The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-05-09
THE CREDIT VOTE.

Gladstone, bringing up the vote of credit
of $50, 0O0,000 asked for by the Govern
ment on the army and navy account, hoped
that the motion TO divide the credit would
not be passed. The Government would
not devote any portion of the money voted
for any particular purposes for use in the
Soudan, but would reserve the discretion to
apply the money taken for Soudan account
for purposes of special preparations. He
urged that the House vote the Government
the entire $55, 900, 900 in block. The pro.
posal to separate the Soudan credit fronp
the ''credit for special preparations " wasj
rejected by vote of 229 against 1856.
GLADSTONE EXPLAINS HIS OBJECr.
Gladstone said the Government considers
it necessary to have the entire resources of
the empire well in hand for use and appli-
cation wherever they may be required.
Events since the fall of Khartoum have
shown that Ell Mahdi's power has collapsed.
Fnpland's possession of Khartoum would
not put stop to the slave trade, and there
fore it would be useless to shed blood and
treasure in the Soudan. He reminded the
House that it is the largest that has been
asked since the Crimean war, and it was
also coincident with large increases In the
annual army and navy votes. To fully
appreciate the amount entailed, it is requi-
site to know the extent of the measures
being taken in India. He did not feel called
on to define the degree of danger, but said
in regard to the sad contingency of an out
break of war or rupture of relations with
Russia, that her Majesty's Government has
striven to conduct the controversy in such
way that if it is unhappily ended in a
violent rupture, they might be able to
challenge the verdict of civilized mankind,
whether or not they had done all men
could do, and had used every just and
honorable effort to prevent the plunging of
two such countries into bloodshed and de-
spair. [Cheers.l
ABUNDANT CAUSE FOR WAR.
The question before the committee, he
said was simple and even narrow, although
an important one. The Government sub
mitted their case upon facts with which the
whole world is acquainted. There exists
abundant cause for war, preparations for Z
which are being carried on. Cheers. The
starting point was the obligation to the
Ameer, which should be fulfilled in no
stinted manner. Loud cheers. The COW
enant with Russia of March 10Th was one
which England hoped and believed would
be recognized as one of the most sacred
ever made between two great nations and if
any deviation occurred there should be r.
jealous rivalry between the two nations to
sift t. tn bottom all that remained in sus-
pense.
An engagement occurred on March Both,
showing that one or both had failed to full
fill the covenant. England considered it
the duty of both countries to ascertain how
the calamity occurred He felt perfect con-
fdence in the British officers, but he would
not assume that they might not have been
misled The Government possessed facts
which created an impression averse to those
formed by the other party, but they would
not deviate from the strictest principles of
Justice by anticipating the ultimate issue of
the fair inquiry they were DESTROYS of pros
ecuting. The cause of the collision is
doubtful, but it is certain that the Russians
were the attacking party, and that the At
ghans suffered IL life, spirit and repute.
Knowing that a blow has been struck at the
credit and authority of our ally, we are
unable to close back and to say we will not
look into it any more We must do our best
to have the right done in the matter, and
there is cause for the war preparations.
THE CALL OF HONOR.
He hoped the House would not delay its
assent which would only tend to propagate
the idea there and elsewhere that there was
some indecision III the mind of Parliament
whereas he believed that one purpose
animated them. He believed that while
res rving absolute liberty to judge the con-
duet Of the Government and to visit them
with its consequence, they would go forward
to meet the demand of justice and call of
honor, and labor for the purpose Of peace.
THE VOTE PASSED.
The House, without discussion, as sug-
gested by Gladstone, voted the entire credit
Of so. 900, 900 asked by the Government.
EFFECTS OF THE SPEECH.
Gladstone's speech was one of the most
powerful and telling ever delivered by him.
He was cheered to the echo, both during
the delivery and at its close. He was so
enthusiastically cheered when leaving the