The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-01

LONDON, Jan. 31.-The banquet OF
the Non-conformist UnIonIst Associa-
tton at the Hotel Metronole tonight
was the occasion for an address blythe
marquis of Salisbury, prime minister
and secretary Of state for foreign af-
fairs
In the course Of his remarks he said
with reference to Venezuela:
~ have held up as the deneuRcer OF
the Monroe doctrine. As a matter OF
fact, although the Monroe doctrine Is
no part OF international law. my de-
spatch to Mr.. olney, the secretary Of
state OF the United STATES, supported
II MS a rule OF policy in the strongest
and most distinct terms.
when I stated in that despatch ana
relternte now, that, as u rule otpottcy,
we are the entire advocates OF the Nom
roe doctrine, we mean the Monroe doc
trine as President Monroe understood
It. (Cheers.) In that sense you VIII
not find any more convinced supporters
than we are.
Lord Salisbury turned abruptly to
the Armenian question, and he re-
preached the religious communities
with laboring under mistake when
they supposed that England had bound
herself 10 sucEorJthe Armenians, which
means to go to war with the sultan IN
order to force him to govern the Armen-
ians well. The Berlin treaty Lord
Salisbury said, merely bound the sig
natory powers that II the sultan pros
mulgated certain reforms they would
watch over the execution OF those re-
forms. Nothing more. He did not
think any one could understand that as
an undertaking to go to wnr.
.'By spreading among the Turks the
feeling that their dominion was threat
ened, reforms have unfortunately led
to tho perpetrntion OF horrors, which
can only be compared with the days
OF GOngha Khan and Tamberlane l
am aware that many influential peo-
pie aver that this was done by the
sultan and his government with set
purpose. My opinion is that the sui
tnn's government Is weak, wretched,
Impotent and powerless: but 1t is a
dream to imagine that he ordered the
perpetration Of these Crueltles. In my
Judgment there Is no ground for think
ing so. It WAS race faction mad creed
faction driven to the highest point IN
their most corrupt and most horrible
Armenians these terrible sufferlngs.
''If you ask why we have not inter-
fered, I can only answer for England,
that we could have threatened what
may call annoyances in the setEing
OF customs here and there: but when
you are dealing with the rising OF q
whole fanatical population against q
population with whom they have been
at bitter enmity for ages, and who are
situated in mountains far removed
from the sen shore, you are deceivtns
yourself II You Imagine that Engiands
arm, long as 1t is, could have done any
ihing In mitigation. Nothing but mill
itnry occupation could have done II,
and England does not possess the
power OF military occupation ut that
distance"
Lord Salisury, at the opening Of his
speech, referred to the recent Trans
vaa1 crisis as throwing u furfd tight
upon what might happen II home rule
were granted to Ireland. As soon as
the Transvaal was In trouble, he
pointed out, II applied to the foreiGe
powers instead OF to England for sup
port.
An editorial IN the Chronicle (Liber-
all this morning describes Lord Sails
bury's speech as the most amazing uS-
terance that ever fell from the lips o.
the governor OF q great empire az the
crisis OF Its fortune. His confession o.
fnilure with regard to Armenia Is 9
:aos: !gaomluous admission"
The Times says OF the speech: Lord
Salisbury's tone with reference to Ar
menia was apologize, and his explana-
lions were rather unusual but they
will convince oil tair-miuded fran that
the fault does not lie vita the 9rit.Aa
government"