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Armenia, a Martyr Nation; A Historical Sketch of the Armenian People from Traditional Times to the Present Tragic Days

Mugurdich Chojhauji Gabrielian

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... the massacre of 1895-6 "tt te must beg the reader of the following vv statements to remember that the Armenian massacres, in which 100,000 innocent people have perished, were directed against a peaceful and defenceless nation.--J. Lepsius." While the investigating commission was carrying on its work in the usual Turkish fashion, the British, French, and Russian governments drew out a scheme of reforms for Armenia and submitted it to the Porte through their ambassadors at Constantinople on May 11, 1895. According to the press despatches the brief outline of this scheme contained the following points: 1. The appointment of a High Commissioner who is to be a Christian. 2. The governors and vice-governors of Van, Erzroum, Sivas, Bitlis, Kharput, and Trebizond be Christians or Mohammedans according to the inclination of the population; but either the governor or the vice-governor to be a Christian, and the appointments are to be confirmed by the Powers. 3. General amnesty for, and release of, all political prisoners. 4. The appointment of a Commission to sit at Constantinople, charged with the application of the reforms and working in concert with the High Commissioner. 5. Complete changes will be made in judicial system--tortures will be abolished. 6. The prisoners will be under surveillance. 7. The police will be composed of Christians and Turks equally. 8. The local and not State officials are to collect the taxes and enough money is to be retained, before it is forwarded to Constantinople, to pay the expenses of the local administration. 9. The inhabitants of Sassoun shall be paid the amount of their losses. 10. The Kurds shall be disarmed. 11. The laws against compulsory conversions to Islam will be strictly enforced. Supposing that the...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Armenia, a Martyr Nation; A Historical Sketch of the Armenian People from Traditional Times to the Present Tragic Days. To get started finding Armenia, a Martyr Nation; A Historical Sketch of the Armenian People from Traditional Times to the Present Tragic Days, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... the massacre of 1895-6 "tt te must beg the reader of the following vv statements to remember that the Armenian massacres, in which 100,000 innocent people have perished, were directed against a peaceful and defenceless nation.--J. Lepsius." While the investigating commission was carrying on its work in the usual Turkish fashion, the British, French, and Russian governments drew out a scheme of reforms for Armenia and submitted it to the Porte through their ambassadors at Constantinople on May 11, 1895. According to the press despatches the brief outline of this scheme contained the following points: 1. The appointment of a High Commissioner who is to be a Christian. 2. The governors and vice-governors of Van, Erzroum, Sivas, Bitlis, Kharput, and Trebizond be Christians or Mohammedans according to the inclination of the population; but either the governor or the vice-governor to be a Christian, and the appointments are to be confirmed by the Powers. 3. General amnesty for, and release of, all political prisoners. 4. The appointment of a Commission to sit at Constantinople, charged with the application of the reforms and working in concert with the High Commissioner. 5. Complete changes will be made in judicial system--tortures will be abolished. 6. The prisoners will be under surveillance. 7. The police will be composed of Christians and Turks equally. 8. The local and not State officials are to collect the taxes and enough money is to be retained, before it is forwarded to Constantinople, to pay the expenses of the local administration. 9. The inhabitants of Sassoun shall be paid the amount of their losses. 10. The Kurds shall be disarmed. 11. The laws against compulsory conversions to Islam will be strictly enforced. Supposing that the...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Armenia, a Martyr Nation; A Historical Sketch of the Armenian People from Traditional Times to the Present Tragic Days. To get started finding Armenia, a Martyr Nation; A Historical Sketch of the Armenian People from Traditional Times to the Present Tragic Days, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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