The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-26
ONCE MORE IN THE
MOSLEM'S CLUTCH
England Cannot Control Her
AIIy's BIood-LuSt.
SULTAN'S BLACK WORK
He is Responsible For the New Out
RACES in Armenia,
HIS PROMISES TO THE POWERS VIOLATED
Armenia Turns Her Anglshtd Eyes 10 Ameri a
Begging Her to Use Her Influence With
the Powers in Behalf Of Per
Downtrodden PeonIe.
DoWntrodden People.
(Rv the Associated PresIsl- !

London, August 25.-G. Hagopian, Chair
man of the Armenian Patriotic Assoc!a-
ton in England, speaking Of the recent
massacres, said to a representative Of the
Associated Press:
1.-The Armenians have been surprised
by dispatches announcing another msssa-
ere in the very region where the first
Armenian slaughter occurred this same
month, August, 1894. They hoped that
the intelligence might have been untrue,
but to their deep regret it has been con-
firmed by later advices furnished by the
British ccnsu!s at Erzeroum and
Dianbekir, both of which towns are close
to the region where the massacres oc~
Cured, and the headquarters of provincial
governors. In answer to impudent denials
of the Porte put forward by the Ottoman
Embassy in London. the Foreign Office
itself communicated confirmation of the
news of the outrages. Attempts are be-
ing made ito disassociate the Sultan and
the Ottoman Porte from participation in
these atrocities. but when it is taken
into consideration that the general of
she Fourth Turkish army corps which
guards the Caucasus was present with
his troops and that these troops were aid
ed by local Kurds, whom the Sultan has
always aided and assisted in their nefari-
Gus deeds, it is impossible for the cen
trail authorities at Constantinople to cs-
cape responsibility for what has occurred.
AS for the Armenians themselves, gen.
orally speaking, their conduct since the
massacres at ConstantinoDle in 1894, has
BEEN exelnplarily correct. They have
preferred to leave their cause in the hands
of the great powers of Europe, who made
the Turkish settlement, as regards the
maintenance OF the machinery, such as it
is, for the Ottoman Empire, leaving The
latter to perform duty which they have
with full knowledge Of all the circun-
stances of Turkish rule. taken upon
themselves by the sixty-frst article OF
the Treaty of Berlin. That article, signed
at Berlin, July 18th, 1878, stipulated as
follows:
THAT the Sublime Porte undertakes
to carry out without further delay the
amelionative reforms demanded by the
local requirements in the provinces in
habited by Armenians and guarantees
their security against Circassians and
Kurds. 1t will periodically make known
the STEPS taken to this effect to the pow
ers who will supervise their application.
Fortunately it was due to British
policy and action that the great power;
assembled in Berlin and there revised
the treaty OF San Stefano, CT which ar
ticle Is related to Armenia. Therefore
The Armenians have always looked 70
Great Britain to take the lead in the
matter. British public opinion since 1894
has been 50 much excited that Her Maj
csty's Government could not compel her
ally, Turkey Ito fulfill the Sultan's prom
Use in so simple a matter rs the security
and protection not only of the Armenians,
but of all Christians in Asiatic Turkey in
their lives, honor. property and religion.
The Armenans have ever found a
sympathetic friend in the United States.
They gratefully recall the phiIanthropic
and Christian succor Americans have
given their widows and orphans after
great massacres and which they are still
continuing to give, and on the occas on
Of this last massacre they would earnest
ly entreat the American people and the
Government OF the United States to use
their influence with the great powers and
ask them to fulfill the duties which they
have undertaken toward the Armenian
people, in the interests Of right and jus
tce in the historic provinces so dear to
all Christian people"