The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
Extraordinary outbursts of Pub
lie Sentiment Throughout
the Country.
UNCLE SANS HELP Is CoURTED
Preparing to Send a British Fleet
Through the Dardanelles TO
Constantinop'e.

LONDON, Eve, Sept. 12.-It is now an
open secret that we are on the eve of
new and important development in the
Eastern question. Within the past few
days authoritative word has been passed
around among the Tory nobIemen and
politicians that Armenia is "good busi-
ness" The result is an extraordinary
outburst of Conservative sentiment of the
most violent anti-Turkish character. Lord
Glenesk's paper, the Morning Post, is sud
denly demanding a Guildhau meeting
with the Lord Mayor as chairman to de-
nounce the Sultan, while the Tory
Standard declares that Abdul Hamid's
deposition has become inevita ble. Lord
Butte is to preside at great mass-meeting
called at Cardiff to demand British inter-
Vention and some of the most trusted
Tory organizers are busiest in the work of
arranging for a huge London gathering
with the Dukes OF Westminster and
Argyll and possibly the Duke of Norfolk
as the chief figures. It is so apparent that
this activity means business that Liberal
leaders like Asquith are hurrying forward
to put themselves in evidence as being in
favor of immediate and decisive British
action.
In all quarters the impression prevails
cIded on. What this something is no one
is in position to say with any exactness.
Nothing is quite clear except the fact that
Lord Salisbury wants a powerful public
demonstration of England's eagerness TO
back him UP in bold course, and that he
viii get it with a rush. Public men who
took part in the great Bulgarian agitation
OF twenty years ago say they now discern
signs OF a far more i'm mpressive National
uprising than that one was. If Gladstone
could be brought to London, after merely
showing himself to vast gatherings at
Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Bir-
mingham on the way, and would simply
stand up for minute or two before such
throng as the metropolis would get to-
gether, the whole island would thrill with
the impetus of new crusade. Lord Sails
bnry would have nothing TO fear from
such a feeting resurrection of the
''g. o. m, and 1 confess to the suspicion
that Mr.. Balfour's recent visit to Ha-
warden did not leave this possibility un-
discussed.
At all events, EngIishmen of all parties
are preparing as big and striking a mani
festation OF national feeling as has been
exhibited in our generation, and they are
doing this under a sufficient assurance
that the Prime Minister wants it. 1t is
not an accidental coincidence that nine
days hence, when these popular demon
strations will be beginning to take hold of
the country to the exclusion of all else,
the young Car viii land in Scotland for a
fOrtnight's visit with the Queen. 1t is
fatty ImpO ssiole 10 discuss Armenian
horrors without at least inferentially at
tacking Russia as their main cause, and 1t
Is doubtful II even the presence of the
Gar Will avail TO secure polite reticence
on this subject. What he hears and reads
may make him angry, or it NAV inspire
him to discard, once and for all Prince
LObanofTs inhuman policy. In either case
the Gar viii be lett in no doubt as to Eng
lands profound feeling on the subject, or
as TO the eageTness of Engishmen for q
chance to express that feeling in deeds
1t seems obvious that those in authority
here, those who have given the word to
have the fiery cross sent round, must be
counting on producing just this impress
sion on the mind of young Nicholas
1t is practically certain, 1 understand.
that there is to be q renewal of the dis
turbance at ConstantInople, ana the diplo-
mats there suspect IL to be Lord Sails
bury's intention, In that case, to denounce
the DardaneIles clause in the treaty of
Berlin, while a British feet forces the
passage and anchors with Constantinople
and the Zidig Palace Itself under its guns
This is perhaps a too exciting conjecture,
but it is what the embassadorial circle at
STAN bout imagines England is going
to do.
Even If EngIand's action should be
much less summary and sweeping il must
be in the same direction and raise the
same questions. These questions, in sub
stance, com bine into the single nroblem,
What will the other powers do2" Eng
lishmen are lashing themselves into q
state OF feeling IN which they will not care
what the other powers do; but this is not
the spirit in which foreign offices operate,
and since Lord Salisbury manifestly de-
sires to be pushed into action 1t is pre-
sumabIe that he has made sure this will
not involve England In an enterprise too
big for her strength.
There is q sort of wondering hope latent
all through England that the United
States viii appear as Great Britain's ally
in the Levant when the dehnitiye mo-
ment arrives. Engiishmen hardly dare TO
formulate this longing for the thing seems
too balcyon to be possible, but If the hope
could be realized this little island would
shake with Joy. To join forces with the
greater English-speaking race across the
Atlantic in such holy cause as this
would be the highest happiness this coun-
trV could conceive. That such a com bi-
nation is feasible no one can say. Even II
it were formed the possibility that II could
break down the cruel league OF the En-
perors and free the Christians OF the
Levant without having battle forced upon
the allies is a matter Of doubt. But Eng
land. at least, would risk everything she
possesses in such a venture If she could
have America as a comrade.
Although the official press IN Germany
and Austria continues impiacabl it is
evident that public opinion. especially in
Germany, Is at last being stirred good
deal by the Armenian tragedy. As usual,
il is Ham burg that leads the way with
bic pubiic meeting and the organization
OF an Armenian relief fund, and it is very
significant TO find IN the list OF leading
promoters OF this movement the names OF
almost all those eminent and public
spirited Hebrews of whose splendid
philanthropy in The cause OF their own
suffering people flying from Russia i saw
SO much in 1891. There exist historic
reasons why Jews should dislike Arme-
mans, and there are many practical argu-
ments against exciting Turkish hostility
TO the Jewish people scattered throughout
the Ottoman empire but these considera-