The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-20

lie Condemns the Power, for Inactioh III
The Iast-EngIand', Attitude.


LONDON, March l9.-Under the tl'ie
"The Eastern Crisis" sixteen page
pamphlet by Mr.. Gladstone was issued
to-day. The pamphlet is IN the form OF
a letter from Mr.. Gladstone addressed
to the Duke of Westminster IN which the
ex-premler proceeds 10 say Events III
crowds have been occurring in the East
no short intervals for the past two years
OF such nature as 10 stir our common
humanity 10 its innermost recesses ani
10 lodge an appeal from official TO per-
sonal conscience. Until the most recent
dates these transactions have seemed -
awaken no echo save in England. but nov
Light has flashed upon western Europe
and an uneasy consciousness that natloni
as we'll as Cabinets are concerned, nds
taken q strong hold upon the pubds
mind. Later massacres I'm Armenia have
occurred upon a scale Of intensity and IN
"a diversity OF their wickedness beyond a.!
modern, If not all historical, experience.
All this has been done under the eyes
Of six great Powers. who are represented
az the Porte by ambassadors and thought
their feeble verhiage a sufficient counter
poise TO instruments Of death. shame
and torture provided that I'm framing II
they AN chimed i'm with one another
The letter then goes on 20 review the
Eastern question since 1876. Mr. Glad
stone recalls the fact that his ministry
in 1850 organized a concert 10 procure the
fulfllment OF the treaty Of ISIS. in re
gard 10 Montenegrom and Greece The
forces OF moral suasion had been OK
haustod and q squadron Of warships Of
the six Powers armed on the Montenegro
IL was soon found that TO several Powers
q concert OF Europe meant toy demon
frlf ff trfH fn intended
for reality. I'VE did not want 10 waste
any time TO galyaniZe the corps into llie
Mr.. Gladstone continued. but framed
plan for the seizure of an important port
OF the Sultans dominion, we found as our
principal support the Wse and brave
Alexander II. who then rcigned in Rus.
sia Tile effect was perfect. There was
no war in Europe though this bugbcar
would doubtless have been used had or
proceedings passed beyond privacy. Ou-
plan became known to the Sultan and
without a single difficulty Montenegro
obtained her present considerable extern
sion. and the sally was added 10 GiCcce
later"
"It is time 10 speak with freedom. At
this moment two great states with Iu-
ropean population OF hundred AMI hfiy
millions are under the government Of t"O
young men each bearing the title Of sm-
reror. but which I'm ono case is wholly
without knowledge or experience and il
the other case has only such eNperielca
Iu truth limited enough as have excited
much astonlshmcut and some consterna-
ton when an inkling Of them have nesn
given to the world. In the concert OF thc
Powers these Powers fight steadily
against freedom. But why is our COVE l.
ment pinned 20 their aprons?'
Mr. Gladstone then reviews the history
OF Greece and crete and says. we have
before us "a David facing six Goliaths.'
lIo argues that ottoman rule i'm Crete j.
ID thing OF yesterday. but Crete was q
part of Greece and the Croian people
were part of The Greek people three thou
sand years ago.
.-Nor have their moral and humaa ties
ever broken or relaxed DE says. land
years and centuries will como wael this
bad dream OF ottoman dOmninl has
passed from Europe that the unllci Wi.
-fiil suhsist. Greece by her bold action,
Mr. Gladstone says. has confer II
great service upon Europe. She has made
10 impossible 10 fIiter over this question
AS We fatered in Armenia The nations
0f Europe are zoo various stages Of tan
training but I do not believe n the
European people whose Judgment VIII
ueraie the punishment Of Greece for the
good deed She ie. entity performed. Ger
tainlv it would not Doe the French. who
so largely contributed 10 the foundation
of The kingdom nor would it be the ltal-
JAMS. who are SD run of what their fathers
have undergone. ana least Of am the En-
rli-h who. 10 the road were open 10 them
bv the dissolution of Parliament would
show how they are minded by returning
"a Parliament which upon this question
would speak with unanimity.'