Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-07-26
Earopean poIities prssents two POints

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of fspeciaI interest ss present. The ssti-
tude o. The new English ministry
.owsrd the Armsnian reforms, and
questions growing Out Of The China
Javan war settlement. The change
from tbs RoaebeFy 70 the Salisbury
esusuet win not affect the international
situstBon 70 faE - the general policy Of
EngIand h cOncerned- For thirty
years parties bsve gone up and down
IN Great Britain and the foreign policy
has remained the same. OF late yeArs
Eoglish statesmen have purS0ed .
eourse Of non intervention and abso-
IussIy rsfrAined from alliances for any
purpose Whatever with any other gov
eminent or coalition of povers- IL 0
mot 10 be ASSUMED that this Ia in limits
ton Of the American Monroe doctrine
although the germ idea Of individual
national IndepsDde0es 10 peculiarly tie
poesewsion Of our country. Bot It s
the most enlightened ssIfshness on tie
part Of England. added to the nai0'sI
mental habit Of the English people TO
want 10 stand alone and share with ne
one the glory Of Aay achievement B"'
the new Salisbury ministry appears 70
ha le-a seutimsntal and les given TO
take up arms for the oppressed. The
a shown in the changed relations tow
ard the Porte, 90 the Turkish govern
rosnt IL called In the language Of diplo-
macy. A month before he took ofnes
Lord salisbury wArnsd:ths ROse6erry
administration that it had better COD
fine It's policy towards Turkey in the
Armenian outrAges to words and pro
tests. He even preferred silence TO any
attempt at sctiOn that might Involve
England in difficulties Of aSerio0s na-
ture. He expressed doubts vhether'
In case the horrible 0utrages had really
b4eu committed in Armenia. the Turk'
i.h government were really 10 blame.
He held that the Sultan WAS humane
man and showed that despotism mao
In. control over subordinatss than q
commemorative monarchy. The change
in ministry relieves the Porte from AL
pre.sure Of moral responsibility for ia
oeicials, crimes In Armenia, and every
where else, 20 long as they are CON-
mItted In the noble function of tAx
0athsripR to make good the British
loans In Turkey. Turks may well re-
,oIee over the accession Of Salisbury to
power. because he represents the con-
ssryAtIvs traditions Of mercsnAry
monarchy, that believes In elo~ing its
eyss 70 horrors that have aroused the
Indignation Of the civilized world 20
long A Il secures lie revenues. oi
Oourse, the Salisbury cabinet will adVo-
cate assnsIbls reforms" for Armenia
bat Win consider the whole nstssr - 9
mere local question that can bsst os
dealt with through ths inssilsent ho'
mAnity Of the superior race whHss gov
srnmant ls at haFsm 10 consssnu-
nOpls. ,..A ..,.,., of ola.
world afisin grows oat Of ths effort 0'
Russia, Francs aud Germany 70 Ssssis
tbs bAsls o. the chiasas var ldsmnli'
10 Japan. Ths tsrns we're stated '"
tia ssieo. that China sh0ula psy jApan
40O.OOo.Ooo francs ana grant esFiAin
territorial privileges W The vie'"s'o"'
nAtloa. Russia ssE0tlstsd chlasss '''s
iosn of France. snd In Ssiusn wss ="
have oaftaln nsht-of-way pslEilss~
o,ss Rosthsfn Oblaa Coz ths trans
Asslae slhsasa railway si's y baila'
las. This wss > n'as.s' s1soss q i'.'''
slaa diplomacy, u bosnd s'ssH'si'S
asa Fssnas oleseT " ths ss'ssi noftes's
less, wlo Ia slls sole q H'salsle' ''ss
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