The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-22
CHEERING CHAMBERLAIN
England's Colonial Secretary on
the Venezuelan Question.
THE LOYALTY OF THE COLONIES.

In II Lies the Main Strength of the Home
Governmental London Newspaper Bit
terly Assails Our Commission-Tho House
VIII shelve the Davis Resolution.
LONDON, Jan. ga banquet was given
last night at the Hotel Metropole in honor
of Baron Lamington, who is about to as
sumo the governorship of Queensland,
Australia Joseph Chamberlain, secretary
of state for the colonies, in toasting Lord
Lamington, complimented the colonies
upon their loyalty.
he preIe red, he said, to say nothing
upon he Transvaal question, pending the
Idicial inquiry which was to be made,
and he felt confident, he said, that the
country would wait to hear both the in
dictment and the defense before pronounc-
ing Judgment.
In regard to the recent references to the
Isolation of the British empire, he said
that long standing differences appeared to
have suddenly assumed threatening pro
proportions from quarters from which
we might have expected friendship and
consideration" The secretary then con
tinued: I'VE were confronted with sus-
picion, and even with hate, and we had to
recognize that our success itself, however
legitimate, was imputed to us as crime;
our love of peace was regarded rs a sign of
weakness, and our Indifference to foreign
criticism was construed into an invitation
to insult us. The prospect of our discom-
future was regarded with hardly disguised
satisfaction 10y our competitors who must
be forced 30 admit that we alone hold our
possessions throughout the world in trust
for them all, and admit them to our mar
kets as freely rs our own selves.
while regrettng the existence of such
feeling, we rejoice that it has found ex-
preston. No better service was ever done
to this nation. We were enabled to show
our united determination TO maintain our
rights three week ago. In the words of
Mr.. Foster, of the Dominion parliament,
the great mother of the empire stood
splendidly isolated How stands she to-
day? She stands secure in the strength of
her own resources From Australia, from
Canada, come expressions of patriotic en-
thusiasm as the natural response to the
outburst of the national spirit Mt home,
and proof at British hearts beat unison
throughout the world Let us to the ut
most cultivate this sentiment. This is the
lesson to be derived from recent events.
Lord Lamington goes to an infant col
ony destined to become giant. Queens
land has an area-shall say thrice greater
than Germany2 Yet this great colony is
only one of seven, all equally important.
The speech was loudly cheered, and the
proceedings closed by the guests singing
"Rule Britannia" and, with reference to
Mr.. Chamberlain, He's II jolly Good
Fellow"
Right. Hon. G. J. Goschen, first lord of
the admiralty, addressing the Conserva-
tives at East Grinsted last night, declared
that no menace to any country was in
tended by the formation of the flying
squadron "It will be ready" he contin-
ued, 'for any emergency, and will remain
under the orders of the admiralty rather
than of the foreign office. / beg the pub
lie, if they hear that the squadron has
been sent to any particular quarter, not
to imagine that the motive is necessarily
menace against our neighbors or our
rivals.