The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-20
THE SULTAN DESPERATE,
HE APPEALS TO LORD SALISBURY
OFFSET HIS RECENT SPEECH,
Delivered at the Lord Mayors Banquet.
The Letter Read Before the Con-
ference Of the Colonial Agents.

conference of tho Colonial Agents. IN
London. This was the reading OF a
letter from the Sultan OF Turkey 10 Lord
Salisbury, begging him to make a speech
that would Offset the one he delivered on
the occasion OF the banquet given by
the new Lord Mayor OF London.
Lord Salisbury referred TO the impr0-
pricty Of reading the letter at the con-
ference. but he took advantage OF the
occasion simply 10 grant, so far as he
could, the request made by the sultan.
At the outset OF his speech. the Prime
Minister said:
ALLOW me to say a word IN answer 10
a very distinguished distant correspond
eut, If ] may so term him, VINO has re-
qucsted ne TO make a statement IN some
public speech. My correspondent Is no
less a parsonage than the sultan of Iur-
key Qoud checrs) | feel that there Is
profound improperly i'm II. and IL is not
diplomatic to rcspass on your attention.
and ] hope you Will believe that nothing
would have induced me to produce on
this occasion the august message / SHAH
read. except the distinct commands OF the
person from whom il proceeded"
Lord Salisbury then referred 10 the
speech he delivered at the Guild Hall on
the occasion OF the banquet given by the
new Lord Mayor Of London, on Noyem-
Der 9th. and added:
THE sULTAN'S LETTER.
Ills Majesty has been pleased 90 send
me u letter 90 say that he has been
very much paincd 10 read the report OF
that speech. and the expression OF the
/ opinion that the promised reforms I'm
Turkey would not De executed. his Ma
Iesty desires It TO be- known that be -
carrying out those reforms decided upon
by him. lie IS deslrous OF executing
them at the earliest possible moment, and
has SO repeatedly instructed his Minis
ters. His Majesty continues:
The only reaon why Lord Salispu..
should thus throw doubts on ny sooG
Intentions must be the intrsues OF certain
persons here or false statements made 10
cause such an opinion
After immediate observations, his Ma
jesty says. i repeat that / Will execute
the reforms. L VIII take the paper con-
taning them, place it before me. ana see
that the article Is put in force. rms
is my earnest determination, and l give
my word of honor. l wish Lord Sails
bury TO know this. and l beg and desire
his Lordship, having confidence I'm the
declarations to make another speech, by
virtue Of the friendly feeling and dispo-
sition he has for me and my country
Il shall await the result OF this mes
sage with the greatest anxiety.
When the Prime Minister had hnished
reading the letter ne as steettd Win
loud applause.
When quiet had been restored he again
appealed to lis hearers 10 dcqnll MN OF
inipr0priety for such an unpicccientei
act as reading such message az "
ruhfir meeting but declared that ne
couil not abstain from reading Is with
cut showing dlscourtesy 10 the dlSln-
gl!ished Potentate. who ! ad written IL.
JIG NV, Will, FL ACT N CONCERT
"As YOU know. we arc part or the
ccncerf OF Europe. which hrs resolved, so
far as IL acts, 10 act Win uhahlih'ls
Some persons seem To imagine lhdl We
afspOse of tie decisions Of the European
n0,vors. T.ia. is creditlng us with more
influence than We POSSESS. Whatever i'
dCne must be done with unan'mlly. 90
not qdmit that responsibility lot any
decision that the powers make ftktS e"-
tl~elv OF mainly on this CCtntry.
we and an the powers are in posi-
ZION common 10 those who are Obliged 10
act together. namely, that lt otheis 90
not agree with them. they cannot nave
their own way but ], in no wise, ue-
sire TO Intimate by these words ihat lht
slightest shade of disagreement mas ARISE"
among the powers ,
Lord Salisbury expressed deep regret
for the apparently irrecOverabic illness
of Rustem pasha, the Durkisn ahlNd7'' ''-
dor to Great Britain, ana stlo lna' i'
had been the most valuable lh1 fiiii,'yi,lt'yg,
nv between the ottoman ana htl'i'li
Government But IL was not thls lhhl
had eiven him a name among the states
men of Europe. He was a man. "uo' ~
combining drmness justice, ana ,viOh-
iaffon had brought peace TO the ithdn"h
district when N was torn with the as
eougious of race and creed. lie coull hvt
hcip feeling that If men IKE huatetl
pasha had had charge OF the disulclS u,
which the recent horrors hdu DtluiI'u
L e.
have had been tried, nor IT'S syinla'lli'
racled by the details OF suffering ana
terror NEED or RusTEM PAsHAs.
"If . he continued. there were men
Ike Ruslcm pasha AROUND tho Sul't,'' s''
urohiom would not be solved by tAt' iHat
action of the advising powers, Nhith ~
/. H. clumsy device AT IN, u'7., ,f t.a
solved bv the natural opclau-n on NV
couuscls of 'an enlightened mint"ilN Noih-
ing through efficient ana coinp'',"' i''
[ .truments Cheers. ] DO MT see we ii-'
vvhc ave 10 replace kusttm iaft'i'
c.,t,ot enter into the question why tn'ic
s,e rot sitrh now Twenty-Five year. a-o
thcro were some sucn. e~h"it 80
consider that the terrible Arh'inH' t w.
hf,u, Id ouitc as much the want OF 'vii-
n..ent mon AS IL is the want OF airl9hlr
isu-s Tho mere writing OF new protHlviiS
arI fresh dtCrees cannot suiils
riace. esuecially in eastern coliiil',ili ,.
~ t;ox.rnors knowing how, ana ndtltls
tho coitraec and integrity TO perform tn'I
% si, s.fs notoers viii doubtless DO their
h,ef buf do not imagine that ihe uetl
seated diseaso1 on the empire can pr
cured bv "A wave OF a magician NAlt.
Tne results OF long years OF error iii"r
be paid for and tine lazy is ,hal llose
VINO viii pay are re- no. nor o,ences m,9ss E'''
TANT-NOPLE Nov. lN. ~, W
r,rttish varship has been ordered 10
Aiexandriott where the United std'ea
cruiser cruise San Francisco Is daily eApfcteaa ea
r. arrive French warshlp mas N'V''
ordorea 10 proceed 20 Beyrput.
o'poSfr Nov. t0.-rhe Sultan OF TURKEY,
.,,ro,,tb tlonsignor Azarian, Catnoi{
ttr,oenian Patriarch al ConstantnophA
has made another appeal 10 the fone
~. ~ ,ha intervention ~ the Vatican In an
~ acTort FOR the paclhcaton Of Armenia.
''''' GERMANY'S MOVE.
prRTIN. Nov. f9-The Tageb'att an
porrces that owing 10 the iact mat me
nronosai Of Count C;oluchowski. the AUS
,naIian Minister of Foreign Affairs, for
~ ehsoiute entente OF the European
nn,rors I'm regard 10 Turkey mas nor
sourd the apprOval and support or lhr
levers Emneror william has decided
T.. tai-e The initiative in an effort 20 cs-
,otlfsh a closer entente between Austria,
Pwssla France. and Germany ana 10
10 dinlomatic steps I'm Constantinople
and London 20 the END of rrstoiiha f'"'f
and order in Asia Minor A..
VIENNA Nov. 19-The report mat
prseia has rejected the proposal or Count
S.olnchowski the Austrian Foreign Mln-
49, for an absolute entente or the
rnropean powers I'm regard 10 turkey
is semi-oficialy denied. Russia i id
a.,orT with the other parties concern
second warship 10 Constantnoole.
al.ette that the lfcpetoh 0f tho