Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-31
Comment on His Remarks on the
Armenian 0utrages.
TIRE PEACE OF EUROPE Is INVOLVED
"Muzzling" the Ex-Premier Sug-
gested by One Paper.
CALLED A MISCHIEF MAKER

LONDON, December 31.-In an article
headed Should Gladstone Be Muzzled?"
the Pail Mall Gazette regrets Mr.. Glad
stones speech at Hawarden on Saturday
last to the Armenian Associations deputa-
ton, and says:
1.-The question does not affect a handful
OF Armenians only, but 1t easily involves
the peace OF Europe The foreign powers
do not understand MIR. Gladstone as We do.
They sec In him still-possible premier,
and hts unbr!dled words will infinitely in
crease the difficulties"
The st. James Gazette refers in q similar
vein to Mr.. Gladstone's utterances and
calls him "a grand old mischief-maker."
In leader this morning the Times says:
"Mr. Gladstone's retirement from public
life is final, but 1t would be well for Turkey
to reflect in her own interest that in the
Armenian matter MIR. Gladstone. with little
personal effort and no personal ambition
whatever. might play the part Of blind
old Dandolo. He has the whole British
public opinion behind him. and II the Porte
detled European opinion his opinion would
be capable OF producing all, perhaps more
than all. the effect he contemplates as
merely contingent"
The Times remarks were called forth by
the speech made Saturday by Mr.. Glad
stone to deputation from a meeting of
the AnglO-Armenian Association and other
Armenian organizations. who waited on
the ex-prime minister at Hawarden.
After pointing out that 1t was not in
difference that had led him to do nothing
IN regard to the Armenian outrages, and
that the powers should do nothing until
the allegations were proved, Mr.. Gladstone
said:
IF the reports are established 1t will
more than ever stand before the world
IN to
that can teach certain people the necessity
OF observing to some degree the laws of
decency, humanity and Justice.
IF the allegations are true. 1t will stand
as II written in letters of iron on the rec
ordS OF the world that a government which
could countenance and cover the perpetra-
ton of these outrages Is a disgrace to
44ahoInet, whom the Turks profess to fol-
low, a disgrace to civiliza ton at large and
O curse to mankind.
This Is strong language and strong Ian
guage ought to be used when the facts are
strong.
However. we should keep our Judgments
In suspense until the truth is known. but,
as the evidence grows and the case dark
ems, my hopes have dwirdled and as long
as l have voice | hope it Will be raised
upon such occasions in behalf of humanity"
The Rebellion in Corcn.
YOKOHAMA, December 31.-It Is re-
ported that the Tonghaks Crebels) Of the
Corean province of Chollado have founded
new Kingdom, named kainan. 1t Is add
ed that member of the Ming family has
been enthroned as king.
Minister ThurstOn Returning.
QUEENSTOWN,D December 31.-Mr. Lorin
A. Thurston. Hawaiian minister to the
United States, is passenger on board the
steamship Aurania, which sailed hence
for New York yesterday.
Gales In Southern Spain.
BILBOA. Spain. December 31.-A heavy
gale has prevailed over the southern part
of Spain for the past two days. interrupt
ing telegrd phic communlca tons. On the
coast heavy seas have been running and
numbers of vessels have been seeking
shelter in port from the violence Of the
storm.
Great Oil Refinery Burned.
BERLIN, December 31.-Rychlovslu and
Sayet's great petroleum refinery at Batoum
on the Black sea has been burned. The
loss is enormous.