Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
ENGLAND'S POLICY.
SaIisbury's Remarks atthe Lord
Mayors Banquet.
THE GRAND OLD MAN" ANSWERED

So Far as the Egyptian Question Is Con-
cerned--The Land of the Nile VIII Be
Held-Free Trade and Protection as
Related to Britain-A Ghoulish Deed
in Italy Intensifies the Difference Be
tween the ouirinal and Vatican-For-
eign Miscellany.
LONDON. Nov 10-Yesterday was Lord
Mayors day in London, and was in one
important respect a disappointment.
From time immemorial the Lord May
or's show" has been one of the sights OF
London. The parade in honor of the
Lord Mayor is always a brilliant specta-
Gle, and one that Londouers flock by
tens of thousands to witness. But yes
terday it rained cats and dogs, and the
new official, David Evans, Esq, a Welsh
man, in whose honor his fellow-country-
men were going to do themselves
proud" had to be content with the in
door part of the ceremonies, which were
carried out in due order The most i'm
portant of these was the banquet at<Guild
hall, for here Premier Salisbury, as is the
custom, gave some hints of governmental
policy.
An Optimist to War.
Upon rising to make his speech Lord
Salisbury first paid graceful tributes to
the memories of his late colleagues, the
Right Hon. w. H. Smith and the Right
Hon. H. G. Raikes. He eulogized Bal
tours admin traton Of Irish affairs, and
then went on to say: @There is not a sim
gle speck of cloud on the European hori-
zon containing within it anything inJuri-
Gus to the prospects of peace. 1t seems to
me that the warfare of nations. judging
from the interest they take in the subject,
is slowly changing its field. 1t is indus
trial competition which in these days oc-
cupies its chancellories and its diplomac-
cies. The great subjects of consideration
are those treaties of commerce expiring
next year. The great question is, what
tariff will the various nations adopt in
respect to each other. think can hold
out to England, as regards material well
fare the most promising anticipations, SO
far as present prospects go.
England to Stick to Free Trade.
Respecting the industrial warfare,
which has for its weapons protective leg
isiation, and for its prizes the markets of
the various countries. i am afraid we
must be content to occupy for time Pc
of protection only sinks to rise. The cleo
items in America did show
slight reaction, but it has speut
its force. Before very long. l think,
we will have the advantage of being the
Athanasius contra mundum Of free trade;
but no doubt a commercial community
like England will not falter in it's attach
ment to free trade. l don't ascribe to free
trade any special credit in that respect,
because the tact is that articles respecting
which we should have exercised protec-
ton, if we exercised it at all, are mainly
articles Of first consumption bearing on
the necessities of the whole of our popula:
ton, which is an absolute guarantee that
we will never return to protection"
VIII Not Let Go of Egypt.
Regarding the foreign policy of England,
Lord Salisbury said: "The policy of the
government regarding Egypt will not be
changed. Mr.. Gladstone's statement at
Newcastle was singularly unfortunate and
inopportune. 1t has given heart to all
who were unfriendly to England. 1t has
given pain to all who value the prosperity
of Egypt. England has made great sacri
fees, shed most precious blood, and scat
tered treasure freely. in order to rescue
Egypt from the evils which have overtaken
her. If England acted alone, that matter
was not her fault. Now that blood has
been split, and the treasure spent, she
cannot allow ii to be all swept away like
last years. almanac, and suffer Egypt to
return to the anarchy which would be
condition of danger to all its neighbors,
like few years ago."
Created a Decided Sensation.
Lord Salisbury created decided sensa-
tion by this positive declaration that there
was no thought of evacuating Egypt, and
1t was regarded as direct challenge to
Gladstone on that issue, which Gladstone
had raised at Newcastle. The lord mayors
banquet is non-partisan, but ministers
usually take the opportunity to drop
significant hints of what their policy is to
be, especially when it is likely to be graft
flying to the holders of consols, such as
most of those present at a lord mayors
banquet generally are. Gladstone's ut
terance at Newcastle has been received
with such decided disfavor by Liberals as
well as Tories that the applause which
welcomed Lord Salisbury's emphatic
declaration was not surprise