The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-25
TURKEY NEEDS A THRASHING.
GLADSTONE FIRES 1000 BRITONs
AT LIVERPOOL.

The Government Promised the
United support of the Nation i'm
Putting stop to the Atrocities.
Severance of Diplomatic Relations
with the sultan and Action Out
side the Concert of the Powers
Recommended III Necessary.
Liverpool. Sept A.-Four thousand per-
sons were present at the mass meeting
held in Hengler's Circus this afternoon
under the auspices OF the Liverpool Re-
form Club to protest against the rule OF
the Sultan of Turkey and the massacres
of Armenans in the Turkish empire. The
gathering included well-known men of all
political parties, and the audience which
greeted Mr.. Gladstone who was the prin-
cipal speaker was most enthusiastic
one. The meeting was presided over by
the Earl of Derby.
Mr. Gradstone was in excellent health
and voice and noticeably active In his
movements. Prefaclng his address, Mr..
Gladstone proposed a resolution setting
forth that the meeting trusted that the
government realized the terrible condi-
Turkey were placed. and that they would
do everything possible to obtain for them
a full measure Of security and protection.
The resolution also declared that the gov
ernment would have the fullest public sup
port in whatever steps they might take
to put stop to the atrocities which were
being committed i'm Turkey Mr.. Glad
stone, as he stepped forward 10 begin his
remarks was cheered for many minutes
Mr. Gladstone said the Turkish govern
ment in 1876 denied that massacres had
occurred, but that those massacres had
since passed into history as facts. The
same system of denials is practiced now.
and will be practiced so long as the pow
ers OF Europe shall tolerate it. 1t Is to
be hoped Mr.. Gladstone declared, that
the weakness of diplomacy would be
strengthened 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 note to the sultan.
Informing his majesty that the atrocities
must cease or that, otherwise, a preiu-
dice would be created against the Turkish
government. 81" continued Mr.. Glad
stone, "ask what would the guilty author
of these massacres want more than to
confine the matter to paper war" cloud
cheers.)
The ex-premier proceeded to instance
occasions when England has acted out-
side of concert with the European pow
ers. He had seen, he said the liberation
of 100000 to 2O,OOO,OOO Of people from the
dominion of Turkey. How" he asked,
had this liberation been effected in the
cases of Greece and Bulgaria? Not by the
concert of Europe, for several of the
great powers looked askance at our ac-
ton What is 1t worth to pay In order
~ Of
Mr.. Gladstone concluded his address by
expressing the opinion that the time had
arrived to strengthen the hands of the
executive branches of the government by
an expression of the nations will. This
declaration was received with cheers. and
cries of "Oh, OH"
Mr.. Gladstone said that six great pow
ers of Europe represented at Constan-
tinople had failed to make the sultan full
fl his treaty obligations. The continual
tion OF diplomatic relations with the sui
tan had not prevented the horrible mas
sacres at Constantlnople, but It had per-
mitted the sultan to remain the recognized
ally Of England.
THE resolution which have proposed
observes the rules of prudence, and does
not require even for the sake Of a great
end that we place ourselves In a state
of war with united Europe"
Continuing, he ridculed the idea that
state of war would be the result or con-
sequence of England's acting alone in
giving an ultimatum to the porte He
would not be one TO plunge England into
war, but England would not make of her
self slave to be dragged by the char
lot wheels of the other powers of Europe.
(Cheers) England" he said. had just
right TO coerce Turkey, and the first step
must be the recall of our ambassador from
Constantnople, and the consequent dis
missal of the Turkish ambassador in Lon
don. cloud and prolonged cheers.) That
would not cause European war. (Cheers
and laughter) England could then tell
the porte that she meant TO consider
means Of enforcing her own just demands.
We should declare that we would not turn
any ensuing war to cur own advantage"
Mr.. Gladstone in the course of his perora-
tion said: Let us extract ourselves from
our present ambiguous position. Let us
renounce our neutrality. Let us by 10y
ally promising her majesty's ministers our
ungrudging and enthusiastic support in
duce them by word and deed to show their
detestation Of acts which may even yet
come to such depth of atrocity as has
never yet been recorded in the deplorable
history Of human crime" loud and pro-
longed cheers).
Mr. Gladstone spoke an hour and quar-
ter, his voice remaining strong and clear
to the end. The resolutions offered by the
ex-premier were adopted unanimously.