| Show TURKS IN JERUSALEM the question of the advisability of opening landi in the united states state for armenian sett settlers lem as a happy solution of the oriental difficulty to la variously considered some regard the idea an aa the best beat so tar far stio suggested while others believe that the armenians Armen ians would not make a desirable class of citizens it la Is but I 1 notice justice to the people to say wat that as a rule they are intelligent indus arious and progressive wherever elf air cum stances allowable latter quality to assert itself they are dif different feres from the mongolians Mongo lians in the latter respect ree and it would take but a short shore time for them to become acclimatized acclimatised and at home bo me in the free atmosphere of the united states state it is true they have bave lor for centuries suffered l under in describable tyranny out but like another people under nearly similar circum stances the russian jews they have in their traditions one language and religion had bad a safeguard against utter degradation and with some training they would be better capable of enjoy ing the blessings of liberty than one judging only acom present appearances would suppose I 1 but the question of an armenian emigration on n masse is of but little importance because even it 11 it could INS be accomplished it would not settle the eastern problem reliable news from turkey beyond the sea coast cities is in scarce owing to the censorship hat abat extends even to private letters and die patches datche 9 but from all that can be gathered there seems to be a moist moat remarkable revival valOy of mohammedanism as if a final effort were to be made to finish the struggle commenced by the lm im coed mediate late successors successor of mohammed if this coial conjecture is correct the me world la in not confronted by an armenian question particularly but a question ot of another onslaught by the crescent ore scent on the cross the recent political comell among the christian powers can but have served to encourage the edans modane I 1 au u their possible plans plana io in this direction in as much its as from their point of view those come must appear ws a the intervention oi of providence in ID their behalf lo in order to give them the time needed fur for strengthening their hands bands to the warfare english papers have recently 0 n hallood descriptions of the be prevailing conditions in syria and palestine th country Is inundated by turkish only a abort ame t me ago it 11 the region between jaffa and jerusalem there were lancare laa care 1 1 or so odi diers ers gathered not under the crim son on red banners bannera of the turks but under the green flav and this ibis iq if taken a a sure alga that bat the holy WHO war I 1 Is being proclaimed the mohammedan arabs araba who are taken from their homes rod and families and driven like cattle to the be ranks of the army look upon the christians as the real cause of their mis forill de and they vow vengeance in their hearts heart the soldiers are but poorly olad clad and fed and the consequence ja s that they are compelled to live jive as an robbers rob bere the christians christiana are considered legitimate prey CIMel officially lolly the turks explain that the massing of troops is necessary for the be sut of the cruses a peculiar and abd remarkable people ip in the lebanon mountains mountain but it to is not likely that this Is the sole object of the mobilization of troops since the drushb in their mountain fastness ob always have been in opposition to the government the christians christiana in syria hel feel convinced that a general rising ol of meae followers is contemplated plated with but one object the total ext extermination erml of the christians in the turkish empire jerusalem is said to be filled with turkish soldiers they have barracks to in the tower of david the palace of 0 pilate and along the road to damascus they regularly maron maren through the city plunder the bazars bazare and enter private beusee they lorage forage in the vicinity of the city and live jive like hands bande of f roL robbers bers in beyrodt a 8 similar condition is said to be prevailing business connections with europe from this place are interrupted and the authorities intercept dispatches seize european newspapers aud and sin as carefully as possible prevent news from leaving or entering the country when such conditions prevail along the coast it to Is not diff loul to imagine what must most be the state slate ul of affairs in the interior what all these things portend time alone can tell but it looks as it if evodia be in preparation that will eventually COMPOI compel christian europe to interfere whatever the consequence may maybe be there to is an ominous actina among the toe the unfolding of the green flag under the bloodstained blood stained half bait moon may mean a good deal more than is comprehended comprehend eu at the present time |
