Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-07
English Armenian i.
ing Held.
RESOLUTIONS Pass
EngIishmen Are ouispok., /, \
Sympathy for the Dowa,r,,,.]
Armenian Martyr.


The town hall was pacs,s H w
pie today,the audience lnelsaasN
bers of Armenians in ANTI.
hearing the speech OF NJ
upon the Armenian ques,ia,s IA
those present were thu NM a
pom and Messrs. d. r. cH;,
Robert It. Pain of the Anrs,a,ao';
society. The audience foss y.
ciferous cheering when N, "
Gladstone, the Duke OF w.
the bishop of Chester ana ~
OF Chester entered the ha,,
tinguished visitors were 49, u,
seats on the platform and tss !.
did not subsidel until ~
Westminster, the Chairman \,
Ing rose to speak. The Duke ~.
opening remarks, read NY
the Marquis of Salisbury s
premier, notifying the DuL.
sum of one thousand po,,na. y
had been subscribed for IN
the Armenlans, had been forv'J
the British ambassador al 49,,
ople, Sir Phillip H. W. Curl -
been given full discretion =.
manner in which the money ",
distributed. ~
After the usual prelimlnart, !
a meeting had been cons,rs,s
Gladstone rose, amid an onll-.
enthusiasm, and addressing n
ence, said that the Armenia y
was not party matter hor a "
affair. Continuing. he said AZ
present situation In Armenia 4,
from intolerable bad goyernm,r,
haps the worst on the faes :
world. (Applause).
Mr.. Gladstone then read ~
to the effect that This mss,I,. l.
presses Its conviction that her ~
government win have tie cota. 4
port of the entire nation wiisss u
tinction of party In any me,i,
may adopt to secure for the Az.
such reforms In the adminI,i,,i- =
the province as TO provide =,
guarantee OF life. honor. relIrr =
property, and no reforms can x /,
ed without the continuous cossl
the European powers. MI. 0ht
said that the request was 4 ma
one, and expressed not only II
sentiments, but those Of thu
Atlantic brethren. who felt EVA l.
strongly than did those presss
An impassionate inquiry ma,
the session massacre, showed N
power Of language did not MI
describe the statements whIl
the blood run cold Qoud appllun
inquiry. he said, had verified 1
sickening details, not only OF I'm;
but OF American testimony, vkn
but of American testimony, wiA
doubtless entitled to creden1
Americans politically and no 1.
In the Levant. This tesiInonl
Mr.. Gladstone. with great tns1|
summed up into four WORT
"Plunder. murder, rape, toftn
But, added Mr.. Gladstone II
and murder were the comph.
mild side OF the work Of the N
and torturer.
This is not the work Of .,
gerous classes" continued NJ
stone, but OF the governnieni (
stantinople and its agents a..
Is not one OF their deeds Tor VIZ.
government is not responsible
Kurds, troops, police and tai ID
entered into deadly compstlths
what should prove the most a
this terrible, internal work
and continued applause. ~
But guiltier than they are, N
officers of the government, u
true that the action OF the Tahi
reprisals upon the Armenian
bellion. on the contrary The j.
government dlsarmed the An s
and then turned GU tupon themt
barlans and Williams, masquiis
the sultan's cavalry. IL tbs ~
slightest foundation for hops Il q
government, the Constaniln0pkn \
tiles would have been eager 70 K
and punish the perpetratnu
outrages, but the government
the allegations made against
denlals and falsehoods, wtif1
millar to the Turks.
The treaty OF 1873 bound M
TO carry out the reforms ~
England the power to redress
He has made three propos'1n
our demands be modified, by Y
not accept Turkish authenp
must appreciate the word g
that is a word that is harip \
ated in Constantinople. n c
Mr.. Gladstone said: I'VE az
as to what Is due our honor v
interpose to demand no ~,
what is just, but we must ~.
much as Is necessary ana
this be accomplished. whelhn
with resistance or not, uHfa IL
thusiastic applause. .,
The resolution read by 20
stane was then adopted,