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WEAK, WICKED, BARBARIC"
ATTITUDE OF THIS COUNTRY To-
WARD CHRISTIAN ARMENIA.

W4hD CHRISTIAN ARMENIA.
Evangelist Mills Denounces President
Cleveland in Unmeasured Terms
Charges Him with Disloyalty and Cow
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Strike Responsive
Chord in Hearts of Thousands of Listen
ers-Dramatic Scenes.
Washington, July 13.-In addressing a
crowded meeting in one of the large
Christian Endeavor tents this after
noon on the Armenian question, Evan
gelist B. Fay Mills exclaimed "It is
said that the sultan is himself the son
of a Christian mother" He called at
tention to the bigotry of the Turk, and
showed that it led him to the extremi-
ty Of cruelty in his treatment of the
'infidels."
He described the brillancy and cum
ming of the sultan, showing him to be
a man of great ability. Il have no
doubt that these massacres in Armenia
were planned and carried out by the
sultan Cor his own purpose
Mr.. Mills laid the blame of the atroci-
ties at the doors of the Christian ma
tions. He declared that England stood
perjured to-day before God and the ma
tions for her failure to prevent them.
England" said he. "who held up her
hands and swore to protect the Turk
ish Christians. has broken her v8ws,
and the blood of those who died in Ar
L. 4
cheering).
He showed also that responsibility
rested upon the government of the
United States. She has had more di-
rect cause than England to interfere.
Yet she has scarcely asked for an
apology. Nay, her minister has even
warned the American missionaries to
get out Of Turkey, as he should not be
ablet to protect them" (Iisses). How
glorious was their answer to our falter-
ing minister" We will stay here and
die with our people," (Applause and
hisses).
He then explained how the British
ambassador had extended his protec-
ton to the missionaries so that they
were allowed to continue their work
unmolested. "That was the only rea-
son they were not slaughtered he
said. Had our noble president on one
of his fishing excursions wandered into
the Turkish domain and had so much
as tiny little bullet from Turk S
play pistol passed through his sail,
Americans would have found that it
was some of our business to interfere
in British affairs. (Great applause and
1aughter).
i charge the government of the
United States with Misrepresentation
of the enlightened sentiment of the
American people in this Armenian
question. The president of the United
States, the secretary of state, and the
American minister have disregarded
our treaties: they have permitted
American. lives to be endangered; they
have permitted American property to
be destroyed without reparation, and
American citizens to be imprisoned.
"Our government has stirred the pas
sions of the American people to anger
against England on the one -thousandth
part OF the pretext that would have
sufficed for destructive war with Tur-
key. The administration officers have
turned deaf and almost scornful ear
to the entreaties and representations
of some of our best citizens, mission
aries, churches and moral societies, and
I denounce their conduct as unpatriot-
ic, uncivil, undemocratic, unrepublican
unAmerican, unChristian, selfish, weak
wicked, barbaric and criminal in the
eyes of the American people and of Goo
and all men,
Every word almost Of the last SEN
tence Of Mr.. Mills was greeted by 9
loud cheer. Men and women on the
platform behind him, and in the bench
es before him rose and shouted theil
hearty approval of the denunciation Of
President Cleveland. In the midst Of
the solemn charge of cowardice and
disloyalty leveled at the chief execu-
tive, the secretary Of state and the
Turkish minister, the whole audience
arose spontaneously, waving flags ant
banners and crying aloud their ap
proval.
At the end of his speech six rousine
cheers Of approval were given. Rev
Wayland Hoyt, who presided, arose ir
his seat beside the speaker and called
upon the audience to reaffirm the
charges. Again came the six cheer:
with hearty enthusiasm. II hope tha
response will echo through the White
house and extend to Buzzard's Bay,
cried Mr.. Mills as he took his seat.