The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-25
The SITUATION SERIOUS.
England Holds Newfoundland and Doesn
Know How to Let Go.

England Holds Newfoundland and Doesn't
Know How to Let GO.
LONDON, March 20.-[Copyrighted. i
The gravity of the New Foundland ques-
ton only begins to dawn on the country.
In yesterday evenings debate in the
house of lords the leaders on both sides
avoided, as far as possible, touching prob
able complications endangering the peace
of the empire; yet they could not avoid
imparting the impression that develop
ments are likely and may give rise to
serious trouble.
4 Lord Salisbury, in the gravest Of recent
ministerial deliverances, weighing every
word with care, admitted that ii was diff
cult to look without grave apprehension
to the future, in view of the strong feeling
in France against the slightest relaxation
OF even the more extreme and unreason-
able of her claims. Lord Salisbury re-
Trained from disclosing what inducements
would be offered to NJ. Ribot, the French
foreign minister, to consent to an arrange
ment satisfactory to Newfoundland. He
was equally reticent on the question
whether armed coercion would be used tn
enforce the Knutsford bill. The island,
he said. had been the spot OF historic mis-
fortune; it was an illustration of the con-
tinuity of history.
These phrases recall speeches on the
same side which have preluded the worst
form of Irish oppression. The debate has
profoundly agitated the members of the
house of commons. Sir j. p Hennessey
intended tonight to move an adjourn
ment In order to Immediately challenge
the government policy, but was induced
to postpone his motion until Mr.. Smith
has presented the statement which he
promised to make Monday next. Lord
himberly's partial assent to Lord Knuts-
lords proposed measure does not repre-
sent either the feeling of the liberals or
the policy of the liberal leaders.
The tenor of communications exchanged
today by Mr.. Gladstone, Mr.. Merely and
other liberals, points to strenuous opposi-
ton on behalf of the Newfoundland gov
ernment, and. had Sir p. Hennessey
moved to adjourn, he would have had a
following sufficiently strong to show the
government the opinion parlia-
ment setting against the bill as
too strong measure. IL Mr.. Smith's
reply on Monday does not meet
the wishes Of the liberals, the government
VIII nave 10 lace, III aQulLlOn 10 the parlld-
mentary resistance, strong pressure
amongst the conservatives to concede the
delay which the Aewfounda and legis a.
ture asks before passing the bill. Lobby
forecasts tonight agree that the govern
ment will pause until the delegates OF the
Newiound and Legislature, who are coming
to London, have had ample time to be
heard
The bill provides for its own suspension.
If the New Foundland legis latnre passes
measures necessary to secure the temper
airy nlodus rirendi. Thu liberal leaders will
advise the delegates to accede TO this.
promising TO support New Foundand in
demanding that the final settlement in
clude the withdrawal OF the French from
the New Found and coast. Opinions
CLEANED in the Hobbies of parliament from
members of all parties agree that it is
impossible to permit the government to
cOerce the colonists Tomorrow's issue Of
The Speaker fleets the general feeling in
saying that it won d relieve both sides of
the embarrassment if the New Fonndland-
ers shipped their governor aboard the mail
boat and hau'e ed down the union Jack
If they did this they would likely find the
people OF the United States pause before
accepting an addition to the republic bur-
deled with hostility IN France