The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-01
THE GRAM OLD MAN
URGES
ENGLAND TO ACT FOR
ARMENtANS.
declares that Britain Has the Right
to Threaten Turkey With A.:y
Coercion that Does Not i'm Itself
Mean War-Other Items.
Gladstone Crges Action.

Enthusiastic crowds assembled in tnt
vicinity OF HANGERS circus, Liverpool
Thursday morning eager to hear the Hon.
w. +. Gladstone deliver an address before
The Reform Club at a meeting TO protes
against the massacres of Armenians IN
Turkey. The Earl of Derby presided,
and many distinguished people were on
the platform.
Mr.. Gladstone looked well for a man ol
his years wien he rose TO Slcak amid re-
newcd and prolonged cheering. After a
few preliminary remarks lie moved Tho
following resolution, which was received
with enthusiasm:
This meeting trusts that her majesty
ministers. realizing to the fullest extent
the terrible condition in which their fell
low Christians are placed, Will do every
thing possible TO obtain for them tull
security and protection, andithis meeting
assures her majestey's ministers that they
may rely upon the cordial support OF the
citizens of Liverpool in whatever steps
they may feel it necessary to take Tor that
purpose
spear llG u lllc ltSOlullOD NIL u
stone said the national platform upon
which the meeting was based gave au-
thority for the statement universally en-
tertained throughout the length and
breadth of the land, and urged that in this
matter party sympathies be %renounced.
Mr.. Gladstone added:
The present movement is based on the
broad ground of humanity, and is not
directed against the MohammedanS, but
against the Turkish officials, evidence of
whose barbarities rests in the official re-
port. Now, as in 1876, to the guilt OF the
massacre is added the impudence of a de-
Vial, which will continue just as long ~
..urope is content TO listen.'
MIR. Gladstone expressed the opinion
that the purpose OF the gathering was de-
fensiye and prospective, saying no one
could hold out the hope that the massa-
cres were ended. Continuing, he said:
II doubt if it is an cXaggeration 10 say
il was in the Sulian'S palace, and there
only that the inspiration has been sup
piled and the policy devised OF the whole
series of massacreS. When the Sultan
carries a massacre INTO his own capital.
under the eyes of the ambassadors. he APP
pears to have gained the very acme oi
what it is possible for him to do"
But" the speaker continued, "the
weakness of diplomacy, | trust, is about
to be strengthened by the echo of this
nations voice" Great cheering.)
The speaker declared that Britain had
"A right to threaten Turkey with any cocr-
cion that does not in itself mean war.
The first step would be the withdrawal Of
the British Ambassador from Constants
nople, followed by the dismissal of the
Turkish Ambassador from London. Then
England should inform the Sultan that
she would consider means for enforcing
her humane demands. He did not believ
Europe would make war to insure a CON =
tinuance Of massacres more terrible than
ever recorded in the "dismal. deplorable
history of human crime" Great and
loud cheering
The resolutions adopted will be for
warded to the cabinet ministers.