Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-11-14
SALISBURY'S SPEECH
At the Lord Mayor of London's
Inaugural Banquet.
The Foreign and Domestic Policy Of the
British Government FOrcasted-The
Venezuelan Boundary Dispute and
tho Turkish Question Explained.

LONDON, Nov. 10-There was q sump'
tuous display last night at the ban
quet marking the installation into Of
flee of Mr.. George Faudel Phillips, the
new lord mayor Of London. The ban.
quoting hall Of the Guild Hall was
crowded, many Of those present be-
ing of worldwide celebrity, including
Prime Minister Salisbury; Rt Hon.
George j. Goschen, first lord of the adj
miralty; Lord George Hamilton, sec
retary Of state for India; Lord Halls
bury. lord high chancellor; Rt.
Hon. Charles T. Richie, president
of the board of trade; Gen. Lord
Wolseley. commander-in-chef Of the
British forces; Gen. Sir Herbert
Kitchener, sirdar OF the Egyptian
army; Rt. Hon. William Court Gully,
speaker Of the house Of commons,
and lion. Thomas F. Bayard, the
American ambassador.
Interest centered in the speech made
by Lord Salisbury, it being the Gus
tom in recent years for the prime min
lister at the lord mayors banquet to
make statement regarding the for
eign and domestic policies of the gov
ernment.
Ambassador Bayard replied to tho
toast THE Foreign Representatives"
Mr.. Bayard, in treating Of the COM
munity of interests of the nations of
the world, all being affected by the
doings of others, referred to the presi-
dental election in the United States,
saying:
lam very sure that 1t was In no narrow
party sense no merely national sense, that
the heart OF the president, which it is my high
est honor to represent, was echoed In YER
dict that could not be misunderstood, standing
| as 1t dc es for national honor and the continu.
| ity Of national obligations, making the world
safer in the trust of each part and speaking as
| emphatlcally as the human mind and human
heart ever spoke In favor Of that honesty
| which is an essential condition Of civilization
| everywhere. loud cheers,)
When Lord Salisbury arose to reply
to the toast, "Our Minister'S" he re-
ceived an ovation.
After thanking the lord mayor and
the others present for the warmth Of
the welcome extended to him. he said:
| thank the ambassador OF the United States
| for his presence here and for joining q great
| historic meeting. BY the few words he has
| uttered he has raised his own plane Of obser-
| walton so high above the mere level OF party
| that. though contrary to practice to remark
upon the internal politics OF other states, l may
| be permitted, without impertlnence, to CON-
gratulate him upon the splendid prOnuncia-
mento the great people he represents
have made In behalf Of the nria-
+ ciples which ~ire NJ TIE base ',af all
buRaussociety. (Cheers.) 1t is rather bathos
to have to turn therefrom to the rather unim-
portant controversy his country and ours have
had in recent months. l only do so for the
purpose OF expressing the belief that 1t is at
| an end. Cheers) You are aware that In the
| discussion had with the United States on be-
half Of their friends In Venezuela our question
| has not been whether there should be arbitra-
tion, but whether arbitration should have un-
restricted application, and what we have al
ways claimed, that those who, apart from his
toric right, had the right which attaches to
| established settlements should be excluded
| from arbitration. Our difficulty for months
| has been to define the settled districts, and
ernment of the United States that we should
treat our colonial empire as We treat individ-
| uals; that the same lapse Of time which pro-
tects the latter in civic life from having their
title questioned should similarly protect oil
English colony, but beyond that when lapse
could not be claimed, there should be an ex.
animation Of title and all the equity demanded
in regard thereto should be granted.
do not believe am using unduly ssnguine
words when declare my belief that this has
brought the controversy to an end. (Loui
cheers)
1t is matter OF no small satisfaction TO the
| government that at time when anxious So
| cial questions, which are far more important
than political questions are troubling the
world, we should remove any semblance of po.
litical difference that might hinder common
action In defense Of the common he eritages oi
society
We have had an anxious year at the foreign
office, but We have doatel into u period oi
comparative calm, and l do not intend to
roable you with matters that have passed
away
Lord Salisbury then proceeded to
the Turkish question. He repeated
the arguments against Great Britain
taking isolated action against the
porte and emphasized the fact that
the military occupation of Turkey
would be necessary if such action
were taken. Great Britain, he de-
clared, could not occupy the country
unless she established conscription
lie pictured the risk of an Euro
pean war, and then said that
the six great powers must act
in concert. Any one of these
powers was able to veto the
others. He deuied that the power:
were acting on selfish principles
They had firm ground for difference
of opinion. The motive, influencing
the British government must influence
all conscientious rulers. Her majes-
ty's government had been urged by
Rt. Hon. John Morley and others tc
abandon its policy of the past and re
nounce certain lands, In which cas'
the foreign powers would accept Grea
Britain's policy. He did not believ
in anything of the sort. Atall events
he did not see any cause to abandon
the policy hitherto pursued or to re
linquish an acre Of ground now occu
pied by the British. (Cheers.)
Continuing, Lord Salisbury declares
, that the concert Of Europe seemed t.
, be in more favorable condition t.
extirpate the terrible disease In th
east than ever before.
lie eulogized the recent speech o
, NJ. Hanotaux, the French foreign min
lister in the chamber of deputies. II
. did not, he said, expect that France
| would try to battle the action of tn
European concert, while, he added
the triple alliance had always beef
| in sympathy with the British doctrin,
reg arding the eastern question.
Lord Salisbury repu dated the idea
that there was necessity Of permanen
, | antagonism between Great Britain an,
4 Russia. tCheers.)
' Such an idea was superstition o
Q antiquated diplomacy. He had, h'
r said, good ground for believing thai
!. Russia had the same views.
a He would not say there would b,
a difficulty in concarring in any schem
q to exercise force II the other power
n agreed, but he did not know whethe
the use Of force was meditated agains
Turkey. He referred 70 the lntcs
/: promises Of reform made by the sui
tan, and said that the future Alon