The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-25
MILD CENSURE.
Bayard Let Down Easy BY the
Foreign Affairs Committee.
RECENT ouTRAeEs IN TURKEY
The Subject Of Vigorous Sem
ate Resolutions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. e5.-Little doubt Is
felt by the action by a special committee
Of foreign affairs, which met yesterday,
that q resolution will DO brought before
the house next week expressing disap-
prevail of Ambassador Bayard's w
speeches which were called TO the attention
Of the house by Messrs. Mccall and Bar
rett (Mass.l
The members Of the subcommittee
Messrs. Draper (Mass.), Pearson IN. o.
and Dinsmore (Ark. )Ediscussed the mat
ter for two hours, n decided TO recon-
mend to the full committee, at their meet
ing next Thursday, that they report to
the house, In the form OF n resolution, an
expression Of disapproval Of the ambassa-
doris remarks at Edinburgh upon the
effect Of the protective system on political
morality In the United States, and his as
sertion at Boston, Eng, that the Ameri-
cans were often n violent people, who
needed q strong man to govern them.
These three gentlemen were unable to
agree upon the wording Of the resolution,
and the task OF framing 1t in appropriate
language will be left for the committee
next Thursday. The purport Of the reso-
luton will be q mild censure Of Ambassa-
dor Bayard for the two utterances men
toned, and an expression Of the opinion
of the house that representatives Of the
United States abroad should be very dis
Greet in their public reference to home
politics.
1t is understood that the subcommittee
feel that the present tension between the
British and American governments over
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q milder form Of censure than they think
the ambassadors remarks would call for
under ordinary circumstances. One OF
them said that while they did not wish to
take any action that would detract from
Mr.. Bayard's standing with the power TO
which he Is accredited, they did not feel
justified In ignoring his speeches.
In the discussion Of the question already
had by the whole committee, 1t was agreed
that Ambassador Bayard's remarks were
indiscreet, and an attempt will be made to
agree upon q form of resolution which will
be q compromise of the extreme views, and
which both Democrats n Republicans
can approve, so as TO divest the proceedings
of any partisan character.
The Turkish O~utrages.
After @ brief but stirring debate, the
senate yesterday agreed to the concurrent
resolution urging decisive action by the
European powers against Turkey, and
pledging to the president the support OF
congress in the most vigorous action he
may take for the protection Of Americans
In Turkey and the redress for injuries to
American persons or property.
Mr.. Cullom (Ills.), who reported the
resolution, urged its adoption in a speech
l which set forth the startling extent OF the
massacres, the greatest In the history OF
the world. Mr.. Blanchard Ia.) spoke In
the same line.
The climax of the debate was reached
when Mr.. Frye (Me.) supported the reso-
luton In a speech which aroused great
enthusiasm from the galleries for its ex-
pressions of sympathy with the Arme-
mans and for Its bitter ~arraignment OF
Great Britain's course toward America.
The following IL the essential feature OF
the resolution:
That ii IL an imperative duty In the interest
Of humanity to express the earnest hope that
the European concert brought about by the
treaty referred to (the Berlin treaty. may
speedily be given its just effect In such deci'
siye measures IN shall stay the hand of fanati-
cism and lawless violence, and rs shan secure
TO the un~offending Christians Of the Turkish
empire all the rights belonging to them, both
as men and Christians, and as beneficiaries OF
the explicit provisions of the treaty above re-
cited.
Resolved, That the president be required to
communicate these resolutions to the govern
ments of Great Britain. Germany. Austria,
France, Italy and Russia.
Resolved, further, That the senate OF the
United States. the house of Representatives
concurring, will support the president In the
most vigorous action he may take for the pro.
lection and security Of American citizens In
Turkey, and to obtain redress for injuries
committed upon the persons Of such citizens.