The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-07
TERRIBLE RULE OF THE TURKS.
PLUMBER. MURDER, RAPE AND TOR
TURE IN ARMENIA.

nian Meeting at LondOn-The Gov |
ernment ut COnstHntinOPlc and |
Its Agents Responsible for the Out |
rage Against Civilization Tn
speRknbIe Grimes Far beyond the
outrRges at SassOun I'm Horror of
Daily Occurrence.
London. Aug. CA pro-Armenian meet
ing. presided over by the Duke Of West
minister. was held at Chester this after
noon.
Mr.. Gladstone was present. and upon en-
tering the hall was received with great
enthusiasm.
In addressing the meeting Mr. Glads-
tone said he had attended rather to meet
the expectation that he would be pres
ent. than because he had any important
contribution 10 make to the discussion un-
der consideration.
The question before the meeting. he
said, was not party question; neither
was It strictly a religious question, al
though the sufferers on whose behalf the
meeting was called were Christians. The
evil arose from the fact that the suffer
ers were under an intolerably bad gov
ernment, one OF the worst. in fact, that
ever existed. A resolution would be pro-
posed presenting with justice and firmness
the true views Of the matter.
He was glad 10 learn that the senti-
ment on the Armenian question In Ameri-
ca was even stronger than in this coun-
try.
When he spoke upon the subject six
Ea hn aNr Nu
hearers to avoid forming
premature judgment, but evil
dence was now forthcoming which showed
that unspeakab crimes were committed
I'm Armenia day after day. which were far
beyond the Outrages in Sassoun in hor-
ror.
The acts Of violence committed, Mr.
Gladstone declared, may be truthfully
summed up in the four awful words plum
der, murder. rape and torture. The gov
ernment at Constantinople and its agents
were, he asserted, responsible for the
crimes. and It was necessary that the re-
sponsibillty for their acts should be
brought home to them.
Mr.. Gladstone continued that as Amer
lea had no political interest In the Le-
want. her witnesses were doubly entitled
to credit.
The treaty Of 1856, he said, gave the
powers the right to march into Armenia
and take the government OF the country
out of the hands of Turkey and under the
treaty of 1878, the Sultan was bound TO
carry out reforms. The eX-premier made
three proposals: first. that the demands Of
the powers should be moderate; second,
that no promises Of the Turkish authori-
ties should be accepted; and third that
the powers should not fear the word
Coercion"
1--WE have reached critical position"
I I.s.-. L.. 81 ..A Ea
honor Of the powers Is pledged 10 the in
stitution of reforms In Armenia"
A resolution was proposed expressing
the conviction that the government would
have the support Of the entire nation in
any measure II might adopt 10 secure in
Armenia reforms guaranteeing TO the in
habitants safety of life, honor, religion
and property; and that no reforms can
be effected which are not placed under the
continuous control of the great powers
of Europe. The resolution was seconded
by the Rev Canon Malcolm Maccoll and
was adopted
A letter from Lord Salisbury, the prime
minister. was read, acknowledging the do
nation by the Duke of Westminster Of
f1, 900 to the Armenian relief fund and CIV
ing Sir Philip Wodehouse Carrie, the Brit
ish ambassador at ConstantlnOple, full
discretion as to how It shall be distributed.
London, Aug. Z, A a. m.--The Daily News
referring to the Armenian question. says:
IF Turkey Is 10 be coerced as she must be
the six signatory powers will have to be
consulted Their response can hardly be
doubtful"
The Morning Post says that It fears Mr.
Gladstones speech at Chester will prove
dangerously mischievous. "Eis extrava-
giant criticism and wild words" says the
Post may kindle n civil warein the Sui
tans dominions This may spread into
lorr ffos, 1
with her millions Of Mohammedans So
1ourning in India may be threatened with
a renewal of the horrors of the Sepoy tnu-
tiny OF 1857
The Standard says: Broadly speaking,
Mr.. Gladstone gave expression to the gem
eral convictions Of his countrymen. But
II is not premature to sound a note OF
warning against well-meant exaggera-
tions. Fanatical distortion Of a healthy
impulse, unless sympathy be directed by
prudence, may do more harm than good.
Peremptory instructions from irresponsi-
bic persons, however eminent, cannot help
and may greatly hinder the government
in an arduous and delicate task"
The Times commends Mr.. Gladstone's
prudence and moderation in dealing with
the political part of the Armenian ques-
don, and says: He carefully abstaned
from saying anything that might hamper
the government, nor did he advocate an
autonomy which would not be a safe guar
antee of the security of the Armenans,
and would not be approved by Russia.
The talk of coercion may be imprudent.
1t is, anyhow, premature, but some control
Of the administration of the provinces
where reforms are to be effected is abso-
lutely essential to real Improvement"
All the papers comment on Mr. Glad
stones astounding vigor and the brllian-
cy of his GRAFTON.
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