THE ARMENIAN QUESTION

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 42, 17 August 1895, Page 2

THE ARMENIAN QUESTION

IPUISB ASSOCIATION.] London, 15th August. In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury said the Sultan of Turkey would make a calamitous mistake if ho preserved nominal independence with regard to Armenia and rejected the advice of the Powers, as France and Russia had expressed an earnest dosire to co-operate with Great Britain in enforcing reforms. (Received Angnst 17, 10.40 a m.) London, 16th August. Lord Salisbury said England would take further action it Turkey withheld adequate guarantees of reform in Armenia. The result would be disastrous if the Powers withheld their support of the demands, for the fictitious strength of Turkey in Armenia would soon disappear. fSuciAL.— Received August 17", 11 30 a.m.] London, 16th August. Lord Salisbury said he accepted the continuation of Lord Koaebery's policy upon the Armenian questiou. He bad endeavoured, but bad failed, to obtain the Sultan's guarantee to execute reforms. The Powers feared that tb% mainteninco of tho integrity of tbe Turkish Empire conld only bo at the cost of much human nnhappinesa and tho perpetuation of antagonism between creeds and raoeß. It was impossible that the Sultan could be blind to tbo danger of wearying Europe by refusing its demands