The sun., 1896-01-16


Kaiser with Groans-R Rerorns Arc Neces-
sary In tho Transvnal-ForeiGn Inter-
ference in Transvaai Affairs VIII Not
He Permitted England Does Not Want
More Territory In America-wnr with
the United states Should Be Avoided nt
All Cost Save Dishonor-He Admits
with Sorrow that Americans Talk
Lightly OF n War with Eugland-Never
n Hetter Fighting Machine Than Now.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-At n meeting in Manches-
tor this evening over which he presided, Mr..
Arthur ]. Balfour. First Lord of the Treasury,
made incidental mention OF Emperor William
OF Germany which was greeted by his hearers
with groans and hoots
Mr.. Bafour admitted, with sorrow and re-
luctancc. that the concert Of action of the
European powers had failed to introduce reforms
| in the Government OF Turkey, without which
he feared it would be impossible to hope for an
| early settlement of the Eastern question.
! referring to the Transvaal difficulty, Mr..
| Ba!four declared that he could not discuss the
| gravity OF the offence of those who would be
| arraigned for their operations In the South
| African Republic. but he would cay he was
| sure that those who were responsible Tor
| the movement there were not guided by
mean sordid motives. The Government. he said.
was OF the opinion that It was impossible for
affairs in the Transvaal to reach n satisfactory
condition while its Government was founded
| upon so artificial and inequitable a basis as 1t Is
at present, the Citlanders, who are vastly in the
majority. paying the greater proportion OF the
| taxes and not having tho smallest share In the
| Government.
President Krnger. Mr. Balfour admitted. had
displayed great generosity and political wis
dom and he hoped. therefore. that the promised
| pt ha lcla longer than
necessary. 1t is beyond question that the Trans
vaal Republic is FREQ in the administration OF
it's internal affairs, but It's external affairs are
subject to the control OF Great Britain. Call 1t
suzerainty or by any other name chosen. there
is no mistaking this fact, and that foreign inter-
ference will not be permitted. At this point the
| speaker was interrupted by prolonged cheers.
Nevertheless. Mr.. Balfour said, he was not
aware that any foreign country was prepared to
dispute the doctrine. The statement was greeted
| with renewed cheers.
| Touching upon the Venezuela dispute, Mr..
Balfour said the people of the United States Of
| America appeared to suspect Great Britain OF
running counter TO the Monroe doctrine. He
| dated upon this doctrine. constituting 1t to the
| effect that the American continent must not be
| regarded as field for European colo
| nization. and that European nations
| were not entitled to interfere in the
|
said that the United States and Great Britain
concurrcd in this construction. He was not
aware. he continued. that there had been any
| change of mind. and did not believe 1t would be
possible to find an individual In the country
| who was desirous OF what is known as a for
| ward policy in America.
| Great Britain was content and always had
been content to do the best for the colonies she
| possessed there. and did not wish to interfere
| arrito
He believed that IL the Venezuelan Government
| had requested British protection the honor would
| have been declined by every statesman mama
| BILE. He referred respectively 70 the long durn-
tion of tho boundary dispute, to Lord Salisbury's s
despatch. to the progress OF compiling docu-
| menta relating to the matter here and to tho
appointment of United States Commission to
determine the boundary, and added that 1t
| would be hard indeed il tho common sense Of
| the Anglo-Saxon race was unable to settle any
| dispute without war. tCheers.
Mr. Balfour said he had been deeply and
! painfully impressed with the different manner
in which war is regarded in England as COM
pared with the view apparently taken OF 1t by
some sections of the American population. War
with the United States of America appeared
to himself. and doubtless to his hearers
also. to be enveloped with the unnatural horror
of civil war. which with any nation is a terror
10 ne RNOlueu III HI COSJ t1CepI uisuoloE. bc-
yond their common ancestry, language and
civilization he believed he said. that the British
people had pride of race which embraced
every Englsh-speaking community In the world
and an Anglo-Saxon patriotism.
lie admitted with sorrow that such feelings,
Judging from the newspaper articles on the sub
jcct, were not shared by a large section Of the
American people, who appeared to regard a war
with England as a thing to be lightly INDUCED
in. an exhilarating exercise a gentle stimulus.
THIS distressing and horrible view. he declared,
he could not believe the permanent adop-
ton OF any large section Of the people of the
| United States.
Mr.. Bafour dwelt at length upon this senti-
mental aspect of the question, and said he
trusted and believed the day would como when
better statesmen In authority, and moro for
tunate than even Monroe. would assert doc.
trno between English-speaking peoples under
which war would be impossible. IChecrs.l
Ilcdcprecated the pcssimstic view taken Of the
future by some and asserted his unbeief that
public opinion on either side Of the Atlantic oil
In Europe would permit the outbreak OF
war. Moreover, he could not SEQ tina,
England had cause for a quarrel with
any nation on the face OF tho world
England. Mr.. Balfour said. did not desire any
body's territory. and had no wish to interfere
with any existing interest. but II war mus
come he did not think she had any reason to bt
afraid IIe did not believe there had been
moment in the recent history OF the empire
when 1t was n better fighting machine than it IL
nj present.
In concluding his speech Mr.. Balfour alluded
to the increase in the navy and said he believed
that it would not lie called inio action. but II bj
: any mischancc the people Of England should b'
called upon to fight for their country he did no
believe that he issue Of tho conflict would HI