The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10

prospect that nation could desire-pros-
perity peace, justice and safety 20 life
and property. But will they Doe carried Out2
II the sultan can be persuaded 90 give
Justice 90 the Armenians 10 viii not signi-
~ what the exact nature Of the under
taking may be lr he VIII not heartily re-
solve TO do justice TO them the most in
genlOus constitution that can be framed
viii not avail 10 protect or as
sst the Armenians. only through the
sultan can any real, permanent blessings
be conferred on his subjects What II the
sultan is not persuaded l am bound TO
say that the news reaching us from Con-
ness in that respect. You VIII readily TN
derstand that / can only speak briefly
on such a matter. II would be dangerous
70 express the opinions that are on my
lips lest they inture the cause Of peace
and good order. which. above all things,
/ have at heart. But supposing the sui
tan will not give these reforms. what is
TO follow? The first answer that / should
give is that above all treaties, all combi-
nations OF the powers, in the nature Of
things, Is providence. God, II YOU please
to put il so, has determined that
persistent and constant misgovernment
must lead the government which follows
Il TO its doom, and while ] readily admit
that il Is quite possible that the sultan.
II he likes. can govern with justice and
can be persuaded, he is not exempt any
more than any other pOtentate from the
law that injustice will bring the highest
one on earth to ruin.
1T is not only the necessary action OF
may rely. There is the authority Of the
great powers. Turkey Is In the remarSa-
Bile position that she has now stood for
half a century mainly because the pow
ers resolved that for the peace of Chris
tendon 10 was necessary that she should
stand. The danger is that II the otto
man empire falls 10 will not be merely
a danger that would threaten It's terri
tory. II would be the danger that the
fire there would spread to other nations
Involving all that is most powerful and
civilized in E.IFDnn IN dangerous
flict."
Lord Salisbury deprecated indulglng in
the Illusion that some single power would
escape the treaty and try TO settle the
question in its own manner He believed
that the powers were never more dis
posed than now to stand together By the
European system they had themselves de-
vised Danger existed that the sultan
should imagine that under pressure of
necessity the adhesion Of the powers was
such that no abuses In the Ottoman em-
plre would ever receive punishment. That
was a great delusion. Lord Salisbury de-
clared that he believed that the powers
were thoroughly resolved to cooperate
In Vcrything concerning Turkey. How
they would act was not for him to proph-
esy. He did not know what contingencies
might arise, but no man would
them TO arise. They might become weary
OF the cry of suffering that goes up In
their ears and find other substitutes for
that which does not fulhll the hopes en-
tertained forty years ago. There was,
therefore, nothing in the concert Of the
powers to console those who would per-
petrate misgovernment or 10 silence the
voice OF those who would impress on the
Ottoman rulers as the one burning neces-
sity for the hour that they give the COM
mon blessing OF good government to
those under them. (cheers)"
In conclusion. Lord Salisbury said:
throughout the negotiations nothing
was Impressed more strongly upon my
mind than the disposition OF the powers
to act together. and their profound sense
Of The appalling danger any separation OF
their action might produce. Those
to be restless, have WED with the others
in their anxiety to conduct the difficulty
to a favorable issue. and have conducted
themselves In manner that should bet
ter bring all the powers into line, moved
by the common ambition and noble aim
of preserving the peace Of Chrlstendom.
This is a very cheering symptom. l hope
Ii may be the foundation Of a system OF
action that will last for many years to
come, and that in this sense Of necessary
cooperation, imposed by the dangers
and exigencies OF our time. we shall find
a solution of some of the formidable
problems that oppress us and shall, in due
time, be able TO put a stop to that con-
diton Of armed peace which presses now
on the industries of the world"
Upon the conclusion Of his speech the
prime minister was greeted with loud
and prolonged cheering. Lord Halsbury,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the lord chief
Justice, and others also spoke.