Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-11-08
England Speaks


Duke of Norfol K. the Archbishod
OF York and a large number of
men we'll known in the political
world.
The Prime Minister said that
at the present moment the shadow
of uncertsinty clouded the domi-
MON of foreign politics There
was not a thoughtful mind in
Europe that did not turn to the
sick bed in the Crimea. Great
Britain. in times past, had 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 fifteen years who
did not feel the Unreasonable
debt of obligation that Great
Britain lay under to the Gar.
/ Lord Rosebery said; 1--WE had
in him a monarch whose watch
word, whose reign and whose
character has been a worship of
truth and peace
He would not say that the Gar
/ has rank among the Cesers and
the Napoleons of history, but if
peace had her victories not less
renowned than war he would
reign in history as one less emit
tied to fame than either Cesar or
Napoleon. It was due to his
character and influence 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 great
est guarantee of peace in the
world.
Lord Rosebery then proceeded
to ridicule the recent Cabinet
council scare, and congratulated
his hearers on the fact that the
SILLY season. was over. He
denied that the Cabinet had dis.
cussed the question of interven-
ton in the Chinese japanese
war, or that any circular had
been issued or rebuff received.
He dilated upon the serious
ness for Great Britain of the des-
truction of the central Govern
ment of China, and said that a
headless China meant such a
scene of chaos and horror as the
world had never contemplated.
Hundreds of millions of bar
barous and cruel population
would be let loose with their pas
sions uncontrolled. This would
i be an appalling danger to every
Christian within its roach.
After the first japanese victory
news had reached her majesty s
Government from a source of the
highest authority that China was
willing to concede honorable
terms of peace which consider
ably exceeded the demands made
BY Japan when she entered upon
the war. These terms Japan
might have accepted without any
diminution of her prestige. The
Government could not put this
information in its pocket. No
Minister could have incurred
such a responsibility.
The government had commune
Gated with other powers. includ
ing the United States, and the
proposal were well received, but
one or two powers-he thought
only one. but desired to be with
in the truth-were o the opinion
that the time had not arrived to
submit the conditions to the COM
batants- 1t was altogether pre-
posterous to describe this as re-
butf.
In regard to Madagascar. Lord
Rosebery said that it was so far
removed from the puryiew of the
last Cabinet Council that be great
ly doubted if the word Malaga
( scar had been mentioned between
the British and French govern
ments for the last two years.
While France adhered to the
treaty concerning Madagascar.
England would not interfere.
lie admitted. however. that
some colonial questions had
caused friction between England
and France. Negotiations for a