Show and the armenian outrages or rather the massacre of christians in asia minor have at last aroused western nations to concerted action against the e porte the latest cable advises advices are to the effect that diplo matie relations with the sultans government have been suspended this is probably the first stop to some joint action for the of the unfortunate armenian nation general lew wallace takes the aide of the turk in the recent regret bablo massacre saying that the sultan could no more help the onslaught of than this government could the bloody deeds of some renegade band of indians on the surface that statement appears correct the armenians Armen ians and the burds kurds are neigh bora in the northern part of asia A sia minor the burds kurds are of the bedouin type of humanity they are of a nomadic disposition and their wealth consists of flocks and herds while the bedouins Bedou ins roam on the deserts the burds kurds are mountaineer they are of stately appearance and of warlike disposition their religion is mohammedanism Mohammedan iBm and they have a sort of inborn hate of christians the armenians Armen ians live in the fertile valleys and are the historical and habitual hibi of armenia pursues aie mainly agricultural though tho people are apt traders and artisan they are especially ally bright HS students and take readily to waira education A number of flourishing colleges are established among them they are fickle or perhaps cunning would ba the word in disposition the governing turk hayg that while he knows the greeks who lie all the time he is not so well acquainted with the armenians Armen ians who tall the truth some of the the armenians Armen ians are christians and as we mentioned beford the burds kurds are edans any one who has been in turkey has soon discovered the latitude given madans and the restraints put upon christians it is usyless to imagine tor ono moment armenians Armen ians attacking burds kurds as the latter attack armenians Armen ians even if the christians had that warlike disposition which characterizes the burds kurds they could never commit such outrages the sultan would bring his strong military arm to bear on them in a moment he could do the same with the burds kurds if he felt so disposed gen wallace to the con arary notwithstanding the determined position of the western nations will demonstrate the of our position there will be no more massacres while the european powers are aro need |