New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
dissent the yoke put u.on it by this fraudulent
Lauterbach conspiracy.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.

THE QUEENS SPEECH.
The text Of the Queens Speech confirms the
forecast of il made in columns several days
ago Among all unsettled and contentious Tor
eign affairs it gives first place to the Nenezu'ia
boundary. That is Il proper recognition OF the
importance Of the dispute, as well as an iniica-
tion of n desire TO settle it. The tone Of the
paragraph dealing with it is, moreover, distinc'ly
concatory There is not the slightest tendency
toward regarding the nited States as an IN
trudcr On the contrary. this countrys lcsiti-
mate interest in the case Is substantially con
celel There is no direct mention of MI Cleve-
lands Commission. That was not to be expect
ed The Speech says however, that the 'hlted
States Government has "eXpresscd WISH 10
cooperate" in the settlement of the dispute; ana
since the appointment Of that commission was
the latest and fullest expression of that wish,
Her Majcstys words are tantamount to recos-
milton of it, They are. indeed. as much OF
RECOGNITION of il aS any reasonable American
could desire
The much-looked-for word arbitration does
not occur But Her Majesty declares that she
rcciprocatcs orf desire for an reputable arrange
meDt." and trusts that further negotiations
will effect that end. That means a settlement
not by u,imatums and Maxim guns, rs talk was
recently. but by either arbitration or renewal Of
direct diplomacy between London and Caracas
1t opens the way gracefully for either, and, of
course either would be satisfactory That is far
different from the wild bombast uttered not long
az, hy some not ovcrrcsponsiblc Englishmcn
and by some alleged Americans who are more
English than the Queen. about the irrciucible
IL. n1,t-,yl inn q lAIf
never submitting To arbitration a single rood Of
ground on which i British prospccior may have
pitched his camp. The paragraph means. II II
means anything, that the British Government
comedies the Justice Of the contentious made by
this country namely. that the United States Is
directly concerned in the mattcr, and that the
question is one 20 be- decided not by force, but
hy the pcaceful methods of investigation ana
survey and diplomatic negotiations We be
Ueyc il does mean that and that the Queens
Government is sincere in saying it. The Speech
Tins brings the two great English-spcaking Pow
ers meosurablv nearer an amicablc and mutually
honorable settlement of :hc only serious differ
cncc that now exists between them. II is
crushing rcbuic to those irresponsible blbblcrs
ON both sides of the ocean who have been urging
England to grab all she plcascs and 10 blow 10
mincemeat the "Spansh-lndan savascs' who
object 1t is such an utterancc rs was to be cX-
pcctcd from the responsible head Of that great
Power which, with all its faults, has been for
centuries the worlds suprcmcst force for free
dom. iustic" civilization and the general welfare
Of mankind
The pcrfunctory reference To Armenia is less
worthy bu, will occasion 10 surprise. II. too,
was forcShadowed 10y the Prime Minister him
self in his speech 10 the NoncOnformists ten
DAYS ago But it should serve 10 intensity the
INDIGNATION Of the world including. we are con
tidcnt the best part of the British public-at the
selfish and cowarlly policy of the European Pow
cr,. which has allowed IN ancient Christian ma
ton to be all but cxtcrmlnated. and the unSpclk-
able Turk 10 rule the International politics of the
Continent Much a. we must dcplorc the fact,
the blame rests upon England : much ~ upon
any other Power. save perhaps Russia. Last
August the Quccn announced that England.
France and Russia had united in advising the
Porte 10 make certain reforms; AMI Lord Sails
bury added that the Porte would make grave
and calamitous mistake II it did not heed that
advice and speedily put nm end 10 the anarchy
then prevailing In the Ottoman Empire Since
then anarchy. with orcry accessory Of rapine
and massacre has prevailed far more than ever,
and the Porte has noutcd and dchcl the three
Powers and their three allies 10 boot. And now
Her Majesty deeply regrets it That is all.
And Lord Salisbury add, that neither England
nor any other Power ever had any intention of
actually Intervening Truly. grave and calam-
itous mistake has been made, by some one else
besides the Porte
Some inspiration from Birmingham is To- be
perceived in what is said about South Africa.
A more astute and masterful treatment of that
difficult subject could scarcely have been CON
ccivcd II will disarm in advance the attacks
Of the Opposition at home. and il will not weaken
British authority nor diminish colonial loyalty
ut the Cape Taken in connection with the re-
turn Of Mr. Cecil Rhodes to Africa. and the in
vitation 10 President Kriiger TO visit England.
it indicates that Mr. Chamberlain is playing an
exceedingly deep and clever game, probably with
''Cecilius Africanus' as his partner And when
two Of the ablcst and most ambitious men in the
Empire thus join forces. it will go hard with
somebody If they do not win their points. There
is little else that is significant in the Speech, 80
far as foreign affairs are concerned, save the
request for larger appropriations for the navy;
but that is not news. 1t was known a month
ago as certainly as to-day. The sum Of the
whole message is that Great Britain proposes
10 keep peace with honor with the one Power
which can ever in our day be her serious rival;
10 abandon Armt MIA 10 It's fate; and 10 bend all
her M ghty energies 10 the consolidation. dcvcl-
opmcnt and preservation Of her worldwide En-
pre-.
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