The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07 00:00:00

EDINBURGH RLCES.—THossoLy.

nsurnar-Psan Scum —Pampa I. Morns 2. Wm
In • cantor by lour louts..
LOTHIANS RIAIDICAT. —Omega 1,, G lawn 2. Tara Olson 2.
Woo by • knob ; bad third.
Smaraiszal N UILI/MT H DlCAP.—Llndrick I. Tyro
3. 2.
Curren 13c1I Won by • length ; a length and-a-
batmen mond and third
Got.rsz's Cur.—Sir Francis 1, Ladybird 2. Sliakboony
& Woe by four lengths ; mon beterees mooed sad thlrd.
Tumults% PLlTL—Randara 1. Schroatter I Malvin&
3. Was • das nor bY • MM.
Boccitncs WM2211 HAssmar.-11aboa4sze 1, Mania
1. Crooke& nia Kinbt ran.

NOTTINGHAM RACES—Wiamoir.

COMILAYI Goan Pura—Moorhen 1, /Catoctin* 2.
Restoration 3. Won by TO lemons.
Runyan AM= NUILIUT PLATE —Domatol, Swallow
3. Woo by three-qoartots of kWh.
AlLyntss•xr.rtax Pl.a2.—Tlo Dung I, Calabria I. Tibet
3. Woo by five lengths.
HUNTIIII. BILLING FLAT RACE L 1. HPONIZAO-
-2, Fairfax 3. Woe by Ars tenittlta
FRIAR TUCK SELLING BTAIL/SL —Lord Sidman* 1. Rod
Orme Kalght 2, Owns Blair 3. Won by thrsoviartsra o
• length.
COLWICI•IIIALL PLATI.—ZADODI 1, Conant. B„ ANIGISHOD
11.3 Woo by a Deck.
Einxzwooo HANDICAP Haltom RACZ. —Merida* 1.
Frksoillian I. Ascaaus 1 Won by Are lengths.

THE "INCH AND ILL " POLICY.
(Oa tile Zak I/Lg.)
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SIR W. HARCOURT, MP., AT SOUTHPORT.
I think nobody con deny that it is a great adeautage
that there should be an organised party, which stmeld
Itself In lle t„,.n be ready in l responsible for the cooduct
darn. ar. hese) Well. gentlemen, if it is se, there
I, no fear dot your paying any attention to the silly ann-
eal* you will ausetitnes hear about the unpatriotic
character a party action. We cannel ripeet that •
G,vidrument aril approve the c .nduct .4 those who coo-
demn their conduct and raid leer policy. (Laughter.)
That is hardly to be suppord but, alt.', alt. it taa
burnem of an Opposition to oppic.--(latuditer)—and I am
sorry to say it lathe fortune et en Optsvition to be defeated
—(low baeghter)—becau-s when it cessee to he def.-ate it
cease. to be an Opposition—Ord laughter and applause)--
sr you are not to supper that 01,1sesition i•e,tneett.y
buff. Mud because it Is beaten in great divisions. On the
artery, it produoes • very sensible effect on the Govern-
moot or the day; It prevent, a great deal of mischief —a
great deal more than you might imegine—and sometimes
f ire. an adversary to adopt the principles of its opponents.
(Hear, hear.) Well, I for my part look back upon the con.
line& of that great party to which we beim_ during the 10
ira which followed the first Reform Bill, with treat
and, and rtislact on. But there is • period, I confer of
which Into dispom I to be dill more proud, and it is that
other 40 years width preceded tb. first Reform Bill, when
wandering in the wilder-n. as .4 Oppoeition the Liberal
natty courageonaly ru at mai od the flickering beacon of the
Liberal faith. (Applause.) I think that that is an erample
to all oortions, for it wee during that period that they
matured the seeds of those great principle. which after-
wards bore fruitabendred4old forth. blessing of aussealen
generations of Englishmen. (Load applause) Well, now,
there is another thing that you will be told, and that is
that we re • destructive party, and that the only party
which left tube entreated with the Constitution of this
country is the Coosenatir party. (" Oh, oh," and
laughter) But I should like to ask about these instals-
tire Write did they come from, and who made them?
