The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-26
THE EASTERN CRISIS.
The Grand Old Man of the British
Empire Speaks.
Enters His Most solemn rrotest Against Ex-
listing Conditions In Europe. and Makes
~ strong Plea for Greece. the Brave
Little David Facing Six Goiiaths.

Little DAVID Facing six Goitnths.
LoNnoN. March l9.-under the title:
''1he Eastern Crisis sixteen-page
pamphlet by Mr.. Gladstone will he
issued to-day. The pamphlet is in the
form Of letter from Mr.. Gladstone,
addressed 10 the duke of Westminster,
i'm which the cx-premicr proceeds to
says:
Events IN crowds have been occurring in the
east az short intervals for the past two years of
such iture as 70 stir our common humanity
to it, innermost rcccsses and TO Lodge
an appeal from oficial To personal conscience.
Until the most recent dates these transact ions
have seemed 10 awaken no echo save in
England, but light has flashed upon west
err Europe and an easy consciousness that ma
tiuns a. well as cabinets are concerned has
taken strong hold upon the public mind.
Later massacrcs ia Armenia have occurred upon
q scale 81 intensity and In diversity Of their
wickedness beyond all modern, II not all his
torical experience All this has been done UNI
1er the eyes Of the six great powers who are
represented ~ the porte by ambassadors who
thought their feeble vcrhaEc sufficient cCun-
tsrpoise To Instruments OF death, shame and
torture providlne that in framing 1t they all
ehlncd ia with one 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 European concert
to procure the fullfilinent of the treaty
of ls1, in regard to Montenegro and
Greece. The forces of moral suasion
had been exhausted, and a squadron of
war ships of the six powers assembled
1 th.. NJ .,r A lha a. ..n -
/ 1t was soon found that To several pow
ers concert of Europe" meant toy
demonstrations which were not in
tended to pass for reality. 1--WE did
not waste any time to galvanize the
corpse into life" Mr.. Gladstone con-
tinues. but framed plan for the
seizure of an important port of the
sultans dominions. We found as our
principal support the wise and brave
Alexander H., 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 be-
yond privacy. Our plan became known
to the sultan. and without a single diff
Guilty Montenegro obtained her pres
ent considerable extension and Ties
sally was added to Greece later.
lit is time to speak with freedom. Al
this moment two great state. with an
European population of 100000 900.
are under the government of two
young men. each bearing the title OF
emperor. but in one case. is wholly
without knowledge or experience,
I IN, MI q
such knowledge and experience in
truth limited enough. as have excited
much establishment and some conster
nation when an inkling of them has
been given to the world. In the con.
cert of the powers. these powers fight
steadily against freedom. But why il
our government pinned to then
aprons"
Mr. Gladstone then reviews the his
tory Of Greece and Crete. and says
1--WE have before rs "A David facing 81
Goliaths." He argues that Ottoman
rule in Crete is a thing of yesterday
but Crete was a part of Greece and thu
, Cretan people We're part of the treel
people 5000 years ago. Nor have
their moral and human ties eve
broken or relaxed. "'he SAYS. land year
. and centuries will come when this ba'
dream of Ottoman dominion has passe'
. from Europe that the union will still
subsst."
| Greece; by her bold action. Mr.
, Gladstone continues. has conferred
great service upon Europe. She ha
made il impossible To platter over thi
question as we platered in Arnenia
2 The nations of Europe ar
q in various stages of their training. bu
n do not believe that IL is the Europea
!. people whose Judgment will tolerat
the punishment of Greece for the GOO
n deed She recently performed. Cei
I tainlv IL would not be the French. VIII
e SO largely contributed to the foundi
!. ton of the kingdom. nor would 1t !
O the Italians. who are so mindful ,
what their fathers have undergone
I and least of all the English. who.
r the road were open to them by the di
!. solution of parliament would sho
h how they are minded by returning
II parliament which. upon this qnesto