New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-11
THE LORD MAYORS BANQUET.
lord SALISBURY REPLYING TO THE TOAST
THE GOVERNMENT.
,,,,c, .xn NOT PLANNING RETALIATION FOR THE
n,K1yIEY BILL-THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE LABOR oUEsToN-PEACEFuL
roRBIGN RELAT1oNs-THE LORD
MAYORS SHOW.

,ondor Nov. l0-Joscph Savory was to-day
,..,oIlsd as Lord Mayor of London with all the
-a,,,n ~ that has for years attended the ceremony
- ;ns,oJing the chief civic officer of the city
m. weather was fine, and large crowds Ined the
..roc,s to witness the Lord Mayors show
rumher of the survivors of the Crmean war ana
. naval brigade took part in the parade and were
hear,ilv cheered The alegorical cars. especially
,ho.e representing the colonies, were also cheered
Abogrtber the show was capital one.
The Lord Mayor gave the customary banquet
=. tho Ministry in the Guild Hall tonight. lhe
Plight Hon. Edward Stanhope, Secretary OF STATE
,or War replying to a toast to the Army, an
nornced that all the regular troops, both at home
ond abroad. would be armed early in sol with
tho new magazine rifle. The experiments that
had been made with this new weapon, he sald,
had been in every way satisfactory:
Lord Salisbury replied to the toast, The Gov
ernment" He said he regarded as good omen
of peace throughout the world. and of q general
entente among nations, the fact that the CZane-
witch was about TO visit India as the guest OF the
Oneen. He felt that this visit represented the
Growth of friendly ideas in Russia with reference
70 India-ideas that were pregnant with benefit
IN both countries and that afforded additional
security for the peace of Europe. Touching the
African agreements made with France and Ger
many, he said they tended to cement the relations
of England with those countries. while the ne
gotiations with Italy were making progress toward
successful issue. Although the dispute with
Portugal had not been as happily arranged still
the position did not Justify any sinister appre-
tensions.
Referring to the trade with America, Lord Sails
bury said that the Mckinley bill would certainly
affect some portion of British commerce. Free
traders could rejoice the recent electoral vic
tories as protest against eXtravagant and utterly
selfish protection. But they must not draw con-
illusions too rashly. They must still face the
prospect of prohibtive tariffs. England had no
retaliatOry schemes. as she had reduced her own
tariff to the lowest point.
The Premier said he believed that the Mckinley
tariff was due 10 the idea that American pigs had
failed to receive proper treatment at tie hands
of Europe. He defended England's desire to in
crease and consolidate her territory. on the ground
that all other countries were protective, and com
PEELED her TO depend on trade within the Queen
empire for the vital force of British commerce
He regarded this tariff question as the worlds
conflict of the future 1t will be an interesting
consideration for us he said. whether our at
titude can be sustained, or whether the madness
Of our neighbors will force US to defect in any
degree from the sound and sensible position We
now occupy
Lord Salisbury declined to enter into political
prophecies, the futility of which, he said recent
occurrences had fully shown. FOR example, bou-
langer had by-elections in all the great towns
of France, but he had somehow failed to win IN
the end. Skilled wirepullers in America had been
surprised at the sudden uprising of free trade, and
European political men had been equally aston
ehed at the defeat OfsIrcoupis in Greece
Referring to relations between labor and capital
the Premier said that il they had an eight-hours
bill forbidding men TO exercise their strength and
skill an hour two MORE thus imposing nm
dranoes on protection. they must be pieparad TO
meet as patural result the victorious competition
CT other countries, in which labor is not so EN-
barassed. The Government, he declared. would
NOT interfere at all in disputes between capital
and labor. State interference would do more
harm than good. and the differences would III
course Of time adjust themselves Unwlse theorists
and interested politicians might mislead some
workmen. but the heart and mind of the country
would remain patriotic and true 10 economic and
commercial traditions. Cheers