The sun., 1895-05-26


raised an undianiHed disturbance at the Man
sion House banquet on Wednesday night, whom
he was the guest of the Lord Mayor. together
with 200 or more merchants and bankers of the
city Of London. The company included good
many bmetellists, and controversial currency
questions ought 10 have been avoided BY the
speakors Sir William Harcourt, however, was
unable TO resist the temptation to lecture, which
often seizes him on such occasions He talked
pompously of the determination Of the Govern
msnt, in these times Of commercial depression,
to rely upon tho principles of finance and cur
rency which have prevailed in this country for
tho last fifty years and to abide by the fiscal
principles which have made this United King
DOM" The gold mon cheered, but not very
heartily, for the flushed faces of their bimetel-
list friends and their vigorous coughing showed
that there was danger in the fun, and the Chan
cellor. fortunately, took warning and turned to
another theme
The feeling on this currency question n really
growing strong in London, and the.bime tallists
are quite justified In asserting that this state of
things and the appointment of a gold league by
tho monom etallists are proofs of the progress of
their propaganda. Whether It will continue
TO move at the present rate Is another
question. The probability seems to point tho
other way, but that there has been prog
Iebo lkU0ly CannOG DO dGnle0. On last
Wednesday evening. for instance, there was
gathering at London institution which would
scarcely have been possible year or two ago.
Tho audience was composed almost exclusively
Of grave, reverend city men, bankers, mer-
chants and tho like, attracted BY tho prospect of
q SGT debate ON bimetallism. Tho Right Hon,
Leonard Courtney presided. and tho speakers
included some of the best-known authori.
ties on currency matters, such a Sir
David Barbour, formerly Finance Min
ister Of India; H. r, Grenfell ex
Governor Of the Bank of England; Sir Samuel
Montaru and Bankers Currie. Triton. and
Hoare. It was mentioned at this meeting that
the German Emperor had tust purobased.
through his London agent. from tho Bimetall,o
League, copies of recent speeches on the chr.
renov oueation delivered nv m. Rivh,
Hon. Arthur Balfour And Archb,sbon waisb.
Evidently the Kaiser ia atudvino the ouestion
and Il NAV be conf,dentlv nred,cted thot h. Iii
soon mako mn his imnerial mind IN. voy nv tb.
other and then announce IN tho vo,ld What 4.
true and what ia fal.e in thi, which b..
be,n apitatine hi. own GERMAN par,,ar.nt .so
greatly. The gold men are already di,countine
the possible effects of the Emneror,a convar,,on
70 the double standnrd by .ncoe,tinv that b,s
mind IA iust the aort of n .nn.raoial mind to bo
enamored of b,rn.tallism
Monometallists hero ara rre,t,v .,,t.d nv
eablsr,m. nnrnortino to .m.n.ts from r.nn,
table sources In New York. according IN which
bimetallism ia having a prettv had tim. IN
America lust now. We will follow the Am.ri.
cana, noble lead- thew ara saving IN .fYect and
XIII the thing nov. once and forever. Tho Gold
Defenoe League. reeentlv estab,,shed IN Ion.
don. therefore has been followed Inv th. forn.-
sion Of a Parliamentary committees for tb,
maintenance of thu oold stand.rd ~ and IN.
copnposed exo,usively Of Tory ana IdberaI
UnIonist members whose action IN lik elv 10 am.
bsrrasa Tory leaders Ike Meaars. Ralfopr ana
Chaplin. who are enthusiastio bimetalli,ts.
The uniyersal horror caused by the virtually
completo confirmation Of the Kurdish atrooit1es
In Armenia has wholly obscured the fact that
the sultan has other Christian subjects who
have NOT bsen harriod and tortured and that IN
some respects his Majesty compares ysry favor
ably with tho Ozar of Russia, who has Joined
with great heartinsss in the general outcry a.
though, In matters religious, he were tho most
benign of rulers. The Evangelical Alliance has
agents scattered all over the Turkish empiro
and local Secretary, who has lived at
peace with all mon In Constantinople for
forty years. Mr.. Arnold, General Secretary
of tho Alliance, believes in giving tho
devil his due. OF all the numerous
Protestant clerRymen in Armenia. he says not
one has been interfered with during the recent
troublous times, presumably because they keep
clear of politics. The Alliance has always found
the Sultan most approachable. and It had only
to 90 to tho Government at Constantinople to
ind them ready to take up It's case.
But It is very different in Russia. Relicious
persecution there RACES unchecked. Men are
sent into exile and to prison for such crimes as
refusing to hang up saints pictures In their own
private rooms OF the 800, 900 Stundists, 5000
are at present in prison or in Siberia, and the
Alliance has Just spent Ell 900 helping their
wives and families to Join the exiles.
When, some time ago. Greek Christians in q
Turkish town destroyed O Protestant place of
worship and maltreated the converts, tho Al
liance brought tho facts TO tho notice OF the
Sultan, who promptly gave tho Protestants a
permit to build a new church. and made the
Greek community contribute $3.50 toward tho
cost of rebuilding; but they were never able TO
get into direct communication with tho late
Gar. and memorials siRned by such diguitaries