El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09
TRIES.
T0STEM HATRED
Of THE TURKS
Sends Notes of Protest to
Constantinople on Ar
menian Outrages.
TURKEY SURPRISES
NEWS OF MASSACRES

%WAlNEL-ANI AANlLL4f-. j vi KEY ANA
BY virtue Of total sup
~ preston OF all news on the
subject. the Turkish government
has succeeded in throwing an
4 frnpenetrabIc veil over its actions to
wards all Armenials. Nothing defi-
mite is obtainable in Constantinople OF
the fate OF the people out in the prov
/ incss but it is known that severe meas
ures planned against the Armenians IN
] the Ottoman capital were not carrleu
out owing to objections Of the German
government
Concerning the Armenian affair,
three separate notes We're presented
To the ottoman government by the Ger
man ambassador ad Interim, prince
ACCOMPLISHMENTS II the Asso-
ciated Press is rightly informed, these
notes had no far-reacblnS erect, pc
cause under present conditions, the
German government has been ooiseG
60 act rather gently Turkey IS sun
the ally of Germany. and the Arme-
mans seem to have alienated the Boou
( will OF the German government ana
people to a considerable extent by haV-
ing made opeQ cause with the entente
powers Many Of them have joined the
Russian forces near Van and at EEL
toun and bort Jul they revOlted against
The three notes referred to were but
official incidents in weeks Of endeaFor
10 persuade the Turkish government 20
take a more reasonable and humane
view Of the Armenian affair one OF
the notes drew attention. TO the great
injustice OF making all Armenlans SUI
fer for the acts or q few. The Turkish
government. however, seems TO nave
remained auamautine-
That the Turks have in many m
stances been guilty Of needless severn
", and in some cases have permitted
barbarOus acts of violence. including
We'll eELaU-
lished- on the other hand. the Ar
menians in the Van country have been
accused Of similar excuses against the
Turkish population and the Turks, nav
ing power on their side have repaid
such acts with liberal interest, II IS
said. in well informed Constantinople
circles
Il cannot be said that the acts or
the Turkish government in this connec-
tion have found the appreciation OF the
advanced Turkish classes IN the capt.
tai. who for the greater part, favor
4 policy Of Cancellation, and some or
whom even 20 as far as to advocate
the esta blishment OF a separate At
menian state in asia Minor under the
sovereignty Of the Ottoman Imperial
government Meanwhile the tendency
Of the Ottoman government, TO either
deny altogether that the Armenians are
being prosecuted. or give its acts TOO
obviously artificial basis and character,
would have but one result. namely,
that il is both ashamed and afraid 20
let the truth be known
It is asserted in Constantinople that
the German government has Tor some
time even 1T the beginning Of the war,
taken a special interest in the Arme-
mans The Germans feared from the
start OF the war between Turkey ana
the entente that the Armenians would
make an attempt to re-establish oy
force. their independence
DardaneITes Attack Starts Revolt.
Prominent Armenians were informed
that Germany would continue, and even
increase. its benevolent interest in the
race. If n reasonable attitude was taken
during the war For a time the influ-
ence of the men, who had been en-
trusted with the dissemination Of this
promise. had the desired result But
last January and February, more es-
pecially in March and April. when the
allies had begun 10 attack the Darda-
nelles in real earnest the services OF
these Intermediates ceased to be OF
value Exaggerated reports Of entente
victories inflamed the Imagination or
the Armenians. and in many parts they
rose in revolt
What has happened since then is still
an unWritten chapter No newspaper
men are allowed TO visit the affected
districts and reports from these are
altogether unreliable. The reticenCe or
the Turkish government cannot be
looked upon as good sign. however,
especially when viewed in the light OF
obliged to do
Details Of Massacre Are Given.
London. Eng. Oct "Details OF the
siege Of Van and the massacre OF Ar
menians by the Turks are given IN the
current issue Of the Near East. which
fixes the responsibility for the crime
on Jevded Pasha. 1t was on Jevded
Pasha also that the refugee Armenian
missionaries. in the story Of their SUI
ferings recounted TO the Associated
Press correspondent AT Petrosrad, laid
the guilt eJvded is the supreme
commander Of the Turkish army Oper-
ating in the province
Van. the ancient capital OF the Ar
menian Ardzuni dynasty. was occupied
by the Russian army in its advance in
the Caucasus during the first week OF
last MAY. The Russian commander,
general OganesOv, who is an Armenian.
was assisted by SIX Armenian volunteer
regiments under the Armenian reVolu-
tionary, Andranig, who had fought with
the Bulgarians against the Turks In
the first Balkan war But long before
Van fell to the Russians. Jevded Pasha
started the work of massacring the
Armenian population
Men Killed; Women Seized.
The massacre began at ShadOkh.
[ large and isolated village. where not
man was spared except those over so
years OF age OF the women, the more
cOmely were carried away by Jevded's
soldiers and Kurd tribesmen- The
massacre was carried out systematl-
tall. IN the eullEe province OF y an De
ginning with the outlying village.
Great care was taken to prevent ru-
mors Of this from reaching the capital
OF the $4,000 Armenians in Van, only
$50 were armed-25O with rifles and
the rest with revolvers- For % days
this handful defended the city. On the
I Both day, general Oganesov arrived
with his Armenian volunteers and Rus
sian regulars and the Turks retreated-
DISTANCE IS No BAR