The New York herald., 1871-03-23
TIE POSITION OF ENaLANE.
The Marquis Of Salisbury ON the
Foreign Policy of Other Na.
tions Toward England.
HOW ENGLAND IS REGARDED ABROAD
Russia, Prussia and tho United States tho
Three Great Powers Of the Present Day.
GREAT EMPIRES I'm THE FUTURE

In the English House OF Lords on Monday, the
6th the Marquis Of Salisbury "to call attention
to the guarantees which have been undertaken bY
this country and to the military resources at tue
command OF this country for fulfilling them; to oak
tic Secretary OF State for Foreign Afairs whether
any communications have passed with foreign
governments with reference to these guaran-
tees, and to move that the collection OF
guarantees published IN 1859 ehould be re-
printed, with the addition of any that hayo
been contracted since that t:me.n In
doing go the noble marquis said chat this was Iunc
ture OF no common Importance. The old system Cr
Europe mad been swept away; we have TO reckon
with new forces and new balances OF power, he
trusted with new and strengthened alliances. Az
all events, 1t was clearly time to review our posi-
ton. While all our homo authorities tell US that our
influence was never SO high at present. all foreign
authorities tell us that we have effaced ourselves.
RUSSIA, PRUSSIA AND AMERICA ARE THE THREE
GREAT POWERS Or THE PRES EST DAY.
ana from the way In which they treat us we may
gather the estimation In Which we are held by the
world at large. Well, we find THAT Prussia has coz.
cluded treaty indefensible any ground TN utter
defiance Of our internostion. We find that Russia
has torn up treaty which liz happier days we I'm.
posed upon her. We find that America, In her
Representative Assembly and In tho residence or
her cnief executive oifcer, receives and houors
those whom we have cast out as rebels. He
should not enter Into the question Of the less or the
maintenance OF the influence of England II tie
people of this country do not choose to occupy tho
po3iton OF those who went bclore them--ii they do
not choose TO Incur the cost Which tiat policy IN
volves-there Is little moro 10 be said the merely
70 dwell upon this, but meant to cOnfpe n1.nsef To
ihe more practleat question OF our positive obliaa-
uon3 We were said 10 be
A sHoP-KEEPING NATION,
ana ne Wantet Us, therefore, to cast up our logger
meeting them Our guarantees extend over the
w6oe OF Europe, and even nto the other hemt.
srners ne s9na not & &hoMeTe touch upon oar
rope, ne haa 20 pont out TO their lor0ships that
we had guaranteed the integrity OF Belgium swift
1erland, Greece, Turkey and sweden. After reading
the clauses N the treaties relating to Sweden
and Turkey the noble marquis said that even
honor to defend tho Whole Of the vast frontier OF
Turkey againa aggression. The countries 70 which
are most Likely to ie attacked, lying they do on
the frontiers OF 81 ssa, Prussia and Austria. Ho
did refer 70 Fit nee because 1t was not neces-
sary to Inquire whit we should 10 II France were
to undertake another war.
THE GREAT ARMIES or EUROPE.
Now, the army OF Russia numbered 1858 900 men.
,hat ; Of Geriaany ,4es 900. and that Of Austrla
was very much struck With HE fs ossssnI ese ns
in which the Ministerial advocates always point TO
our s es r. M @ 70 % enter ths hoads aas
But that is an utterly falacious view 0! position,
SO long as these guarantees exist; aud no shoud IKE
the frontiers Of Turkey or switzoriand We were
too apt to be led astray by the great things which
forgot that we had then the right TO proclaim gene.
raj blockade ana 10 searcn Neutral ships. We had,
these things, ana all that cur feet could now 90 was
70 blockade any port mat they might be opposite or
now ya,ueess for anything but the defence OF these
Islands. aud In that opinion be was conhrmed by
our own experience during the CrImean war aod
just concluded.
ENaLAND's MILITARY STRENGTH
Putting Orr navy aside, we have then IN these
isands, 100000 regular troops, 200 goo militia aud
militia and Volunteers cannot however eavo ane oe
shores, and therefore, our Whole strength los the
fnlnlment OF oar guaran Sees is the 100000 regular
troops. NOW, IL 10 simply absurd to supNoge tIae
we can sustain our guarantees with such as
we can spare nom these 100000 men. It might be
SAID that II could not be expected we should coru-
rete with the great military mollarchies OF Europe
But In this case we shonld
INITIATE THE EXAMPLE OF TIE UNITED eraTEg.
They uid rot pretend to take share in the afairs
OF other nations; they are burdened with none OF
their low estimates and their immunity from dan.
ger we must also share ther immunity fso alI re-
spousibiliy for what takes place in Europe. Il wss
not indeed, easy to make the litle streak OF silver
sea" the means OF isolang u.s. like the broad Allan.
Ws WAC Eo EaGpean aa pocs ins but ne won!a no
stood by and seen neighboring nation crushed.
rMPorTANCE OF RAILWAYS.
Owing to the development Of the railway sysA,rn
nations can now concentrate their strength ra p!dlr
On any given point and other countries have ia con.
fensiye forces. we have not followed their ey-
ample and yet we do not retire from promises we
which we con no longer exercise any influence we
ma'ntaii. the pretensions and hold tho languaro
snlri'ed than we are now, and yet every nation In
Europe knows that our military organization l. such
that
We CANNOT ACT UP 70 THE PROMISES WE uAys
HADE
That throws doubt on all We may do n Is no ,
use use our taxing Q high tone when 1t Is well known
Low az our deeds are snort OK cur pretersions rs
seemed To him That there Is great danger inpand.
King loms which we have gnara iced are ln1v,fSbiv
doomed 70 destruction. Almost every geAe1atlo;,
sees tue absorption OF one or other OF theuI.
THS FUTURE Is ONE or GsrAr FlIplgrs
ans si;ii foWels viii ave nard work TO liy ct AIT.
dne .erIi,9res tlat we have guaranteed aro, OF al
any time DO committed to the hopeless task 6i da
iMehalgg M m them OF driven to abandon Il lle aacri-
SION arose we should tnn our obligations round.
100 loon y yen lon this SIDE and that, and at last
cried nau,e We Should ne la e pa9as
On the moral pinnacle on which we stood. We
SHgt W dtnere.ore at once to face these obligations
their decison to the last extremity, but to maEe -,
sae.f 9|ods ls whether lhey n!end to nregl43 o.
TiiE FUlTlLNESr or OUR OBLIGATIONS, -aS
Wasther sira ses should ask ether Powers % allow
e pogss os a s GsIE ms S as'
to ss eeos eD9a yus Sasa gG WAKE ss
~ ~ 10 ASK me noble earl to give some as.
aaans =, OIL ms n policy n this respect and while na
Whcn Europe - 10 assume, to do something TO snare
nson ns 1ne ,. usr Il v Illumination which Is certain TO como
present. fsama!es we have to meet the military
inoharcliss Of europe. luear, hear.)
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