The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-11-20
RUSTElI PASHA DEAD.
For Years Turkeys Representative
at the Court of st, James.
BULOGIzBD BY LORD SALISBURY.

But Few Hours Before the Distinguished
Tribute to His Genius-A Panic Among
Armenians in Constantinople.
LONDON, Nov. 2O.-Rustem Pasha, for
years the representative of Turkey at the
court of st. James, died last night Rus
tenn Pasha has been in failing health for a
long time, and his retirement on pen
sion on this account was discussed as long
ago as last February
In speech before the National Union
of Conservative associations at Brighton
yesterday Premier Salisbury referred at
length to Rustem, whom he feared would
not recover from his illness. The prime
minister spoke especially of the former adj
ministration of Rustem Pasha at Leba-
non, and said he was convinced il men
like him had been placed in charge Of the
districts where all these Turkish horrors
have occurred the conscience of Europe
would never have been raclled by all these
tales of suffering and terror. If there had
been men round the sultan like Rustem
Pasha present conditions would not exist
Lord Salisbury added 81 do not see
who the men are who are to stand as rep
L
officials at the sublime porte. exhort
you to consider that the terrible Armenian
problem is quite as much one of compe-
tent men as one of adequate law; that the
mere writing of new provisions upon fresh
DEGREES cannot supply the places of COVER
nors who know how, and what is equally
important, who have the courage and in
tegrity to do their duty.
ftT box-a no doubt hrtt ~ r,pvvoro ytri11 do
their best. But do not imagine that deep
seated diseases in an empire can be cured
by the wave of magician's wand. The
result Of long years of error will have to
be paid for, and cruel and inexorable is the
law that those will pay who were not orig
inally guilty of the offenses."
In speaking of Great Britain's efforts to
restore order in Turkey Lord Salisbury
said
"Great Britain forms part of concerted
Europe, which has resolved, so far as 1t
acts, to act with unanimity Some persons
seem to imagine that we, the people of
Great Britain can dispose of all Of the de-
cisions of all the European powers. This
is crediting us with more influence than
we possess. Whatever is done must be
done with una. unity, and we can only
speak in behalf of one of the powers which
will concur if the powers do concur in any
action which may be taken.
II will not admit that the responsibility
of any of the decisions taken rests entirely
or mainly on this country, The RESPONSE
bility is upon us and upon all the powers
in common All those who have this re-
sponsibility must act together. so that if
there are others who cannot agree to act
with the powers, those others cannot have
their own way. But am in no wise de-
sirous of intimating that the slightest
shade of disagreement up to this moment
has arisen between the powers"
A dispatch to The Times from Constan-
tipople notes the commencement of a
panic among the Armenian tradesmen of
that city. These Armenian traders have
declared their intention of closing their
shops. They assert that Constantinoplei is
now unsafe for them.
Another dispatch announces the arrival
at Smyrna of the French squadron.