As we expected, Mr. Gladstone has intervened in the Armenian
question, of course with a statesman's moderation. At a public meeting in St. Martin's Town Hall, Charing Cross, held on Monday, a letter was read from him to the Secretary of the Anglo-Armenian Association :—" The terrible statements concerning Armenia have riveted the attention of the world, and I heartily wish well to you, and to every effort for bringing out the truth. Should the allegations be sustained, they will prompt the civilised world now to ask how long these things are to be endured. I will not anticipate the result of the examination, but I feel morally certain that the Adminis-, tration will not rest without the most thorough examination of the matter, in which, under the Cyprus Convention, we have a separate, deep, and painful interest." If the inquiry proves that the Armenians of Sassoon have been treated as they allege, there can be little doubt as to Mr. Gladstone's, action in the matter, or its irresistible effect upon English opinion.
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