Evening journal., 1897-03-19
GLADSTONE is AROUSED
The Grand Old Man Denounces
the Rulers Of Europe.
GREECE SHOULD BE SUSTAINED


Of Russia aud Emperor of cermany-An
Austrian Cruiser sinks a Greek Trans
port-The Hellones Continue wariike.
LONDON. March 10 Under tho tito
THE Eastorn Crisis, IS page pamphlet
by Mr.. Gladstone was issued today. The
pamphlet Is in the form Of a letter from
Mr. Gladstone addressed to the Duke Of
Westminster, in which the ex-premier pro-
ceeds to say;
Events in crowds have been occurring
in the east at short intervals for the last
two years OF such nature as to stir our
common humanity to its innermost re-
cesses and to lodge an appeal from official
to personal conscience. Until the most re-
cent dates these transactions have seemed
to awaken no echo save in England, but
now light has flashed upon western Eu-
rope, and an uneasy consciousness that ma
tions as well as cabinets are concerned has
taken a strong hold upon the public mind.
Later massacres in Armenia have occurred
upon a scale of intensity and in a diversity
of their wickedness beyond all modern, If
not all historical, experience. All this has
been done under the eyes of tho six great
powers, who are represented at tho porto
by ambassadors, who thought their feeble
yorbiage a sufficient counterpoise to instru-
ments Of death, shame and torture, pro-
vided that in framing it they all chimed
in with one another"
Review Of the situation.
The letter then goes on to reviow the
eastern question since 1875 MIR Glad
stone recalls the fact that his ministry I'm
1850 organized "a European concert to pro-
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in regard to Montenegro and Greece. Tho
forces Of moral suasion had been exhausted
and squadron Of warships of the six pow
ers assembled on the Montenegrin and
Albanian coasts. It was soon found that
to several powers q concert of Europe"
meant toy demonstrations which were not
intended to pass for reality. 1--WE did not
waste any time to galvanize the corpse
into life, Mr.. Gladstone continues, "but
framed plan for the seizure of an impor-
tant port of the sultan's dominions We
found as our principal support the wise
and brave Alexander III, who thon reigned
In Russia. The effect was perfect There
was no war in Europe, though this bug
bear would doubtless have been used had
our proceedings passed beyond privacy.
Our plan became known to the sultan, and
without "a single difficulty Montenegro OBJ
tanned her present considerable extension,
and Thessaly was added to Greece later
Time to Speak with Freedom.
''It is time to speak with freedom. At
this moment two great states, with Eu-
ropean population of 150 900, 600, are un.
der the government of two young men,
each bearing the title of emperor, but who
/ in one case is wholly without knowledge
OF experience and in the other case has
only such knowledge and experience in
truth limited enough as have excited
much astonishment and some consterna-
ton when an inkling of them has been
given to the world In the concert Of the
powers these powers fight steadily against
freedom. But why is our government pin
ned to their apronsY"
Mr. Gladstone then reviews the history
of Greece and Crete and says, 1--WE have
before us n David facing six Goliaths
He argues that Ottoman rule in Crete is a
thing Of yesterday, but Crete was part
of Greece and the Cretan people were part
Greek people g. 600 years ago. Nor have
their moral and human ties ever broken
or relaxed, he says and years and cen.
turies will come when this bad dream
OF Ottoman dominion has passed from
Europe that the union will still subsist.
Praises Greeoe's Bold Action.
"Greece by her bold action, % Mr. Glad
stone continues, has conferred great
service upon Europe. She has made It i'm
possible to palter over this question as we
paltered in Armenia. The nations of Eu.
rope are in various stages Of their train
ing, but do not believe that SC is the Eu-
ropean people whose Judgment will toler-
ate the punishment of Greece for the good
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would not be tho French, who so largely
contributed to the foundation of tho king
dom: nor would 70 be the Italians who
are so mindful Of what their fathers have
undergone, and least of all the English
who, if the road were open to them by the
dissolution of parliament, would show how
they are minded by returning parlia
ment which upon this question would
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