Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
FOR THE ARMENIANS
Debate on the Senate Resolution of
Sympathy.
hR. fRYE'S IMPASSIONED SPEECH
The Duty of the United States to
Protect Its Citizens.
OTHER SENATORS SPEAK
OTHER SENATOR'S SPEAK

| the Senate today. This led Mr.. Hill (N.Yl
TO ASK what had become of the resolutions
for energetic action by the President.
| Mr. Cullom Qll.), who reported the Tur-
| kish resolution from the committee on for
egn relations said he desired the speediest
possible action, and later in the day would
ask for vote on the resolutions
Brief FURRY.
There was a brief furry when Mr.. Cul-
lom sought to secure the passage of a Joint
resolution amending the act relative to the
Bloomington, Ill, public building.
| Mr.: Allen (Neb.) said there seemed to be
little ring in the Senate as to favorable
acton on public pulidirgs. The east secured
| public buildings, but the states of the far
| west did not.
| MIR. Gallinger (N.HD protested against
the extravaganza of Mr.. Aliens language
and there was an extended debate as to the
| sections which had received public build
| iEGs.
Mr. Cullom suggested that BLOOMINGTON
| was the home of the Vice President the
| presiding officer of the Senate whereupon
| Mr.. Allen said he would yield to such an
appeal, and the resolution was passed.
The Sugar Bounty Question.
Mr. Caffery Qa) called the attention of
| the judiciary committee to the Importance
OF the sugar bounty question, which had
| been referred to that committee Mr. Caf-
| fiery read a recent communication from the
President and Secretary of the Treasury as
TO the suspension Of payment of the boun-
/ ties by the action of Controller Bowler Of
| the treasury. The Senator said the subject
| involved the grave question of the right of
| subordinate officials to nullify an eppro-
| pration made by Congress
The Turkish-ArmenianR Resolution.
The Turkish-Armenian resolution was
then called up by MIR. Cullom. The Senator
| spoke of the serious conditions prevailing
in Turkey. He was appalled, by the car
nival of blood prevailing massacre of
innocence unparalleled for ages had been
| perpetrated. The evidence of the bloody
| enormities was given by all classes and ma
| uonalltes until il was beyond the slightest
| doubt. A Turkish army had bayoneted
| robbed, murdered and fiayed alive the peo-
| pie of Armenia There was no war but q
| pltiless, merciless tornado of ruin, blood
| shed and death. The demon of fanaticism
| has been loose. There was responsibility
somewhere. 1t did not rest with this slayish
ruler of Turkey-the sultan. Back of this
were the disputes of the countries of the
| European alliance, seeking their territorial
| advantages. These countries were respon-
Sibie. The sultan was but puppet in their
! hands. 1t was a matter of regret and en-
| barrassment, continued Mr.. CuIom that
\ the policy of the United States was such as
TO prevent the sending of fleet TO Turkish
waters to put stop to the bloody rule pre-
legation of protection to Armenia. The peo-
| pie of the United States were intensely In
| terested in seeing the obligation executed,
| and the purpose of the resolution was to
plead with the greatest earhestness for the
protection of Armenia. 1t was amazing to
| the people Of the United States to witness
| this appalling slaughter and at the same
! time to see the indifference of the Christian
| powers. There was double obligation
| upon England, and yet nothing had been
| done to stay the hand of the sultan except
| by fruftless diplomatic correspondence.
| The powers appear to be waiting for the
| dissolution of the ottoman empire The
Senator expressed doubt, however as to the
reported alliance between Russia and Tur-
| key.
Mr.. Cullom said the United States had no
| purpose to interfere I'm the affairs of Eu-
| rope except in protection of American citi-
zens and in the name of humanity. The
| United States had spoken In the name Of
humanity in the affairs Of Greece and Of
| Hungary. No event of the centuries called
so loudly to the civilized world as this
| slaughter in Turkey, the greatest the Sena-
| tor believed, in the history of the world.
To Protest a Duty.
Mr.. Blanchard Q1a) said that for more
| than a year the world had been shocked
| by the massacres in Turkey. Not only was
| there murder and massacre, but in the case
of women, worse than massacre. AS O
great free nation it was the duty of the
|
diation and protest against the course OF
| Turkey.
| Mr.. Fryc's ImpassiOned Uttcrances.
Mr. Frye (Me.) took the floor at this point
| for a. speech of such vebemence that the
galleries quickly filled to overfiowing, and
| he was repeatedly interrupted by long con-
| tinued applause.
| Mr. Frye spoke of the earnestness with
which the committee on foreign relations
had sought to deal with this question. They
| had heard Armenian missionaries, who
stated that the establishment of United
States consulates at ErZeroom and Har-
| poot would give effective protection. Con-
suls to these points were speedily appoint
| ed but they were refused the eNequaturs.
.'If the American flag had been raised
over consulate at Harpoot" continued
| Mr.. Frye, with dramatic emphasis. lit
( would have saved twenty thousand lives"
| He proceeded to show the great amount
| of American capital invested in Christian
| missions in Turkey. And yet six millions
| of invested American capital in Turkey was
| held up. The American college at Har-
| poot was burned, ard its American direc-
| tors were compelled to flee for their lives.
| ''If l had had my way said Mr.. Frye,
| after these European powers had stood
| eyeing each other for year, would have
sent a congressional memorial to Russia
] and say to that great power take Armenia
| into your possession and protect those
| Christians, and the United States will stand
behind you with all its power and re-
sources" 0ong applause in the galleries)
| The Senator said he cared nothing for the
reports of the United States minister that
| all due protection was being extended by
| Turkey. Information of absolute reliable
| ity came to those associated in the mission
work showing that massacres continued
| He (Frye) knew that American lives and
| American property were being jeopardized
| day after day They were receiving no
protection.
| Mr.. Mills Defends Mr.. Terrell.
Mr.. Mills interrupted to state that he
had personal knowledge of the activities
| Of United States Minister Terrell and the
| accuracy of the Information he gave.
Mr.. Frye responded by asking Mir. Mills
| what Great Britain would have done IL
| the British College, worth a million dol
| lars, had been destroyed and the British
occupants had been compelled to flee for
| their lives. Would Great Britain have
stood idly by?
Mr.. Mills answered that the Senator
Frye) meant war. And, said Mr.. MillA
he did not doubt he would Join this senti.
ment. He did not know but it would ID