Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-15
other church

The pashas and the various officials
OF the government wear the European
dress with the red fer. The poorer
TURKS retain the native dress.
The Arnenians al one time were
the most important part OF the busi-
ness commcinify but since the massa-
cres In 1896. when at least 5000 OF
that sect were murdered In their
houses and In the streets OF Constan.
tinople and their property looted and
coniisoated. they have been exceed.
tngly cautious and at present very
Few Of the 2so. 900 Armenians In Con.
stantinople are doing business under
their own namss Some OF them
have gone into partnership with
Turks, paying the latter certain
percentage of the profits OF their bust.
ness for protection and the use OF
their names Many of the old shops
OF Armenian merchants now have
Turkish signs over the doors. for
which privilege. however. the owners
have TO pay a heavy blackmaiI.
Since the massacres every Armen.
ian has been discharged from the cm.
piOy OF the government and very gen
efnit from the employment OF private
Turks Before 1896 and MS far back
as anyone oau remember Armenians
held Tho most important subordinate
positions under government because
Of their executive ability. particular
ly In the financial department where
they are very strong. but now the vim.
dlctiYcuoss Of the TURK against them
~ 50 violent that tho name Of Armenia
has been stricken on tho map and
that province Is known as Upper Turk
cy The custom house officers will
not permit the importation Of maps
bearing the name Armenia II any
slch afe found they ARE conhscated
anH burned aud every book contain.
ins the name Armenia Ii blotted by
tho censor
The Greeks who are next In mum
ber are also bnainosR men aud now
have the largest share Of the merean.
Tile trade In the'r own quarter Of the
city Although Turkey was renceutly
AZ war with Greece and the rivalry be.
iwrun tho Two countries IL bit.
tor there ~ no hatred or
prejudice nRalnat them The
same iR truo uf the Jews Both races
i've Of peace with their Turkish neigh.
bnrs. and are allowed TO worship God
in their own way without interference.
aud ara never compelled 10 endure
such p"rFocutions as have been sui.
fercd hy the Armnnlans for centuries.
Tho explanation of this Is that Greeks
and Jews never m"ddle Ia politics.
Nhilu the Armoniaus are continual.
ly doing 20 Furthermore. the prov.
inrr 0f Armonih hha been In state
Of disconteut Tor many years. and its
inhabitants arc constantly making
revolutions against their opprcssors-
usually with very bad Judgment and
no possible prospect nf success.
Greeks and lows arc both subjects
of the sultan Palestine Is just az
much a Turkish province mn Armenia.
hut its inhabitants submit TO the des.
pntism undcr which they are born,
while The Afmcninna viii not,
Half tho Greeks and Armeninns In
Turkey have lost their own languages
because they have been forbidden to
speak them Without practice they
hav" forgotten their native tongues.
The Jews have been more kindly
treated The Armeuians are com.
p'llcd 10 worahip IN secret Greek
churches can be found In every part
" the Ottoman Empire as public az
the Molammedan mosques. and no
Jewish synRgoEuc is ever lnterforod
with by Moslem mobs It Is the Ar.
that they attack exclusively.