Why, there is not one of these institutions the Corers.
live party are so anxious to preserve which would hay*
been what it is if the Conservatives had had their own
way. (Hear, hear.) They talk of the wisdom of our
ancestor Yes, but what ancestors? It was the wisdom nf
our Whig, and not of our Tory ancestors (Hear, hear.) If
the Conservative party ever revelled, as, thank God. In
the wog eon they never have prevailed, we should not
have been talking now of the wisdom, but of the folly of
our ancestors. (ilar, hear.) There is not a single ref tea
that they have not resisted there I. not a single benedcial
clame that they have not opposed ; but when thew
floutno are made, when those changes are effrted, then
they say, "Oh.. we are the only sate custodiens of what
has been dose. (Hear, and amber.) Social
commercial restrictions, political excludions—theeo have
all disappeared before the persistent effort, of the Liberal
party, and is spite of the obstinate reference of the Con-
servative party, and yet we are the enemies of that Condi.
tnllon that., hams made. (Appraise.) If • Limited
Monarchy is rooted in the affections of a free people, I
should like to ask who it was who reined those limi taboos
which hays brought an ancient throne into confoernity
with the will of • nation (Hear, her.) If • proud
aristocracy has been reconciled to the reform of the
Hour of Commons, whose work wee that? What if the
Hones of Commons Men has become more adequately
representative of the nation, was not that dome under
the influence of the Liberal party? (Haar, bear.) But
It is always the same story—the work is pronounced
good, but the authors are decried. (Laughter.) It is said
that we are • mischievous and dangerous people. Well,
table the Irish Church was disestablished we were told
that it was railer but nobody proctors to restore the
Irish Church. (Apgars and laughter.) When the Ballot
Act was mused it was revolutionary, but I should like to
see whether the Conservative Government ia going to pro-
ems to refuse to renew that Act (Applause and laughter.)
Even In thew bed Litwin° responsible person that I know
of proposes again to tax the food of the people. (Applause)
All that is el the past That is wry good, but" what are
we going to do in the future" is the word. (Laughter.)
When we propose to give to the Irish nation the same
franchise that has been extended to England and Sootla,
It le said that that is very dangerous. (Laughter and
applause.) If we propose to give to the inhabitants of
oceuries the lareid rights that liar, been extended to the
dwellers in towns, that la called • bed inaare ; and if we
think it would be well to bury the Dissenter be our church-
yard or not to foga soldier—(tood applause and laughter)
—those things are called moestrone (Renewed laughter.)
It is said that the Church is in danger, and that the ser-
vice is going to the devil. (Load laughter.) But we have
beard all that before. The Church has always been in
danger. But there It is, and in my opinion the lees its
privileges are abused the less danger the Church will he
in ; and es to flogging, when it is abollahed, as it will be-
- )—the people will wonder that it ever existed,
-t
no they 11 wonder that the many things that were once
thought indispensable, could ever be endured. (Loud
applsese.) We all remember that not so many years ago
the judges unanimously declared that if the reforms pro-
posed by Sir 8. Readily in the Criminal Law Were carried
out, property would not he dale in this country, but those
reforms have been carried out and is rather
safer. (Loud applause.) W. are told tha dogging could
not be done away with in time of peace, Mt it be., sod
the discipline of the army Si not 1101711. (Applause and
laughter.) These things lead me to think that, like the
judges, even officers sometimes may be mistaken. (Ap-
plause.) If we proper that the restrictions on the
ownerthip of land shall be changed and greater facilities
err in respect of the transfer of land, so as to maks it
more available forth, good of the nation, we are totd that
the principles of aristocratic liberty are Ming attacked,
whatever that may mean. (Laughter.) Well, all these
anotusliee in the laws affecting the land will, one of these
days. I hope, be removed, and everyone shall be the
better for it—the owners of the land more than anybody
else—(hear, hear—and the prineiples of aristocratic
liberty shall not suffer. Goad laughter.) Well, now, I
give you these examples, and I miebt multiply them
indednitely, to show you what is the real cheerier and
offlos of the action of the Liberal party, pint. ~,e are
denounced and defeated: then the second stage 1., we are
denounced and we succeed. (Laughter and applause.)
