Evening star., 1896-10-20
SUPPORT LORD SALISBURY.
Mr. GladstOne's Advice on the A
mcnian Question.

mcnian Question.
st. James mall, London, was packed with
an audience of 1000 people last night, a
large proportion Of whom We're women, to
take part in the demonstration of protest
against the Armenian massacres. Nearly
1900 people applied for admission to the
hall.
The Bishop of Rochester presided, in
stead of the Duke of Westminster, who
him to be absent. The Earl of Ports
mouth, the Earl of Meath, Baron Abinger,
Baron Rendel. Viscount OXenbridge, the
Earl of Stamford, the Bishop of Winches-
Of Aberdeen, Right Hon. James Bryce
Rev. Harry r. Drew and Mrs. Drew (Nir
Giadstones daughter), Canon Wilberforce
Canon Maccoll. Sir Lewis Morris, Rev. DR.
John Clifford, Rev. ]. Guinness Rogers
and number of mayors wearing their
insignia sat upon the platform. Ten peers
twenty-eight bishops and number of
deans and hon-conformist ministers wrote
expressing their regret at their inability to
attend the meeting.
Intense enthusiasm was manifested by
those present, especially over the reading
OF a letter from Mr.. Gladstone In this
letter Mr.. Gladstone expressed the hone
that the meeting would worthily crown
the Armenian meetings of the past two
months, which, he said. were without a
parallel during his political life.
The great object, Mr. Gladstone said
further, was to strengthen Lord Salisbury's
hands and to stop the series of massacres.
which was probably still unfinished, and
to provide against their renewal As he
believed that Lord Salisbury would use
his powerful position for the best, person.
ally he objected in the strongest manner
to abridging Lord Salisbury's discretion by
laying down this or that as things which
he ought not to do.
1t was a wild paradox without the SUD-
port of reason or history to say that the
enforcement OF treaty rights to stop sys-
tematic massacre, together with effective
security against Great Britain's abusing
them for selfish purposes, would provoke
the hostilities of one or more of the DOW
ers. To advertise beforehand in the ears
OF the great assassin that Great Britain's
action would cut down what the most
backward Of the six powers think to he
sufficient would be the abandonment of
duty and prudence and would be to doom
the national movement to disappointment
The concert Of Europe. Mr. Gladstone
wrote. was valuable and important. hut
such an announcement would be certain
to be followed by its failure
MI Gladstone's letter concluded as fol-
lows: Il have had special opportunities Of
knowing OF what materials the sultan,
From deplorable and disgraceful causes he
trfumphs for the moment, but for the mo-
ment only. In the face Of civilized man
Kind he has recorded the final condemna-
ton first and foremost of himself, but
next and no less effectually those who
have been his willing, brutal ana SAN
culinary TOOLS"
The meeting unanimously adopted reso-
lutions expressing adherence Of the Ar
menian massacres and support of the Rrit-
ish government in it's efforts to stop them
appealing to the powers to cooperate with
that object and asking all nations and
creeds to assist in the succor Of the helm.
less and starving Armenians