| Show CIIIu1Lts 111 I ItlliKM When the report ol Ibo alleged ntrocllltiln the Armenian mountain I valleys reached Ihe nutilde world and ever tlnw the Nft true lo the ciuie cl rellgloui liberty ban nndn 1 Dirt to eel ret IU ilncero sympatby for the orprnied ran and to paint out what L I beHeTed lo be the duty ol the 10 ctlled clTlllnd power 1 of the world In the matter The Uhilillan religion rccognlm the doctrine of IInlnrnl brotherhood 11 s adberrnti cannot be Indlflerent to the luflcrlngt uf other on account of illTctcncw lu belief and creed It may be l ntoaM ry to the main < tenaucaof the European qulllbrlum and lo the peace of the world U tolerae and support a Mohammedan govirnmenl the cittern Ktn ol the eoutlntnl at least the bat itaUimou have couildeied It to but then the power lo whoie Intermit aucli a ROT crnmeul own It t exlilenco OMIDO ecape reipontlblllly II they fall to demand that their protege conform to the rule of humanity and cIvllKitlan or nrglrct to aitcrt their authority In behalf of Iboee who may be lira vlcllmi of protected barbailim It cannot be denied truthfully that the very i Ihll or Mohininicdlim whatever may liaro been Ito original merlin ai II is I understood and practiced prac-ticed at resent li I favorable lo tentcu lion It adherent look upon Chris tlana and Jews as Inferior being They term them dog and do not Imitate to treat them accordingly whenever an opportunity II I ollirrd Hut uolwllbilaudluit tins fact Ie Christian nations have It lu theta power to enforce rupoct for the do mood of humanity If they choose to do 10 Abd the present lime la I all tho moro opportune became I be-came Ihe tullan II ll I believed would Kadly cooperate with them lor the Introduction of reform which Ihould Ihe Initiative be taken by him might perhaps cost him hit life Home of the European power are under strong obligations relative tu the oondlllouof tie Christians In Turkey became by varloui treatlei they have auumid certain riipouilblllllu At the coucluilon of the war between lluiila and Turkey lu 1877 It was stipulated that lire Hubllme loU ibould carry out without further del hy de-l the Improvimiut and reform demanded de-manded by local iulrtmenli In the provlncn Inhabited by Ibo Armenian and to guarantee their eecurlly agalnit Clioiuln and Kurd Tie treaty containing this clause WM objected lo by JIngliud and a naval folio was dlipatched to lire tea i of Marmora emphailte the objection Orial llrltaln further took Ibo matter In her own hands and Invited France Uermany Auttrli Italy and Turkey toe conference which wai held i at lier lint lu 1878 At this conference Ibo itlpulatloni relating to tie Aimenlaui aa already quoted from the treaty of Han Hlephauu were adopted under the guaranty cl the algnatory power Hut while the European ro rmentatlvr werodiUberatlUKat llerlln Kngland entered Into a separate treaty with the sultan whereby Ibo latter promised to Introduce nectnary reform re-form tior the protection of tin Jhrlitlan and other eubocre of tire 1orteto ho agreed upon liter by the two power nglaud promlied to defend de-fend Turkey by force of arm If lluiila shout attempt take tosses atonal Turkish territory and virtually received Cyprus ui payment for this promise lly IruatlM then with Ituiila with Ihe power repreieuted at Iho llerlln congress and with Kngland tire sultan It pledged lo protect Ibo Armenian and other Ubrlitlan tubject In hli dominion and each and all of those countrIes are responsible for the carrying out cl the proralioi Yen II de I 110 lecret that uo reforms hive been alienated by Turkey Tin Uirlillani remain lii ai wretched n conditional ever The iiuttllon hat been dhoud Whether Ibo United Stales conili tautly can Interfere In the allalr of lira orient The fact to l our KorerunitMi In done BO on piavloui occasions of u ilmllar nature luternallonal law recognlui right of country lo otter IU good cnicn bore lute general Intertill buiuanlly Infringed by the exctMM of a barbiroui and dOlIlIo government Actinic on Ilili prluil pie Mr 1omrtu tecrilary of tin United Stole lu a letter to Mr Kur tcfcvdt dated August 20 134D at tin thorn 01 the maltreatment of Jew 01 Iamticu instructed our cliargo d nllalre at Jonitautlnople lu lultrion hi Rood emcee ou behalf of lire up pruned and 1rt aecU tad rear of the Jew lu the Ottoman dominion among whom kindred tout Carrie ciflhn mOil worthy and patriotic of cur clt iu > UU or notable coat aru alao on le old Cltliuui of New York are ornanlal smiimuiHliiK to be hell tonight Duo 18 In orJor lo protest lollho vllo tlnn of trestles and prtiumably iy lo express ex-press a dulre that our government Inkti mime action In behalf of the Armenian The cause h 1 worthy 01 thin ellort of enlightened clllioiu Victory for liberty wherever won rtfl r OU IU lory tu the ulleimoit parts ol the world III li Ibo gain of mankind man-kind And If the Juropcan beware handlouppcd ai they are t by mutual feelings of Jcalnuiy era flow In Ruing to rou the 01 pressed whore blood Itihrdon I halt own doorntept and If the good emcee of our government whloli cannot be tupoet l of telRih purpoiM In the matter were needed to sleet the dy of the triumph of rlghteoutiiFM Inn obicure corner of the world l there li uo ron why tuob good cITlceitnould not bo freely granted and holier In tine Lest note of the word bo added lo the liar spangled emblem of political and rellgloui liberty eel equality |
