The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-10
CIVILIZED BATTLE OR UNCIVIL-
 FEED MURDER.

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 Dr. Parker had hearty reception when he rose to open the speech-mak- ing. His address was vigorous state ment that that meeting was no party or eccleastical gathering, The Armeni- an question was no party question, It was moral question: a human ques- tion, a question that affects the very essentials of civilization. He would not assist to weaken Lord Salisbury by party squa bhling, but would endeavor to support him by unanimous conh- dence. But Lord Salisbury must com mend himself to their confidence. 1 (Cheers) He was aware that he was 1 speaking in a Christian sanctuary, q place hallowed by the name of the Prince of Peace, and he was also aware of the responsibility which his own public vocation imposed upon him; yet in full view of the whole case he did not hesitate to say that If he had to elect between butchery of unarmed 1 thousands and all the ravages of war, he solemnly preferred civilized battle to uncivilized murder. (Cheers) The election was not between war and pRce, but between murder and justice. Drawing a vigorous speech to close, pr. Parker described Turkey as the Beelzebub of Europe, and declared that so long as Turkey remained in Europe the peace of Europe would be in perpet- ual danger.
 The first resolution, which was pro- posed by MT. Albert Spicer. M. F.. was in these terms:
 'CD This meeting records it's pro- found sorrow that the united efforts of the Great Powers of Europe have utter ly failed to prevent, even after the news of the fiendish atrocities at Sas- sun had been confirmed by decisive evi- dence the recurrence of terrible mas sacres in various parts of Asiatic Tur key; @ implQres Her Majesty's govern ment to take such measures as will compel the Sultan to give to Christian subjects adequate security for life. hon. our, and property under effective and permanent European guarantees; and (3) urges that this be done immediately, so that the whole of the Armenians in Turkey may not be slain or starved to death."
 MT. Spicer showed how the responsi- bility of England for the Armenians had been shirked, and declared, amid loud applause, that that meeting was there to demand that a stop should be put to the barbarities of the Turks He admitted that the late Liberal lead CTS, up to the time when they retired from office, did not appear to have suc- ceeded better than the government now in office, and so far as they had spoken in Opposition they had practically ap- peared to approve the policy of Lord Salisbury. (Shame.) He knew Lord Salisbury might say that to act hur- riedly. and to break up the concert of Europe, would mean European war. He felt the fearful responsibility which any action would involve that would lead to such a disaster. But at the same time he thought that a national crisis in individual life, when one came to parting of the ways. and that to take the right course, and to act up to our responsibilities, might cause the danger to disappear as the mist passed away before the sun. CCheers)
 Professor Agar Beet, who seconded the resolution, delivered a long but ef- fective speech showing that the attacks on the Armenians were part of an or ganized and deliberate policy which the Turks had pursued with fiendsh fury for the last seventy-five years. The Turk was always robbing his Christian subjects. and every fifteen years he organized wholesale massa- cres. What" asked Professor Agar Beet, lis to be done?" Send the Fleet" came a cry from the audience, and the meeting cheered to the echo. The Professor endorsed the reply say ing that the Turkish government was a wild beast, and nothing could be done with it except by force. (Cheers) He urged that the British government should call upon Russia and France openly to join this country in imposing upon Turkey, by force whatever they deemed necessary for the security of the Armenian population in Turkey. If they refused, then England should act alone. Loud cheers)
 pr. Clifford, who spoke next, received a perfect ovation For some time he was unable to speak owing to the cheering. His speech was perhaps the most vigorous and inspiring of the evening. Its tone was defiant and it's keynote the need for immediate action, They were met he said, to protest that 
 tolerable, and that the time had come when the condition of things must be ended, and when we must go beyond promises or words, and go in for actual deeds. Loud cheers) The masterly inactivity of England was despicable cowardice in face of what was happen ing, and watching events had become unbearable and sickening. (Cheers.) They prayed that Turkish tyranny should be brought to an end. The time for watching events, or watching for events, had passed away. Clear. hear) The time for action, the time for the making of events, had come. First and foremost, the Sultan should be deposed. Loud cheers) Dr. Cliff ford declared that he was man of peace. He hated war. He regarded war as one of the greatest curses that afflicted humanity, but, it was not the greatest curse. Clear, hear.) He thought this wholesale butchery and robbery, this ravishing of maidens that was going on against the Armenians was worse than war. Loud cheers) He regarded this irreclaimable savage in Turkey as rnadman. If the Sultan had not been acting as a madman he l lnOJy what