| Show I 1 METHODS the methods employed by the turkish government in the dis tribu tion of relief funds for the benefit of the sufferers in the gassoun massacre la is another illustration of the unrolls iia ability of the representatives of the sublime porte prom from the first their policy has been one of deception and they sustain their role to the last according to turkish report bad been raised railed for the ae relief of we he victims thin suva gum was then placed at the disposal of a committee for distribution it now appears that the members ot this committee offered mall wms same to the survivors on condition of their signing a receipt acknowledging the generosity of the and placa placing dg the onal ability of their sufferings on the kurda when be english contributions arrived the turkish officers declared that it the people would not accept turkish aid on 00 the he conditions mentioned ebey could have none and they exerted themselves to prevent the foreign distributions about 2000 of the were given to armenians Atme Armen niana ians while the members of the government commis charged as high a as 10 a day for their ser service view the story etory further goes on to may lay that when the english commission arrived oo on the he ground they concluded that one eisenthal eisent ial was the rebuilding of owe nome of the dic dit mantled houses the villager village pressed with harvest work hesitated until they were assured ot the assist anoe ance of workmen from musa but bat here baris again turkish brutality stopped ins in refused to allow the men to come and insisted that all relief be given through their hands at last after vigorous representations representation to headquarters the english aganes were allowed to give help under the general supervision of the turkish official who at the same time did everything in his hie power to thwart them certain ar medians having raised relief fund the government informed them tha t it could be distributed only through the official agent this of course they will not do and the money waity waito while the people huffer buffer from constantinople assurances have been given giren repeatedly that the porte sincerely regrets the occurrence in armenia and to is willing to make amended and some ome of the foreign at that capital have ft echoed abbood the statements of the st ritan they conflict however with the conduct of hl his officer office and sound bound like mockery toe the treaty powers that are responsible for the sets aota of abe turkish government and evaland En uland aland ory ary whose sovereign bears beara the title ol of defender or of the faith are placed in a difficult position by the attitude ol of their at the but it if they hesitate at this time to follow the dictates of justice and exercise the power matil med by them letting the opportunity for doing good go goby by they will at some ome future time recognize hat bat they have made a mistake mia take the eastern question que atlon must be solved sooner or of later the only 0 of putting it off will be to tender render it more serious er loa at the time of the crimean war it might have been settled eastler than now and at present probably bitsi would be unraveled atleed at lees bosl than some ome years bence who knows know what the future may bring certain it la is that it cannot always be evaded nor can it remain it datu quo indefinitely in she meantime the foreign mis mie alio narles who remain on the scene of trouble and who undoubtedly consider con nider it their duty to stay there notwithstanding any possible Bible a anger should receive protection lost leet the atrocities in china be repeated in asia minor |
