Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-02
THE GRAND OLD MAN
URGES ENGLAND TO ACT FOR
ARMENlANS.
Declares that Britain Has the Right
to Threaten Turkey With Any
Coercion that Does Not in Itself
Mean War-Othcr Items.
Gladstone Urges Action.


Enthusiastic crowds assembled i'm the
vicinity of Hangler's circus, Liverpool,
Thursday morning eager to hear the Hon. j.
w. L. Gladstone deliver an address before
the Reform Club at i, meeting to protest
against the massacres OF Armenians in
Turkey. The Earl of Derby presided,
and many distinguished people were Oh,
the platform.
MIR. Gladstone looked we'll for man of
his years when he rost. to speak amid re-
newed and prolonged cheering. After a
few preliminary remarks lie moved the
following resolution, which was received
Hi,h entllusasm:
This meeting trusts that her majesty's
ministers, realizing to the fullest extent
the terrible condition in which their fell
low Chris tians are placed, will do every
thing possible to obtain for them full
security and protection, ;,ndaths meeting
assures her majestey's ministers that they
may rely upon the cordial support of the
citizens of Liverpool in whatever steps
they may feel it necessary to take for that
purpose"
Speaking 10 the resolution Mr.. Glad
stone said the national platform upon
which the meeting was based gave au-
thOrity for the statement universally en-
tertained throughout the length and
breadth of the land, aud urged that in this
matter party sympathes be renounced.
Mr.. Gladstone added:
The present movement is based OIL the
broad ground of humanity, and is not
directed against the Molaminedans, but
against the Turkish officials, evidence of
whose barbarities rests in the official re-
port. Now, as in 1876, to the guilt of the
massacre is added the impudcnce of de-
NAL, which will continue just as long as
Europe is content to listen.'
MIR. Gladstone expressed the opinion
that the purpose of the gathering was de-
fensive and prospective, saying no one
could hold out the hope that the massa-
crcs were ended. Continuing, he said:
81 doubt if it is an cxaggeration to say
ii was in the Sultan's palace, and there
only that the inspiration has been sup
piled and the policy devised of the whole
series OF massacres. When the Sultan
carries Il massacre into his own capital,
under the eyes of the ambassadors, he app
pears to have gained the very acme of
what il is possible for him to do.'
But" the speaker continued, sthe
weakness Of diplomacy, l trust, is about
to be strengthened by the echo of this
nations voice" (Grcat cheering.)
The speaker declared that Britain had
Il right to threaten Turkey with any coer-
cion that does not in itself mean war.
The first step would he the withdrawal of
the British Ambassador from Constants
nople, followed by tile dismissal of the
Turkish Ambassador from London. Then
England should inform the Sultan that
she would consider means for enforcing
her humane demands. He did not believe
Europe would make war 10 insure a con
iinuance of massacres more terrible than
ever recorded in the "dismal, deplorable
history of human orime." (Great and
loud cliecring.)
The resolutions adopted will be for
warded TO the cabinet ministers.