The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-23

There Is No Secret Treaty, ana All the Facts
OF the Agreement Have Been Made Public.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The House of Commons
to-day negativsd IN amendment to the address
in reply TO tho Queens speech proposing the
creation OF tribunal on judicial rents in Scot
land.
A motion to vote the address was then APP
proved, after which, motion that the report
on the address be adopted, Mr. Labouchere
moved to insert in the report q request that the
House be informed whether the correspondence
with the Italian government bound the govern
ment to intervene in the event of between
France and Italy. He advised Lord Salisbury
to take the country into his confdence.
as Bismarck had done. ENGLAND had every
reason to distrust Lord Salisbury, who was
willing to drag the country into a war in order
to save his policy toward Ireland from criticism.
The foreign policy Of Lord Salisbury was hatred
toward France Icries Of mo, y and jealousy to-
ward Russia The reason he hated France was
obvious 1t was a republic. progressing and
prosperous, without aristocrats. without royal
ties, and without hereditary ruling families di-
recting the affairs of state. Pariament must
watch Minister 80 biased, and refuse 10 assent
to this minglng in continental matters re lating
either to territorial or dynastic settlements,
Sir James Ferguson, Under Foreign Secre-
tary, said he could not understand Mr. Labou-
chere's purpose in making these statements,
which werc most mischlevous in their tendency
and most reckless in their particularly.
[Chsers.l No responsible statesman of France
would attribute such policy TO Lord Salisbury,
least of all those French statesmen who had had
dealings with Lord Salisbury during his conduct
of the foreign affairs of England The govern
ment would not lay confidential correspondence
before the House, but Sir James could reassure
the House that no engagement bad been entered
into with Italy or any other power that was not
known to Parliament. He hoped the danger to
the peace of Europe was not greater-perhaps it
was less-,han year ago. He relied upon the
House to meet the motion with simple mega
tive.
Mr.. Gladstone said he heard With extreme
satisfaction Sir James Fcrgussons assurance
that the government had conducted policy Of
harmony with France He was content with
the declaration just obtained OF the govern
ment's policy. He was confident that no dispo-
siiion existed on the Liberal side to press for
undue disclosures. ICheers lie believed that
the course taken by Lord Salisbury had been
sometimes entirely in accordance with sound
principles for regulating the foreign policy OF
LDRlduu. no eAFUesIiy uopou UHdt. WuhtoScr
happened in Europe. n unity OF sentiment of
al parties on the foreign policy would be at
tanned thus doubling the moral force OF Eng.
land and immanselv increasing her power when
constrained to interfere. tCheers.
Mr.. w. III. Smith congratulated the House on
the tone of Mr.. Gladstones remarks. 1t was
worthy the ancient reputation of the speaker
and the responsibilities attaching to a states
man who had occupied high position under the
government There had always been cordial rs-
lstions with France, and there not the
e1i fast for pcio har ha1
been done to trench upon the existing harmony.
The amendment was Withdrawn.