Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-03
L6NDON'S POLITICAL GOSSIP Light Is Needed on EngIand's
 Foreign Policy. GI GIAnST0ME MRlTEcAIETTER
GLADSTONE WRITESALETTER
Winch See S.to Give Great Offense to the Gov
 k1S erment.
Sa'T INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION
q 1 Salisbury Will Soon Reply to Uncl - Sam's Demand to Respect the Monroe Doctrine-Its West India Posses
 sions Receiving Attention.

London, Nov. 2.-(Cable Letter)-The 1 first paper 10 announce that Prime Min | ister Salisbury had departed from his l original intention not to hold meeting | of the cabinet till the middle of Novem- 1 ber when domestic measures to be laid | before the house of commons would be discussed, was the Birmingham Post an
 organ that Is inspired by the Chamber
 lain party. This paper Is the frequent
 possessor of exclusive advance tips. In
 announcing that the first cabinet meeting would be held on November 5, the Post added that matters of unusual impof-
 tance, mainly connected with foreign and colonial affairs, would come under the consideration of the ministers. It's lead- ing letter yesterday, the day after MT. Chamberlain, the head of the colonial | office, returned to England from the con- 1 tinent, contained the following impor- l tant statement: Lord Salisburys speech | at Watford confirms somewhat the ugly news that is coming to hand from va | rfouS capitals regarding the secret at tempt that Germany Is making to isolate Great Britain from all friendly European powers. Germany is known to be smart4 iuS lll6 IcluSdl Ol tIe 1TlIlSn IOT- eign minister of both parties to become
 connected with the triple alliance, and playing double game, now hopes to in. duce Lord Salisbury to change his resolu- tion not to allow Great Britain to become entangled in this bond. It is the malefi- cent influence of Germany, which by en- couraging the Tsung u Yamen, has been factor in causing the massacre of Chrisl tians in China, and her chief effort a this moment Is directed to rendering nugatory our efforts In behalf of persecuted Chrisi tians In Armenia
 The above is the plainest indication yet printed of the origin of the bill that Is now depressing politicians and operators of the Bourses.
 leading conservative paper in the north of England says that some light Is badly needed on foreign affairs. The p0- sition of, Great Britain in the far east is extremely critical. Russia and France, 1t declared, are menaclng British inter- ests in Asia, apparently with the tacit consent of Germany. The United Statea seems disinclned to enter into an alii- ance with Great Britain, though willing to remain a benevolent neutral. Japan, whom most regard as Great Britain's natural ally, seems to be between two minds whether to go bodily over to the enemy. The paper asks is Great Britain to re- main isolated in the fight for her own, her hand backed only by her own resources?
 
 will be able to reassure his followers in the speech that he will deliver at the ban quet to be given by Sir Walter Henly Will1in, the new lord mayor of London, on the evening of November 9, on which day the latter official will be installed in office.
 Mir Gladstone's letter to Madame Mo-
 vikok, who, under the signature of 70.
 K" has contributed many political and
 other articles to the London press that
 diSn1p1Snd the government MT.
 Gladstone in his letter said that the sul-
 tan has been given by God as a curse to
 mankind, and that the Turkish ruler had
 at his feet Russia, France and Great Britain Continuing, he said: AS to the division of shame among them, I care little enough, but I hope that my own country will, for its own good, pc made conscious and exhibit to the world for its own share, whatever that may De. May God, in His mercy, send speedy end to the governing Turk and all his
 doings, as l said when I could say, in my decrepit old age and even In death.
 Shortly after Lord Salisbury had read
 this letter he said that such utterances
 were not likely to tend 10 produce order
 or save life in Turkey.
 It has since been announced on behalf
 of Mr. Gladstone that the letter was not
 meant to be published and that by an
 oversight it had not been marked 'pri-
 vate''
 Visitors at Hawarden, MT. Gladstone's residence. say that the ex-prime minister follows with keen attention and growing indignation the daily reports of the treat ment of the Armenians by the Turks.
 Prime Minister Salisbury has handed over to the Rt Hon. Joseph Chamberlain,
 secretary of state for the colonies, the memorandum transmitted to him by the
 United States government through Am
 bassador Bayard relative to the Venezu-
 elan question: MT. Chamberlain still ha onipinO that the limited States
 has no right to interfere in Great Brit aims dispute with Venezuela, but he will
 draft a detailed reply to the memoran- dum which Lord Salisbury will shortly
 send to MT. Bayard. The tone of the re- ply will probably be moderate and ami cable, as the government has no desire to become involved in a dispute with the United States, it's attention being now fully devoted to matters that are more important than the Guinea boundary question.
 MT. Chamberlain will begin immediate ly the consideration of the details of his great plan to develop the crown colonies. This subject will occupy most of his time until the reassembling of parliament.
 The plan largely concerns Africa, but it will also aim to encourage the commer- cial interest of British Guiana. Sir c. Alfred Maloney, governor of British Hon. dnras, who has been here on leave of ab- sence and who sails on his return to his pest on the American line steamer, New York, today has secured government fa- vor in the direction of assisting other in- dustries of that colony besides those of getting out mahogany and haywood. Tn
 fact. 1t Is hoped that the government scheme will give impetus to all the old West Indian colonies and assist them to
 secure access to. good markets in the
 United States by the building of new rail-
 ways.
 It Is stated in London that the Ameri- can commission to investigate the Nica- ragua canal is likely to report favorably on the scheme. If this report should be correct, 1t Is probable that there will be another controversy between the United States and Grat Britain in reference to osrf a in old treaty righta