The morning call., 1894-12-30
SCORE THE TURKS.
Ringing Words of Mr..
Gladstone
ON 0UTRAGES IN ARMENIA.
Time for Civilization to Call
Down the Sultan.
Y oUTRAGES IN ARMENIA.
HUMANITY SHOULD BE SUPREME.
An Address Before the Anglo
Armenian Association That
Caused Tears to Fall.

CHESTER, England, Dec. 29.-The An
glo-Armenian Association and delegates
from several Armenian communities
abroad held conference here to-day.
Francis Seymour Stevenson, member of
Parliament, was president.
Resolutions were passed thanking the
press and pulpit for the part they had
taken in bringing to public notice the
Turkish atrocities in Armenia. and saying
that under no circumstances could the
Porte's promises of reform be accepted
unless the Governor-General of Turkish
Armenia was appointed with the sanction
of the signers of the Berlin treaty.
A deputation from the meeting then pro-
ceeded TO Hawarden, where its members
were received by Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone
in Hswarden church.
The deputation first presented the Rev.
Stephen Gladstone, son of Mr.. Gladstone
and rector of Hawarden, with beauti-
fully chased gilt chalice. to be used in the
church in memory of Mr.. Gladstone's SYM
patty with and assistance rendered the
Armenians.
After Rev. Mr.. Gladstone had &C.
cepted the chalice the party proceeded to
the yestry of the church, where Mr.. Glad
stone spoke for about twenty minutes
with great emotion. After the presenta-
ton Mr.. Gladstone, addressing the depu-
tation, said in substance:
at is not indifference which has thus
far led me to do nothing In regard to the
affairs reported from Armenia. Rumors
have gone abroad of horrible and indie
scribable outrages in Armenia, and the i'm
pulse of every man has been to give vent
to burst of strong feeling. But / am
convinced that in a grave case of this kind
every nation is most appropriately repre-.
sented by its Government, and it is their
duty not to assume that all allegations are
true, but 70 wait for the result of the ex-
animation and see whether they are based
upon ascertained facts.
"The intelligence which has reached me
tends toward a con Inclusion which, however,
/ hope may not be verified, and that is that
the outTages, sins and abeminations Of
1876 in Bulgaria have been repeated in
Armenia. Ii this is correct. il is time that
one general shout Of execratiou, directed
against such deeds of wickedness should
rise from outraged humanity and force it.
self to the ears Of the Sultan and make
him sensible, if anything could make him
sensible. of the madness of such course.
''If the reports are esta blished it will
more than ever stand before the world
that there is no lesson, however severe,
that could teach certain people the
necessity Of observing, TO some degree, the
laws Of decency. humanity and justice.
at the allegations are true it will stand
as if written in letters of iron on tie rocks
of the world. that Government which
could countenance and cover the perpetra-
ton of these outrages is a disgrace to Mo-
manned, whom the Turks profess to fol-
low; disgrace to civilization at large aid
a curse to mankind.
'This is strong language. and ought to
be used when the facts are known. How
ever. 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 dwindled, and as long
as l have a voice hope it will be raised
up on such occasions in behalf of hu.
manity."
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Gladstone's
remarks many of his hearers were In tears.
After peal of bells had been rung from
the belfry Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone drove
to Hawarden castle, to which place the
deputation was soon afterward escorted
by Mr.. Gladstone's sons.