The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-26
POWERS NAY Change
Turkeys Attitude Toward Ar
menians Not Satisfactory.
TEE AWFUL MASSACRE AT ToKAL.


hesrs We're Merely Observation-Disclosures
the sultan Takes DiRsrsat steps the
oFeshs NAY Take Crete.
CoSsTANTNoPLE. March 9S.-lCopy.
righted 1897 BY the Associated Press J.
The steps taken BY the sultan to punish
the Turkish officials who are held re.
sponsible for ths massacre Of 100 ArmS-
mans at TokAl. In the sivAs district Of
Asia Minor, and the pillAging Of the
Armenian quarters Of TokAl for eight
hours are not satiafaonOry 20 the Ambas.
sAdors Of the powers and unless there is
change In the situation very soon II ia
believed that some Of the powers would
be compelled BY public opinion to make
radical change Of their policy towards
Crete and Greece.
The mere dismissal Of the two Turk.
ish officials is not considered sufficient
TO demonstrate the displeAsure Of the
sultan At the wanton killinR Of 100
Armeniana and ia further looked upon
A. being likely 10 encourage additional
outbreaks Of the same nature Conse.
quently. Sir Phillip Curris has made
fresh representations 10 the porte. set.
ting forth that serious consequences will
follow the failure Of the sultan 10 really
punish those who are responsible for the
TokAl outrage.
The ambassadors met AZ the residence
Of tho British ambassador Wednesday
evening and thoroughly discussed the
matter. after which dispatches were
sent by those present 10 the capitals Of
the powers they represent Although
the result Of this meeting Of the ambAs.
sadors has not BEEN allowed 10 become
generally known. In departmental CIR.
clss here the opinion prevails tina, un-
les the ambassadors put forth definite
threats of coercion In the event Of the
failure of the sultan 10 adopt prompt
and efiicAcious measures 20 prevent fur.
ther massAcres In Armenia there IL ab.
tolutely no hope Of improving the sit.
uA'ion. a. it has been 30 frequently ''in.
timAted" 10 abe sultan that be must re-.
form that he now pays little or no At.
tention 10 saoh communication
In well informed political circles 10 Ia
generally believed that n fresh out.
breaks occur pablo opinion in Great
Britain, France and Italy wall compel
the governments Of the countries men.
toned 10 change entirely their attitude
on the Cretan question. not only 10.
wards Crete. but In regard to Greece.
which might mean the lifting Of the
blockade 90 far a. the powers are con.
ocrned and their positive refusal TO take
part in the proposed blockade Of the
principal ports and coasts Of Greece.
Indeed. Il is directly intimAied that
this proposition has already been prac.
tically abandoned BY the three powers
referred 10. not only because such step
is likely to force Greece into hos,ilities
against Turky, but because the sultan
with true eastern cunning. has taken
advantage Of the blockade Of Crete by
fleets Of the powers and bombardment
Of the insurgents BY foreign warships
and the assistance given 10 the Turks
BY the foreign marines 10 place himself
and his government In an entirely new
light before the populace here and else.
where In the Ottoman empire.
An ofic:Al oomminiqus was addressed
BY the Turkish government 10 the Turk.
ish newspapers and provincial officials
Wednesday, representing that the course
adopted By the powers In the CFeiAn AZ.
fair was an example Of the success Of
the sultan In that direction and init.
mating that he had the full support Of
the powers with their fleets and armies.
In the rsprsssive Measures which he
may choose 70 adopt against the Chris.
tiAns In his dominion. This amounts
practically 10 Informing the Mussul.
mans that they have nothing 20 fear
from the powers u they massacre Chris.
tians a. the Christian powers are sup.
porting the sultan AEAins, socAlled ''re.
bellious" subjects and this has caused q
decidedly bad impression in diplomatic
circles In Constantinople
The powers have worked hard. and
che wheels Of diplomacy are revolving
night and day In the task Of trying q
solve the intricate eastern question
without bloodshed The future. how
ever, from this city. looks very threat
ening, and the outcome obscure