Then our work is accepted, and our opponents tell us
they are the only people who are fit to take care of us.
Wit, gentlemen, in our turn we have some questions to
ask of that petty who claim that they are the only people
who are tit to conduct the affairs of this great nation.
The time is coming, and in my opinion the sooner it comes
the better—(mar. hear) —when the country must be con-
sulted ma to whether they will give • new lease of power
to those who Sr. at present in charge of our affairs. (Ap-
plause.) They have had uncontrolled disposal of all the
resources of England for six years. We have listened
lately, not to irreepoissitole frivolity—(lrabby!) —bet to
the voice of sense and of truth, speaking trom the caverns
of the Sybil at Aylesbury—(laughter and applauss)--and,
like the waiters upon the Oracle at Delphi. I cannot say
we are much the wiser for that mysterious deliverance.
(Hear, bear.) The Buckinghamshire farmers &poser to
have been invited to feast upon • diet which I remember
some years ago the citizen; of Glasgow were specially
recommended to eschew—they were recommended to
" munch the dry bones of political economy." (Laughter.)
There are two words from which Ministers ahrink—tbe
first is explanation, and the second is diasolution. (Ap-
plause.) They have stuffed the statute books with sham
legislation. Their domestic police bears the same impress
se their foreign policy—immense pretensions and no
Performances. Only now lake, for instance, the Artisans'
Dwellings Act. A very great parade is made of that by
He Cross; it wee produced as • press and beneficent
measure, which was to give new end wholesome bars to
the poor, • most admirable object. What has come of it?
It Is admitted now, with • few singular exceptions, that
It has failed altogether. It was • scheme of which the
pretensions ware admirable, and of which the performance
has been practically nothing The Aencultural Holdings
Act is so Act exactly of the same character. If the pro-
moterr, of the new commission on land are going to do any
good to the agriculture of this country, you may depend
upon it the remedy will have to be made of sterner stuff
. than the Agricultural Holdings Act. But after all it is
upon the foreign policy of the Government that they will
have to be fully fudged. (" Hear," and applause.)
• There has been • great deal .4 misrepresentation, both of
the real policy of the Goveroment and the war of the
Opposition in this matter. Ton will have heard very
✓eckless statements from our opponents. They say that
the Liberal party are insensible altogether to the interests
of this vast and varied empire. They charge os with hales
n.rekaeo/ India, with beteg indifferent to the colonies ;they
say we desire that Zeglatad should be &cipher in Europe, and
have no legitimate influence in the councils of the world.
Now, in addressing an audience of this kind, it is hardly
necessary that I should say statements of that kind are
greedy and notoriously unfounded. We are not oersted!.
of India, and that Is why we condemn the Afghan war.
(Cheers.) We are not indifferent to the oolonia!, and that
Is why we complain of the Zulu invallon. We are as
desirous as any other Regiuthmen that the influence of
England should be felt throughout the world so long as
It is exercised in a right direction for a good cause end •
solid effect—tapplanse)--sod we condemn the Eastern
policy of Government Muer it wants all thus qualities.
Now let me try their policy by thou testa, and loam, uk
you to distinguish in your own mind these two thing,;
first, the object they have aimed at, and then the moans
they have employed to that end, because if the object of
their policy is • caring one. that impeaches their incle-
ment ; Pot if they have employed wrong MOWN to effect
evens good end, why that condemns their capacity. And,
I think, when we come to Ceasing the course of event',
you will see that they are obnoxious to both charges. In
my opinion their gutters policy was wrong in It. object,
but even if you take their own principle., you will God
that they have utterly failed in giving it effect I admit
that the Goverment in ISM were prod Ina very difficult
position. When they had to determine the policy they
should assume, they had to determine whether they
would adhere to the old traditional policy embodied in
the treaties of 1893, which bound us to defend the inde-
pendesoe and Integra: the Turkish Empire, or whether,
abandoning that they would take the part
which Begird was eititled to take In the rerun-
✓eamers of the Meat. But I venture to stay tires were
the only two policies which • staltasmanlike view of the
cirri= admitted We of the opposition always main-
tained that the fret POLiCt could not he ad is
of nistatalning the Turkish Empire: that it we.
