The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-24
i, rHE rRoUBLEs IN ERIvAN.
Ds They Indicate Csntinustisn q sne
Pslioy q Armenian E1tersuinatienf


To THE Ep1roR OF THn SuN-Sr: Tho de-
spatoh In this MORNINGS Sun regarding the
disturbances In the Province OF Erivan IN tho
Transcsucasus indicates . very serious con-
dItion Of affairs. Mail news from thst part
Of the world Just to hand. however. % isr
from describing IL as'sn insurreotion against
Russian authority, snirms that II is only q con
tinustion Of the massacres OF the ArmehlGns.
begun at Baku In the early spring unoeI tne
auspices Of the Russian administration there
and 1t Tifis. The writer states that when
Prince Woronxon -Daschkon replaced the
notorious Prince Gaitzin ct Tthis - tho
Emperors lieutenant in the Caucasus. 1t was
hoped that the terroeizng OF tho Armenian
population had come to an end. But the baku
slaughter which. according to the evidence
Of two Russians who teatided before . COM
mission Of inquiry at that place. was instt-
gated by the Government authorities. now
proves to have been only the prelude TO more
extensive cruelties IN the frontier districts.
where tho Armenians form q large part Of the
population. A Tatar journalist. one AgAsioh.
who appears to be playing the aane part In
the Transcaucsaus that Krousohevan did at
Kishinen has been openly inoisin1 bis go, ca,
he describes a. the enemies alike OF the Gar
and thu, Sultan.
insurreotIon, contains some 10 900 inhabltants.
OF whom about eight thousand are TataTs.
whose Khan, Rahin, Ia also the Mayor Oh inc
town. During the month OF May the Ar
menlans, alarmed by vague rumors Of trouble.
cloeed their shops and barricaded themselves
In their houses. On this Rahin Khan. acting
on instru ctions from This. gave assurances
that there vas no danger and that special
precautions had been taken to protect the
The Armenians thereupon reopened their
shops and resumed business but on May 20
the Tatars poured into the bazaar armed With
berdans revovers and yataghana and killed
more than four hundred Armenians. among
them some Of the principal traders. From Ma
khitchevan the Tatar rising. unchecked by
the Russian authorities. spread to the sur
rounding country. and at the date OF writing
two large villages were known to have been
pillaaed and burned and most Of the inhabi-
tants destroyed by sword or fire. The Russia an
troops sent to the scene made no attempt TO
interfere while the Tatars carried on the
plumber: and altogether some forty villages
In the mounts aims between the ATaxes and
Lake Cokcha and the Caspian were devastated
under the eyes Of the authorities.
II, owing to the license then accorded the
Tatars. they have since got out OF hand, the
Russian Government has only itself to thank
rsif it has serious insurrecti to deal with
As to the completely Of the Viceroy and the
j. russian Government at the early stages OF
ms eee Armenian massacres. no one In the
ms -ansc caucasus seems TO have any doubt. and
wenis described as the execution OF policy
IA .ieed on between tho Russian and Turkish
.,-ernrnents to be carried out until there
com I'D be. In the words OF Prince Lobanof
years. Armenia without Armenians."
npany " YORK. June %. f,SRA.