The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-08
eNcLAND.s PREMIER.

ply Question-English Honor In No Dam
ger at His Hands-Firmness Without
Jingoism.
LONDON, April 2s.-The credit of $685.
200, 900 was voted by the House of Com.
mons, after one of the most powerful and
telling speeches ever delivered by Mr.
Gladstone. The Premier was cheered 10
the echo, both during the delivery aud at
the close of the speech. He was also
most enthusiastically cheered when leav-
ing the House of Commons. After the
speech, Mr.. Gladstone brought up the
subject of the vote of credit asked for BY
The Government on the army and navy
recount, and said he hoped the motion &c
divide the credit would not be pressed.
The Government, he said, would not de.
vote any portion of the money voted for
| particularly for purposes in the Soudan,
bnt would reserve the discretion to apply
the money taken for the Soudan account
for the purposes of special preparations.
He urged that the House vote the Gov.
ernment the entire S5j,O00,OOo en- bloc.
The proposal to separate the Soudan
credit from the credit for special prepar-
atoms was rejected bya vote of 229,
against lS6. The House then entered
into committee of supply, and Mr.. Glad
stone proceed TO explain the object of the
vote of credit. In moving the vote OF
credit Mr.. Gladstone said the Govern.
ment considered it necessary to have the
entire resources of the Empire well in
hand for use and application wherever il
may be required. Events since the fall
of Khartoum have shown that Ell Mahdi's
power has collapsed.
England's possession OF Khartoum
would not put stop to the slave trade,
and therefore it would be useless to shed
blood and treasure in the 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 Crimenn war, and Is also coincident
| with large increases in the annual armv
and navy votes. Furthermore, he said
the case relates primarily to India. In
| order to fully appreciate the amount en-
tailed it is requisite to know the extent
of the measures being taken in India.
perhaps remote. lie did not feel called
upon 10 defuc the degree of danger, bu,
he would say in regard TO the sad con.
tiugency of an outbreak of war or rup-
ture of relations with Russia, that Hell
Majesty's Government had striven to
conduct the diplomatic controversy
in such a way that if it unhappily ended
in violent rupture, they might at least
he able to challenge the verdict of civil.
lized mankind, whether or not they had
done all that men could do, and had used
every Just and honorable effort to prevent
the plunging of two such countries into
bloodshed and despair cheers]. The
question before the committee, he said,
was a simple, and even narrow, although
an important one. The negotiations cou-
tinue, but to give Parliament partial in
formation only would mislead them. The
Government submitted its case upon the
facts with which the whole world is &c.
Quainted. There exists abundant cause
for the war preparations which arc being
carried on cheers The starting point
was the obligation to the Ameer, which
should be fulfilled in .ho stinted
manner. Loud cheers. The covenant
with Russia of March lG,h was one which
England hoped and believed would be
recognized as one of the most sacred
ever made between two great Nations,
and II any deviation occurred there should
be jealous rivalry between the two Ma
lions to sift to the bottom all that re-
manned in suspense. A bloody engage
ment occurred on March Goth, showing
that one or both failed to fulfil the
covenant England considered 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 mSled. lie
would not saw that the Government pos
sessed all the fac's in the case. They
pOsSessed& facts which created an
impression adverse TO some of those
formed by the other party to tn" cove
naut, but they would not deviate from
the strictest principles of justice by an
ticlpating anything of the ultimate issue
of the fair inquiry they are DESTROYS of
prosecuting. The cause of the collision
is perhaps doubtful, but it is certain that
the Russians were the attacking party,
and that the Afghans suffered in life,
spirit and repute. Knowing that blow
has been struck at the credit and author
ity of our ally, we are unable TO close
the book and To say we will not look into
it any more. We must do our best to
have right done in the matter. There
fore there is a cause for war prepara-
tons. He hoped the House W uld not
delay its assent, which would only tend
TO propagate there and elsewhere the
decision in the mind of Parlia-
ment, whereas he believed that
one heart and a sole purpose animated
them. He believed, while reserving alb
solute liberty to judge the conduct of the
Government and to visit them with its
consequences. they would 20 forward to
meet the demand of justice and call OF
nonor, and only subject to justice and
honor, to labor for the purposes OF
peace.
At the conclusion of his speech, the de-
livery of which occupied one hour, the
House broke out in loud and prolonged
cheering. Mr.. Gladstone was listened II
with deep attention and silence, and his
words created q profound sensation. The
general opinion, based upon his speech,
is that war is inevitable. The House,
without discussion, as suggested by Mr..
Gladstone, voted the entire credit.
LONDON, April 2s.-Mr. Gladstone has
seldom, if ever, spoken with greater force
and effect than he did in the House OF
Commons yesterday, 1t is the general
opinion that the Government will insist
upon satisfaction from Russia for the
Penjdeh affair.
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