Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-03
rs WAR INEyITABLE2

The Turkish government has clear
" endeavored 10 crush the rebellion at
the outset II poured into the trou-
bed districts an army vastly greater,
we believe, than that which was sent
against Greece And this horde Is APP
parently given full liberty to crush the
revolution IN It's own, peculiarly
Turkish, way. As consequence, VIII
lagos have been destroyed and the pop
ulation masaacred. Krushevo, a beau
tiful city which contained 1000 houses,
and twelve other villages, were utterly
destroyed The inhabitants OF the
doomed towns were not in arms against
the Turks; they disolaimed connection
with the revolutIonists and begged the
military authorities for protection. But
Turkish soldiers slay the people indis-
criminately. However notwithstanding
these methods, or perhaps because OF
them, the revolution is spreading, and
now reports Of massacres are coming
In daily.
There can be little doubt that the Flu.
ropean powers are sincerely endeaYor-
Ing TO prevent the outbreak Of war,
or TO conflne It, II II must come, to n
limited area, but II appears doubtful
that they win succeed, unless they are
willing to see beautiful country de-
yastated and depopulated, The ques-
ton is no longer one % Keeping the
so-called Christian insurgents in sub
lection, but whether Moslem fury cen
be kept within bounds. even by the
Sultan himself The Turks, II Is said,
are stirred up by stories told by Mos
lem refugees, who have reached the
shores OF the Bosporus from annihi-
lated villages in the districts where the
insurgents are operating. These al
lege that the Bulgarian forces In east
ern Macedonia are killing men, women
| and children unfortunately and set
ting fire TO everything combustlble.
| They say that armed bands descend
upon the villages in broad daylight and
carry out their dreadful work with re-
morseess rigor Such tales excite
| Moslem fury and fanaticlsm, and
the Turks 90 forth to kill and destroy.
This country has no special interest
| I'm the Balkan situation except to see
| that American life and property are
| safe, and that Turkish obligations are
fulfilled. The report that our consul
at Beirut had been assassinated was
| proved false, although he Is said to
| have been fred at. The case Is one
for investigation, and II II Is found
that there was an assault, for political
reasons, Turkey must prepare for a
reckoning with this government but
that is entirely separate from the Bal
kan situation,
AZ one Of the standard bearers Of
civilization, however, the United States
cannot view with Indifference the OUT
RACES committed against the inhabt-
ants OF the Balkans, whether Turks,
Greeks, Bulgarlans, Moslem, or Chris
tlans," n our government can In any
way use Its influence for the establish
ment OF civilized conditions, II should
do so It would be supported by the
entire nation, even II It were necessary
to send an expedition similar TO that
which went 10 China on a mission OF
mercy and humanity. But there IL no
other possible solution OF the Balkan
question, than the termination Of Turk.
ish dominion over alien races. That
II the true solution. How to accom-
pllsh this, is for diplomacy TO say.