New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-07
SPEAKS AGAIN ON ARMENIA.
1,R. GLADSTONE SCORES THE CRUEL PRO-
vrNCIAL RULE OF THE PORTE.
HE cuARAcTERIzEs TURKISH VIOLENCE BY
..,.o,., .v,rt-I. WORDS - COMPLIMENTS
AMERICAN SENTIMENTAL REsoLU-
TON ADOPTED EXPRESSING
CONFIDENCE IN THE ~
POWERS.

POWERS
London Aug. Ga pro-Armenian mee'"s pre-,
sided over by the Duke OF Westminster was ne'n
At Chester this afternoon. MI Giads'one "as
among those present, and upon en'ef'ns VI. ia"
was received with great enthusiasm In aduress-
,r, tho meeting Mr. Gladstone said he had attended
,,her ~ meet the expectation that he would De
rresent than because he had any important con-
trbution TO make to the discussion OF the SUBJECT
urder consideration. The question before the meet
inr he said was not party question; neither was
:, tr,c,iv a religious question. although the sur
,orcrs on whose behalf the meeting was called
were Christians The evil arose from the TACT
,,o, tho sufferers were under an intolerabiy bad
,,ovar;ment one OF the worst. In fact, that ever
xis,ed A resolution would be proposed present
ING with Justice and nrmness, the true view OF
the matter. A..
He was glad TO learn that the sentiment ." the
Armenian question In America was even stronger
49,, l., ,h,s country For as America had no
nou,,cal interest In the Levan her deep concern
over the affairs there was the more worthy Oh
nraise When he spoke upon the S""Je'' DIN
months ago he advised his hearers 10 aVo'd ior"-
ing a premature Judgment. but evidence war no"
forthcoming which showed that unspeaKape
80 u,.rs committed in Armenia day after day
hitch wsre far beyond the outrages In Sassoon IN
horror The acts of violence committed MI "iau-
stone declared may be truthfuly summed up IN
,ne four awful words, plumber, MURDER rape ana
torture , 49,.
Tho Government 1T Constantinope ana us
.oon,s were he asserted. responsible Tor 'he
times and Il was necessary that the responsibility
,or their acts should be brought home to them
rho treaty Of 1856 he said in continuing. gave 'he
powors the right 10 march into Armenia ana take
tho Government OF the country out OF the hahds
NJ Turkey and under the treaty OF 1910 the sultan
uas hound TO carry out reforms. The ex-fremier
made three proposals. First that the de'nahus oi
the Powers should be moderate; seconu' ina. ho
nromises of the Turkish authorities Snouiu NC
accented. and third that the Powers snouid no,
fear the word coercion ,
We have reached a critical position sa'u "'
Gladstone in ending his speech. and the honor OF
the Powers is pledged to the institution oi re-
forms In Armenia. 49,
4 resolution was then proposed expressing the
conviction that the Government wouid nave the
sunnort of the entire Nation in any measures II
might adopt 10 secure in Armenia REFORMS guar
anteelng to the inhabitants safety or iie' ho"o''
religion and property; and that no reforms ian ne
enected which are not placed under the contlhuous
contro of tho great Powers OF Europe. me reSo,
luton was seconded by the Kew canon "a'oo'"'
MacColl and was adopted. -, ,,, >,,r
a letter from Lord Salisbury, tno friine NH III
,stcr was read acknowledging the donation oy me
Duke of Westminster of tlUw 10 the I'M E,,rr,o
,joT fund and giving Sir Philip Wodehouse CURVE
,be british Amba ssador at Constantlnopie luh os-
cretion as TO how 1t shall be distributed