Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-28
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w hen he had concluded the Commons.
without discussion, as suggested by Pre-
mler Gladstone. voted the entire credit
( OF %33,O0O,000 asked by the government,
Edward Iemperly G0urlev, Radical
/ member from Sunderland. asked whether
the government would endeavOr to have
the dispute with Russia referred for ra-
bitrament to the United States ofAmerica.
Premier Gladstone answered: "The
20yerImenC 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. / can give no more particular reply
than this" The utterauce was accepted
as significant, and was received with
cries of "Hear! Hearr' The Premier was
cheered to the echo both during the de-
livery and at the close OF the speech. He
was also most enthusiastically ehcered
when leaving the House OF Commons after
/ the speech.
LUMSDHN'S S TELEGRAM,
Premier Gladstone read telegram,
/ dated Saturday last, from Sir Peter Lums-
den, chief of the British section of the
Afghan Boundary Commission. The
| telegram stated That MIR. stephen, mem
Der Of the commission, had started for
/ London, bearing with him maps of the
disputed zone, and also a detailed state
nent of all the circumstances leading up
to and attending the Pendjeh affair. The
| telegram also stated that Sir Peter Lums-
den would himself forward to Earl Gran-
vile, Minister for Foreign Affairs, a
statement showing the actual position Of
affairs as they now stand.
The government members in the House
OF Commons received this news with evil
dent satisfaction.
Mr.. Ritchie, Conservative, asked if the
government proposed TO suspend negOtia
tons now in progress with Russia until
after the arrival of Col. stephen.
Premier Gladstone replied with a firm
and dlgnided mo"
WAR BELIEVED INEVITABLE.
The opinion III the lobbies tonight is
that Premier Gladstone's speech shows
that war is inevitable. In moving the
vote of credit Premier Gladstone said that
the government considers it necessary to
have the entire resources of the empire
Well in hand for use and application
wherever they may be required. Events
since the tall of KhartOum have shown that
Ill MahdPs power has collapsed. Eng
| lands possession of KhartOum would not
put a stop to the slave trade, and there
fore 1t would be useless to shed blood and
| treasure in SOudan. In regard to the
| alleged smallness of the special vote, he
reminded the House that it is the largest
that has been asked since the Crimean
war, and is also cOincident with large in
creases iD the annual army and navy
votes. Furthermore, he said, that the
case relates primarily to India. In order
to fully appreciate the amount entailed it
s requisite to know the extent of the
measures being taken in India. The case
is not one Of war actual or perhaps prOxi-
mate.
HIS EFFORTS FOR PEACE.
He did not feel called upon to define the
degree Of danger. bnt he would say in re-
gard to the sad contingency of an out
! break of war or a rupture of relations
with Russia that Her Majesty's govern
ment had striyen to conduct the diplo-
matte controversy in such a way that if
it unhappily ended in a violent rupture
they might at least be able to challenge
the verdict of civilized mankind whether
or not they had done all that men could
do and had used every just and hon.
Orabie effort to prevent the
piunging of two such countries
into bl0odshed and despair. Cheers.
The question before the committee, ne
said, was simple and even narrow, al
though an important one. Negotiations
continue, but to give Parliament partial in
formation only would mislead them. The
government submitted its case upon facts
with which the whole world is ac-
quainted There exists abundant
cause for war preparations, which
are being carried on. Cheers The
starting point was an obligation to
the Ameer which should be fulfilled in no
stinted manner. Loud cheers. The
covenant with Russia OF March l6 WAS
one which England hoped and believed
would be recognized as one OF the most
sacred ever made between two great ma
tiOns, and if any deviation occurred there
should be a jealous rivalry between the
two nations to sift to the bottom all that
remained in suspense.
THE DESIRED INQUIRY.
A bloody engagement occurred on
March 30, showing that one or both failed
to fulfill the covenant. England con-
sidered it the duty OF both countries to
ascertain how the calamity occurred. He
would not anticipate that the British
were right. he felt perfect confidence in
the British officers, but he would not
assume that they might not have been
misled. He would not say that the
government possessed all the facts in the
case. They possessed facts which
created an impression adverse TO some
Of those formed By the other party
to the covenant, but they would not deyi-
ate from the strictest principles Of justice
~ "Hllbi f1liil1 Guy eiihS Va 'hS ultimate
issue OF the fair inquiry they are desirouso Of
prosecuting. The cause Of the collision is
perhaps doubtful. but il is certain that
the Russians were the attacking party,
and that the Afghans suffered in life,
spirit and repute. Knowing that a blow
had been struck at the credit and authori-
ty OF our ally, we are unable 20 close the
book and to say We Will not look into IL
any more.
MUST BE RfGurED.
We must do our best 10 have right done
in the matter Therefore there is cause
Tor war preparations. He hoped that the
House would not delay It's assent, which
,vouid onIv tend 10 pr0pAgate there and