New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-16

MR. BALFOUR SPEAKS on CURRENT IN
TERNATTONAL AFFAIRS

HE BELIEVES DR.. JAMEsoNs MEN FREE FROM
soRDID MoTIvEs-PRAIsEs PRESIDENT KRrE-
GER-TIIE MONROE DOCTRINE BROADLY
DEFINED HOPES THAT WISER
CRAFTSMANSHIP MAY MAKE
WAR WITH THE UNITED
STATES IMPOSSIBLE
London Jan. 15.--At a meeting in Manchester
this evening over which he presided, the Right
Hon. Arthur ]. Balfour First Lord of the
Treasury in the course of address which he
delivered, made incidental mention of Emperor
William of Germany. which was greeted by his
hearers with groans and Kisses Nj Balfour
admitted with sorrow and reluctance 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.. Bal
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 say he was sure
that those who were responsible for the move
ment 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 satisfactory CONDITION
while its Government was founded upon SO
artificial and inequitabe a basis as ii is at pres
ent the Uitlanders who are vastly in the ma
jority. paying the greaterproportion OF the taxes
and not having the smallest share in the Gov
eminent President Kruger, Mr.. Balfour adj
m:tted, had displayed great generosity ana
political wisdom. and he hoped. therefore. that
the promised reforms would not be delayed
longer than was necessary 1t is beyond ques-
ton that the Transvaal Republic is free in the
administration of its internal affairs, but It's
external affairs are subject to the control OF
Great Britain Call ii suzerainty or by any
other name chosen there is installing this
fact and that foreign interference Will not be
permitted. At this point the speaker was IN
tc;rupted by prolonged cheers Nevertheless'
M Bafour said he was not aware tha' an!
foreign country prepared to dispute the
doctrine The statement was greeted with re-
ncwed cheers.
lie CONSTRUEs THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Touching upon the Venezuela dispute. MI
Balfour said the people of the United states Oh
America appeared to suspect Great BRITAIN I'll
running counter to the Monroe Doctrine lie
dilated upon this Doctrine. constituting II TO the
effect that the American Continent must not
be regarded as field for European colonlzatioh'
and that european nations were not ehttieu 10
interfere in the domestic affairs OF the Ne"
World and said that the United states ana
Great Britain concurred in this construction.
He was not aware. he continued. that thele
had been any change of mind and did not be
lieve it would be possible to find an individual
in the country VINO was DESTROYS OF what Is
known as forward policy in America. Great
Britain was content, and always had been con-
tent to do the best for the colonies she pos
sessed there, and did not wish to interfere with
other States or to acquire more territory. he
believed that if the Venezuelan Government had
requested British protection the honor Wouio
have been declined by every statesman name
able He referred respect 'ely to the long
duration of the boundary dispute, to Lord Sails
burys dispatch. to the progress of compiling
documents relating to the matter here, ana 10
the appointment of United States Commits
sion 10 determine the boundary and added that
II would be hard indeed if the common sense OF
the Angles Saxon race was unable to settle any
dispute without (Cheers) Mr.. Balfour
said he had been deeply and painfully impressed
with the different manner in which war is re-
garded in England compared with the view
apparently taken of ii by some sections or the
American population. War with the United
States of America appeared to himself. and
doubtless his hearers also, to be enveloped
with the unnatural horror Of a civil war,
which with any nation is terror to be
avoided at all costs except dishoaor. Beyond
their common ancestry. language and civza-
ton he believed he said, that the British peO-
pie had pride of race which embraced every
English-speaking community in the world and
an Anglo-Saxon patriotism
SIGNIFICANCE OF WAR IN AMERICA
He admitted with sorrow that such feelings
judging from the newspaper articles on the sub
ject were not shared by large section of the
American people. who appeared to regard war
with England a thing TO be lightly INDUCED in
an celebrating exercise. gentle stimulus This
distressing and horrible view. he declared he
could not believe was the permanent adoption of
Of
States.
Mr.. Balfour dwet at length upon the senti-
mental aspect Of the question. and said he trusted
and believed the day would come when better
statesmen in authority and more fortunate than