St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-26
GREAT GUARANTEE OF PEACE
His Death Would Possibly
Plunge All Europe In
to War.
INTERVENTION IN ORIENT.
He Explains Why England's
Advances Were RepulSed
AS to Madagascar.

LONDON, Oct. 25. = Lord Rosebery
made an address tonight at the banquet
of the Cutters Society OF She field. in
which he paid high tribute to the car.
Among those present were the Duke of
Norfolk, the archbishop of York and a
large number of men well known in the
political world. The prime minister
said that the present moment of shadow
cloudei the domain of foreign politics.
There was not thoughtful mind in
Europe that lid not turn 10 lhe sick bed
in Crimea. Great Britain had in times
past had acute subjects of difference
with Russia, but he felt certain that
there was nobody who was aware of
what had happened in Europe during
The last twelve years who did not feel
the immeasurabIe debt of obligation
that Great Britain lay under to the car.
Lord Rosebery said: I'VE had in him
q monarch whose watchword, whose
reign anu whose character had been
worship of truth and peace" He
would not say that the cZar would rank
among the Caesars and the Napoleoits
of history, but if Peace had her victo-
ries not less renowned than war. he
would reign in history as not less emit
tied to fame than either Caesar or Napo-
leon. 1t was due TO his character AMI
lnHuence as much as to any other cause
that peace had been preserved. His
death would mean the removal of one
OF the greatest, perhaps the greatest,
Guarantee Of Peace
| in the world. Lord Rosebery then pro-
| ceeded TO ridichle the recent cabinet
| council scare, and congratulated his
| hearers upon the fact tina. the ''silly
season" was over. He denied that Tie
| cabinet had discussed the question OF
| Intervention in the Chinese Japanese
war, or that any circular had been
issued or rebuff received. Hedilated
upon the seriousness for Great Britain
of the destruction of the central govern
| ment of China, and said that a headless
| China meant such a scene of chaus and
horror as the world had never coDtem-
plated. Hundreds of millions OF
| barbarOus and cruel population
would be let loose With their pas
sions uncontrolled. This would be an
appalling danger to every Christian
within its reach. After the first JAPAN
csc vic -ory news had reached her mas
| jesty's government from a source of the
highest authority that China was will
ing to concede honorable means of
| peace, which considerably exceeded the
demands made by Japan when she en-
tered upon the war. These terms Japan
might lave accepted without any di-
minutiOn OF her prestige. The govern
| ment could not put this information in
its pocket. No minister could have in
Cured such a responsibility. The gov
| eminent had communicated with other
powers. including the United States,
| and the proposals were we'll received;
but one or two powers, he thought only
| one, but desired to be within the truth,
were of the opinion that The
Time Had Not Arrived
TO submit conditions to the combatants.
| 1t was altogether preposterouS to de-
| scribe this as rebuff.
In regard to Madagascar, Lord Rose
, berry said it was so far removed from the
purview OF the last cabinet council that
| he greatly doubted if the word NADIA
| gaScar had been mentioned between the
| British and French governments for the
last two years. While France adhered
TO the treaty concerning Madagascar,
England would not interfere. He ad-
| united, however, that some colonial
| questions had caused friction between
England anu France. Negotiations for
| settlement of these questions were pro-
ceedlng, and there was no doubt that
all agreement would be arrived at. lie
believed that Great Britain was united
and determined Oh questions of foreign
| policy TO a degree never known before,
and that the small party that believed
in degraded. neutral and submissive
| Britain had died.