The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

ply INSTRUMENTATION Honor In No Dan
ger st Ills IIands-Firmness without
Jingoism.
LONDON, April 2s.--rhc credit Of $751;.
O00, 900 was voted BY the House Of Com
mons, after one Of the most powerful aud
telling speeches ever delivered by Mr..
Gladstone. The Premier was chccrcd to
the echo, both during the delivery and Al
the close Of the speech. lie was also
most enthusiastically chccred 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
account, aud said he hoped the motion to
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,
but 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
eminent the entire S55. 900, 900 en- bloc.
The proposal to separate the Soudan
credit from the credit for special prepar-
atoms was rejected by a vote Of 229.
against 1856. 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 MIR. Gladstone said the Govern
ment considered II necessary TO have the
entire resources Of the Empire well IN
baud for use and application wherever IL
may be required. Events since the fall
OF Khartoum have shown that I'll Mahdi's
power has collapsed.
England's possession OF Khartoum
would not rut a stop to the slave trade,
and therefore II would be useless TO shed
bio "a aud treasure In the Soudan. In
resard to the alleged smallness OF the
special vo,e he reminded the House that
IL Is the largest that has been asked since
the Crimean war, and Is also coincidcn1
with large increases In the annual army
and navy votes. Furthermore. he said
the case relates primarily TO India. In
order to fully appreciate the amount en-
tailed II Is requisite to kno the extent
OF the measures being taken In India
The case Is not one OF war, actual, or
perhaps remote He did not feel called
upon 10 dedne the degree OF danger, blu
he would say in regard 10 the sad con-
tinnency of an outbreak Of war or a rup-
ture Of relations with Russia, that Her
Maiesty's Go. crnment had strlvcn 10
conduct the diplomatic controversy
10 such a way that II It unhappily ended
In a violent rupture, they might at least
he able 10 challenge the verdict Of civil
lied mankind, whether or not they had
done all that men could do. and had used
every lust and honorable effort 10 prevent
the plunging Of two such countries into
blooished and despair lcheersl The
question before the committee, he said,
was a simple, and even a narrow, although
an important one. The negotiations con
Time, but 10 give Parliament partial IN
formation only would mlslcai them. The
Government submitted It's case upon the
facts with which the whole world Is ac-
quainted. There exists abundant cause
for the war preparations which are beinr
carried on cheers. The starting point
was the Obligation TO the Amecr, which
siould be fulfilled In no stinted
manner. rLoud cheers The covenant
with Russia ~ March is h was one which
England hoped and believed would be
recognized as one Of the most sacred
ever made between W great Nations,
and n any deviation occurred there should
be Jealous rivalry between tn two Ma
lions u slit to the bottom all that re-
mained 10 suspense. A bloody engage
ment occurred on March 2Dth, shown .
that one or both failed 10 fulfil the
covenant. England considered II the
duty OF both countries 70 ascertain how
the calamity occurred. He would not
anticipate that the British were right.
lie felt perfect confidence In the British
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they might not have been misled. lie
would not saw that the Government pos
scsse u all the fac : IN the case. They
possessed facts which created an
impression adverse 10 some Of those
formed by the other party TO II cove
nant, but they would not dcviatc IRON
the strictest principles u Justice by an
ticipating ANYTHING OF the ultimate issue
OF the fair inquiry they are DESTROYS q
prosecuting. The cause Of the collision
is perhaps doubtful, but Il il certain tina
the Russians were the attacking party
and that tire Afchans sun red In life
spirit and rcpntr. Knowing that a blow
has been struck NJ the credit and author
itv ~ our ally. we are unable 10 Close
the book aud 10 say we will not look Int
IL any more. We must do our best 4
have right done In he matter. There
Tore there IS u cause lot war pTeHura
tions. He hoped the House " uld no
delay It's assent, which would only ten'
to propagate there and elsewhere III
opinion that there was some 10
? decision in the mind ~ Parlla
: mcnt, whereas he believed tina
one heart and a sole purpose animitct
: them. He believed, while rcscrvilg ab
: solute liberty 10 Judge the conduct Of tn
Government and 10 visit them with IL
nscqucncc they would 20 forward I,
i meet the demand 81 justice and call o
I, honor, and only subject 10 justice an
. hnnnr ~ Labor for the nurnnses o