we. inexpedient sun If it were pbbe;tt was
Impossible even If it were expedient. Bet so far from our
during that Ragland should he altogether imporat and
inactive in the mattes, we have ciontinually protested
against the coerce which we predicted Ma turned out on
leaving the management of Eastern affairs practically to
the hands of Rush But the Government took no such
course. They neither defended Turkey, nor would they
take any pert labor reconstruction. They crouton in • policy
of impotent peotest sad querulous obstruction, and allowed
themselves to he dragged at the tell of events. Well, the
war had begun, said what did the Government do? They
published what they called a charter of neutrality. You
all remember the acclamations of the Coneervative party
when that charter of neutrality was expounded by Mr.
Crags. Ruda wee victorious, and she made the Treaty
of San Stefano, and then all of a sodden it was discovered
that not • sieges article or the Trier of San Stereo con-
fiictul with the charter of mentality. Well, that was
more than the late lamented Jingoes could endure.
(Laughter.) The charter of neutrality was thrown over,
and the Government got rid of Lord Derby, and when
thee parted with Lord Gore they parted with the
only element of 00Mnia MOM Moist cheering.)
Then they et a new Foreign Mirror, tied a
very diffident Foreign Minister, and he pulled out • darn-
ing circular. Well. I recollect very well the way in erne
the Conservative petty west root, throwing up their luta,
and saying, " Hurrah I At last we have got • policy le
Well.
.i...witt wu to haebseogee of the policy and the circular 1
Tb.
die the Treaty of St Stet air
but as • fair the Treatyont. Stefano practicall y=
and the eirenlar has disappeared. The circular
Utah the whole treaty should be esbatiteed talc:egad-4okt •
Bessarabia should not be ONO back, that Beacom
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nut., by g...t itaistri.did nothing of kind. The, weld
es make roes , because it was made before they
for' 50 if this great circular for which they turned out
Lord Der/ was • °I" Okla& why have they never had
the email or the wit to give effect to it? But it is said,
"Them is lbabern Rodunella." It does not exist It was
to be • worms sour the direct polio., political
mili-
tary, meperismadence of the Sultaa. The &than has no
mummy, political or military, in Rasters Rotunellim, The
Goverment achievement of Battu wee that the Treks
ware to garrison the Balkan.; the pees of Telekman on
time owe 84* lad the Port of arca on the other were $0
glee them an impregnable frontier. But there is not •
Turkish soldier in the Balkans. So much for the military
asperistaurace of the Sultan. And se to we
authority, we beard lam year that t
with the music of Ofildelfeel, and a some mom
fit for salla errs thon the inauguration of Prises Togo-
Ades, with the hos Is his pocket and the kapok on Itle
head, would net be am to West, and I thick I sever
heard of. No Turkish lag Ism fly is Let= Rommeiln.
Ond nth in tM ggre idol* of the nutty of Belt&

SIAMkWh) It is Impossible toetaneMlres failure more coos.
onto and more grotesque. (Hear. hear.) And than Lord
twist..., said. •• Th. supremacy of the Sultan Is intact,
because they nave got gelfirovernment like the English
colonies." Indeed, Ithould thetal know whet would happen
to the power of the &UM Crown in Australia and Canada
aupposing the people of chose countries felt the same
bated towards the Englieb Goverament Una the people
of Eastern It/mamba feel to the Turkish Government,
(Rest. hear.) The rule would not be worth the paper a.
