New-York tribune., 1909-06-07
FAMINE IN ASIA MINOR
Treachery of Turkish Troops Sent
to Restore Order.

Beirut. May 16-It is evident that conditions
everywhere in Asia Minor ere far from settled anu
that il will take time and a government -inuC'
stronger than the present one to make IL poSsiole
for the people resume their !abors ana 20 doou'
with any degree of safety.
After the massacres, pnlage and ourhlhB a'
Adana q vail and new troops were se'''
from Constantinople. Much was expected OF these
newcomers but 1t Is evident that thus tar Ohey
have done little improve conditions The lnenl-
cicncy OF the government is seen and felt every
where. The vail sits back comfortably ana
makes the most suave assurances but "hat ue
city needs is with strong hand ana a cream
honest heart Six thousand troops ana huhdreus
OF officers swarm about Adana and eat up the best
there Is 10 be had. They corral the cows gamer
up the wheat and butter, So that the relief
committees are compelled to send out INTO te
country for food staples.
The work of relief at Adana Is pelhB pus'ieu as
far as means and energy Will allow. At present IN
the big camp there 1880 persons on the ration
list. while 1.4OO more are drawing their uaHy "a
from the home OF one OF the hlssioiiai '0'
Good advice being received from many VINO
would put these poor people to work to earn theIf
daily bread, to keep their thoughts from Ihe h"'-
rors through which they have passed from tHe SUI
rows which have almost broken their hedrts' y
carpenter. however. cannot go to Work Wnei ne lia
no tools any more than tailor VINO does not
possess even a needle a grocer who cannot even
find the ruins Of his shop. Furthermore the reHei
funds available hardly admit of feeding these thou-
sands sufficiently to keep life IN tnelT dIINoHS
ed bodies much less to apply money FOR const'uc-
tive economic OF Industrial measures.
In Adana these unfortunateS are herdcd tosetnel
like cattle. They huddle in rags and squalor uhuer
Inadequate shelter 10 protect themselves from ue
heat of the sun. and again at night crowd tosether
to protect themselves from the cold because OF IN
sufficient covering Under such conditions ueIe
are In this camp to-day hundreds Of children WIN
measles The result of such exposure by day anu
bv night must be manifest all 1t is not surpris-
ing that the line Of babies graves is growing III
one hospital alone there are over hNe huhuTeo
wounded some with dozens OF wounds.
The crops IN all the Adana region are ripe TOT
harvest Unless they gathered famine VIII IN
evitaby stare the people in tho face the coming
wear Guards to protect the people who have dared
10 venture out gather their crops have time ana
again proved the treachery OF the Turk. The farm
ers have been either stabbed or shot like dogs as
soon as they went outside the city limits
The country further 20 the northeast Is equaily
devastated and unsettled From Baghtche II IS re-
ported that recent events there showed that Ma
hometan fanaticisrn and hatred Of tho Armenian
were even more intense than during the massacreS
of 1885 About one-half the male population over
twelve years Of age has been killed and the Prot-
estants suffered more in proportion than did the
CregOriars.