Evening journal., 1896-10-10
ROSEBERY'S POSITION.
His Lordship Tells Why He Re-
tired From Leadership.
SAYS ENGLAND CANNOT ACT ALONE

The Concert OF the Powers Required to
stop Turkish Outrages--Protests Against
Plunging Europe Into Critioises
England's Territory Grabbing Policy.
EDnSBuRGH, Oct. 10.--The Empire the
ater here was packed with 4, 1000 auditors
TO listen to the Earl of Rosebory, the retir
ing leader OF the Liberal party. 1t was his
agreement TO speak at this meeting which
precipitated Lord Rosebery's action in re-
signing.
Tremendous enthusiasm greeted Lord
Rosebery upon his appearace, the whole
assembly singing He's a Jolly Good Eel
low -
Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, NJ p. !.
for the Midlothian division Of Edinburgh
presided
Tho Earl of Rosehery said in part that
he had resigned because he could not sac
ridce national interests to personal ambi-
tion. He welcomed the national agitation
In Great Britain on behalf Of Armenia,
because it would convince foreign govern
ments OF Great Britain's unselnshness and
integrity and would strengthen the hands
of the government But the present agi-
tation, he said, differed from Mr.. Glad
stones Bulgarian agitation. Then Great
Britain was supported by Russia. Now
We have Russia and her armies against us.
Russias declaration on this point are alb
solutely conclusive.
Moreover, then we had to force the hands
Of an unwilling government, whilo now
the government is animated by the same
wishes as ourselves. They possessed un-
printable details. the speaker said. Of
fsrfrt oil LnH
ever read BY advice Of the powers they
had first doubted these massacres, but the
more recent Constantinople massaarps
made it impossible TO dony them.
In dealing with The various remedies
proposed, Lord Rosobery said;
The moro deposition of the sultan
would be no remedy, as the system, and
not the man must be tackled More, this
would bo impossible without.a concert Of
the powers and if the lattor were attained
it would better to call upon It to deal with
the larger issue involved. Regarding the
proposal TO place the Dardanelles, or Tur-
key. in the hands of Russia, Lord Rosebory
pointed out that neither of these was Great
Britain to dispose Of, and Russinn meth
DDS, ho said, were not SO ideal as 10 war
rant as in aoquiescing.
The Prospect of War.
"I cannot agree with Mr. Gladstone that
the possibility OF war is a phnntasm, he
said. MY knowiodge, TO a very recent
time was that dxed ana rosnlute agree
ment existed of an or nearly all the pow
ers to lorcibiy resist any single handed I'M
terYention by England ia. eastern affairs.
! earnestly protest against policy involv-
ing the horrors ol European war, pre-
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determination of the very Armenians in
whose behalf it would be wagod Such a
war would transcend 20 Elodden Fields
and the CHASTITY phantom Of the death an
gel, which, legend says, appeared Owe
Edinburgh on the eve of the battle Of tlod
den, would appear TO every hamlet, villag
and town Of tho kingdom TO summon th
flower Of your youth and manhood to sac
rifce their lives in a European connagra
tion.
"Any minister engaging in such a war
except from the direst necessity, would b'
a criminal to his country"
Upon this topic Lord Rosebery expressed
the opinion that the British colonies would
take the same view Of it as does the Unit
cd States, which" he added, although
willing to join in diplomatic action, would
depreoate invoking the arbitrament Of the
sword on a question not directly concern
ing it's vital interests F"
Peace, " Lord Rosebery affirmed, "is a
necessity of your empire. For the last "a
years you have been laying hands, with
frantic eagerness, on every available and
desirable tract of territory. The amount
thus brought into your possession or sphere
OF influence in the last II years is 2,600,
600 square miles This policy has pro
duced two results; first, the exciting al
almost intolerable degree Of envy In tn,
other colonizing nations, ontailing theil
malevolenco instead of their henevolenoe
second, the making Of an unwieldy en-
pire, difficult 10 administer and to deient
until long period Of peace effects its con
solidation
Word For Gladstone.
After eloquently reminding his audienc'
how Golden, Bright and Gladstone has
been publicly reviled for tho advocacy o
an unpopular peace policy Lord Rosehorl
said: Although I am aware that IL is un
popular TO advocate diplomatic methods,
shall mover cease to exert my voice ant
strength against England engaging ir
such q dangerous war, of which you car
see tho eloquent commenoomont, but no
body living can see the catastrophe or th'
end "
The speaker concluded, admitting thu
the position of n peer as the loador OF tina
party was so anomalous that it would b'
, impossible to continue in the position, un
I less ho received the warmest co operation
/ of the whole party Unless tho fotiremonl
should produce unity, Lord kosebery said
the sacrifice Will hayo been made In vain
Ho closed by thanking his colleagues iol
their kindness and Mr. Gladstone, wh'
innooontly gave him his coup de grace.
Augustine Birrell, NJ. p. for the wes
division OF Fife, moved resolution re
| 1uesting that Lord Rosehory should recon
I slider his resignation. This was carrie'
/ unanimously.
Lord Rosebery, replying, snid that hi
decision to retire was the result OF matur
reflection, and was absolute.
Miss Hoyt Is the Champion.
MoRR1sTows, n. j.. Oct. 10. Tho erea
7 golf tournament for the women cham
! pionship Of the United States Is over an'