The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22
THE FLYING SQUADRON
~ NOT DESTINED ron Any FiR-
rffULIR PIkrOF TIki; UORLD.
80 says the First Lord Of the Admiralty
Chamberlain speaks on the Recent
Trials of England.

LONDON. Jan. 2i.-Thc Right Honora-
bic George = Goschcu. First Lord OF the
Admiralty. made a speech al Crinstead
To-day in the course OF which he said ne
wished TO disslnate the alarming rumors
that were ia circulation. Referring 10 me
flying squadron. he said IL was inleh"'"
Tor use m any emergency In any a.'eo-
ton. IL would go 20 Berr Haven without ".
taking sealed or other otdeir, N>...-,,.,,.-
proceed TO that place and await iN7''
The squadron was not intended as
menace 20 any country, nor was ~ ~.
tined for any particular guar t'L -,
world ID would be- used as othtI alO""-
MIR Gcschen appealed 20 the pubic pr
they heard that the squadron ~" 'bat
ordered anywhere not 10 lmdhiN, nc,
A. had boon sent 10 menace any n'.s.
The disposal of thc squadron ,y.'' .,-
Doe guided hy political con9 l t i 80,
while The situation remained ~ Ut =. ~"
N. arnirI ffD rfmor tnat thr 'foNtln'
menl mcditafed placing another 0tu-1. .,.,t
lu commission. NeNertncl. So ~ IA nrf
auorl to rest on iii ours ,..,'',..,r,-
/ propose 10 adopt sersaioIt ''..-,,,tff,.
i,f would continue ms hitherto to -tt"""'
augment the number of ehlpr' r.N'' W
men. in order 20 maintain SO. ', ,.,,,
the sea and 20 secure sac r-'''' ..- .f..
panic whenever there were cloNAr '" '"'
r.e announcements is made that t..
review Oh the nrng squadron
queen has been HpetI''
cnAMBERLAIN's SPEECH
Tho RIGHT Hon. Joseph chamberlain
Secretary of state for The Colonies, &C.
Uvofcd a speech to-nNnt az " .A.iit ,,,,.
ritrn hv natives of Cuttnf.ahN l',''.e
I'm visiting IN London. lie feieittu ~
The solidarity of the imperial sentiment
] ,,rI.r Iflsna DO irInNr-ipie .ot n,'
I struck or "a chord sounded ln we ny.
distant part ol the empire Mllhonl ,~
n.In. rs-scnold iu every part OF not
] NaIfsfy's dOminiona t,..
/ Crest Drifnin. hc said. had been guft
| a. many sins of omission anu v9'"''
/ sion toward her colonies. StNit 'i
/ alone among the nations of me t"tii AaA
/ boon able 90 establish and maintain COLO
l niles in aIl parts ~ me Moili- 49,, ,
weeks ago, he rdeed' 'Ieal i,i b,.
/ seemed Oh stand alone aNrfouhutu "s
/ Jealous councillors. and was a~.diith
/ with altogether unexpected hosiltutt
I Ione-sfauding differences appeared TO
| suddenly come go mead ana a--ui ll'.
! threatening proportions. The quar-
/ whence She milit have looked for friend
I shin ana con Iteration confronted nor lh-
! stead with suspicion ana even hatt.
ENGLAND had tO recognize mat per sue
! cess. however legitimate. was imputed
| as "a crime. that her love of peace was
[ taken as a sign of weakness ana her M
| difference Co foreign criticism as an IN
IT, rerretred 10 be forced to admit that
| euch feeling existed. tut hc reioiced ste'
inc that they did exist. that they mac
SO better service had ever been done
/ the nation for 10 had enabled her to snow
| her face 90 the world Enr.anN. Mnl'
| resoiute to fulhl her ohIisduons' N|
! eginfv determined 90 maintain he
/ rights. (Chccrsl.
ENGLAND. if isolated. stood secure in th
/ strength OF her own resources, ~ tu
| firm resolution Of her peori. Wilnout 2.
| 4Dect fo party. and in the abundant 10y
| altv of her children from One end OF th
| empire to the other.
"a the conclusion of bis speech Mr
| Chamberlain was heartily cheered an'
app.auued
PRESS COMMENT
The Globe this afternoon commcnt
/ aneriiy ON the letter of the United state
/ Venezuelan COmmis ton. slgste tns ina
! Great Britain and Venezuela hc invited u
I submit To- fhe commission at oi the tll
/ Ulrce in their uO-stSson- The Globe say y
-Grrat Britain viii never allow thn
m0uatous claim tp determine me teiil
/ tory of British CoIOnsfs Mllnin Us JUIlr
diction. except at tine close OF ION.
and disastrous war f.
rf such a. demand is mad" inc ON.
rsuiv wIu Doe 90 hand tAe American Am
lassador his passports ANA m'nni1' 'n
fleet ,.
-Wiu these peruic.ous commissioner
ullrIlahc 'l ','.r ~ frr.ir,, tha pro
tu'r o"N ,r american Secretary %
micr 90 fhih tN- -'ii'i'''
State .... ..,.s. t.. caffne
lue fai- MAN '"1., -,ottrl ID
| VIII immtnldttil i7 ., tS. Hritfs
] making important tAthh'a iN 'i'' '' '''
. military cQuipm .,, ..t.... ,,,,t,e,,a
Ile Times io-moii.M W.. 1 .....f0
/ prominence to W "riiii. t. al. d.
. sent t0 BE- lf hr .Jll'si S. t.e n..
] ~ smauo- asserting Ihal pee N"
sonal knowledge oi 'N,, D...,fr,,,
/ white House aNN VIZ. ',i.t fo. ar earl
/ oi "a sifont "Nl ..l ,f the Ii.r.t
and coml'i.r '., tf.r Vim inv.lt
Nlln Nirt. ...t.r o.r.rnnont-an
DID difcft'il 20 t.,or.. of fna lnna
also hint. t' tf..,'rt NAV boz snoedu
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