hien ills wittiett and in such • case the grant of self-
government would mean nothing else but the surrender
of doutiiti.ou. (Hear, beer.) If peace he, been eecured in
that provisos—nod we are gl ad to ficid it peaceful—it is
not because the Treaty of Ballin has been carried out, but
liecause with the that and prudent consent of all parties
It has been set aside. (Hear, hear.) Am I not right then
iu saying tbet if the policy of the Governuaent was ever
an else it has utterly broken down in its execution /
(lieer. hear.) The result of all the reckless measures, the
armaments, hustle, and bravado, their menaces, and their
diplomacy, is that Russia remaias entirely the master of
the situation. (Applause) But they had one opportunity •
still left, even after this blunder, of retrieving their
position, and that they have lost too. They might have
supported the cause of Greek nationality—Goad applause)
—and have found in it • legitimate counterpoise to the
Scls• Power. (Hear, hear.) But that failed in their
hands too, and why at Berlin they abandoned the Greeks
I have never been able to understand. Lord Beaconsfield
said that the Greeks had secured at Berlin • frontier
that every reasonable person would be satisfied with
but they have not secured anything at all. The Greeks,
(hope, will stand by the frontier given them in the
Protocol; but thee I know that the only Government
that has encouraged the Turkish Government to ref we
It is the British Government (Haar, hear and "Shim.")
But that is not ell. They made an Anglo-Turkish Conven-
tion, and they got Crprue. (Laughter.) Now lam really
tired of makine what has become a Joke, end asking what
has become of Cyprus. (Renewed Laughter.) We were
told at the Guildhall that it would pay its earn civil
expenses; it does nothing of the kind. We asked what
the "pioneer? were to do, and the Government told us
they were going to escort treasure. (Leuzleter.) What
treasure? Why they weregoingtosecort AXON, which was
to be paid them for escorting —(leughter)— latch seemed to
toe the most Irish kind of explanation I ever beard of Well,
gentlemen, if it was right to take (Vern' at all, it was the
rraatest blunder in the world to take it as it wee taken.
What other place In the littlish dominions is there which
pays over two-thirds of the revenue to somebody else who
does nothing for the people who contribute It. tax.? But
timed are the terms upon which Cyprus wail taken. But
Cyprus, after all. was only an incident in this great Anglo-
Torkish Convention. It is • very big ante. We were
going to become the protectors and regenerators of Ana
Minor. I don't think I am exaggerating this matter,
because it is a very good thing just to compare the pro-
fessions of these *enflame's with their performance'.
Now, what was really meant by the Anglo-Turkish Con-
vention! It was explained to us by the very excellent
and amiable noblemen well known in thee' path—the
colleague of my friend Mr. Rathbone, the member for
Liverpool. I remember it well. It wee • very pathetic
and elnqoent speech; it was Lord Sandotes GM speech
as a Cabinet Minister, and it was full of personal
reminiscences and
said
prophecy. I will Past read
you what he aid he was going to du Na mid,
'Not seldom during the last IM years I have wandered
over the flowing Plans of Sera, traced the sources of the
Tigris and of the Euphrates, those noble rivers so worthy
of their fame I have wandered, too, over the Armenian
mountains, and the same longing cry has always reached
me, "When are you English MOW r (Laughter.) It
tidos* : England la (*tofu at lad Yes, we stemming
to bring in our train the railroad, the steam plough, and
all the various blessings of isonatneregi Let us not shrink
from the glorious enterprise , let us gird up our loins for
the noble task; let no thank God end lake courage.' (Loud
laughter.) Now what has come of it all? If you will only
read an article in the Mau of yesterday upon the hope-
less and grievous condition of Asia Minor more than 12
months salter the signing of that convention. I think you
will agree with me that the dwellers in those flowery
plains of Syria—(langhter)--on the sources of the Tigris
and the Euphrates, and on the Armenian Mountains just
about this time most be rather In tbe condition of the
unfortunate wife of Bluebserd, and must be calling out,
"Sister ?Landon, Sister Bandon, don't you see anybody
corning r (Loud laughter.) TUN is nobody coming at all.
