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Show TURKISH BARBARITY. (Salt Lake Tribune) There does not appear to be any relief re-lief in sight for the thousand or more ' American citizens who are supposed to be waiting at Beirut for transportation to the United States. The Turkish government gov-ernment consented to their departure only after a preemptory demand had ' bpen made by the authorities at Wash-i Wash-i ington. and even then it is proh.iblo ' the sublime porte took the advice, of I the government at Berlin Two reltel I ships were on their way to Beirut with j medical supplies and food when relations rela-tions were broken off with Germany, and these vessels, one the cruiser Des Moines, and the other the collier Caesar, Cae-sar, are being held at Alexanderia for fear they will come to harm if they attempt at-tempt to reach their destination. Meantime Mean-time the state department is unable to I get into communication with Ambassa-j Ambassa-j dor Elkus at Constantinople, and noth-I noth-I ing is known as to how the Americans, ! Syrians, Jews and Armenians are faring far-ing in As i.i .Minor. The Turkish government may be fighting for the existence of the empire, em-pire, but that fact does not excuse breaches of international law or disre gard of the common courtesies due the neutral nations. Neither does it tend to soften the indignation of Christians all over the world who have been un- able to prevent the horrible crimes committed by the Turks in Asia Minor, the full storv of which remains to be told. on |