Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22
WILL ARMENIA BECOME A NATION?

thing was as merry as a marriage
bell. Toward 10 o'clock a long row Of
closed carriages filled with Turkish
ladies. carefully yelled. appeared upon
an hour. At the end Of a half hou~.
and when expectation was agoe. the
train was suddenly ordered to return
whence 1t came II appears they had
the streets among the Christian and
Jewish ladies' but this privilege WIS
denied them. The following day or
ders were given the police "to prevent
Turkish ladies from leaving their
homes at night or appear in pnbi'n
on the quays. where the Christian pop
ulace might see them"
In Smyrna an Austrian impresario
established a moving picture show in
the Turkish quarter three years ago:
the local authorities permitted that
there should be matinees Friday for
ladies only. The operator of the show
caused two police agents to guard tn.
entrance and the approaches in order
to avoid any possible contact with the
curious. The films were duly inspected
by the censor; they represented for
fact inoffensive subjects: subjects from
comedies. dramas and landscapes But
the films were European: the interiors
were quite different from Turkish
houses. the furniture being arranged in
another manner. Briefly. the Turkish
women. inspired by what they had
seen at the show. arranged their furni-
ture in their salons and rooms In ac-
cordance. The Turk was alarmed at
the innovation and appealed TO the To-
cal authorities. with the result that an
order was Immediately given to close
the show. The Turkish women hence
forth were deprived of the privilege OF
seeing the cinematograph. Only oncs
was an exception made in favor of the
Smyrnfote ladies. when, In December,
1914. they were permitted to assist al \
gala representation in behalf of tho
Red Cross. tho proceeds Of the fete be-
Ing destined to take care of the Turk
tsh wounded.
The foregoing incidents are cited
Turk. who would at any
The Turks price avoid contact with
AA:4,l. customs. habits and ideas
of the European, and to
do this effectually he commences by
prescribing European things from Mus
sulman homes.
Armenians were not left long time
in doubt over the Illusion of Young
Turk reforms: the massacre of Adana
april, 1909 were organized and per-
petrated by Young Turks, facts which
no longer permitted Armenians to
misinterpret the receptions practiced
upon them.
The war came in August. 1914 The
Armenians in all the cities of Europe
were greatly exercised. Had the horr
of their emancipation struck? Sol
emn masses were said in all the Az
menian churches august is. 1870.
Armenians volunteered or subscribed
money for the cause of the allies.
which they adopted as their own Az
ma
Italy. England and Russia. and mon
and money were sent to the Caucasus
to equip volunteers.
In England and the colonies the
Ar,nenians furnished volunteers and a
subscription of s2o0.oon. Armenans ~
Egypt and Ethoria contributed men and
money and the Balkan Armenians sent
men. but no money. that war having
exhausted their financial means. From
Ruman'a. Bulgaria and elsewhere "a
the Balkans many Armenian volunteers
enlisted for military service in the
Caucasus.
war November. 1910. there was an e~-
traordinary manifestation of patriotic
fervor among the Armenians OF Russia.
At Tif1is. erToneouslv considered as the
capital Of Russian Armenia. there were
constant meetings and lectures on the
subject Of the war in which all classes.
rich and poor. participated.
In the regions Of Artvine. Oftv and the
valley northwest Of Tchorokh. Arnenians
gave proof Of great courage and heroisYn,
contributing thus to the Russian victory
at Sarykamich. The Daily Telegram re-
ported: TN fortified position between
Frzeroum and the Russian frontier the
Turks had placed masked batteries with
the purpose of surprising the Russians
marching upon Erzeroum. The Armenian
cure. with few faithful followers, went
secretly to meet the Russians and warn
them Of the trap. The RUSSIANS took the
Turks between two fires, and destroyed
them entirely.
The impulse given at Tiflis found an
echo in the PRINCIPAL cities Of Russia At
Petrograd. Moscow. Odessa. Kiew. Mimi
Novgorod, Astrakhan. men and money
were freely given by the Armenian resi-
dents.
In Turkey the situation Of the Armeni-
ans has been critical The government at
Constantinople ordered