The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-07

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audience Including numbers Of ArmsR,
ianS, in anticipation Of hearing tho
speech Of Mr. Gladstone on tho Armen'
ian question,
Among those preBent were the bishop
Of RipOn and MsSsra, DR.. Clifford aud
RobertT. Pain, OF the American Peace
Society. The audience rose with vocII'
erous cheering when Mr., and Mrs.
Gladstone, tho duke of Westminster,
the bishop OF Cheater and the mayor Of
Cheater entered the hall. The dIstin'
guiahOd visitors were conducted TO ssats
on the platform, and the cheering did
not subside until the duke Of Westmini'
ter rose to spSak,
The duke, alter q few opening re-
marks, read a letter from tho Marquis
OF Salisbury, tho now premier, notify
ing the duke that tho sum OF 1000
pounds, which had been subscribed tor
the relief OF the ArmenianS, had been
forwarded 10 the British ambassador at
ConHtAtinople, Sir Philip II. W. Carrie,
who had been given full discretion as
to the manner In which tho money was
to be distributed. After tho usual pro,
liminArles Of such q meeting had been
concluded, Mr.. Gladstone rose, amid an
outburst Of enthuSiastic applause, and
addressing the audience, said that tho
Armenian question was not party
matter nor religious RlaiE, Continu-
Ing he said that the present situation In
Armenia resulted from intolerably bad
government, perhaps the worst on tho
face Of the world, ApplSuso,l Mr..
Gladstone then read q resolution to
the effect that: This meeting expresses
Its conviction that her majesty's gov.
eTument will have the cordial support
0t the entire nation without distinction
OF party in any other measures il may
adopt in order to secure for the Armen.
iaus Ouch reforms in the administration
OF tho province as to provide effective
guarantees for the safety OF life, honor,
religion and property and no reforms
can be affected Without the continuous
control OF the European poWers."
Mr.. Gladstone then said that tho re.
quest was moderate one and OK.
pressed not only his own sentiments
but those Of their transatlantic broth.
ron, who felt even moro strongly than
did those present. A dispRSsionate in
quiry which was made after tho SRs.
SCUM massacre showed that the powers
OF language did not suffice to describe
tho statements which made the blood
run cold. Loud applauSe The in.
quiry, he continued, had verified all tho
sickening detailS, not only OF European
but Of American testimony, which was
doubtless entitled to credence, as Amer.
lea, politically, had no interest Ia the
Levant. The testimony, said Mr.. Glad.
stone, with great energy. summed up
into four words, was "PlundeT, murder,
rape, torture" But, added Mr. Glad.
stone, plumber and murder were the
omparatiVely mild side Of the work Of
the ravlsher aud torturer.
"This lie not the work Of tho danger.
Gus claSSeI," continued Mr. Gladstone,
'but OF the government Of ConStan.
tinople and lie agents and there 10 not
one OF their deedp for which tho govern.
ment 10 not responsible. The Kurds,
troops, police and tax collectors entered
into deadly competition as to which
should prove the most adept In this
horrible, internal work. Loud and
continued applause,
"But guiltier than they are the
higher officers Of tho government. 1t is
not true that tue acts OF tho Turks were
repElsals upon the Armonians for re-
beiiion. On the contrary the turkish
government disArmed the ArmenisnS
and then turned out upon them the
barbarians and villains maSquOradlng
% the sultan'I cavalry.
''lf there were the slightest founda.
ton for hopes OF better government,
the Constantinople authorities would
have been eager TO discover aud punish
the perpetrators OF thoso outragOs; but
the government only met tho allega.
tons made against II with denial and
lsehood-weapons familiar to tho
Turks.
"The treaty OF 1878 bound tho sultan
To carry out reforms and gave England
the power 10 redress wrongs. lie has
made three propositions that our do.
mands be modified, but we must not
accept Turkish proportions. Wo must
not fear tho word Coercion It 10 a
word which 70 heartily appreciated at
ConStantinople,"
In conclusion Mr.. Gladstone said:
1--WE are sensible hS TO what is due our
honor. We must interposO to demand
no more than what iS Just. But We
must demand az much ~ Is necessary
and determine that this DO accom-.
plishOd whether IL is mot with resist.
ance or not" loud and enthusiastic
applause.
was then adopted.