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The Armenian Crisis in Turkey: The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance, With a Consideration of Some of the Factors Which Enter Into the Solution of This Phase of the Eastern QuestionGreene, Frederick Davis

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The Armenian Crisis in Turkey: The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance, With a Consideration of Some of the Factors Which Enter Into the Solution of This Phase of the Eastern Question

Name: The Armenian Crisis in Turkey: The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance, With a Consideration of Some of the Factors Which Enter Into the Solution of This Phase of the Eastern Question
Author: Greene, Frederick Davis

Greene, Frederick Davis

Armenian massacres, 1894-1896; Armenian question

The Demands of his Office as Sultan-Calif.—Justice to
          Christian and Moslem both Impossible.—Status of
          non-Mohammedans.—The Palace and the Porte.—A House
          Divided against Itself.

    VII.— PREVIOUS ACTS OF THE TURKISH TRAGEDY                        95

          The Massacres of Greeks, 1822; Nestorians, 1850; Syrians,
          1860; Cretans, 1867; Bulgarians, 1876; Yezidis, 1892;
          Armenians, 1894.

   VIII.— ISLAM AS A FACTOR OF THE PROBLEM                           110

          A Politico-Religious System.—Indissoluble and Incapable
          of Modification.—The Military, Civil, and Legal Rights of
          non-Mohammedans.—Freeman’s Conclusion.

     IX.— GLADSTONE ON THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE AND ON TURKISH MISRULE  121

      X.— WHO ARE THE ARMENIANS?                                     131

          Their Origin, History, Church, Language, Literature, and
          General Characteristics.

     XI.— AMERICANS IN TURKEY, THEIR WORK AND INFLUENCE              147

          Their Attitude and Recognized Position.—Statistics of the
          Direct Results of their Efforts.—Their Indirect Influence
          on All Classes.—The Present Threatening Attitude of the
          Turkish Government.

 Appendix A.—A BIT OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY                             157

          B.—ESTABLISHMENT OF U. S. CONSULATES IN EASTERN TURKEY     163

          C.—DR. CYRUS HAMLIN’S EXPLANATION                          167

          D.—THE CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS                             169

          E.—BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SUBJECT                             171

          GENERAL INDEX                                              175

                         LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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 KURDISH SHEIKHS                                        _Frontispiece_

 FAC-SIMILE OF SIGNATURES                                      2 and 4

 VICTIMS OF TURKISH TAXATION                                        10

 REVIEW OF KURDISH CAVALRY                                          19

 NAREG: ANCIENT CHURCH AND MODERN HOVELS                            29

 ARMENIAN GIRLS OF VAN                                              39

 A KURD OF THE OLD TYPE                                             47

 RUINED KURDISH CASTLE AT KHOSHAB                                   50

 MINAS TCHÉRAZ                                                      80

 ZEIBEK “IRREGULAR”                                                 83

 TURKISH SOLDIER, “REGULAR”                                         85

 H. I. M. SULTAN ABD-UL-HAMID KHAN                                  91

 HIGHWAY IN ARMENIA                                                105

 ARMENIAN REBELS WHO WOULD NOT PAY TAXES                           120

 KURDISH HAMIDIÉH SOLDIERS, EXECUTING THE “SWORD DANCE”            127

 ANCIENT ARMENIAN TOMBSTONE                                        135

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The Armenian Crisis in Turkey: The Massacre of 1894, Its Antecedents and Significance, With a Consideration of Some of the Factors Which Enter Into the Solution of This Phase of the Eastern Question

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