THE The Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1896.

Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 9570, 13 October 1896, Page 2

THE The Grey River Argus. PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1896.

Loed Rosebery undoubtedly met with a magnificent and enthusiastic reception the other day when he addressed the cltiz sna of Hdiuborough on the intrlcaoleß of the Armenian question. He was well backed up by the sympathetic presence of a number ef leading momberaof the Liberal party. The audience, of course, cheered him to the echo. But that is easily ao~ counted for. Lord Rosebery Is a Scotchman and was addressing a meeting of Scotchmen. Besides, has it not passed into a proverb of the language that every true Briton dearly loves a lord? And the meeting probably cheered Lord Rosebery for hla condescension in a<3 dressing them with all the enthusiasm that he was cheered for the victory of Ladae. The pabllo of all countries are apt to beoome qu ; te vapbur as la small matters of that kind. Their feelings are never far from demonstration point either in joy or anger. But If the speech la analysed it is no; easy to discern much oause for such a Bt'>rm of adulation aB seems to have been showered on the noble Lord. Rather the oontrary, as we imagine will soon ba discovered when the scute journalists ci Great Britain and the Continent begin to dlaaect the flowing periods of the apsech and try to discover what it all means. There is too much nebulosity about it. The periods and the scholarly phrases are there ; but there is an evident want of that grit which a great leader should always show If he desires to reach the hearts of the people and ao~ eompllah good work on their behalf. It will be remembered that Lord Roaebery, daring the early days of his leadership of the Liberal party, never failed to mystify his hearers by the cloudiness of his language and the want ef logical consistency in his propositions and statements. Hence the very unstable position that he oooupled In the esteem and appreciation of the ramp of the Liberal party. In truth he should not have been elevated to the position. The place for a true leader of a party— and the Liberal party above all— ls the Lower House. Ifc may do fairly well for the Conservative. party to be led by a Peer "in the other place"; but It is opposed to all true principles of Liberalism. The leader of Liberals should be led by one who was selected from their own ranks and had been accustomed bo stand shoulder to shoulder with them. The only man for the position was Barcourt, and the emasculation of the potency of the Liberal party was solely brought about by stepping out of their own ranks and going to the House of Peers : for a leader.

Let na approach* the gist of Lord Rosebery's speesh as regards Armenia, for that was the real essence and spirit of the meeting. The sympathies of the British people are stirred to the very core by the horrible treatment the Armenians are and. have been receding at the hands of the monomanlacal SuUan and his murderous and unholy Kurds ; and would like to see Borne praotical proposal to parry out the behests of common humanity. Lord Roaebery'a speech shows no practical way ot of the diffioolty. It is, so much mere besting of-tbe air. He says that nothing can be dor a wl'hout con carted aotlen of the Powers. That is the aom and sabatanca of his policy regarding reform in Armenia and the protection of the lives and properties of one of the earliest Christian eecta in the world. Be had nothing to say of the responsibilities of Great Britain for the wretched impasse that this- miser* able and iriexpreaßibJy shocking business haß been brought to. He throws no light en the secret causes which prevent the

Powers taking united action In the matter. He la punotilious and timid in tr flas, as ha opposes the withdrawal of the British Ambassador, that he considers would be a great affront to the Saltan, as If he was a potentate whose feelings should be considered in a matter of a kind in which a friendly state of ancient standing Bhoald net take a praotioal method of showing its Intense dUgust at the horrible atrocities thafc the Sultan Is known to have aided "and" abafcted. The worthy lord finds fault with all the proposed remedies for a praotioal settlement of the question, and he could not think of the deposition of the Sultan. In one sentiment h-» strikes a true note : "It would be ueelesß to threaten the Sultan and then with* draw." That Ignominy has been already gone through by the SaHebury Government, and it would be the most insane folly to repeat the proceeding. He discourages the transfer of Turkey to Russia. Yet tbe true position is this : Turkey is an effjte Power and a scandal to the spirit of Christianity of the European nations. Bufc' Russia bl«cka the may. The Turkish Government is an anachronism and Bhould be effaced. The only way that so desirable a result could be accomplished is to come to terms with Russia and pay har an adequate price. It Is the only way in which a suffering and barbarously created Christian commanity can be saved from complete annihilation. There is no single Power that will dare to contest the supremacy of power at the Dardanelles if Russia objects; and all idea of international combination seems to be qaita hopeless. 'There is- an entente cbrdiale, at any late, between Russia ani France, if not an acbu»l defeniva alliance. In the face of that wlut can hop* to be done in the way of reorganising Turkey and compelling her to treat her Christian shbjeots in a civilised way ? Germany would not give the bones of a Pomeranian grenadier towards the solution and settlement of the eternal Eastern question, while the Anetro-Hungarian Government has always her hands full in preserving concord in her many-raced dominions. The p slt'on, then, (s this : Russia holds the coign of vantage and must be induced to either tike action herself or give her sanction to some scheme of international c/j -operation ; but that course ehe has Bteadily set her face against. Aft.-.r all, would it not be a great gain to humanity ifHnssladid take Constahtirople ? And if the mfclona will not agres to join la a concerted scheme of intervention a con» flicb Is quite likely to be precipitated one of thsse days by Russia stepping across the Georgian border and invading ArA r raenia. as has been done before her— • and without much risk of any European nation actively resenting the proceeding. This course eeemi to be the mO3t probable solution and outcome of thid great difficulty.