Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-11
RECITES ONLY BARE HISTORY
Queens Speech Offers No Recommendation
Concerning Venezuela,
LIBERALS WILL INSIST ON ARBITRATION

Harcourt VIII Make Strong Plea
in Favor of this Means of Settle
ment-Irish Difficulty Not
| Adjusted.
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LONDON, Feb. 10-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram 1.-The part of
the queens speech tomorrow relating to the
Venezuelan question Will be just as noncom-
initial, If my information is correct, and
just as full OF amiabe platitudes as have
been the speeches of Lord Salisbury, Mr..
Balfour and Mr.. Chamberlain, and the ar
| ticles on the subject in the columns of the
semi-inspired Times. II the government in
tends to accept or consent to arbitration or
to recede in any material way from the po-
siton taken in Lord Salisbury's letter to
Sir Julian Pauncefote no indication of such
a practically pacific intention has yet been
publicly given. AT this distance one can
only conjecture what the effect the main
tenance of this governments position of last
| autumn would have in the United States
reiterate the above statement, however, as
perhaps of consequence, because it is really
the only question of fact in the recent his
may be added that the liberal organs have
just now published the statement-frst pub
lished anywhere in this correspondence-tha
the party will make a demand for arbitra-
tion as a part of this parliamentary program.
AS to the queens speech the predictions
which seem to have been cabled to New
York that the paragraph dealing with the
Venezuelan dispute contains any direct
reference to, still less mention of, arbitra-
ton, are incorrect. The speech gives a brief
historical account of causes of differences
between Great Britain and the United States
over Venezuela and expresses merely con-
ventional hope that the difficulty will be
peacefully settled. The subject is treated
in calm, judicial manner, paving the way
for ministerial statement, which, / am in
formed, will be made in both houses during
the subsequent debate Of the present position
of the dispute, giving in outline the meas
ures taken by this government to bring about
an amicable arrangement with Venezuela.
LIBERALS INSIST ON ARBITRATION
The ministerial statement probably will be
made by Mr.. Balfour in the House of Com
mons early in the evening in reply to the
customary general criticism Of the contents
of the queens speech, which criticism will
be made by Sir William Harcourt, the leader
of the opposition. In it, his friends assert,
Sir William will make strong plea in favor
of arbitration.
The queens speech also contains para
graph dealing with the South Africa I'M
broglo couched in sanguine terms, as to an
ultimate satisfactory issue. Parliament will
be congratulated on the bloodless conclusion
of the Ashantee campaign, and sorrow Will
be expressed for the untmely death Of Prince
Henry of Battenberg The projected large
increase in naval expenditure occupies
prominent place in the royal message. but
the Armenian question is dismissed in what
is described to me as coloress manner.
AS to domestic legislation, the list of mea-
sures of first class Importance promised is
very small. among them a bill for the re-
vision of the Irish land laws, and scheme
for the settlement Of the claim to state aid
for denominational schools
The speech altogether probably is the
longest in recent parliamentary history. Ow-
ing to the space devoted to the Venezuelan
and South African questions the debate upon
it will occupy fortnight at the least.
SEXTON ,MISTRUSTS HEALY.
Telegraphic information from Dublin to-
night, from a well informed quarter in the
whether Mr.. Sexton, after all, will accept
the leadership of the Irish party. Up to
the present he has maintained an attitude
of decided refusal not being satisfied that
Mr.. Healy meahs to accept his leadership
loyalty holding that, in the contrary event,
he would be able to do nothing useful for
the Irish cause, either in Parliament or
Ireland. 1t is recognized on all sides that,
failing Mr.. Sexton, the majority will offer
the leadership to Mr.. Dillon, a proposal
ties; that in case Mr.. Sexton declines,
the old dssensions will be started afresh
in a more virulent form at the very open
ing of the new session. Mr. Dillon would
fight Mr.. Healy resolutely, and would even
tually, according to the best irish opinion
completely defeat him. But Mr.. Dillon
himself would far prefer peace, with Mr..
Sexton as leader, and he is exerting all his
influence to induce Mr.. Sexton to accept
the post.
Two important changes in the edtorships
of leading London newspapers took effect
today.
SOME NEW LONDON EDITORS.
Sir Douglas Straight has succeeded Henry
Gust on Mr. Astor's Pail Mall Gazette, and
for the first time since the relations between
this country and the United States became
strained, prominence is given to anything |
favorable to the American contention in am
extract from the Times correspondent at |
Washington favorng arbitration on the |!
question. This is the only visible |
sign of change in the editorship, but 1t is |
significant enough, in view Of the consistent |
virulence which heretofore has |
this paper above all others in |
London. |
Mr. e. T. Cook formerly the editor of Sir |
George Newnes Westminster Gazette has |
issued the first number of the liberal Daily |
News today as its editor. Mr.. Cook is |
clearly to have a free hand as the News |
today for the first time, instead of being
with the Chronicle in attacking Cecil Rhodes, |
extends to him a firm, but moderate sup
port, a policy Mr.. Cook had previously |
adopted in the Westminster Gazette.