The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-25

ness OF Great Britain / admit that she
Is the greatest power on earth and the
most magnificent power seen in the his
tory OF the world upon the ocean But
1 do not admit that she Is a friend OF the
United States OF America or that she has
ever exhibited the slightest sign OF friend
ship for US. And now she Is sitting qui-
city by for a solid year and seeing these
Armenians massacred, because they are
Christians, while she is one of the very
agencies agreeing TO protect their rights.
or to compel Turkey TO do it, and while
she had the power IN her hands any day
TO do II. So l say, Mr.. President regard
less of what Great Britain might have
thought II i had had my way ] would have
memorialized Russia to take possession Of
Armenia and would have declared the
United States back of her in doing 1t.
so far as American citizens are con-
cerned. l would protect them there at any
cost. We never agreed that the Darda-
nelIes should be closed TO the United
States. There cannot be found line in
the policy of the United States that ever
permitted any great navigable water TO
be closed to us-not one. on the contrary,
we have been ready to go TO war at any
time TO keep navigable waters open to
our ships We heve given no assent to
the agreement OF European nations that
the Dardanelles should be closed And If
Il were necessary to protect American cit
izens and their property, / would order
United States ships in spite of facts, in
spite Of agreements, to sail up the Dar-
danelles, plant themselves before Constan-
tinople and demand that American clti-
they are entitled. (Applause)
Mr. President. ! think that one OF the
grandest things in all the history of Great
Britain is that she does protect her sub
jects everywhere, anywhere, and under all
circumstances. / do not wonder that "A
British subject loves his country. This lit
tie incident with which you are all famii-
lar Is marvellous Illustration of the pro-
lection which Great Britain gives to her
subjects. The King of Abyssnia took a
British subject named Campbell about
n 90 90 lad hfr., % . nan
fortress of Magdala, on the nights Of a
rocky mountain, and put him into a dun
geon without cause assigned. 1t took
six months for Great Britain to find that
out. Then Great Britain demanded his
immediate release. King Theobold re-
fused the release. In less than ten days
after that refusal was received, 10000 Eng
lsh soldiers, including 5000 Sepoys, were
on board ships of war and were sailing
down the coast. When they reached the
coast they were disembarked, marched
across that terrible country, a distance of
700 miles, under a burning sun, up the
mountain, up TO the very nights in front
OF the trowning dungeons, then gave bat
Tie, battered down the iron gates of the
stone walls, reached down into the dun
geon and lifted out of it that one British
subJect-King Theobold killing himself
with his own pistol. Then they carried
him down the mountain, across the land
put him on board a Whte-winged ship
and sped him to his home in safety. That
cost great Britain SO 100000, and
made Gen. Napier Lord Napier Of Mag
dala. That was a great thing for a great
country to dO-a country that has an eve
that sees all across the ocean, all across
the land, away UP to the mountain hight
and away down TO the darksome dungeon
one subject of hers out of her 1000 900 of
people and then has an arm strong enough
and long enough TO stretch across the
same ocean, across the same land up the
same mountain nights, down the same
dungeon, and thel lift him out and carry
him homegto his own country and friends
in Gods name, who would not die for a
country that will do that Well
Mr.. President, our country will
do It, and our country ought
to do IT. and all that l ask in this
cohcurrent resolution of ours is, that our
country shall model itself after Great
Britain in this one thing
Inc lire OF the American citizen must
be protected, wherever he may be wheth-
er IN Great Britain or anywhere else
loud applause in the galleries.
At 2 o'clock the Unfinished business the
House bond bill with the free coinage sub
stitute, was laid before the Senate II
was temporarily laid aside.
A substitute for the Armenian resolu-
ton, offered by Mr. Call, was tabled and
the committee resolution, as heretofore
telegraphed, was adopted
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, In charge of
the free coinage substitute to the bond
BILL asked unanimous consent that the
vote on 1t be taken next Thursday at A
o'clock, but Mr.. Allen, pop. of Nebraska
notice that he would ask the Senate to
remain in session next Thursday until
the unfinished business was disposed Of
The Senate bill appropriating 5000 for
the purchase of lands adjoining the Uni-
ted States naval station at Port Royal
8. c., was passed.
After short executive session the SEN
ate adjourned until Monday