The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-25
A Pertinent Question to
Christian Nations.
The Turks Frightful Policy
of determination.
Famines and Pestilence Will Do the
Work Of Assassins.

BosroN, March 25. The following let
ter has been sent to the Evangelical Al
lance in England and the United States
by correspondent in Eureka, writing
under date OF February "a.
'It is now four months" says the
writer, "that this shadow of death has
teen upon us, and still this carnival of
iusult, robbery and massacre goes on
under the eyes OF Christendom, and now
by this post get clippings containing ex-
tracts from Lord Salishury's speech of
January 81, repudiating all responsibility
for the condition of affairs In Turkey. /
am simply overwhelmed with amazement,
grief and indignation. 1 love the glori-
Gus historic England OF my fathers next
TO my own country, but the England that
speaks in that utterance of Lord Salisbury
i have and execrate with an intensity that
i have no words to express.
"As to the whole circle OF Christian
nations that are standing as idle specta-
tors of these internal orgies, wonder il
they have not yet looked upon the Cor
CONS head or do they comprehend that,
horrible and revolving as were the recent
massacres they have been narrow in effect
and tame in cruel barbarity compared
with the deliberate, malicious and unre-
ienting, crushing and grinding process
people Is being subjected. Do these
Christian powers comprehend that II is
the settled purpose OF this government TO
prevent these poor people from being
properly clothed aud fed, and so TO make
famine and pestilcnce their executioners
In place of the assassins heretofore em-
ployed. Ii Is sharp stroke of business
on the part of the Turk to suspend his
work of putchery for time, and ALLOW
his victims by their unspeakable wretch
edness to draw few thousand pounds
from the charitable people of England
and America, while he looks on compla-
Gently, sure OF so much more piunder
whenever 1t pleases MIN to finish his
bloody work.
'Do the Christian powers understand
the purpose OF the plan everywhere being
carried out in removing first the principal
Christian men from each community?
In Aintab, Ga OF the most influential men
and wealthy Christians are now Lam
gushing in Turkish prisons, arrested on
purely fictitious charges; a Protestant
preacher OF Biridjik has been condemned
To 10 years in a Turkish fortress simply for
having in his possession copy of Lord
Salisbury's speech at the opening of Par
Lament. Are the Christian powers aware
that in these prisons deeds rivalling the
worst barbarities of the dark sges are be-
ing enacted? Oyercrowded dungeons
untt for men to stay III, are the scenes
OF their unjust imprisonment. The most
violent and offensive insults are off red,
with beatings and torture, till the victim
faints.
sat Marash nameless outrages have
been committed. Sharpened stakes driven
into the body and live Goals put upon
the naked bodies of men are among the
amusements in which Turkish jailers
have freely INDUCED.
"These are only specimens of classes of
facts of which / have the most unim-
peachable evidence; and, what is more,
these things are part of plan which is
being carried out in the end of this nine
teenth century by government in treaty
with Christian natious, and under the
most solemn pledges and obligations to
secure special privileges of its Christian
subjects. Surely the ayenger caunot al
ways sleep. L wait in wonder and awe to
see what things our God will do in this
land. Personally l feel almost like a
poliroon TO be SO securely sheltered under
my country's flag, while these brothers
and sisters are exposed TO these horrors. !"