The Peril of the Republic of the United States of America - Percy T. Magan

Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show
unto his servants things which must shortly come
to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel
unto his servant John.” To signify is to make
manifest by a sign, or symbol. The term “river
Euphrates” is therefore only a sign, or symbol, of
the power occupying or holding possession of the
territory through which that river runs, and this
power is the Ottoman, or Turkish, empire.
For about half a century the great powers of
Europe have been of the belief that the preservation
of the Turkish empire was a necessity to the peace
of Christendom. So thoroughly is this now an
established part of the political creed of all nations
that it maybe considered as an axiom in
statesmanship. The idea was very clearly set forth
by Lord Salisbury in his Mansion House speech,
Nov. 9, 1895. He had been discussing the state of
affairs in Armenia, at that time quite acute, and the
possibility of bringing pressure by means of
persuasion to bear upon the sultan, and in the
course of his remarks said:--
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