The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-19

London, March 1G.-Under the title
the Eastern Crisis. a 16-page pamph-
let by RIr. Gladstone will be issued to-
morrow. The pamphlet is in the form
OF letter from Mr. Gladstone, ad-
dressed to the duke of Westminster. in
which the ex-premier proceeds to say:
Events in crowds have been occur
ring in the east at short intervals for
the past two years, of such a nature
as to stir our common humanity to its
innermost recesses. and to lodge an ap-
peal from official to personal conf
dence.
Until the most recent dates these
transactions have seemed to awaken no
echo save in England, but now light
mas flashed uDOn western Europe, and
an easy consciousness that nations as
HeIi as cabinets are concerned, has
taken strong hold upon the public
mind
Later, massacres in Armenia have
occurred upon scale of intensity and
IN atrocity of wickedness be-
yonc all modern, if not all historical.
experience. All THIS has been done
under the eyes Of the six great powers.
who are represented at the porte by
Verbiege-a sufficient counterpoise to
instruments of death, shame and tor
tGre--pTovided that IN framing it they
all caimed in with che another
The letter then goes on to review the
eastern question since 1876. Mr. Glad
stone recalls the fact that his ministry
in 1850 organized a European concert
10 procure the fulfllment OF the treaty
OF 1873 in regard to Montenegro and
Greece. The forces of moral support
had been exhausted, and a squadron of
WarShiDS of the six powers had been
assembled on the MOnteneeran or AL
satan coast. It was soon found that
10 several powers a concert of Eu-
rope" meant toy demonstrations which /
were not intended - pass for realitv /
We did not waste any time to gal
Vanize the corpse into life Mr. Glad |
stone continues. bit framed a plan |
for the seizure of an important port of I
the sultan's dOminions We found as
our principal support the wise and (
brave Alexander II, who then reigned |
in Russia. The effect was perfect /
There was no war in Europe, though |
this bugbear would doubtless have
been used had our proceedings passed
beyond privacy. Cur plan became
known TO the sultsn, and, without a
single difficulty. Montenegro obtained
her present considerable extension and
was added TO Greece later.
1t was time 70 speak with freedom.
At this moment two great states with
a European population OF $50 GOO, 600,
are under the government of two
young men. each bearing the title of
but who IN one case is wholly
without knowledge and experience, in
truth limited enough, as have excited
much establishment and some conster-
nation when an fnkling of them has
been given to the world. In the con-
cert of the powers these powers fight
steadily against freedom. But why is
'ur government pinned to their
LprOns?"
Mr.. Gladstone ihen reviews the his
ory of Greece and Crete. and says:
We have before US a David facing !
ix Goliatlls." :
He argues that Ottoman rule in Crete
S a thing of yesterday. but Crete was J
part of Greece and the Cretan people !
we're part Greek people 5000 years ago. +
Nor have their moral and human
les ever broken or relaxed he said ,
nd years and centuries will come +
hen this bad dream of Ottoman do :
linion has passed from Europe, that
he union viii still subsist.' a
Greece. by her bold action" Mr. t
gladstone continues has conferred a O
reat service upon Europe She has .
lade it impossible to palter over this e
uestion as we paltered in Armenia. S
The nations of Europe are in vari- t
rs stages Of their training, but l do n
OF believe that it is the European peo- t,
lie whose judgment viii tolerate the q
enlistment of Greece, for the good
eeds she recently performed. Certain Il
, it would not he the French, who so o
rgely contributed to the foundation O.
the kingdom, nor would it be the
alians. who are so unmindful of what Il
leir fathers have undergone; and, Il
asst of all, the English, who, if the Il
ad were open TO them by the dissolu-
On Of parliament, would show how II
ev are minded by returning a, par je
,nenf which. upon this question CT
Ould speak with unanimity" ei
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.