The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-05-20

LONDON, April 27.-Mr. Gladstone, bring
ing up the vote of credit of SIS, O00, 900 asked
| for by the Government 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
So, ZOO, 900 in block The proposal to separ-
ate the Soudan credit from the "credit for spe-
cial preparations" was rejected by vote of
229 against ls6.
In moving the vote of credit Mr.. Gladstone
said, the Government considers it necessary to
have the entire resources of the Empire we'll
in hand for use and application wherever they
may be required. Events since the fall of
Khartoum have shown that Ell Mahdi's power
has collapsed England's possession of Khar-
toum would not put stop TO the slave trade,
and therefore it would be useless to shed blood
and treasure in the Soudan. lie reminded the
House that it is the largest that has been asked
since the Crimean war, aud il was coincijent
with large increases in the annual army and
navy votes. To fully appreciate the amount
entailed, it is requisite To know the extent of
the measures being taken in India. He did
not feel called on to define the degree of dan
ger, but said in regard to the sad contingency
of an outbreak 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 vio-
lent 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 two such countries into blood
shed and despair. [Cheers.l
The question before the committee, he said,
was simple and even narrow, although an i'm
portant one. The Government submitted their
case upon facts with which the whole world is
acquainted. There exists abundant cause for
war, preparations for which are being carried
on. [Cbeers. The starting point was the
obligation to the Ameer, which should be full
filled 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 great nations and if any de-
Walton occurred there should be jealous riv-
airy between the two nations TO siit to the bot
tom all that remained in suspense.
A bloody engagement occurred on March
50th, showing that one or both failed 10 fulfill
lHe Covenant. England cOnsluers IL Inc duty
Of both countries TO ascertain how the calamity
occurred. He would not anticipate the British
were right. He felt perfect confidence in Brit
ish officers, but he would not assume that they
might not have been misled. He could not
say tue Government possessed all the facts in
the case.
They possessed facts which created an I'M
preston averse 10 those formed By the other
party 10 the covenant, but they would not de-
viate from tile strictest principles of justice by
anticipating any of the ultimate issues of the
fair inquiry they are DESTROYS of prescott
ting. There is cause for war preparations. He
hoped the House would not delay its assent,
which would ouly tend to propagate the idea
here and elsewhere that there was some indie
cision in the mind Of Parliament, whereas he
believed that one heart and one purpose ami
mated them.
At the conclusion of his speech, the delivery
of which occupied one hour, the House broke
out in loud and prolonged cheering Mr.. Glad
stone was listened to with deep attention and
silence, and his words created profound SEN
satiOn. The opinion in the Hobbies tonight is
that Gladstone's speech shows that war is in
cvitable.