Lord Sandon has not girded op his loins. I have no doubt be
has thanked God, but he haa not taken courage Where
are the steam ploughs and the railways and the varied
blaming, of conarnerce f They are jest aster off from the
mountains of Armenia as ever they were before the
Anglo-Turkish Convention was algae& (APOlnnee)
Well, but it is not only that the programme of Lord
Bandon has not both fulfilled—it has been thrown over.
it has been repudiated with worm It is oaly • couple of
months ago that Lord Carnarvon brought this very ques-
tion before the House of Lords. He said, "Why, here is
Armenia worse governed than ever it was," and what did
Lord Salisbury, the author of the Anglo-Turkish Con-
vention, say? Did he say "The English Grooming", No,
these are his words, He said be entirely repudiated all
responsibility in the matter; be said, "'Maoism onnini
responsibility on her Majesty's Government to see therm
reforms carried out, certainly as far as these Armenian
people are concerned. The Porte has no money, and when
there is no money, not only kings bet diplognatasta lose
their rights." Now just compare this with the peroration
of Lord Bandon, and you will have a very proper idea of
the character of the relations which exult between the
professions of Her Majesty's Government and their per-
formance. "We have no reseonsibility lii the matter'
we have nothing to do with it. What is the meaning of
the Anglo Turkish Convention, and what did we take
cypene key This policy has broken down everywhiee.
It was badly conceived, badly conducted, and has ended
in universal failure And then it is celled a settlement of
the Eastern Question. (Laughter.) What sort of a settle-
meat is IS Al regards the prosiness which have been
detached from the Tut kith empire, it may be hoped that 1
tb y have a (store before them; lent what is the condition
of the population which yet remains under the Turkish
rule We are told that the coneolidated empire of the
Sultan was to take a fresh start; it was to retorm itself
behind its impregnable frontier. Well, the reform, are
not begun; eyerynne knows they never will begin. The
Prime Minister told us he built his hopes on the personal
virtues of the Sultan, but those virtues have not
developed themaelyes in the direction of accepting the
monads of Her Majesty's Government. (Applause) All
the schemes of reform promoted to them by Lord Saila
bury have been quietly neglected, and no sooner doss •
Turkish Minister even s of reform than he (Deanne:an •
from Aka under the in pence of the personal virtues of
the Sultan_ (Laughter.) What then is altered since the
insurrection of the Herzegovina and Bosnia, except that •
Turkey is lege than ever capoble of resisting disintegrating
forces and internal corruption I If the policy of the
Government had any reasonable foundation at all, it
meted on the belied that there was some power of
recuperation in the Turkish Government; but if
they entertained that belief, their 90/icy wee ge,..ted
on a quicksand,and It has disappeared in a quagmire. Let m•
say one word about the Zulu War, Tbe Cabanat were not
respocuible for that war in its commencement ; they con-
demned it as unjust and unnecessary. But what are we
to say of the capacity of a Government under which it is
possible that a war such as that should be made—• war
which the Government, Parliament, aid the nation dis-
approved, and which the most ordinary foresight and
capacity could have prevented I (Applause.) How was it
that Sir Michael Hicks-Basch could not see what Sir
Berth' leers WIS resolved to do I cannot understand.
(Haar, hear.) We have made war, and a British army.
more numerous than that which overpowered Napoleon
at Waterloo. and that which occupied Alma, hea defeated
and captured Getaway°. (Laughter and applause.) we
deplore the blood that was shed, and we rejoice that the
slaughter is over, to lay nothing of the cost What have
! we got by watt We ware not to annex Zululand, but we
have made a semi-annexation of it. (Hear, hear.) We
have undertaken the supervision of a savage country
ceder • dozen chiefs, to be superintended by British:
raidents. (Laughter.) But were the British residents
CI have forces with them ; and if so, who is to pay for
them? (Applause.) If they are not to have forces, who
io to saarante" their safety I (Hear, boar.) The people
of Cabal are not favourable to • policy of that kind, mad
wit is we are being called on to take vengeance for
cubes.' that used never have occurred; to expend
handreds of lives and millions of money to repair
&easter", which by the most ordinary prudence might be
'vele:led. (Applause.)
