River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-10-01
IN ARMeNIAN's BEHALF.
Gladstone Addresses a Great Meeting n
Liverpool

Liverpool
Liverpool. Sept. 24.-Four thousand
persons were present al the mass meet
ing held in Hengler's circus Thursday
afternoon under the auspices OF the Liv-
erpool Reform club to protest against
the rule of the sultan of Turkey and the
massacre of Armenans in the Turkish
empire. The gathering included we'll
the audience which greeted MIR. Glad
stone. who was the principal speaker.
was most enthusiastic one. The meet
ing was presided over by the earl of
Derby. Mr.. Gladstone was in excellent
health and voice. and was notieeably
active in his movements. Prefacing
his address. Mr.. Gladstone proposed a
resolution setting forth that the meet
ing trusted that the government real
lied the terrible condition in which
their fellow Christians in Turkey were
placed. and that they would do every
thing possible to obtain for them full
measure of security and protection.
The resolution also declared that the
government would have the fullest pub
lie support in whatever steps they
might take to put a stop TO the atroci-
ties which were being committed in
Turkey. MIR. Gladstone, as he stepped
forward to begin his remarks, was
cheered for many minutes.
Mr. Gladstone said the Turkish govern
ment in 1876 denied that ma ssacres had oc-
CURED, but that those massacres had since
passed into history as facts. The same
system of denials Is practiced now and VIII
be practiced so long as the powers OF Flu
rope shall tolerate it. IL Is to be hoped. Mr..
Glads lone declared. that the weakness of
diplomacy would be strength ened by this
strong nations voice. The diplomatic
representatives in Constantinople of six
great powers after the massacre in the
Turkish capital brought their courage to
the sticking point and addressed a note TO
the sultan informing his majesty that the
atrocities must cease or that otherwise a
prejudice would be created against the
Turkish government.
a." continued Mr.. Gladstone ASK what
would the guilty author Of these massacres
want more than to confine the matter to a
paper war; Loud cheers
Mr.. Gladstone said that six great powers
of Europe represented at Constantinople
had failed to make the sultan fulfill his treaty
obligations. The continuation of diplomatic
relations with the sultan had not prevented
the horrible massacres at Constantinople,
put IL had permitted the sultan to remain
the recognized ally Of England.
we have just title 20 threaten Turkey
with coercion that does not in itself mean
war. and | think that the first step should
be the recall OF our ambassador. ICheers.I
And IL should be followed BY the dismissal
oil the Turkish ambassador from London.
Such a course Is frequent. and would not
give the right of complaint 10 anybody
When diplomatic relations are suspended
England should inform the sultan that
she would consider the means of enforcing
her just and human demands. do not be-
heVe that Europe will make war to insure
the continuance of massacres more terrible
than ever recorded in the dismal. deplor-
cheering
Mr.. Gladstone concluded his address by
expressing the opinion that the time had
arrived to strengthen the hands OF the ex-
ecutive branches of the government by an
expression of the nations will. This decla-
ration was received with cheers and cries
of ''Oh! Ohr'