 To determine the position of Armenians all forms of Armenian national movement put into trial.The entire Armenian intelligentsia, including writers, physicians, lawyers, bankers, and even merchants" on trial.When the tribune finished its work, 64 charges were dropped and the rest were either imprisoned or exiled for varying periods

Beginning at the end of July and ending on August 2, 1914, the Armenian congress at Erzurum was a watershed event between the Ottoman government (Committee of Union and Progress) and Ottoman Armenian citizens.