The reported diabolical actions of the Turkish soldiery in Armenia,

THE “ UN SPEAKABLE TURK.”

the bloodshed and atrocious s rapine reported by the cur rent cablegrams, seem to con firm the idea of the hope

lessness of improving- the condition and conduct of the “ unspeakable Turk/' Utterly regardless of treaty stipula tions, Turkish soldiers have repeatedly, since 1878, been guilty of atrocities on the Christians of Armenia, destroying life and property lifter the fashion denounced by Mr Gladstone, when Europe was shocked by the Bulgarian butcheries in 1876, when twelve thousand Christian men, women and children were cruelly slain by the Moslems, aided by the Bashi Bazouks and other irregular troops. Those acquainted with recent history will remember that during the sitting of the Congress of Berlin, in 1878 (when Disraeli’s “ Peace with Honour” Treaty was negotiated), Great Britain entered into a secret com pact with the Sultan by which Turkey was guaranteed the preservation of the in tegrity of her Asiatic possessions, provided that Turkey effected reforms in the ad ministration of these districts, and on con dition that she protected the Armenians from the semi-barbarous Kurds and Cir cassians. These provisions and conditions have, history tells us, been utterly disre garded by Turkey, by whom this compact has been and still is violated and set at nought. So recently as 1882 the Kurdish chief, a vassal of Turkey, invaded Armenia aud destroyed life and property over wide districts of the country, committing bar baric ravages by fire and sword and rapine. And now the civilised world is again shocked by this new outrage, which seems to be on the base level of the bloody story of Bulgaria some twenty years ago. On the horrible and heartrending particulars we do not enlarge; but they are such that should inflame every civilised country, especially those who profess to follow Christian teaching. Whatever may be said of Russia’s greed for territory, no one can deny that her rule over Turkistan has quelled the turbulence of the robber khanates, has advanced civilisation and given protection to the peoples who had previously been the victims of their re curring raids. In the early part of the century the Armenians benefited by Russian protection. 