The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-27
THE OCEAN.
ACROSS THE OUEAN.
Points Of Lord HarrlngtOn's Lib
eral Speech.
Starving People Fleeing From
Hungary.
Emperor William on the Sabbath
Question.
IIARrINGToNy LIpERAI spErCII.

loHDQfI Uct0Def z0'-At q Liberal dem
c1fstratlon in Manchester yesterday, Lord
Harrington, replying to tho criticisms upou
tho supposed attitude OF the Liberals re.
garding foreign affairs, and 10 the charge
that q change in tho General Government
wonId unsettle the present arrangemnnts,
said:
"The Ltberalsare aware that information.
al obligations must be respected so long as
tho circumstances under which they were
made remain unchanged, and we have felt
from the beginning that one OF the worst
consequences OF our mischieyous and mis-.
guided foreign policy was that It's conse.
qnences do not cease Immediately with the
tenure OF power OF It's authors. We know
that the engagements the Government has
entered into must be respected, and defy
any one IN put his hand on any statement
by any responsible loader OF The Liberal
party to the contrary. Weare asked what
our policy will be. 1t Is impossible
70 describe, in Its details, tho
policy OF the future under cir.
,cumstances Of which wo can know
nothing certain, and Of which we can only
make forecast. England's policy should
not DO an imitation OF the policy OF any
othOr Power. There is no power in Ell.
rope, except England, which has not
kaoTn the horrois oi iutuiyIr Invasion in
the present century. Its natural that the
toreign State should be greatly influenced
by the dread OF recurrence OF such dis.
asters. It Is not to be wondered at that
other States view with suspicion the poll
cY and every movement Of nationalites
Tor the disturbance Of balance OF power;
and | say that England, which is to
great extent free from apprehensions Of
this kind, may see unmoyed q great deal
that passes In Europe which naturally
excltes the suspicion and apprehension OF
other nations; but while the heart OF our
Empire is the source OF all its power and
greatness. and enjoys this remarkable. this
exceptional security, England is, through
her many colonial possessions and her In
dian possessions, more likely to vital
injury, to injury Of different character, bnt
not less vital, than any other State.
The conclusion which derive from
these considerations is that England is less
lifted by her position and the nature OF
her resources than any other power, for
the policy OF military administration.
"The Prime Minister spoke the truth
when he said the resources OF England
were 50 great that il she went to war she
would not have to consider whether she
could maintain war for one or for three
That believe to be true. but
1t Is also true that England is less prepar. |
ed than any other power for first cam.
paign, and no Minister ought to threaten
war or go to war Enless he asks himself tho
question whether the cause Ia obviously |
Just in the eyes Of the whole people that
they will be ready to make those long, |
those continued, those protracted sacrifi- |
ces which would be necessary for the |
prosecution OF war for one or for
three campaigns, or for five cam.
paigns. Nor does it follow from
these opinions that tho policy
Of England ought TO DO one OF selfish and
timld isolation. ! believe tho resources
oil England to be SO great, and her ma.
val power SO great, that her alliance will
always be courted in Europe. That alli-
ance ought to bc used for the purpose OF
forming and joining in combination Of
Stales OF Europe for the purpose OF pre-
serving the peace and independence OF
Europe, REFRESHING tho aggressive ambi-
ton OF any power, protecting the weak
against the strong, and the free against
their oppress0rs. This Is the policy
which has always been, in the main,
adopted by the Liberal party. 1t has not
been the policy of the present Govern.
nent.n. EiF
COMMENTS on TIE SPEECH.
The Times in leading editorial article
commenting, on Lord Ilartington's speech,