. _

Now I must say a few words on the subject of
Alltanist.n. The words I say shall be few, bemuse in
the presence of No dire • disaster every man will forbear
to embarrass a situation full of danger in future; but in
that case, different from the cue of Zululand, the
regonsibility of the Government is direct and immediate.
(Applause) The leading characteristic of Lord Salisbury's
India administration has been obstinately and
to set aside Indian experience. In 1.87ck15=
Salsbury sent orders to Lord Northbrook by hook or
by crook to force British residents on the Ameer. Lord
Nothbrook sent him • decisive retool, not in his own
name •lone, but in the name of aimed every man
who knew anything of India. (Applause.) One might
have supposed that even Lord Salisbury might have paid
soma regard to so solemn and weighty • warning; but no,
the fetal step was taken, and he insisted upon pressing it.
They got rid of Lord Northbrook just as they got rid of
Lord Derby, two man of common sense and common
prudence, two qualities which refused to dwell amongst
them. (A ) I should like to read in the words of
Use aged Envoy for the Arnow of Aighanialiaa what they
were told at the time Sir Lewis Petty says "during all
this long discourse the Envoy spoke with • marked
sernotnees and gravity. He said it is • serious business,
and this is the last time that the Amen will treat with
the BOO& Government. God grant that the issue be
favourable, but you toast not impose upon no a burden
'which we cannot bear, and if you overload us the ration-
'ability ruts with you. I (81r Lewis Petty) interposed
here and asked the Gaul Nam whet the burden was
which he alluded to. He at owe replied.' the residence
of British oaken on the troilism of Afghanistan. ' H.
then went on with mine wanakandensieneent to enlarge
wn the objection of the Afgllala_peggis le the presence
of foreigners in their territory, astp4nrerhscilillonlty the
Amer would experience in belisma=
and injury in the event of We lie
of their residence in the tacitly." ow, is It poselbl. to
read this striking account without shuddering at
the reckless folly of men who could go on obstinately
In the face of such ~Maga as that? (Han, hear.)
The result is deplorable, but it was inevitable. We I, the
Afghan invasion took awe, and the Treaty of Gandamak
was made. Last August when they made that treaty
they were inc state of great jubilation. It was • glorious
surer+ Sir Stafford Not hoot' at the dome of last
session said, 'We have arrived in spite of very confident
predictions to the contrary, eta settlement which will I
believe arrest and put an end to the 11111114D0111 with which
we have for some time had to contend in India, and will
enable the rulers of India to devote themselves to the
material interests of that country." On the 7th of 4
eat, a fortnight or three weeks before the death ofzr,
9avagnari, Lord Cranbroo.k wrote due ; "Her Majtatt's
qovernment are atisfied that the objections ex
there All to British residents will be shown to Celtd been
vitbout substantial foundation." What •
heoratary of State I (Laughter.) Hr. fitanhope.wrous
able
Tudor-Secretary for Ind* fell particularly foul of me,
to Re referred what be called ay Prediction at Ge,
bs was just before the murder. British Janata, h•
sied, was paramount in Afghanistan. Why, if I could
nit prophet, better than that I eve up the
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of Afghanistan and erseporehal theu hcs
ft(ylance;
.ss people. They
with
the geared Re:, not with
hating war upon the nation, and upon the Pri:::
(Atplause.) They wanted to control Afghanistan. how
didthey set about it t They eroded • puppet. spongy
Ignorant of his capacity to any out the treaty they
mate with hint, and at this mallent the do ncit meat to
be Able to make up their minds whethetxt creature of
theirs is • traitor or only a nemenprly. hear.) it
is odte plain that the erkohe the T=l,
dOc=l..kitiairtopeohittysodre ignorance of tba
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tim/C 047 bb seeenstrY; but whatever else lt Is It
the whole policy « the salsatillo frontier. •••"'
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