The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-28
CRITICISE GLADSTONE.
German Papers Treat Liverpool
Speech Severely.
MOST THINK 1T WILL DO MORE
HARM THAN GOOD.

The Relations of Prof. Thoumayan, the
Armenian Agitator with the German
Court-Is Not Expelled, But Will BE If
He Makes More Speeches.
Berlin, Soptemb ber 27.-The antiTur-
kish speech delivered by Mr.. Gladstone
at Thursday's Icass meeting in Liverpool
has been wildly publishe here and gem
orally commented on by the newspapers.
the majority of which speak Of the ad-
dress unfavorably. The Vossisohe Zeit-
ung Is the most indulgent of any leading
journal. Its criticisms go no further
than to express the hope that the words
Of the former prime minister of Great
Britain will have obering effect upon
the Sultan and the palace clique behind
him. At the same time the Vossische
suggests the possibility that the almost
violent language employed by Mr.. Glad
tone may re-awaken the fanaticism of
the Moslems and Armenian revolution
lists and their followers, leading to the
very results he SO strongly denounced.
Among the other leading German
papers the consensus of opinion Is that
the speech is more likely to do harm
than good. The suggestion made by Mr..
Gladstone of the severance of diplomatic
relations between Great Britain and Tur-
key is regarded by papers as fantastic
and only likely to encourage renewal
nf the tha SnIERnSa dnnljIl-
ion.
The North German Gazette in an ex-
haustive article in criticism of the speech
| says: 1t must be painful to many Eng
ishmen to find that Mr.. Gladstone does
not know of any other remedy for Tur-
kish excess than to threaten the Sultan,
while at the same time confessing that
threats could not be followed. by action.
The National Zsitung and some other
journals accuse Mr.. Gladstone of treat
ing a serious situation with levity.
The practical expulsion from Berlin, a
few days ago of Prof. Thoumayan. an
Armenian lecturer, who came to Ger
many for the purpose of organizing anti
Turkish meetings. has had d tendency to
dampen any possible official sympathy
with the Armenians. To the German
official mind, Prof. Thoumayan is a
mere agitator, who perhaps may be per-
sonally irreproachable, but politically
indistinguishable from the wtldesr and
most tlfanatioal Huntohigatist or Arme-
man revoiutionist.
According to the ssmi-offioial version
of the incident published in the Cologne
Gazette, Prof. Thoumayan owes his life
to the German ambassador to Turkey,
who interceded in his behalf when the
professor was sentenced to death as a
conspirator in Armenia, procured for
him reprieve on the strength Of Thou
mayan's undertaking to abandon his
anti Turkish agitation.
Despite the fact that he received re-
peated warnings from the Berlin police,
Thoumayan continued his attack upon
the Sultan and his drowning offense
was committed in his declaration at a
recent Anarchist meeting that the Porte
itself had arranged the affair of taking
possession of the Ottoman bank. In re-
counting the details of this incident, the
Gazette omits mention of the fact that
Prof. Thoumayan went to the meeting
mentioned In company with we'll
known and highly respectable Berlin
clergyman for the main purpose of re-
futing the statement which had been
made by Anarchist orators that the Ar
menian movement was purely Anarchist,
DIR. Lindauer, an Anarchist leader hay
ing repeated this declaration.
Prof Thoum8yan denied the truth OF
the allegation with much warmth. He
repudiated all connection with the revo-
lutionary lnanifestoes which had eman-
Rted from London and having disposed
OF this matter, proceeded to denounce
the Sultan and higher officials of the
Turkish government.
The meeting was somewhat disturbed
by the professors expression of his senti-
ments and several speakers declared
that he was paid agent of the Russian
secret police. Prof. Thoumayan has not
been actually expelled, though he Is oon-
structively under that ban, he having
been informed that the threat of his ex-
pulsion from Germany will be imme-
diately executed if he makes another at
tempt to address public meeting
The North German Gazette today
prints the entire speech, translated YER
batim, and attacks Mr.. Gladstone vicious
ly in it's accompanying editorial.
German papers are stung by the taunts
OF the Russian journals, which are ask
ing why it is that Germany, which has
always been paradine its military
greatness and readiness for war now
shows itself more awad than any other
powers before the phantasma Of war,
conseq uence of an attempt to ooerce the
Sultan.
These journals continue their taunt-
ing Of Germanyby declaring that neither
Austria nor Italy betrays a degree of
nervous eagerness to hinder all practical
steps towards solving the Turkish prob
lem. Yet Germany's interest in the Med
iterranean are only Indirect.
Storms on the German Coast.
Berlin, Septem Der 27.--The gallo which