The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-01

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or belief to get abroad that 1t was too
weak to maintain the splendid inherit
ance which it had received from its fore
fathers. then it would be found very
difficult to avoid dangerous complica-
lions. So far, therefore, as l can determine
the policy OF the government, Is while
DESTROYS OF maintaining peace with all, it
will seek to avoid danger by being fully
prepared to meet it."
THE COLONIES.
II advocate strong and patriotic
policy as being the best in our dealings
with the colonies and their officers. re-
cognize the very great advantage which
the mother country and the colonies mu-
tually gain by the happy relations which
exist between them. / do not believe the
advantage is more on one side than on the
other. The colonies gained the advantage
of naval protection in the case of war,
which advantage, as our ships of greater
power more and more covered every sea,
became of greater value than ever. Eng
land gained from the colonies an outlet
for English population and trade, which
they could not get to the same extent If
the colonies were not under our flag"
IMPERIAL FEDERATION.
The words, Imperial federation" If
properly understood, indicated very no.
BILE and wholesome sympathy. They indi-
Gated the object which could be attained,
but they did not indicate more than was
possible. 1t would be mistake to i'm
agine that the day would ever come when
the entire colonies of Great Britain
would be federated in the sense in which
the United States are federated to one an
other. do hope, however, that the
mother country and the colonies will ar
rive at a common agreement, and that all
difficulties may be dissipated.
THE IRISH DIFFICULTY.
'The Irish question is a dominant
subject at the present day, but the peo-
pie are now getting exceedingly tired
of it. 1t is an appalling subject for con-
temptation, that if, as was believed,
! that conflict continues for several Par
| liaments, our sons and our sons sons
will still be discussing the Irish
question. Mr.. Gladstone has long been
searching throughout this world fol-
some example which would not enable
! him to establish the certain success of his
Irish policy. He brought forward in
| proof of it every two nations that had
| ever been together, or that had ever
| been separate. He has been greatly
delighted at discovering resolution
passed recently by body of gentlemen
of Illinois favoring his Home Rule
scheme. | cannot perceive what inter
| est these gentlemen had in Home
| RULE for Ireland, excepting that they
were returned to the body they repre-
scented by a constituency in which the
Irish vote largely prevailed. / do not
| think we ought to be guided in this coun-
| try by the opinions of foreigners on our
! policy England differs from every ma
| ton of the earth on the subject of free
trade, and, of course. every nation must
consider for itself what is best for its own
| government. AS matter of fact, the
| tendency in our days is to consolidate,
and if we granted Home Rule to Ireland
we should be going against the drift of
| the times and the destiny of nations. and
the members of my government are still
| Of the opinion that union with England
was the right and the proper object for
Ireland to seek Besides there Is no
| Home Rule at present decided upon, ex-
cept in the vaguest and most fantastic
form. feel assured that the UnionistS
and Conservatives alike in all parts of the
kingdom are inspired above every earthly
object with the desire to maintain the
empire in its integrity and greatness. In
conclusion | will only say that IL there
were any sections of the Irish peasantry
who believed that their interests lay
rather ia defying the law than in obeying
II, that opinion, owing to the efforts of
Her Majesty's Government, Is rapidly dis
appearing"
This ended the interview and parted
with Lord Salisbury not more impressed
by HIS strong personality and intellectual
capacity than by his courteous manner.
The Marquis is well provided with resi-
dences, having two farms TO choose from
besides his London abode. Hatfield
House. q 1ne Elizabethan structure, Is,