THE ARMENIAN QUESTION.

Hastings Standard, Issue 131, 26 September 1896, Page 3

THE ARMENIAN QUESTION.

♦ GREAT SPEECH BY MR GLADSTONE. ' London, Sept. 25. Mr Gladstone addressed a public meeting in Liverpool on the Armenian question. Fully 4000 people were present, and Earl Derby presided. Mr Gladstone spoke vigorously for an hour aud a half, and was in splendid voice. At the conclusion of his remarks he was vociferously applauded. He urged the suspension of relations with Turkey if peremptory demands failed. If Great Britain, he said, passed a selfdenying ordinance before acting seperately it would remove the chance of Europe going to war, as the concern cf Europe in the matter had proved a failure, and wholesale massacre instead of reforms had been paraded before the Embassies, while treaties were broken and provinces desolated. With due prudence war could be avoided, but they were entitled to threaten and coerce the Sultan for.breach of special treaties with Great Britain. In conclusion, Mr Gladstone said he did not believe Europe would fight to ensure the continued massacre of the Armenians. A resolution was carried amid cheers supporting the efforts of the British Government to secure protection to the Armenians.

Gladstone's speech is treated by the press from many points of view ; but all agree that it was delivered with the fire and vigor of his earlier years. The Turkish Embassy telegraphed Mr Gladstone's speech to the Porti.