New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
THE TENT NOT A SURPRISE.

NO EXPERIENCED POLITICIANS EXPECTED ANY
REFERENCE TO ARBITRATIoN-NEW BILLS
TO RE PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
London Feb 10-The speech from the throne
which will be read at the opening Of Parliament to-
morrow. was read at the Queens speech pahque's
given by Lord Salisbury and the Right Hon. A D.
Ba.oui Fhst Lord OF the Treasury. respectively
at No. 20 Arlington-st. and No 10 Downine-s' 'h's
evening.
The speech sets forth that the relations OF Great
Britain with foreign Powers are satisfactory: re-
captulates the known facts OF the TransVaai
troubles: allrdes to the necessity for an increase
OF the naval strength OF England ana reiers 20
the dispute between Great Britain and Nenezuela'
and the negotiations with the United states IN re-
gard thereto as pending in exactly the same terms
as vaguely outlined in Saturdays United Press dis
patches which said that the Government OF "Feat
Britain had under consideration proposals that
offer a prospect Of a peaceful solution OF the
dispute.
The sneech also recies the facts Of the massacrea
and disturbances In Armenia. While 1t depioreS the
excesses which have been committed. II says 'ha'
some degree Of satisfaction IS TO be found IN Inc
sultan's promises to institute reforms. but aVodS
any indica tion Of the future poi'cy u f-'e'""' "
regard to Turkey
Her Maiest, congratulates the country upon tne
success OF the bloodless operations Of the bri'sh
expedition In Ashantee. and deplores the death OF
Prince Henry OF Battenberg. who was neihoe'
OF the expedition
The speech announces that the measures 70 De
introduced by the Government VIII inciune an r'n'-
ployers' Limited Liability bill, a measure for 'ne
creation OF voluntary schools. an Irish Land Dill.
q hill for the formation OF an Irish Boarn OF
Agriculturc for the relief OF agricultural distress
a bill fer the regulation Of allen pauper immigra.
tion and measure for the construction OF HBh'
railways for the r.rai dstricts.
THE GOVERNMENT PREPARING STATE
MENT
M ,mportance Is attached 10 the absence OF any
reference 20 arbitration OF the Venezuelan dispute
No experienced politicians expected that any r'i-
erence would be male to the subject Tor he reason
tha. the speech never the medium OF merely III
ciplent developments.
The representative Of the United Press learns
.ha. Prime Minister Salisbury and the Right Hon.
J. Balfo-r First Lord Of the Treasury nave
prepared carefully guarded statement "h'h
III, will make in the House OF Lords and hous.
Of Commons early In the debate on the address IN
renlv to the Queens speech. reafirming the WILL
,npness Of the Government TO arb!trate the ques-
tion OF the territory that Is now occupied by bfi'-
ish settlements
Opinion In the National LIBERAL Club grows every
day more intense in favor OF closing the dispute
on anv terms consonant with National hohoT' "S
the declarations OF ihe Ministers are not likely TO
he satisfactory to the Liberals Il Is believed tha'
Sir William Vernon Harcourt. their leader In the
House OF Commons, viii move an aHlrhuN.Nt -
the address affirming that arbitration OF me
airy question ought to be accepted Dy "fe"t Di'ai'