The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-01

LONDON, Jan. 31.-The banquet of
the Non-Conformist Unionist associa-
ton at the hotel Metropole tonight,
was the occasion of an address by the
Marquis of Salisbury, prime minister
and secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs In the course of his remarks he
said, with reference to Venezuela:
81 have been held up as the denounc-
er of the Monroe doctrine. AS mat
ter of fact, although the Monroe doc
trine is no part of International law.
my dispatch to Mr.. Olney, the secre-
tary of state of the United States, sup
ported it as rule of policy in the
strongest and most distinct terms.
But when 1 stated in that dispatch
and reiterate now. that as a rule of
policy, we are the entire advocates of
the Monroe doctrine, we mean the Mon
roe doctrine as President Monroe I'M
derstood it. (Cheers). In that sense
you will not find any more convinced
supporters than we are"
THE ARMENIANs.
Lord Salisbury then turned abruptly
to the Armenian question, and he re-
preached the religious communities
with laboring under a mistake when
they supposed that England had bound
herself in honor to succor the Armeni-
ans, which means to go to war with
the sultan in order to force him to
govern the Armenians well. The Ber-
lin treaty, Lord Salisbury said merely
bound the SignatOry powers that if the
Tod bot,
they would watch over the execution
of those reforms. Nothing more He
did not think any one could interpret
that as an understanding to go to
war.
AS to the Cyprus convention" Lord
Salisbury continued, 1T contained no
trace of an understanding to interfere
in behalf of the subjects of the sultan.
Il was concerned in the drafting of
both OF these conventions" said Lord
SALISBURY, and nothing would have in
duced me to pledge my country to
such desperate undertaking."
NEEDS TIME.
The speaker reminded his hearers
that the reforms which the sultan had
recently accepted, although very good
reforms, could not be expected to pro-
duce good government in two months.
speaker went on to say. "They would
require time in a civilized community,
and much more 50 in savage and
fanatic community. [ hope they will
have a benefcent effect as time prog
resses.'
Lord Salisbury then continued:
Meantime by spreading among the
Turks the feeling that their dominion
was threatened, these reforms have I'M
fortunately led to the preparation of
horrors which can only be compared
with the days of Gonghis Khan and
Tamerlane. L am aware that many in
f1uential people aver that this was
done by the sultan and his government
with set purposes. My own opinion is
that the sultans government is weak,
wretched,
IMPOTENT AND POWERLESS,
but it is a dream to imagine that he
ordered the preparation Of those cruel
ties. In my judgment there is no
ground for thinking so. 1t was race
faction, and creed faction driven to
the highest point in the most corrupt
and most horrible form, which brought
upon the wretched Armenians these
terrible sufferings.
eff you ask why we have not inter-
fered, [ can only answer for England
that we could have threatened what
l may call annoyances in the Selling
of customs here and there, but when
you are dealing with the rising of a
whole fanatical population against a
population with whom they have been
at bitter enmity for ages, and who are
situated in mountains far removed
from the seashore, you are deceiving
yourselves if you imagine that Eng
lands arm, long as it is, could have
done anything in mitigation. Nothing
but a military usurpation could have
done it and Europe does not possess
the power of military usurpatiOn at
that distance.
Mr. Gladstone wrote a letter that
England could cope with five or six
sultans. That was a most i'll judged
and rash observation. If the sultan
would meet US on the open undoubtedly
we could cope with five or six sultans
But it is not worth arguing the posi-
bility of England occupying these in
accessible provinces.
NEED NOT ANSWER.
81 am not bound to answer the ques-
ton why Europe did not interfere. I
say confidently that none of the powers
wished to interfere, and [ believe their
view is that, with patience the sultan's
in the country, will ultimately establish
order and allow commerce to take its
usual course. That is their view and
it is our duty to give the sultan time.
1t is not for me to pass Judgment on
that view, but no other remedy has
been suggested. 1t is some encourage
ment to find that already some de-
gree of order is being restored.
IF YOU do not act with the great
powers, you must act against them
and produce calamities far more awful
and terrible than the Armenian afro
cities'
In conclusion Lord Salisbury referred
to the recent patriotic demonstrations
in the colonies. in the face of threat
ened foreign complications, and said;
81 care not how much we are iso-
lated. if we are united. An example
has been set which will shed benefi-
cent light on the latest generations of
England"
AS he finished his address and re-