The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-24
CONTINUED from nreyious Issuel

And nov for nearly thirty years
turkey gave the world an Illustration
o. government by massacre. We in
Europe and America heard Of these
events when they reached especially
nl9nstrous proportions, as they did in
l~s95"9b, when nearly 200, 900 Armenians
were most ~atroCiOusly done to death.
But through all these years the exist
enCe OF the Armcnians was one con-
tlnuous nightmare. Their property wa
stolen, their men were murdered, their
women were ravished, their young girls
were kidnapped and forced to live In
Turkish harems. Yet Abdul Hamid
was not able to accomplish his full
purpose. Had he had his win, he would
nave massacred the whole nation In
one hideous orgy. He attempted to ex-
terminate the Armcnians in 1895 and
1876, but found certain tnsuperable OBJ
structions TO his scheme. Chief OF these
were England, France and Russia.
These atrocities called Gladstone, then
SO years old, from his retirement and
his speeches. in which he denounced
the sultan as the great assassin
aroused the whole world to the enormi-
ties that were taking place. 1t became
apparent that unless the sultan de-
sisted, England, France and Russia
would intervene, and the sultan we'll
knew, that, In case this Intervention
LOOK place, such remnants Of Turkey
as had survived earlier partitions would
ah"I l nus HDuut Iialhld mao 10
stroving n vb"ie race by rise W.
Armsn{s rrontiDnod 10 snyfrar ,bo ~
agony OF pittless persecution. Up to
a daV Rad nassaG IN t'" ma ~ ~
viIawsta ,ri+hna, a., - ~ AitnIhian
rIitrte,.s I'M" ~ W. ~ ou'rSsgs ~ us
despite, its promises Of universal
brotherhood, brought no respite to the
Armenians. A few months after the
thn worst ~ assocros 81 Ono y
ADAM inn ,ohioh az noo uoUh 49, q
strov"d 4" ""'e" "''''' P''l'e "0Ao NC
Apd now tbo yor,n T,,r,,. ,,ho b.d
idegs also prInday bog ADnu nia nnfa
their own, Thcir In fnr r, lRrISnnvvyy
Swing ~ IA men paSSIVn ~ Lu,hsy-
iSan11 tbo 49, t III ~ ~ nm ~ w
anS-GGre SUrt q a %,ion ~ 1m ~
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aan non 10 tnoS ~ !" ~ eV u Mona1nLe
IISnnt I onnt,,s l Ene lltteehim anu ~
tboot' s nv WI, MY pellesSu
oonne ,atnI sre1a WaltIopS nay madee
in thei,, nn,rnr co,r niot oIv aLutar
he Tbrtg HAM an nn vU,nip tfobs u rG q bna
iected tn do pop'y9Trht Is no Ihu h 4" thhuaiir
nn IL 70 90 So MS poticy IN 1neir
XIV "S a ~ oinot VI SSaoeSu,an-
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tnnIoa iTaNeS mms nIiieIJu ~ 'lVusasl
taiins w bb"" tHbne eSe co oru mOSleH, Snig5-
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ppuudd naar iad bu"EaLianS 10 Hme SwoEaa,
NJ pe0iTsu tne bu.sarian Gountry WIN
hoan iu,h", tme'e Wnu,d never have
~" TIL rnouein bulBarian prooisnl
%nu TnvS w"uru h9Ne heHeF lost tnis
destroyed al" he R]nm5 ni Mans s sarh tans
nmu @toVn2, NY pruVInSes WHICH are
msUUm UoUup,eu ~ 'nese races Woula
~" su uHFn 'Jiraauu" ,rrnteSlhi parts ~
mI,t HJk,e"'bt od pT haan Inry Lev Hna' Sb,et
h.S'aH nv neen a 'errlole one Dut
tth""' r rUiii'''T TScy i"'S you, de ddaeseu ironi
Greok run Svria umoy w"u,H destroy al
GGbrIsHtI,a r SS 'raaS, ANTmIH,r" iS anH o{nHer
,s'Lais, inove mosistl IathliIeS int9
s NV mDo''es Inv NY thoit l2nins, an NJ
w. wouI Ii" rot SnrG ma tnese territornes
turkey, In order to 'a accom@nIisb tbis
ssa arv' 70 r'i n,nrdior II ov wUU'I ruios P %h r heGes-
~ 10 n'hruSt every hEinS SnraslIan'
n a. "a niSis oc caUHd "nu noS''nS AIme
faScihih 20 Mn NV ~ oaHen' oulFeltSu
the Wives IS or con"ubines s'S of d avo t"f fot.
r"wILs ~ Ine propnes, lneIr chiiureh
iM sms men auIomsvoaly become MOS
ttbnn" nv so SesohS oae" ny elhpnrei d,
f -, 1T'vt.aeS hna Gaiens she'teu ~
sont ! Su, neSe A'mau.Iian BlIis ISpre-
Sy WI, Hrnsn .SpG o. wpinanhHou ana Inc
tnh%s3rr MIA 1 / 'tuhae N.Y. ny ntnsanE vi
~" 10y VIII .ne nls" Pppuia-
~, rtou INV "a eNe't a. Tae q ,nttutnoe
Az" one "noir; alInehlah noys ~ [Gn ~
HSen Mas 9utu\p taMeh INTO lurklsl
tannt'eS anu oe ptousnt up IN lslor-
tnh Nv : tnv iHcs may tney were Any.
Nm pu' mostetns' anese were aooui
Wy ~ o"y eteaituahha, nomSrgperr; e,al oou Il
riuhe MY ValuunLG G%onvrdputions 70 tne
, icy urHeS wnicn was now De'hs
PnTnreu Since ~, ~prscautlons must DC
n ns@,tist w ueN eiopdnemt o. a
ne" somun"u,ou VI ni'nunlaMs u WIN
NJ nav an 40 MI oua,is1t u" men