The Portland daily press., 1896-09-25
TINE TO INTERFERE.
England Should Give Porte An Uiti-
lnatum.
RINGING ADDRESS BY EX-PREML-
Err GLADSTONE.

Calls for Immediate Action and Ridicu les
the Idea of European WARRIOR Over
an Hour the Great Commoner Spoke
Resolutions Propose Adopted.
Liverpool, September 24.-Four thou
sand persons were present at the mass
meeting held here this afternoon un-
der the auspices OF the Liverpool Reform
club, to protest against the rule of the
Sultan of Turkey and the massacresof
the Armenians In the Turkish empire.
The audience which greeted Mr.. Glad
stone, who was the principal speaker,
was most enthusiastic one. Prefaoing
his address Mr.. Gladstone proposed a
resolution setting forth that the meeting
trusted that the government realized the
terrible condition in which their fellow
Christians in Turkey were placed, and
that they would Go everything possible
for them to obtain full measure of
security and protection. The resolution
| also declared that the government would
have the fullest support in whatever
steps they might take to put a stop to
the atrocities which We're being COM
mitted in Turkey. Mr.. Gladstone as ne
stepped forward to begin his remarks
YVES oheered for some time.
| Mr.. Gladstone expressed the opinion
| that the time had arrived to strengthen
the hands of the executive branches of
| the government by an expression of ma
tional will. This declaration was Ie-
| oeived with cheers.
| The ex-Priemier: said that the six
grsat powers of Europe represented at
ConstantinOple had failed toimake the
| Sultan fulfill his treaty obligations.
The continuation of diplomatio relations
| with the Sultan had not prevented the
terrible massacres at Constantinople,
but had permitted the Sultan to remain
the recognized ally of England.
| "The resolutions have proposed, said
he, "obssrves the rules of prudence and
does not require even Tor sake of the
great end, that we place ourselves in
a state OF war with united Europe"
Continuing, he ridiOuled the idea that
| the state of war would be result or
consequence Of Enaland's acting alone
in giving an ulitmatum to the Porte.
| He would not be one to plunge England
into war, hut England would not make
of herself slave to be dragged by the
chariot wheels of the other powers of
Europe. (Cheers.)
England he said, chad just right
to coeore Turkey, and the first step must
| be recall of our ambassador from
ConstantinOple and the consequent dis
missal of the Turkish ambassador in
London. (Loud and prolonged cheers
That would not cause European war.
England could tell the Port that she
meant to consider the means of enforc-
ing her own just demands. We should
declare we should not turn any ensuing
war to our advantage"
Mr.. Gladstone in the course of his pre-
vocation, said: "Let US extract o~r-
selves from our present ambiguous po-
sition. Let US renounoe our neutrality.
LET us bv lOyaly DrOmising her maieS-
ty's ministers our ungrudging aud en-
thusiastio support induce them by word
and deed to show their detestation of
the acts which may even yet come to,
such depth of atrooity as has never yet
been recorded in the diplomatic his
tory of humanity" (Long and pio-
longed cheers.)
Mr.. Gladstone spoke an hour and
quarter, his voice remaining strong
and clear to the end.
The resolutions offered by the ex-
Premier were adopted unanimously.