Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-20
GENERALITIES.
CLIMPSES OF THE DOING OF
THE BUSY WORLD.
and Speeches OF Prominent Political
Leaders show that j. Bull Has Come
Down from His War Horse.

The queens address at the opening
of the parliament of Great Britain was
listened to by full assemblage of
both houses. The most important
parts of the message were those in
which the Venezuelan and the Armen-
ian questions were presented In re-
gard to the former the queen said:
The government OF the United States has ex-
pressed wish TO cooperate In terminating
the differences which have existed for many
ears between my government and the republic
OF Venezuela upon the boundary OF that country
and my colony of British Guiana / have ex-
pressed my sympathy with the desire to come
| TO an equitable arrangement and i trust that
further negotiations will lead to a satisfactory
settlement
AS to the Armenian troubles:
The sultan OF Turkey has sanctioned the
principal reforms in the government of the
Armenian provinces of which. in conjunction
with the emperor OF Russia and the president
OF the French republic ! feel IL my duty to
press / deeply regret that fanatcal out
break upon the part OF a section or the Turkish
population has resulted In series OF massacres
In those provinces which have caused the deep
| est Indignation in the country.
Jameson's raid into the Transvaal is
spoken of as a deplorable affair, and
the moderation and wisdom of Presi-
dent Kruger is spoken of with appre-
citation. The death of Prince Henry
VI bdbOeloCIB ICRdIutu Vic Sdu
feature of the "bloodless victory over
the Ashantees. The extension of the
navy is urged and various internal
matters commented upon.
The speeches which followed the
reading of the address are of partic-
ular interest. In the house of com
mons Sir William Vernon Harcourt de-
scribed Lord Salisbury's recent speech
on the subject of Armenia as IAN un-
parelled confession of diplomatic in
solvency and national impotence. He
said he was rejoiced at the paragraph
in the queens speech with regard to
Venezuela. as il held out the hope that
the question could be settled at an
early date. Continuing Sir VIM. said:
l am in entire agreement with Lord Sails
bury when he says the United States have
perfect right TO interpose in any controversy
by which their own interests are affected. and
they are entitled TO Judge whether their inter-
ests are affected, and in what measure they
shall sustain. That is a general doctrine upon
which ali states act, and the only practical
question remaining is whether the doctrine has
been invaded in the case of Venezuela. IL has
been stated that the appointment OF the COM
mission by the United States was an ofense to
the government of Great Britain Happily.
the government does not take that view. How
can the United States cooperate with MS unless
they have the information which will enable
them TO cooperate In settling the boundary?
w Hdl the country utHldIluS. WITHOUT OlSIlnc-
ton OF party. is that the dispute should be
brought TO an honorable solution promptly.
Hon. A. J. Balfour said:
The American commissioners for the Vene-
Zuelan boundary have applied To us to aid them
with any Information we have on the Nenezue-
Ian question. and we have promised to give
them all the information we are able
10 give at the earliest possible moment.
| should rejoice IL out of this should spring
some general system OF arbitration.
AS 10 Armenia Mr.. Balfour said:
There is nothing in the Berlin or the Cyprus
treaties requiring the powers or England
singly to go to war TO compel the Turks TO carry
out their pledges and individual action on the
part Of Great Britain would be impossible
Short OF bringing upon ourselves the prospect
of q possible European confagragation, we
could have done no more in the direction of
helping these unhappy people than we have
done.
In the house of lords Lord Roseberry
said the Venezuela difficulty was no
new one, and they had all tried their
hands at it. But now the Intervention
of the United States offered a guaran-
tee of the permanence of any settle
ment that might be effected. Turn
ing To the subject of Armenia he said
that Lord Salisbury's brave words to-
ward the sultan had not been followed
by brave deeds. The noble marquis
had been forced to abandon the cause
of the Armenians.
The marquis of Salisbury said: mo
sympathy with the Armenians would
Justify us in facing calamities com
pared with which the Crimean war
would sink into insignifcance." Re-
ferring to Venezuela he concurred in
Lord oseberry's views that Americas
mixture in the dispute had conduced
to satisfactory results more rapidly
than if the United States had not in
terfered