The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-01-19
ENGLAND'S POSITION.
The Cabinet Harun0BtOus-Tbe gov
eminent win do All 40 Secure Peace,
Hut WIFI Not Endnnger Her People
and Interests.
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and Interests.
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LONDON, January Sin the debate
on the address In the house OF lords
Lord Granville said the utterance OF
Lord Beaconstield during recess had
been cOuched In tone OF belligerent
neutrality, ard had differed from the
sentences expressed by his colleagues
of assurances given by Russia IN re-
gard to British interests and were un-
satisfactory. Parliament should have
been called together Immediately If
satisfactory. The only elect SUMMON
ing had was to cause feeling OF inse
curity Lord Beaconslield says the
summons TO parliament was issued
when there NJ first appeared an oppor-
tunity for the inauguration OF peace
negotiations. The ports appeal to
intimate her readiness to open peace
negotiations, was in "A measure made
at the instance of the British govern
ment, although it was at the time
spontaneously adopted by the porte.
Lord BeacOnsileld iepudiated news
paper statements concerning the gov
ernmenps policy and strongly repudia-
ated the accusation OF division in the
cabinet. When the government after
mature deiberation, decided upon u
policy of neutrality, they were not in-
tluenced by considerations in regard to
the value of Kars aud Batoum, hut
had to consider the policy and condi-
| ton Of meny other countries. The
government never varied from the de.
cisi0n they first arrived at. Lord
Beeconslield declares he had no letter
on public affairs during the recess aud
had only spoken once and then In the
presence Of his Colleagues, on which
occasion he bad their approval. He de-
clared the governments policy to be
one of conditional neutrality.
Lord Derby's felicitous statement
that the greatest of British interests Is
peace wns u rhetorical expression, but
| Lord Granville seemed to take II AZ q
statistical fact. Peace Is the universal
interest, but when speaking OF British
Interests the government meant mate
rial interests. The sources of wealth
are the safeguards of the strength Of
the country. When they spoke thus
they were told II was mistake TO sup
pose that there was an interest pecu.
liar to England, or II there were, they
should hide them In corner. He did
not think the government, by defining
British interests, justified imputations
OF selfishness, a. all countries frankly
declared they were actuated by the
same motives. He did not admit that
the governments having summoned
parliament imposed upon them the
duty of Immediately explaining the
approximations which caused them Il
do so.
Suffice IL TO say that tho negotias
tions had been brought about which
might, or might not be successful
The government considered there were
Bfi ish interests which must not bt
endangered by a contest Ifparlis
ment approves Of the policy Of condi
tioDal neutrality and OF the guarding o
those interests, the lest and the leas
they could do, would be to give III,
governmf nc the means OF guardinI
them. He pointed TO the opening q
the present negotiations as proc
tbst England wss not isolated or un
Influential. Probably more difficul
negotiations than the present nevs