Widnes Examiner. — 1896-10-03 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

HILTON-STRNET. .01 adjoining and corn rounicating with 44, Udharn-street. Manchester.  THERE is still no subject which elThe Powers and cites so much public attention in the Sultan. this country as that relating to the Armenians. There has, it is true, been a considerable abatement of the agitation during the last few days. This is not due to any lessening of interest in the question, but to the fact that mos', ot the meetings which were organised to give voice to the iadignation of the country have noW been held. These meetings have certainly answered the main purpose which their promoters had view. They have shown to our own Government and to foreign Governments that the people of this country are practically unanimous in their desire .to put an end once for all to Turkish atrocities. The agitation seems to have had air other very useful result in convincing Continental authorities that the " do-nothing " policy which was in favour two or three weeks is a failure. There is now no talk of leaving the SULTAN a free hand in dealing with his Christian subjects in order to prevent the "re-opening "of the dreaded. Eastern Qoestion. It is now recognised that if there be another outbreak of massacre the Eastern Question will be re-opened in spite of all precair tions. Two or three incidents which have occurred' during the week seem to indicate in which dire' tion the wind is now blowing. In the first pie! there is a perceptible hardening in the attitude 01. at all events some of the Continental Powers towards the Porte. In the course of a special inter view with the SULTAN the French An-ibassader, it is said, used language of a decidedly menaciag character to wards that potentate. The Suass was, we are told threatened with serione, consequences if he did not show a decide' improvement upon his past record. This action on the:part of the French ambassador is in thie highest degree important, seeing that France an" Russia are now so closely allied with each other ill regard to all foreign questions. If M. CA311305 used the language which, he is repOrted to have used to the Sultan it may almost be taken f°c granted that he spoke on behalf of Russia as well of France. Another suggestive incident of the week is thereply which the representatives of the • Great Powers at Constantinople have made to the excuses for the recent murders and Pillage which were made by the Turkish go' ernment. This reply is framed in stall and almost threatening language. The anihae# sadors declare that they are compelled t° abide by their remarks regarding the attitude cif the Turkish authorities during the massacre Constantinople. They also draw attention to th danger to public order arising from the impuilli/ enjoyed up to the pres ent day by all those 41:: took part in or fom en ted the massacres, and conclusion they bluntly remind the " Sublime. Porte of its responsibilities. All this diplomatic activity may of course amount to very little, ti on the other hand it may mean a great dea.• may mean that some useful impressions have beel. made upon the CzAR during his stay at Balineril; and that he is now more inclined than he wee few weeks ago to co-operate with England in tecting the Armenians. The agitation has cL/ tainly not brought us any nearer that Ear°,llat war with which we were threatened—a wavy ther is, with England on one side and all the ° great powers,with Turkey thrown in, on the °btlie ourt. It has indeed had exactly the oppose effect. A y °IOW the:time the agitation commenced this c was threatened by the newspapers of Belli Vienna and St. Petersburg with direful' conse steP quences if it ventured to move even a silllot 0, xcept in unison with the famous "  It )- 7 C  qLADsro: Changed. to realiz  cvn, an, that will all eve.  therefor Place t, _  RUSsian 13ient bet  Europea efficient the Turk the emi