Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-01
SULTAN JOCKEYlNG.
Kurds ana Troops Act UnAer Orders
Of .Autherities IN Their Work Of
Pirase, Rapine, a.d Murder
British Notes.
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Powers having a second guardship Nor
the PRONUNCIATION Of paper reforms WIZ
quiet the rising public wrath over the
progress of his policy Of determination
directed against the Christians OF Asia
Minor. The clamor for strong and de-
c,sive dealing with the Sultan comes from
Conservatives and Liberals alike.
The popular conviction grows that Alb
dul Hamid Is jockeylng with the Powers
and that the Palace CLIQUE. to whom his
obstinacy and dupiicity are attributed
agree with, but 90 not rule him.
The Speakers Constantinople CORES
pondent, who first directed attention to
the Armenian outrages, has since become
O. recognized authority on the subject.
He declares that he has ample evidence
that the Sultan Is personally responsible
for the whole series Of maseacres. he
EXPLAINS that the late outrages COM
menced as soon as the Sultan accepted
reforms applying to six vilayets, giving
Christians rights that depended on their
numbers. The massacres have been Chiefly
confined to these vilayets. the OBJECT
being to so reduce the number OF Chris
tens as to give them no claim 10 any
influence
WORK OF DIFFERENTIATION.
The work of determination proceeds as
systematically as 1t Is possible Tor the
Turkish authorities to carry 1t on. Both
the Kurds and the troops are acting
urder the orders of the authorities In
their work Of pillage, rapine. and murder.
The correspondent estimates that lo'VV
81 t,ot NnUnvle-
be- 18Th and 18th, while the Sultan was
posing before Europe as being DESTROYS
of effecting reforms, and as being be-
neyolently inclined towards the Arme-
mans.
Commenting upon the matter furnished
by its correspondent, the Speaker says
that among the brutal murderers VINO
are engaged In wiping out the Armenians
there is not one who Is 80 brutal and
criminal as this wretch. Abdul Hamid,
wfose very existence Is reproacn 10
humanity.
"Can the civilized world" the paper
asks, Took on with no stronger feeling
than tepid disapproval, while the monster
who owes his power to the protection e
Great Britain consummates a crime that
is almost without a parellel?'
DUNRAvEN.
The Yachtsman, referring to the reA
ported communication from the New Yorli
Yacht Club to the Royal Yacht Squadron,
says that although as matter Of cour-
tesy to the New York Yacht Club gene
raj meeting of the Squadron will be held
to consider the message. there Is gene
raj disinclnation among the members
to mix up the Squadron In Lord Dun
ravens sayings and doings, IL 1t can
possibly be avoided.
BATTENBERG.
The object Of Prince Henry Of Batten-
berg In volunteering for service in the
Ashanteo expedition is to get some show
of military service that will give the
Queen an excuse to place him on the
active list of the army. At present he
holds a merely honorary position. to
which no salary attaches. A single cam
paign, with or without fighting, Will
qualify him for lucrative promotion.
THE BLACK ROD.
The Queen wants to appoint her groom
in-waiting General Sir NJ. A. Biddulph. 10
the position Of Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod, made vacant by the death
Of Admiral Sir ]. II. Drummonj, II Far
lament will permit her to do so. She s
wiling that the proper committee of the
House Of Lords shall fix his salary. The
committee Is not asked to give its assent,
and. In any event, 1t certainly will not
allow General Biddulph to OCCUPY tie
old Black Rods official residence. in
Westminster. He Is Pluralist. He is
the keeper Of the jewels in the Town
of London. in addition to being groom
in-waiting, and is a favorite Of the
Queens.
LIBERAL PROGRAMME.
The Committee OF the National Liberal
Federation Is about to meet at Leeds to
revise the party programme for accept
ance by the General Congress Of the
party that has been convened at Hudders-
field.
The supporters Of local option have
issued a circular, the obvious purpose of
which is to again commit the Liberals to
the local veto. although conviction
permeates the party that this was the
main factor In their defeat at the last
general election. AZ the local plank got
inserted In the Newcastle programme by
a fiuke, It Is not likely that the commit
tee will assent to its readoption. A ma
iority favors the substitute OF a general
declaration that it is necessary tosdeal
with the drink question, leaving open the
question Of the specific method to be pur-
, sued.
sECTARIAN EDUCATION.
The feeling OF the Liberals Is faith
fully voiced by Mr.. Herbert Spencer. who.
in commenting upon the impending strug-
gle. SAYS that the Clericals have striven.
and will strive, to make the public help
them teach the Church dogmas.
The bishops and the clergy at large,
he SAYS, are now fathering an act CIV
ing them State funds without State con-
troll. With the arrogance common to
priesthood OF all times and places. no
matter what creed they may De. they tell
the State: 1--WE will say what shall be
taught and you shall pay for It."
Under inspiration like this, the Liberal
congress will place at the front Of It's
programme an appeal to the electors to
resent the governments sectarian-educa~
ton scheme.
House OF Lords
The other points Of the Newcastle pro-
gramme may be formally reaffirmed. to
save appearances. but local option and
home-rule will practically get shunted.
ROsEBERY AND MORLEY.
Lord Rosebery and the ex-Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland. the Right Hon. John
Morley, will speak. but II u improbable
that Sir william vernon-Harcourt viii
address the conference.
The last-named refuses to admit that
he made an error In thrusting local op-
lion on the electorate. He has not APP
reared In public since Parliament adj
io,,rned: while Lord Rosebcry, Mr.. Her
hert Asquith. and other ez-ministers.
have been active 81, the interest Of the
Iaberals, both privately and publicly.
PRorEcTIONIsT GROUP.
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