Show I 1 AND AIND THE POWERS for some time the affairs in turkey have occupied the attention of the world to ta the exclusion of nearly every other topic in the politics of europe the proceedings of russia russi in eastern asia and of englard in venezuela have been entirely overshadowed by the clouds on the eastern hor zon from which according to expectations expectation any moment a tremendous thunderstorm might break loose the latest word from the center of the disturbance seems to indicate however howe vrr r that the finale baa not yet come the sultan has again promised to restore order and the power england particularly are disposed to grant him limit to redeem his pledges the supremacy of the half moon over the cross biross must be prolonged in accordance with this thin policy a tendency la Is manifested to exonerate the turks to sonde some extent and to lay jay the blume blame partially for the bloodshed on the that this can be done without misstatement of facts la is evident enough no one who Is t acquainted with the condit conditions lohe of the turkish empire can doubt that the ar medians meni fins areas are as willing to exterminate the turks as are the he letter latter to crush their christian fellow men but thin sentiment han bell its root ID 11 centuries cent urles of oppression no less than in difference of religious belief in co common with all the subjugated peoples people under ottoman rule the Armen armenians ians are held in servitude their alve their property properly the honor of their women are no more sacred than if they were brutes instead of human beings to resist even in defense of and nd d lighters daughters I 1 is called rt rebellion bellion if ATM an n armenian anian slays a government officer who way may have converted bit bis house into a stable stripped it of everything that Is valuable and outraged virtue in broad daylight the he whole village is visited with bengt ance ainee the facts acts though not the subject of daily newspaper reports except when special correspondents ate are sent to investigate are nevertheless well known every tourist in turkey hears bears of them and can see the evidences of their heir truth provided be keep his bis eyes open and is in permitted tt to travel about without molestation is not always the case except along the coast Is it a wonder that constantly subjected eato to such outrages should rise once in a while and make an effort at least to break the cruel fet fatten teri undoubtedly the reports of massacres from armenian sources are exaggerated undoubtedly too the turks are right in stating that the christiana have stained their hands bands la in the blood of madans but that does not alter after the fact that the cause of the oppressed peopled people ia one that commands the sym bagby of all who desire to see the principles of liberty of justice and morality triumph among the children of men when every allowance la Is made the question still remains what right has right has europe to J maintain on the precincts of the civil azid world a government that has haa shown its if antagonism to the fundamental principles of or it if principle be not allowed to count in such matters matter la Is it good policy lor for one power to sustain another in the he work or of plundering and torturing millions mil liona of helpless human beings beange it Is not if there to ia a supreme ruler before whom some day all the wrongs of nations as of individuals will be adjudicated judica ted but in all those theae eastern af faire it la Is evident that the events are controlled and regulated for a floal final purpose by a mind ou superior perlor to that of human statesmen As the establishment of the ottoman empire took place under the most peculiar so its retirement to its asiatic recesses will in the due course of time probably also ajeo occur whether europe dreads the event or a t and it is quite likely the abion of its dominion will be brought about by means beyond human control rebellion BebeJ lion lie Is now dow raging lo in the interior extending from ane coast inward even mohammedan Ara arabs boure are in arms arme conjectures Con lectures as to further anber developments are idle but it is tolt bably certain that a time may come when the combined of the he sultans sultan va supporters will prove un availing avat linK to keep tale nis throne from going down in we the general wreck |