The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-20
Letter Read at a Meeting Called to
Protest Against Massacres Of
Armenians by Turks.
REFUGEES 1T ELLIS ISLAND
NEARLY o EXILES FROM ARMENIA
SEEKING ONE HERE.
a Few Permitted to Land. but others
Detained Awaiting Action of the
immigration Authorities.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-St. James Hall was
packed with an audience of 1000 people to-
night, a large proportion of whom were
women, to take part in the demonstration
of protest against the Armenian massacres.
Nearly 1900 people applied for admission to
the hall. The Bishop of Rochester presided
instead of the Duke of Westminster, who
wrote; regretting that ill health compelled
him to be absent. The Earl of Portsmouth,
the Earl of Meath. Baron Abingor, Baron
Bendel, Viscount Oxenbridge, the Earl of
Stamford. the Bishop of Winchester, the
Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Aber-
deem, Right Hon. James Brice, Rev. Harry
r. Drew and Mrs. Drew Mr.. Gladstone's
daughter), Canon Wilberforce, Canon Mac
coll, Sir Lewis Morris, Rev DIR. John Clifford
and Rev. DR.. Guinness Rogers sat upon the
platform. Ten peers, twenty-eight bishops
and a number of deans and Nonconformist
ministers wrote, expressing their regret at
their inability to attend the meeting.
Intense enthusiasm was manifested by
those present. especially over the reading
of a letter from Mr.. Gladstone. In this
letter Mr.. Gladstone expressed the hope
that the meeting would worthily crown the
Armenian meetings of the past two months
which, he said. were without "a parallel
during. his political life. The great object,
Mr.. Gladstone said further. was to
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the series of massacres, which was proba-
bly, still unfinished, and to provide against
their renewal. AS he believed that Lord
Salisbury would use his powerful position
for the best, personally he objected in the
strongest manner to abridging Lord Sails
bury's discretion by laying down this or
that as things which he ought not to do.
1t was q wild paradox, without the support
of reason or history, to say that the en-
forcement of treaty rights to stop system
attic massacre, together with effective Sc
cufity against Great Britain's abusing
them tnI iii IrIrnnCnZ TnII11 rayvnIy
the hostilities of one or more of the pow
ers- To advertise beforehand in the ears
of the great assassin that Great Britain'S
action would cut down what the most
backward of the six nations think to be
sufficient would be the abandonment of
the national movement to disappointment.
The concert of Europe. said Mr.. Gladstone.
was valuable and Important, but such an
announcement would certainly be followed
by it's failure.
Mr.. Gladstone's letter concluded as fol-
knowing OF what materials the Sultan,
with all his seeming obstinacy. is made.
From deplorable and disgraceful causes he
triumph for the moment but for the mo-
ment only. In the face OF civilized man.
kind he has recorded the final condemna-
next and no less effectually those who have
been his willing, brutal and ~sanguinary
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The meeting unanimously adopted resolu-
tons expressing adherence of the Armen-
ian massacres and support of the British
government in its efforts to stop them.
appealing to the powers to cooperate with
that object and asking all nations and
creeds to assist in the succor of the help
less and starving Armenians.