The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-30
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.
Her Eastern Policy-An Impor.
tnnt Parliamentary Debate.

Her Eastern POliey-An lmp0r.
tnnt Parliamentary Debate.
LONDON, July 29.-Debate on Lord
HArtington'S resolution, against the Gov.
ernment and Eastern policy, which be-
gins tonight in the House Of Commons,
10 regarded as the most important for
many years.
The Times, 10 discussing that part Of
the resolution relating 70 the British
guarantee respecting Asiatic-Turkey,
says there Ia room for contention; that
Lord Hartington's censure Of the treaty
10 either too little or too much. II the
Ministry have involved the country un-
ne ,essarily in liabilities Of 30 great =
character the opposition ought TO ex-
press something more than regret.
They ought 10 be ready TO turn out their
opponents to take the Office themselves
and 10 reverse the policy TO which the
country stands committed, and II they
are not prepared for such decided
course they ought 10 leave the govern
ment unWeakened To carry into effect the
settlement OF which II has laid the basis.
In certain cases II 10 desirable that the
government should set on It's own re.
sponsibility. Al all events the main is
sue Of the debate will not turn on this
point and the real question on which the
House have to decide, is whether in the
permanent interest ol the British Empire
Il was desirable to aay distinctly to Rus
sia "Thus lar shalt thou 20 but no far
ther."
The London Times also says II has
reason to believe that the provisions oi
the reform England made to the
Porte have been very iavorably received,
and that the council and supervision Of
England will henceforth have regener.
ating influence the Ottoman Empire.
On the passage In Lord Beaconsfeld's
speech, at the Carlton Club banquet Sat-
urdsy night, which attracted the most at:
tention, Is that levellsd at Gladstone, and
it Is expected that this incident will in
cresse the bitterness in the coming de.
bate.
In the House Of Commons Lord Har-
tington moved his resolution, which re-
ceiVed cheering on the Liberal side, es-
pecially among the Radicals. Lord
Harrington said very inadequate idea
Of the treaty IVES to be derived from the
mere contrasts Of It's provisions with
those Of the treaty Of San Stefano. Rus.
sia previous to the war made demands
which didn't go anything like so far as
the treaty OF Berlin, yet Eogland never
them nor urged them upon
Turkey. He said hedidn't make seri-
Gus charge against the government re.
garding Greece, as other governments
shared the responsibility, but the British
had Incurred special re.
sponsibility in the promises given 10
Greece which had not been fulfilled. II
the Conservative party accepted the
Of Mr.. Plunkett, he said they
the conduct Of the Liberals,
who throughout endeavored 10 induce the
government to refrain from war.
Lord Harrington greatly approved Of
the treaty Of Berlin as, although not
final settlement, II left the fnture of the
Dominions to be determined by
natural causes, uninhuenced by foreign
domination. He made power.
ful attack upon the Anglo.Turkish Con-
vention, and asked II the British govern.
mept would have 4 similar agr. ement
between Turkey and Russia justiiable.
The Island Of Cyprus was useless for the
defence OF Asia Minor, even granting
the governments contention that
necessity existed for the Conyen-
tion. This necessity had been created
by themselves by not advising Turkey to
accept the original terms OF psace, which
would not have materially increased
Russia's dominions in Asia. He denied
the existence Of British interests in Asia
Minor, as that Was not the ros1 to India.
aud demonstrated that the governments
utterances up to the close Of the war show.
ed that they we're Of the same opinion, He
pointed to the tripartite treaty Of 1876, 10
show the impossibility Of binding pos
'erity by a guarantee. By the pri'ent
the government had adyanc.
ed the time OF the conflict, supposing
there was TO be one by one hundred years.
In the House Of Lords ibis evening
there was a sharp personal discussion
between Granville and Beaconstield, rela.
tive TO the latier's attack on Gladstone
Beaconsfield defended his conduct. Sal
isbury incidentally expressed belief
that the Russians would evaeuste Turkey
within the allotted period.