The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-12
give at tho earliest possible moment.

give at tho earliest possible moment.
(Chcors)
No false pride or diplomatic punctlliio
would be allowed to stand IN the way OF u
settlement AS far us we nre concerned.
But there are duties requiring diplomatic
enforcement We owe a duty to our chill
| drcu, our colonies and those occupying
them, and this country would not deserve
to retain the confidence of the colonies
ready and willing to defend them. aud In
a case IN which we are right we should
not abandon thcm. (Chcvrsl but there
has never been an intention on the part
of this country to violate the substance
OF essence of the Monroe doctrine What
over col.luslon the commission may ar
| rive At, II VIII most nssureily reach the
conclusion Tint no desire to push beyond
the due limit Of the frontier of this en-
pre has ever been the animntng cause
which moved British diplomacy IN this
long drawn out cUuuOVcr- - " this con
cllsion be- fairly and frankly srt before
the people Of The United states. one OF
heir greatest rrHoccupations would he
SGT at rest They VIII feel no need TO sus-
poet on the part Of this country anything
in the nature OF an invasion of principle
or policy which both they and we cherish;
l should rcjoicc If out of this evil should
spring some general system OF arbitrn~
ton. If that was the issue I should feel
that all misunderstanding aud evils done
had boon moro than removed and that
permanent guarantee OF good Will between
the two English speaking peoples had been
attained Tor all time.
ISnlfour said: The armed forces OF the
Chartered company viii, OF course, lac
transferred to an lmperla! officer without
DELAY There IL. therefore, no possibility
of a repetition Of the recent deplorable
event Tho government proposes, as soon
az the pending trials are concluded. that
there shall he n fun inquiry into the Facts
and history of the case.
Passing then to the subject OF Armenia,
MIR Balfour said Lord SRiisbury's speech
to the Non conformlst Union association
"a taI h,aar-ibed ftrRut Hritutu'N Oh
legations. There Is nothing In the Berlin
or the cyprus treaties requiring the pow
pei the Turks to carry ont their pledges.
MIR. Ralfour pointed out the imposaihility
OF individual action on the part or Great
Britain, He said In this connection; short
OF bringing upon ourselves the prospect
OF n possible European coningration, we
could not have done moro In the direction
OF helping those unhappy people fhnn we
have done. Let tho house ANA the country
remember that we alone among the ma
tons OF Europe q do not include the
United States, which knew were at one
on this subject Of tho horrors done In
Armenia Foreign nations cnn only ser
the inevitable evil that must overtak"
Europe II the Eastern question ~ re-
After the speech Of Mr. Dalfour the
house OF commons adjourned.
IN THE LORDS.
In the house OF lords Baron Stanmorc
made the address IN reply to tho queens
speech.
Lord ilosebcry complained Of tho meagcr
programme of the government. lie gc-
ferred to tho omlnols omission from the
queens speech OF the usual reference OF
She friendship of foreign powers. He riii-
culcd the fuisomc culpgy bestowed on me
colonial secretary Mr.. Chamberlain, as
Il no previous BrItFh minister ever lid
his duty" He approved the policy IN the
Itsuft .t I,st h., a.
that the now poet laureate hal been per
lnittcd to publish glowing .ouiosy Of The
jameson raid. lie warned MI thhmhcr-
lain. In boa sting q his conduct OF the colo
Lial policy, not to indulge IN rucfue re-
Election calculated noe1leasly TO irritatc
thc foreign powers.
no new one and they had all tried thVir
hands at II. But now the Intervention Of
iEo United States offered guarantee Of
pormanency Of any settlement that might
be effected. lie Interpreted the reference
In tho queens speech to mean mat some
negotiations were proceeding between lthF
announcement, because n indicated n way
to Issue from the 'passe" produced by
Lord Snlgbury's dispatch and President
Clevcland's message and gave promise
thut the tnitcl States would see that
Venezuela faithfully executed any settle'
mont arrived at fo welcomed the move
ment on both s1des OF The Atlantic In
favor OF permanent arbitration.
Turning then to the subject OF Armenia,
Lord itoNeDeFy haiI he hoptl the hobkc
would receive fuller information than was
contained In the curt, cold allusion IN the
queens speech. Lord Salisb iry's brave
been followed by brave deeds. The nohle
maruuig had been forced TO abandon the
cause OF the Armenians. Surely some
course might have been adopted between
a crusade and apathy.
Lord Salisbury. replying TO these crlu-
cisms said mo sympathy with the Ar
menians would Justify us In forcing GA
iau,ti,.s compared with which the Crl
mean war would sink into Significance"
Lord salisbury denied that anything had
been given up In the Slam agreement with
France .
Referring then to Venezuela Lord Sails
bury concllrred in Lord Rosebery's views
that American mixture In the dispute had
IDLY than II tho United States had not In
terfered.
II think we shall, perhaps. find some
satisfactory settlement by which all dan
ger OF rupture between tho TWO ma
lions win be entirely removed. tchoersD
All tho same time | do not wish the house
10 think that we have arrived at any
agreement think we are rightly rely
Ing upon The question of arbitration
America attaches more unrestricted Inn
portance to the adjustment OF controvcr-
sizes than has hitherto beon done here, but
| bciie.e that means may liz found 10
bring the matters which are not difficult
TO n settlement" i.-s
ton the prime minister expressed the be-
lief that betwecn the unrestricted nrbl-
irntion OF all subjects, which II was I'M
poagihle for tho Two nations 10 ADOPT,