New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND AND TURKEY.

ENGLAND AND TURKEY.
DEBATE IN PARLLAMENT-sPEECHEs BY MR.. GLAD
STONE, MR. CLAIBORNE HARDY, AND MR.. CHAP
LN-THE GOVERNMENT Avows NEUTRALITY.
LONDON, Friday, Feb. Is, 1877
| Mr.. Gladstone on questioning the Govern
to-day treaties cited the dispatch Of Lord
Derby TO Sir Henry Elliott, dated Sept s. 1876, in which
the former declared English sympathy was COM
pletely aeuatcd from Turkey by the atrocities COM
| mitted and Her Ms0esty's Government even In the
event of Russirn attack, would lind 1t practically
| impossible to protect Turkey. War between
| Russia and Turkey would thus place England
| in a hunllating position, 1t would bring her
spmpahies into direct opposition TO her treaty engage
ments MI Gladstone argued that Englands treaty en-
gagements did not bind her to support Turkey In any
circumstances He particularly urged that the garan-
teeng completely freed from their obga-
Turkey part had not fulfilled the expecfa-
tons which she held out at the time the treaty
was signed. He wished TO know whether the Govern
ment now considered themselves absoved from the obi
cations which Lord Derby had asserted were binding
| upon them in his September dispatch.
Mr.. Claiborne Hardy after replying that the Govern
ment did not consider themselves free from the obga
tons Of the treaties 1856 and 1871 he sur
prsed that Mr.. Gladstone had not complained OF mis-
government Turkey when the treaty Of Paris was re-
vsed in 1871 and he had right to say the present
Cabinet ought fulfill obligations which his Cabinet ne
elected in 1871 Mr. Hardy demonstrated that none OF
|
act without consulting the Others. He wanted to know
whether the conduct of party to the treaty toward
its own subjects was sufficient for excluding 1t
from European advantages and for excluding Europe
from advantages OF the treaty III this answered
in the Affirmative Turkey entitled 10 be freed from
her engagements. As the question whether England
was bound under the treaty TO 90 to war
for Turkey, he would say, no. The basis OF
dcnce OF the Ottoman Empire. Having with ths
other Powers adhered TO that principle at The Conference
we bound support III the sense In which those
words employed IL would be entTely unjustlh1ble
action draw the sword to cOnstrain Turkey III ought
to make blnSh with shame, FOR we should thereby
violate promises and treaties. Mr.. Hardy refused 10
enter INTO any engagement relative 10 the future lie
hoped that the moral OF England ana the otter
Powers would not be without result. England was not
Obliged to make war; but she was Obliged to maintain
treaties
An animated debate followed.
Mr. Chaplin Conservative declared that Mr. Gladstone
as an honorable man, should withdraw his charges
against test their truth by definite
motion.
Mr. Gladstone complained bitterly Of having. for the
first time his life, been accused OF dissemination 10
meet his opponents fairly, but lie declined 10 reveal his
plans. ~ ~, ~. A., ,u,,,o.
urged opposition bound either to challenge
the Governments conduct or admit that their charges
had been made in ignorance.
The Marquis Of Harrington without absolutely prOins
ing introduce such motion, would not admit Ihat the
Liberal accusations made under false impression
II they reflaned from challenging the Governments
policy, because that policy had undergone II
The debate on the subject adjourned until Friday