The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-06
THINKS MASSACRES WILL
LIKELY Be REPEATED
ReV. N. {. DskaTai, Who Filled
Guthrie Pulpit, Gives IR-
isIssllng Talk

That the Turkish consultation pro.l
leialmed last July Is one which willI
Hast ana weather the storms ci inter.
nal troubles. IL The opinion of Rev,
M r nasarat Of Damascus native
lof syria. who n proud q his anuleat
Iphoheolan blood and OF the fact Tint
be lives IA the oldest clts Ia the world,
Rev Mr., Dakatal spent Sunday ~
luuthrle and filled the First preahy-
Iserian church here Sui0lay eyncng
Il He considers TINT constitutional g0y-
lelnmeut has come 70 stay III the Turk.
| sh empire aud that Il WIN be o grele
force for progress promoting spirit
lot brotherhood and unity among men
ol different races aud different relig
ions which has never existed before
The massacreA ~ the past weak mi
Various parts OF Aslailc Turkey are
likely to be repeated according 70 Mr..
DBkarai. ~ long as The Mohammedaua
remain 10 power He has had person
al experience OF the horrors OF such
scenes, hla father having been kiileu
| III massacre Ia Damascus IN which
5000 Christians perished
Turks ara ARABIA At Fault
The PEOPLE who are responsible for
these mafaacfes, he said. are not
1.-THE real natives of The country. who
lare for the most part Christians ana
have been since the early days Of the
Inhurch. hut tho Mnhammednn inYud'
erH Turk and Arabs. who have over
lfun the country. IN business matters
these MChnmmedana are most excals
lent men, reliable and trustworthy but
The momont one 81 them considers that
This religion has been lnaulled he is
turned instantly from ataid. consery.
alive BUSINESS man 20 Wild fanatic
"Thef religion teaches them thst
IAN lnldels. By which they moan all
who do rot acknowledge Mohammet
al the prophet. ought 70 be slain and
ltheir goods POSSESSED BIZ the bellevela
50 YOU sce Il Is not hard f0f q man ,o
lpTactlep 4 religion Ike lhal which al
lows him to take nuHsesslon Of the
property Of his Chflstleu nelghbora
As d usual thing they win give mao
a chance 10 fenounee Christianity and
tr6less Mohammedanltm before KIN.
Fling hum Hail II be does 50, the
chances arc that they Wlll XIII him
any way. as he would then de IN the
Hath. while II be life we're spared be
lmlsht go. back 10 his old belief
inaplred by officials
Many 81 the massacfea are also ln'
spired BY the officials, wn0 fear the
lgrOwing numbers Of the Christians
and are afraid that IN case Of m at
tack hY foreign foe they would ~
over to The invaders as against The
government which hes herRaeuied
Them 50 cruelty Thla is especially the
case with the Armenlana who would
BE- ready 70 rise In body against me
govefnmtnl Il occasion should oner
lAnolher reason for The number Of mas
sacres which occur Ii Armenia h tnAt
III Il an inland district whore newa
ltraYels alnWly. and there is no danger
l0f European Intervention They hage
learned 10 avoid such maAsacrea III The
lcilles along the coast, because ihera
Ills luU much chance 81 4 flutapeau
wafshlp Icing q ske ai hand A few
! years ago preparations Were being
Z made 70 massacre oi Christians A.
!. nelful Just ae i ffeneh merchant
steamer was approaching lhe iltg The
French consul aigHalled It annaunc
ling The sllu1tlon ant The captain ri
.lgtead Of entering tho hafhnr anchored
! about tEo miles olll, where The clls
7 authorities could not tell whether y
2 was 4 merchant snip OF war vessel
/ land sent L boat ii with 4 meaAage g
Tine effect lhht # the contemplated
! massacre occurred be would she'll lh'
.s..leily. ne had no guns aboard Il all
: but the trick worked
Az Fear the others.
eThe question Is often asked me q
to why The European powers do mo-
Intervene Ii Turkey. The trouble !
= that lbey are al afraid ol the olhess
q ANY one Of them could step ii am
= ltake charge ~ affairs 80 Tar a. TuF
Is. keys ability 10 resist Il concerned b'I
q no one nation would BE- allowed b. III
aoGhefs NJ take aneh action BY Itself
~ liolnt Intervention BY the powers w0uA
lmean division 0f TnrKlHh territory
- lll II WerH III auuh ahape that Il cOul
he divided equally that might he dous
! Ibul 3 pe6eeabIe division q The Tnrl
llsh empire n rendered impossible b
Imason oi The fact that There Il on
pafI which oetweiHha la Vniue nl| {
1.-The olhee4 1haI ls lhe city nI Coz
lslaalinople and The territory lmmel
Lately sdif lining. It Is ths sfealest M
lufaG stronghold ii lha eastern henll
lphefe. and Ers'and pf any other ~
IfoaHan na#al. ufza |HI#enchad fh1n
would be absolutely lmpFpknahIe !
fhaI lhe only WAg AaI The Turks
lnmaffn VII aver 81 HsznfuHHfed