be required 10 deal with nearly hai
,nu,on NJ brave. desperate Turks OF the regular
ma irreei,sr service? Too often have they shown
The world how they can fight In defence OF their
mink we must admit that ANYTHING either Great
Rritan or the United States can do against turkey
.o,id smnly act as a signal for further massacres
OF the Chrsan ana mn N b al neresnr tngF to
nov, how YOU think should be able 10 deal forc-
bly with the Turk alone NJ.
New-York. Sept. 2. 1885.
not DISCUSSING the conquest vi
kew by the United States. even the stopping
Of the Armenian massacres Those things shouId
be done. II at all. by the European Powers In
the article referred 10 by our correspondent We
sa,d explicitly that the United States is not
E,uropo's policeman. and is not charged with the
or forcenent OF the Berlin treaty. II this coun-
FRY should have to deal forcibly with Turkey IL
would he TO exact indemnity for wrongs done 10
| American citizens. To do that II would not ne
necessary even to lombard Constantnople. The
more preseace OF few warshps in Turkish
waters would answer every purpose.-Ed)
THERE. WAS NO HAZING AT LAKEWOOD.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: | read with much regre: In Mondays New
work papers the account Of the alleged hazins Of
the two Baldwin boys AT the L1k"wood he'eh's
| School here surprised that prominent news
naners would publish such an account without nav
| ING made some investigation cf It's truthfulness.
Th. el,gh,est investigation would tave developed
ubat nersonally know to be the facts. No such
ba7inp occurred The boys were Immediately
nooh, hack here by their father. who fully under
stands the situation and knows how false and mis-
| leading the newspaper accounts were.
have had three sons in the Lakewood Heights
| cchooI take a great personal interest i'm IL. and
| know that there Is no better boys schooi IN tne
country and none where an occurrence sucm 80 ss
INJUSTICE has been done to NJ Morey and his school
h bS snd 0sevs sol well i"s Known this
community will suggest aoRGE mS; ao'sTep W sTocK%T
W lakewood n. j.. Oct 20 1896
COLONEL FELLOWS IN THE SOUTH.
| TO the Editor of The Tribune
| Sir. The writer personally knows that Colonel
John K Fellows OF New-York. Is doing the cause
of honest government great good in Kentucky and
uithS SGn.