New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-05-06
BRITISH GOLD.
The House q Commons Votes an Enor
nous Sum for the War Preparations.

Mr. Gladstone, in the house of commons, bring
bring up the subject of the vote of credit ofs55.
700, 600 asked for by the government on the army
and navy account, said he chopped that the motion
to divide the credit would not be passed
The government, he said, would not devote
any portion of the money voted for particu-
lar purposes for use in the Soudan, but would
reserve the discretion to apply the money
taken for the Soudan account for the pur-
pose OF special preparations. He urged that
the house vote the government the entire
$55,COO,00O en- bloc. In answer to questions
concerning the Afghan question Mr.. Gladstone
stated that Sir Peter Lumsden, British COM
missioner, had telegraphed the government
that he was sending one of his staff officers,
Capt Stephen, to London with fri informa-
ton relating to Gen. Komaroff's action in the
battle Of Penjdeh, and that Capt Stephen
was personally cosnizant of many of
the Russian generals movements pre-
vious to and during the battle and since its
occurrence. In the meantime, said the premier,
the parleying between England and Russia will
be continued In moving the vote on thu
credit, Mr.. Gladstone said: The govern
gnent considers it necessary to have the en-
tire resources of the empire well in hand
for use and application wherever they may be
required. There exists cause for the war
preparations which are being carried on.
[Cheers.] The starting point was the obliga-
ton to the ameer, which should be fulfilled in
enant with Russia of March 16, was one which
England hoped and believed would be recog-
nizsd as one Of the most sacred ever made be-
tween two great nations and if any deviation
occurred and there should be jealous rivalry
between the two nations, to sft to the bottom
all that remained in suspense At the con-
clusen of the speech, the delivery of which
occupied one hour, the house broke out in loud
and pro longed cheering Mr.: Gladstone was
listened to with deep attention and silence
sensation. The opinion in the lob
bies is that lIr. Gladstones speech shows
war is inevitable.
The proposal to separate the Soudan credit
from the credit for special preparations was
rejected by vote of 229 against 1856 The
house then entered into committee of sup
of the vote Of credit The premier was suf-
fering much from hoarseness. The house,
without discussion, as suggested by Mr.
Gladstone, voted the entire credit asked. Ed
ward Tomperly GOurley, Radical member for
Sunderland, asked whether the government
would endeavor to have the dispute with Russia
referred for arbitrament to the United States.
Mr. GladSton answered:
The government are quite sensible Of their
heavy responsibility to maintain the honor and
good faith of the country on the one hand, and
on the other to use every means consistent
with that honor to avoid war. T can give no
more particular reply than this
The utterance was accepted as significant
and was received with cries of s'hear, hear"
powerful and telling speeches ever delivered
by Mr.. Gladstone The premier was cheered
to the echo, both during tho delivery and at
the close of the speech. He was also most en-.
Enthusiastically cheered when leaving the house
of commons after the speech