Les Massacres Commis Par Les Armeniens

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General Mayewski who served as Russia’s Consul General at

Bitlis and at Van, reports as follows in a report of 1912:

"Armenian revolutionaries created such a suspicion between

Armenians and the local people in 1895 and 1896 that it became

impossible to carry out any reforms in this area. Armenian

clergymen were not busy with religious education at all. They

endeavoured instead to disseminate nationalistic ideas. Such ideas

were developed within the walls of the mysterious monasteries and

enmity of christians towards muslims replaced religious duties. The

reason of the rebellions taking place in many provinces of Anatolia

in the years 1895 and 1896 was neither the poverty of Armenian

villagers nor the supposed oppression on them. For these villagers

were richer and more prosperous than their neighbours. Three

causes may be mentioned for the Armenian uprisings:1) their development in political

matters; 2) the development of

the ideas of nationalism, liberation

and independence in the

Armenian public opinion and

3) support provided by western

governments to such ideas and the effort of clergymen to disseminate

them." (32)

The British Vice-consul at Van, Mr. Williams, points out in his

report dated March 4, 1896 that

" Tashnaks and Hinchaks incited people in an excessive and wild

manner and paralysed all the effort and activities undertaken to

implement the reforms and that Armenian revolutionaries were

responsible for whatever happened in Anatolia." (33)

The British Consul General at Adana, Mr. Doughty Wily, says in his

report dated 1909 that

"Armenians have been striving to secure the intervention of

foreign powers." (34)

General Mayewski states in another Report of his dated 1912 that

"The Tashnak militants have been trying to pave the way for

Russian intervention by inciting troubles between Armenians and

muslims."

revolutionaries were

responsible for whatever

happened in Anatolia.