New-York tribune., 1896-01-25
THE SENATE SPEAKS OUT
APPEAL FOB THE ARMENIANS.
THE POWERS URGED TO PUT A STOP TO
THE OUTRAGES.
FIERY DENUNcIAT1oNs OF TIE TURKS

AGAINST THE sUPINENEss OF THE
EUROPEAN NATIoNs-HE WOULD ASK
THE CzAR TO JOIN THE UNITED
sTATEs-sTRoNG WORDS FROM Mr..
CULLOM AIsO-HIs RESOLUTION
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNEl
Washington Jan. 24-The concurrent resolu>
ton, reported on Wednesday by Mr.. Cuiiom
from the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. directing an appeal to the signatory
Powers Of the Berlin Congress for forcibe In
tervention in Armenia, passed the Senate to-
day without opposition, after brief debate OF
unusual spirit and interest. Mr. Cullom and
Mr.. Frye made speeches In support of the
resolution. and the latter Senator treated his
colleagues and the many spectators In The SAL
leries to the rare sensations Of lat.er-day
Congresses-a quarter Of an hour Of thoroughly
effective and spontaneous oratory Mr.. Frye
does not often speak on the floor Of the Senate
in these days Of physical endurance" states
men ard orators. and when he does there Is
something immensely refreshing in his natural
style and his breezy force and originality.
His short talk to-day In condemnation Of the
supineness Of the European Powers. In face of
the horrible atrocities committed in Armenia.
and in advocacy Of a policy which would make
the name Of the United States a safeguard to
life and property In every quarter OF the GLOBE
voiced more clearly and passionately than any
more elaborate utterance OF the session the
spirit OF Americansm in Congress which has
found vent In so many channels since the cul-
mination OF the Venezuelan boundary dispute IN
December Mr.. Frye was evidently carried by
his fervor into suggesting means OF redress
against the Turkish Empire which might not
be approved by a cautious diplomacy. But his
utterances had the ring OF confidence and bold
ness as we'll as the charm OF personal elo-
quence and they were received with marked sp-
plause by the public in the galleries.
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL.
The concurrent resolution reported last
Wednesday from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations on the subject OF outrages on the Ar
menians was laid before the Senate and Mr.
Cullom Rep, I'D, member Of that committee
addressed the Senate. He said that he was
amazed, astounded and appalled, at the brief
accounts which he had read Of the awful car
nival Of havoc. destruction and blood which had
prevailed for a time In country with whicn
the United States maintained amicable rela-
tons The concurrent and accumulated testi'
mony Of hundreds and thousands Of intelligent
people. Christian and Hebrew. Catholic and
Protestant, European and American. made II
| absolutely certain that a massacre OF innocents
unparalleled for ages. mad been perpetrated In
| the Armenian provinces OF Turkey. Fire and
sword had swept away over many square miles
| OF territory the last vestige Of Armenian human
life and over 200 villages the demon Of damna-
ton and fanatical hate had spread ruin, desola-
ton and death The English Government had
direct obligation resting on 1t to protect the
Armenians And yet nothing had been done by
It, nor by any Of the other Powers. looking TO
the enforo ement Of their treaty obligations be-
yond mere diplomatic correspondence between
them and the Sultan. II had therefore seemed
to the Committee on Foreign Relations that II
could do nothing less than appeal to the Powers
TO carry out their pledges as II did In the con-
current resolution.
As 10 the right Of the United States to pro-
tect its own citizens everywhere. no odds were
asked from any nation on earth. Mr. Culom
quoted from a speech OF Daniel Webster these
words: There is something among men more
capable OF shaking despotc power than the
| lightning the whirlwind the earthquake. and
| that Is the excited and aroused Indignation OF
the whole civilized world" and he added that
he knew OF nothing which had happened in the
world for centuries that more called for inter-
| Christians.
Mr. blanchard dem. La.) expressed his Joy
that the Committee on Foreign Relations had
at last reported a resolution giving expression
| 10 the adherence felt by the American people
at the atrocities perpetrated on the Christian
inhabitants Of Turkish Armenia. He favored
that resolution. although. perhaps. 1t did not 60
far enough.
MR. FRYE'S ELOQUENT OUTBURST.
Mr.. Frye CRep. Me-. who is second the
| Committee on Foreign Relations. took excep-
ton to Mr. Banchards remark about the COM
mittee having lat last" reported the resolution
He said that at the last session OF Congress
| the Committee on Foreign Relations had given
a hearing to two missionaries to Turkey. both
OF whom he knew personally. and one OF whom
was resident OF his own city. They had stated
| the grievances. the troubles. the massacres and
their fears. They had been asked what was
the remedy and they had told the committee
| that II consulates were established at Erzeroum
| and Harpoo: the troubles would cease. because
| the eye OF America would be on that section OF
the country. In less than a week after that the
| Committee on Foreign Relations had reported
an amendment to the Consular and Diplomatic
| Appropriation BILL providing for these two con-
suates. and II had become a law. The TURKISH
| Government. however. had refused exequaturs
| to the two consuls sent from the United States
He did not know what the Executive Depart
ment had done as to that refusal. or whether
1t could do anything. But 1t seemed to MIN
that some press ought to be brought to bear
II that consulate had been established at Har-
poot. and II a consulate building had been pro-
vided for. and an American dag raised upon
IT, more than 10000 lives would have been saveo
Of he
had taken place at that point
HE WOULD MEMoRIALIZE RUSSIA.
| nrha naonle Of the limited States. he said. ha