The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
SCIlITARS RED WITH BLOOD
The Massacre Of ATmeRianS TO Go On
While The Porte Fools Europe.

bABdlAon INTO the ALHOCllles-Ane Lon
don Speaker, However, Takes No
stock in the Porte's Promises-The
Queen Emphasizes the Entente with
Russia by Proposing a Toast to the
Gear and Czarina-rhe Fight on the
House Of Lords.
London, Dec. 1.-Rustem Pasha, the
Turkish ambassador to Great Britain, had
a long interview last evening with the
Earl Of Kimberly, secretary Of state for
foreign affairs, in which, it is understood.
he gave Lord Kimberly such detailed
statement of the intention of the porte to
make an honest investigation in regard to
the Armenian atrocities as satisfied the
foreign secretary that the matter would
be thoroughly sifted. Sir Philip Currie.
the British ambassador to Turkey, has
also cabled to the foreign Office a state
ment giving reasons which lead him to
suppose that the commission appointed to
Investigate the matter intend to make an
unbiased report. This semi-official in
formation conveys what the government
wish the public to believe but withholds
NAtD N@NeANA Il AAtl ANbuAhAiiE iIt lUEAh0u OF
affairs. which is that the porte is acting
under an explicit warning from England
that article 81 Of the Berlin treaty, which
guarantees the security OF the Armenians,
will be enforced through the Intervention
of the powers unless the result Of the COM
missions labors shall be absolutely sat
isfactory and the reforms promised in
Armenia be effected without delay
The Speaker. in an article on the sub
jects, predicts the failure of the Porte
to meet England's demands and forecasts
Anglo-Russian Intervention In Armenia
as the inevitable outcome of the present
condition of affairs. The paper says that
the porte, after a long delay, will produce
a plan for illusory reforms, and that in
the meantime the process of eXtirpation
of the Armenians will proceed unchecked,
and adds. THE government ought to
recognize that the time for words is
past"
The first fruits Of the proposed Anglo
Russian entente, the Speaker continues,
may be Russian occupation Of Armenia.
as no power but Russia can reach the
scene of action without raising the ques-
tion Of opening the Dardanelles and the
complex negotiations connected there
with; and as a precedent for such action
NAAN paper HhOttH AlG bEiiiAn occupation
OF Egypt. This important utterance of
a government organ is accompanied by
an authoritative communication from
Constantinople declaring that after the
Armenians had repulsed the Kurds,
large force of Turkish regulars, with
Kurdish and Hammdic cavalry acting
under orders direct from the Turkish capi-
tai, destroyed % Armenian villages and
massacred some 1900 men, women and
children. There is nothing, adds the cor
respondent, exceptional In this massacre
but its proportions. The same thing on a
small scale, is going on throughout the
large districts where Christians, Nesto-
rians and Armenians are being extor-
minated.
With reference to Egypt the article
points out the probable extension of the
Anglo-Russian entente. If Russia shall
occupy Armenia as the representative Of
England, under the Anglo-Turksh con-
vention in which Armenian reforms were
further guaranteed, the French policy in
Egypt will receive decisive check
An incident occurred at the banquet
given at Windsor in honor of the marriage
of the czar and Princess Alix of Hesse-
Darmstadt, which is the talk of the dip
lOmatic circles. The guests present at the
banquet were surprised to see the queen
proposing a toast to the newly welded
couple. Rising from her chair, contrary
to her usual custom, her majesty, turn
ing to the members Of the Russian en-
bassy, said: II drink to the health of the
Emperor and Empress of Russia, my dear
grandchildren" The queen spoke with
unwonted vivacity.
The Prince of Wales will leave ST.
Petersburg tomorrow. He will proceed
direct to Berlin, where he will make a
two days stay. The supposed purpose
of his visit to the German capital is to
explain family-politico affairs, to which he
desires to reconcile Emperor William.
The prince is timed to reach London on
Friday night. He will proceed to Windsor
on Saturday and report to the queen the
position of affairs, and on Monday will re-
turn to London. Queen Victoria, who has
always had a strong hand for foreign
diplomacy, is now personally interfering
more than she has done for many years.
The minority of the cabinet, which Vas
in favor of giving to the resolution limit
ing the power of the house of lords prece-
dence over other measures at the coming
session of parliament, has accepted the
decision of the majority and will now ia
vor long legislative programme, winding
up with the resolution on the question of
dissolution. The reports that another cabi-
net rupture is eminent are inventions of
the conservative party. Though the radi-
Gals urge that the house of lords ques-
tion be at once dealt with, they will shrink
from causing a split in the party or move
Tor delay OF a rev fnDNL0St Tor IL IS now
known that IL is the design of the cabinet
to challenge the upper house upon the
first rejection by it of any bill that shall
be passed by the house of commons.
Parliament will reassemble the first
week in February
The new Russian loan Of els, 100000 viii
be financed In London, not in Paris. 1t
will be offered in the leading European
capitals at 3l2 per cent The French gov
ernment projects a loan of 600. to be
issued in the spring al 2l5 per cent The
London market is very largely interested
in the prospective borrowing of China
under the Indemnity TO Japan. According
to the Statist, 600 000, 900 might be borrowed
by proIonging the existing loans and mort
gaging the free customs revenues. The
proceeds of a loan paid in silver would
send up the price Of that metal consider
ably, unless Japan following the example
of Germany after her defeat of France,
should adopt a gold standard.
Yachting men in this country credit
Lord Dunraven and Designer Watson
with a determination to produce a boat
best adapted to win in American waters.