St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-29
Russians at their advanced outposts in
rHE INDIAN coMsIIssARY.

furnishing transportation and provisions in
India for two army corps. The first corps
consists of $1,000 British and l6 600 native
troops, with 80, 000 camp followers, trans
ports, animal tenders" 5000 horses and
so, 900 transport animals. The second corps
consists OF $4,000 British and Is, 900 native
troops, with %, 600 followers, s, 900 horses
and %, 600 transport animals. One months
supplies are to be sent to Rindle, Kella and
Abdulla and three months supplies to
Quetta.
GLADSTONE ON THE AFGHAN QUESTION.
To meet the general interest in it, a full
report Of that part of Gladstone's speech
relating to the Afgha complications IS
gwen below. The first portion of the speecn
dealt with the SOudan and the whole speech
makes three columns of the London Times.
The house OF commons on Monday evening
had gone into committee of supply, after
having, at the prime minister's request, re-
Jected by vote of 2S9 to 1856, the motion
made by the opposition to separate the vote
of credit This motion called for division
into vote of credit for the expenses OF the
Soudan enterprise and another for ''the
special preparation account" The object
OF this motion plainly was to secure de
bate on the governments Soudan policy
by questioning the outlay OF that part
OF the credit which would by its
division have been applicable to the expen-
seS OF the KhartOum expedition. III the
committee Of supply, the vote of credit as
whole being mp, Mr.. Gladstone proceeded
to explain the governments object in ask
ing for it. He disposed Of any probable
discussion Of the Soudan question by
A SHORT AND POWERFUL ARGUMENT.
In this he urged that it was now the par
amount duty of the government to hold the
British forces in the Soudan available for
service where the call of duty and honor
may take them in the service OF the British
empire. This utterance was received with
cheers. MIR. Gladstone continued as fol-
lows: Il now come to the subject of the
special preparations, with regard to which
| have heard with great satisfaction the as
surances of the honorable gentlemen op-
posed to the government that they are dis
posed to forward in every way the grant of
funds to us. (cheers from the opposition
bencheS) which to the best Of our mind and
judgment are required for the maintenance
of what |, on a former occasion, described as
A NATIONAL AND IMPERIAL POLICY.
Certainly an adequate sense of our obliga-
ton to our Indian empire has never yet
been exclusively claimed by any one party
in the state. In my opinion, he would be
guilty Of moral offense and gross political
folly who should endeavor to claim on be-
half Of his own party any superiority in
that respect over those who are habitually
opposed to him. Cries of hear heart
1t is an imperial policy in which we are en-
gagged. Cheers. Those who might want
to know what is the total amount of the
charge now going forward as likely to be
entailed by the present preparations would
require to know what we ourselves do not
yet know. Namely, what will be the cost
of vigorous and effective measures which,
as we hope and believe, are being taken in
India to meet its share Of the present Obli-
cations. Cheers. a demand for infor-
nation is always plausible demand, often
a reasonable demand, never demand to be
treated with anything but respect. Let Us
consider what is
THE PRESENT POSITION,
and what Is the mode of conduct of the
government adapted to that position? 1t
is not case of war. There is no war be-
fore US, actual or may even, perhaps, say,
proximate, though am slow to deal with
epithetS which are of course liable to some
latitude of Interpretation. r am not called
upon to define, and I would find great diff
ticulty in defining, since it does not stand
upon any choice Of mine or my colleagues,
the degree of danger chat may be before us.
We have labored, and we continue to labor
for an honorable settlement by pacific
means. [Cheers.
IN Ny OPINION THE QUESTION
before the committee at this moment is a
simple and very narrow one. What we
present to you is case for preparation. Is
there, or is there not any case for prepara-
tionP Cheers. Look at the facts before
u.s. Try them by that test and by no other
Do not urge your own foregone conclu-
sions to
THE MISCONDUCT OF RUSSIA
or any one Do not enter into the judicial
part of the case only. but also into that part
of Il which is prudential. Upon that aspect
of the case. and that alone. asking for no
credit as to the future and no acquittal as to
the past, we say it is a case for preparation
lCheers. The facts within your knOwl-
edge are enough to make it your bounden
duty so to prepare. Therefore, if I am
asked for more information, my answer is
this: It is impossible for us to give YOU full
information. We could not at this moment
open up the correspondence that has been
going on. We could not lay before you
UNsIFTED INFORMATION AND RUMoRs
that have reached us. We could not enable
you by any possibility to Judge of a ques-
tion that has not yet reached state of ma
turity for judgment The evidence is not
complete. The development is simply going
forward. Do not let us too ssnguinelv
point to a favorable issue Do not Let us
despair that reason and justice may
on both sides prevail over narrower and
more unworthy feelings. Cheers. We
cannot give you all the information we pos
seSs. If we did give it, it would not place
you in position for conclusive Judgment
Were we to give part we should infallibly
miSlead you, and therefore, we stand
simply upon what is patent and notorious.
and say that there is in those patent and
notorious facts, with which the whole
world is acquainted cause, and abundant
cause for preparations. Hear, hear.
Shall | now, in a very few woris, sketch
rapidly and slightly the outlines of those
patent and notorious facts?
The starting point OF our movement in
this case is our obligation of honor to the
ameer, who stands between us and any
other consideration of policy But our OBJ |
legations to him are not absolute We are
not obliged, God forbid we Should ever be
obliged,-to defend him or ANYBODY else
where he rushed into course of tyranny
against the just resentment of his subjects.
We are not bound TO sustain him i'm any
course of evil, but we have contingent OBJ |
legation TO give him our aid and support.
and l think every one who hears ne will |
say that that obligation should be fulfilled
in no Stinted manner. Hear, hearN If it /
really be living obligation. contingent only |
upon this one condition. that his condhct is I
such that we can honestly approve of. That |
is the present condition of affairs inicon- |
nection with the ameer of Afghanitan. |
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