Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-28


out discussion
Mr.. G ,urly. radical, asked whether the
government would endeaynr to have the dis.
pu,e with Russia referred for the arbitra.
ment of the United States.
Gladstone answered: ssThe government
10 quite sensible Of its heavy responsibility
to maintain the honor and good faith of the
country on one hand and on the other to use
every means consistent with that honor to
avoid war. l can give no more particular
reply than this"
The utterance was accepted as significant,
and was received with cries of .Hear, hear ~
LONDON, April %.
A Reuters telegram today stating that the
Gar would leave ST. Petersburg for Moscow
and issue any necessary manifesto from the
latter place, has caused much excitement ia
all political and diplomatic circles.
PARIS, April 27.
Official opinion regarding the Anglo- Rus.
sian dispute is not shared in financial circles
where fear prevails that war is imminent.
A despatch from Berlin says that Prince
Bismarck is opposed to meditation as a
means Of settling the troubles between Eng
land and Russia.
LONDON, April %.
A credit of s55 ,0O0, 900 was voted by the
House of Commons after one OF the most
powerful and telling speeches ever delivered
by Gladstone. The premier was cheered to the
echo both during the delivery and at the close
of the speech. He was also most enthusias-
tically cheered when leaving the House after
the speech.
BRUSSELS, April %.
The Independence Beige publishes under
reserve, but from excellent source, report of
fresh battle between the Russians and
Atghans, in which the former " ere de efeated
and retired, having met with heavy loss.
LONDON, April 81.
A-St. Petersburg corre.p 'ndent of the
Daily News says: Il am informed on good
authority OF another engage ment on the Al
CHAN frontier. OF the 1900 Russians who en-
gagged the Afghans nearly all were killed.
The opinion in the loboies tonight is that
Gladstone's speech shows that war is newt
able.
In moving the vote of credit, Gladstone
said the government considers it necessary to
have the entire resources of the Empire we'll
in hand for use and application whenever
they may be required. The eveRts since the
fall of kharroum, has shown that FL NAH
dis power has collapsed. Englands posses
sion of Khartoum would rut a stop to the
slave trade, and therefore it would be useless 8
u
He did not feel called upon to
detiae degree of danger of war with Russia.
but he would say in regard to the sad contin.
gency of an outbreak of war, or rupture of
relations with Russia, that her majesty's gov
ernment had strven to conduct diplomatic
controversy in such way that if it unhapily
evaded in violent rupture, they might at least
be able to challenge the verdict of civilized
mankind whether or not they had done all
men csuld do and had used every Just and
honorable effort to prevent the plunging of
two such countries into bloodshed and des-
pair. Negotiations continue but
TO give parliament partial information
only would mislead them. There
exists abundant cause for war preparations
being carried on. (Cheers ! The starting
point was the obligation to the Ameer which
should be fulfilled in no stinted manner
Loud cheers. The covenant 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 just
nations, and if any deviation occurred there
should be a jealous revival between the two
nations to slit to the bottom all that remained
in suspense. bloody engig. ment occurred
March 30th, showing one or both failed to
fulfil the covenant.
Lnelduu CoHslusIeu IL tNS uu'y OF DOtn
countries to ascertain how the calamity oc-
Cured. The cause of the collision is per-
haps doubtful, but il is certain that the Rus
SLAMS were the attacking party,
and that the Afghans suffered in life,
spirit and repute, knowing that blow has
been struck at the credit of the authority of
our ally. We are unable to close the book
and say we will no, look into it any more
We must do our best to have right done in
the matter. Therefore, there is cause tor
war preparations.