The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-03

trace of an obligation 10 interfere In
behalf of the subjects of tho Sultan. The
speaker reminded his hearers thnt Inc
reforms which the Sultan had recently ac-
cepted, alt hough very good reforms, could
not be expected to produce good govern
ment in two months. "They require ,inie
to work out" the speaker went on 10
say. They would require time In n civil
lied community, and much more so in
savage and fanatical community hope
they Will have 6enehcent erect as tinle
tinued by saying: Meantime, by spread
ing among the Turks the feeling that
their dominion was threatened. these re-
forms have unfortunately led TO the per
petration of horrors which can only be
compared with the days of Genehis KHAN
and Tamerlane; l am aware that many
Influential people aver that this was dom"
by the Sultan and his government with
set purpose. My own opinion Is that the
Sultan's government Is weak, wretched
impotent and powerless: but Il Is a drea m
to imagine that he ordered the nerpetra-
tion of those cruelties. In nv Judgment
there is no ground for thinking So 1t
was race faction and creed-faction driv-
en- to the highest point in the most cor
rupt and the most horrible form has
brought upon the wretched Armenians
these terrible sufferings. If you ask why
we have not interfered can only arswe"
for England that we could have threatened
what l may call annoyance in the seizing
of customs here and there; but when you
are dealing with the rising OF whole
fanatical population against poDulation
with whom they have been at bitter en-
nifty for ages and who are situated in
mountains far removed from the seashore.
YOU are dereivine yourselves If you inag-
inc that England's arm. long as 1t is,
could have done anything in mttigahon
Nothing but a MILITARY Occupation could
the power for military occunation AZ that
distance. Mr.. Giaisone wr'tc a lettar
that England could cone with i've or sly
Turkeys. That was most i'l-iudged and
rash observation. If the sutton would
meet US on the omen sea. undoubtedly We
could cone with five or six Sulans. Rm' IT is
not worth while arguino the possibility OF
England occuDying these inaccessible
provinces. | pm not hound to nrrne the
question WHY Europe did not interfere.
saw confidently that more Of N" powers
wished to interfere: and I believe their
view il that with patience, the Snitan :
rrestise. which IL the only mower lef. in
tn" country will ultimately 'e-estah'ish h
order and allow industry and comr'a"""
10 taFe their usual sacur" course. That
is their view. and It is our duty 10 give
the Sultan time. u is rot for ~" to pas1
iudpment on that view, hut no other re me-
dv has been suggested. 1t is soma e"co"r-
a"omant 10 frh that alr"adv some degre"
of or'ar ie being restored. " YOU do no'
act with the greet powers. Won ri'st oct
against them "nh produce ca'"mities fa"
NOR" aw'"' ""d terrible than the Armeni-
an atrocities"
What do these words mean? Can
they have any other meaning than that
the butchery Of thousands of Christians
by Turks because they were Christians
"a series of massacres not to he paral-
leled in the history of the past two hun
dred years-is of such small concern to
the Christian governments Of Europe
that they do not deem 1t necessary to
make n single move toward saving the
few Armenians who have not yet been
murdered or starved to death? Can
anything more shameful in the line of
quibbling evasions he conceived than
the remark of the premier of England
of England unon whose powerful arms
of worldwide dominion the boast is
that the sun never sets: of England.
1.-The mistress of the seas" and the auto
crat of the nations-that the prestige"
palace shiverng in fear at every
strange sound is ,the only power"
which can allay the awful ravages OF
Mohammedan hate and ferocity in Asia
Minor. and ultimately re-establish Or
der?' If those thousands Of assassi-
mated Christians had been Englishmen.
would Lord Salisbury dare to wait for
the sultan's prestige" to restore order.
or delay his Intervention until assured
of the concert of the powers?
We are curious to know how the man.
hood of Christian England will take this
cowardly speech of England's temporiz-
ing premier.