Turks Christians (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Turks Christians I do not blame the English people for this apathy, for, during the past twenty years they have been kept in the dark as to the true position of their fellow-Christians in Turkey. In the early part of 1860, Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, addressed a circular to the Great Powers of Europe, pointing out the continuance of that injustice, of which the Christians in Turkey had so long complained, and which the Porte had, at various periods, for upwards of thirty years, promised should be removed. Upon the receipt of this circular, the English Government instructed Sir Henry Bulwer, Ambassador at Constantinople, to draw up a list of questions to be sent to our Consuls throughout Turkey. No persons could, from their position, better speak on such a subject. From their answers, honestly, faithfully, and intelligently given, we might have had a luminous survey of the Turkish Empire. Before sending in their answers, however, they were reminded that their very bread depended on the will of His Excellency, for Sir Henry Bulwer wrote to the Consuls as follows: - "Her Majesty´s Government wishes, as you well know, to maintain the Ottoman Empire.... I assure you that your conduct at this crisis will be duly watched by me, and my opinion respecting it, whether favourable or the reverse, communicated to Her Majesty´s Government." By means such as these - the systematic suppression of information - the requiring our Consuls to make one sided, partial, and coloured statements - have the sympathies of the public of this country been diverted from the sufferings of the Christians in Turkey. One object of "The League In Aid Of The Christians Of Turkey" is to tell the people of England the truth relative to the oppression and cruelties perpetrated by the Turks towards our fellow-Christians, and when, by meetings such as this held in other important towns, the English people shall know the facts, I feel assured they will, in an unmistakeable manner, evince their sympathies for men who are now endeavouring to free themselves from the tyranny they have so long endured. Gentlemen, with the political question we have nothing to do. The personal interests of Austria or of Russia are foreign to us, and the fate of Turkey itself has no longer any special interest for Englishmen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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