The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-06

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forms The Armenians wanted safe
| ty. a share in the government anC
| proportional representation.
kuRDS CONTINUE TO
COMMIT ATROCITIES.
But the Turks and the Kurds were
I lily curbed and the maSsacreS con-
| tiDued. Villages were devastated, IA
! mine an plague followed. The Turk
! ish government reluctantly permitted
/ the Red Cross to. bring relief to the
! sufferers. The outrages became few
| er for a time. But in August, 1896,
mob in Constantinople, suprred on
/ by government agents beat to death
1000 ArmenianS. because OF attacks
| by d group OF Armerians on the Otto
! man bank.
| Determined efforts to stamp out the
| entire Armenian race followed this
outbreak, and European alliances be-
| came so entangled that no power
dared to step in and compel the in
humanity to cease.
Fanatacism and cupidity Of the ig-
! ncrant subjects of the Turkish gov
! ernment were played on and they
came to see the determination of the
Armenian as a religious duty, with
confiscation Of his property as the
! reward.
THOUSANDS DIE IN
DEPoRTATIoNs ), Ill
| With the outbreak of the Great
war and the entrance of Turkey on
the side Of Germany. the eXtermina-
! ton of the Armenians was quick
ened. They were slaughtered by
! thousands in their homes and vii
/ lagese They were herded together
! for deportation and started on
/ marches of hundreds of miles which
1 had for their purpose only the death
/ by exhaustion and starvation OF the
! marchers. Hundreds whose vitality
! carried them far were butchered by
! the roadsides.[ Mothers with babes
! who fell out were either slain or left
! to starve.. Turkish officials boosted
/ of the numbers whose death they had
| comprised, It is estimated that 2,
/ 100000 were slain. .....f 81.
/ Thousands of Armeniaps fled into
l the Caucasus and with the Georgians
1 formed an army of 100000 men which
fought on the side of the allies.
! Perhaps a million are left in Turk
ish Armenia Of the people who have
i so long suffered persecution. That
persecution is ended and thousands
Will return from the four corners Of
the earth to enjoy the peace Of theil
native land.
SELF-GOVERNlNG
i ABILITY is UNTRlED.
Peasants, worltmen, artisans most
| ly. they have displayed stubborn EN-
durance rather than moral stamina
Their ability for self government il
thing untried in modern days
Their sponsors will have much to d.
besides protect them from incur
siOns.
| Armenia will be given seaports a
| Trebizond, on the Black sea and o.
the Mediterranean, it is expected.
The wide plains of the Van pre-
duce excellent crops and there ar
rich valleys where cotton and ric
and fruit and tobacco grow. There ar
some silk mills and other small indus
tries but mostly the people are han
workers. weaving OF rugs being one c
the chief industries.
Rich copper mines and iron an
gold and silver are Armenia's miners
wealth.
IN APPEARANCE -:
ARE LIKE JEWS 49,, 74-~
In appearance the Armenians ar
much like the Jews. In tempers
ment they are oriental, full of sent
went and emotion: The women wee
readily. In one of the America
schools-and, the Americans hav
done more than any other nation t
educate and tighten the lot of tn
| Armenians-when girl died he
school-nnates wept and screamed VI
til some of them were sent home I'll
The Armenians are natural actors an
singers. q
Their attire is oriental. the WI
men wearing the boomers and dar
bodice and a kerchief over the hea'
while the men dress like Turks,
cOllarless coats and red ffeZ. Outsid
Of their native regions they assum
the dress of the Europeans.
ARMENIA, /.
Armenia embraces q territory q
large as France. It extends from til
new. Georgian Republic to, the Med
terranean. While Armenis has ha
no geographical boundaries for Gel
turtles. it is expected th1t Trebfzor
on the Black sea and 4 port on til
Mediterranean will be included wit
IN its borders when defined by til
League OF Nations. Ezerum is like
TO be its capital It's population wi
be nearly 100000. AZ
WHY AMERICA. e
| for Armenia because america alread
has done greater worfaAsr relief I
| aaltering Arn1enians and for their e
,ueAtipn than any other nasion.@s Pr