The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-12
THE TURKISH SITUATION
Sir Henry Asquith Urges Decided
Action by Great Britain.
SALARIES OF OFFICIALS UNPAID.

Continuation Of Armenian Uprislnss AL
most Certainty-The Inquiry Commits
sion Composed of Corrupt Palace on
cials-The Porte Warns Travellers.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-Mr. Henry Asquith,
formerly secretary of state for the home
department, has addressed the following
message to The Chronicle:
II shall shortly address my constituents
when l shall express my views at length,
but am in entire accord with the convic-
ton that the time has come when Great
Britain should refuse to hold further
terms with government which has be-
come more instrument for executing
the purposes of will, either criminal or
insane. The European powers, by whose
favor the sultan holds his throne, cannot
condone his past crimes or ignore future
dangers without sharing the guilt of the
one and becoming directly responsible for
the other l hope we shall witness such
q manifestation Of opinion here as will
save Great Britain from any such COM
plicity and will give strength and author
ity to decided action on the part Of our
government"
The Chronicle In an editorial applauds
Mr.. Asquith's strong message as in every
way responsible.
Mr.. Gladstone, in another letter, on the
subject declares: "The use which the six
powers have made of remonstrance in the
past year has not been q mere failure or
mockery, but great instrument of mis-
chief, because it was implied that such q
matter can be disposed of by discussion,
and has thereby supplied wholesale and
deliberate murder with the only assis-
lance it wanted, namely, the assurance
of IMMUNITY. In my Judgment even ST.
lence would be preferable to such dis
cussion."
The Daily News, Liberal, commenting
editorially upon Mr. Gladstone's letter,
says: '1he first necessity Of European
peace Is the deposition of the sultan. F"
The Chronicle and The Daily News and
other newspapers have such headings over
the articles ON this subject as "a Nation
Aroused" etc.
A dispatch from Constantinople to The
Daily News says: "An official communi-
cation to the newspapers has caused sem
sation. 1t contemplates the certainty Of
Armenian uprising in the provinces, but
holds all officials responsible If matters
develop into massacres, pillage or destruc-
ton of property. At the same time, the
soldiers are authorized to use their arms
in self defense against all who attack
them. This is the first time that an Of
fetal communication has mentioned the
massacres and pillage. Turkish placards
In STEAMBOAT call upon the government to
L., ~ <RGo al n, fbar rrtofa
they threaten to help themselves"
Fifteen army officers who went to the
war Office to claim their arrears of pay
were informed that there were no funds
with which to pay them. The officers
thereupon resigned their commissions and
were promptly arrested for SO doing.
A dispatch to The Graphic from Odessa
declares that among the judges appointed
on the special tribunal at Constantinople
to try the cases arising from the Armenian
massacre there Is not single honest and
upright man. all being VIGOROUSLY cor
rupt and servile palace tools.