New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23
LABOUCHERE ATTACKS SALISBURY
THE PREMIER'S HATRED OF FRANCE

A DEMAND FOR MORE PUBLICITY IN THE CoNTI-
MENTAL POLICY IS WITHDRAWN AFTER DEBATE.
LONDON, Feb. %. The House of Commons to-
day negatived an amendment to the address In re-
ply to the Queens speech proposing the creation OF
q tribunal on judicial rents in Scotland.
Amotion to veto the address was then approved.
after which. on motion that the report on the ad-
dress be adopted. Mr.. Labouchere moved to insert
in the report request that the House be Informed
whether the correspondence with the Italian Gov
ernrneut bound the Government to intervene in the
event OF war between France ano Italy. He advised
Lord Salisbury to take the country into his conf
dence, as Bismarck had done England had every
reason to dstrust Lord Salisbury, who was Wiling
to drag the country into war IN order TO save hi
policy toward Ireland from criticism. The foreign
policy of Lord salisbury was hatred towar! France
lcrles of " No ~ and jealousy toward Russia. The
it was republic, progressing and
prosperous, without aristocrats, without royalties
and without hereditary ruling families directing
the affairs of state. Parliament must watch Il
Minister so biased and refuse to assent To his
miuoinS in Continental matters relating either
TO territorial or dvnasic settlements. even if made
in concerG with Europe.
Sir James Ferguson Under Foreirn Secre. ary.
said he could not understand Mr. Labouchere's s
purpose in making these statements. which were
most mlschevOuS in their tendency an most reck-
less III their plrticuarty. lCheers.l No responsi;
bic statesman of France would attribute such
policy to Lord Salisbury least of an those rencs,
statesmen who had had dealings with Lord SaliOt
bury during his conduct OF tho foreign aIalrs
ED glani. lCheers.l The Government would not
lay confidential correspondence before tho House,
but Sir James could reassure the House that no
engagement had been entered into with Italy or
any other Power that wa not known to Parlia-
ment He hoped the danger to the p9ace OF Europe
was not greater-pei h1ps it was leSs-than q year
ago. lie relied upon the House TO meet the motion
with simple negative.
Mr. Gladstone said he heard with extreme salts
facslOn Sir James FergusSon's assurance that the
Government had conducted a poIcy of harmony
with France. lie cOntont with the dcciara-
ton Just obtained of the Governments pohcy. He
was confident that no disposition existed on the
Liberal side TO press tor undue disclosures.
lCheers.l He believed that the course taken by
Lord Salisbury had been SOMETIMES entirely IN ac-
cordance with sound principles Tor regulating the
forei1n policy of England. He earnestly hoped
that Whatever haDpeIed in Europe unity OF
sentiment of all parties on the foreign policy would
be attained, thus doubling the moral force OF Eng
land and immensely increasing her power when
cons raIned to interfere. lCheersI
Mr. w, II. Smith congratulate ii tho House on the
tone of Mr Gladstones rem lrks. Ii was worthy
the ancient reputIon of the III lse ani the re-
sponslbilities attaching to q statesman who had
occupied hign position under the Government.
There had always zen cordial relations with
France and there was nos the slighteSt grolnd Tor
the suspicion that anything had been done to
trench uDol the existing harmony. lCheersI
1he amendment WAS wltAdrawn.