The Portland daily press., 1895-11-20
Correct False Impressions.

London, November 19-An incident
thatssis unparalleled in--thesannals OF Eng
lish diplomacy occurred this evening, at
conference of the colonial agents. This
was the reading of letter from the Sui
tangofST Turkey..to 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 impro-
priety of reading the letter at the confer
ence, but he took advantage of the oc-
casion simply to grant,a as far as he could,
the request made by the Sultan.
At the outset of his speech the prime
minister said:
Allow me to say word in answer to
very distinguished distant oorrespon-
don't, if I may SO term him, who has re-
quested mesto make a statement in some
public speech. My correspondent is no
| less parsonage than the Sultan of Tur-
key. cloud oheers) I feel there is pro-
found impropriety in thfusting any diplo-
matte details on your attention. l hope
you will believe. .nothingEwould have in
duced me to produce on this occasion the
August message I shall read, except the
distinct commands of a person from
whom it proceeded.
| Lord Salisbury then referred to the
| speech he delivered at the Guild Hall on
the occasion of the banquet given by the
| new Lord Mayor of London on November
| 9. and added. "His majesty has been
pleased to send me q message to say that
| he has been very much panied to read the
report of that speech, and the expression
of the opinion that the promised reforms
| in Turkey would not be executed. his
majesty desires it to be known that he is
carrying out those reforms decided upon
by him He is desirous of executing
them at the earliest possible momen6
and has so repeatedly instructed his min
listers. His majesty continued: The only
reason why Salisbury should thus throw
doubts on my good intentions must be
the intIigues of certain persons here, or
| the false statements made, TO cause such
an opinion. After intermediate observa-
tions his majesty says: II repeat that
] will execute the reforms. | will take
the paper containing them before me,
and every article is put in force. This
is my earnest determination and upon It
! I give my word of honor. l wish Lord
Salisbury to know this, and I beg and
desire his lordship, having confidence in
these declarations, to make another
speech by virtue of the friendly feeling
and disposition he has for me, and my
country. I shall await the resu of this
message with the greatest anxiety"
When the prime minister had finished
reading the letter he wasigreeted with
loud applause. When quiet was restored,
he again appealed to his hearers, to ac-
quit him of any impropriety for such an
Unprecedented act as reading such mes
sage at q public meeting and declared
! that he could not abstain from reading 1T
without showing discourtesy to the dis
tinguished potentate who had written it.
He said: GAS you know we are part of
| a concert of Europe, which has resolved,
as far as it acts, to act with unanimity.
| Some persons seem to imagine we dispose
of the decisions of European powers.
That is orediting Us with more influence
be done with unanimity. do not admit
| that responsibility for any decision that
the powers make, rests entirely or mainly
| on this country We and all the powers
are on position common tossthose obliged
| to act together, namely, if others do not
agree with them, they cannot have their
| own way, and I in no wise desire or in
innate by these words that the slightest
shade of disagreement has arisen among
| powers"
Lord Salisbury expressed deep regret
bfor apparently irrecoverable illness Of
Rustem Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador
to Great Britain, and said he had been
a most valuable intermediary between
the Ottoman and British governments,
but it was not this that had given him a
name among statesmen of Europe.
He was man who by combining firm
ness, justice .and Cancellation brought
peace to the Lebanon district, when it
was torn with discussions Of race and
creed. He could not help feeling if men
like Rustem Pasba, had charge of the
districts in which the recent horrors had
occurred, the conscience of Europe would
never have been tried nor sympathiess
racked by the details OF suffering and
terror "If - he continued, There were
men ike Rustem Pasha around the
Sultan, the problem would not be solved
by the external action of advising powers
which is clumsy device at the best. 1t
would be solved by the natural operation
of the counsels of an enlightened minori-
ty working through efficient and com
petent instruments. CHEERS. DO not
see men who are to replace Rustem
Pasha 7 cannot enter into question why