The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-13
Ills VOICE FOR WAR
Lord Salisbury Declares
Egypt's Safety Requires
the Conquest of
Khartounl.
gT-
INDISoRETIoN OF THE PREMIER
Warlike Preparations Go Steadily
On-TrOops to Leave By
Christmas
BIZ Gable to the United Press.

| LONDON, June 10, 1Sss-The questions
| asked yesterday in the House of Lords
! ry ex-Prime Minister Rosebery, who de-
sired to know if Lord Salisbury would ex-
plain the extent and object of the Anglo-
egyptian campaign in the Soudan Brought
forth the first Ministerial declaration THAI
the complete reconquest of the SoudaE
was contemplated by the British and
lgyptian Governments. After explaining
| that the expedition had finally been de-
cided upon when 1t was known that the
dervishes were threatening Kassala, and
tnat Dongola was the present objective
OF the expedition. Lord Salisbury said:-
we shall not have placed Egypt in a no.
sftion OF safety until the Egyptian flag
| noats over Khartoum,'' which place "a
the present seat of the dervish power.
! This declaration by the Prime Minister
viii lend strength ITO the attack of tha
Liberals on the Government for conmit-
ting the country to unknown but vast
expenditures, besides adding energy to the
French and Russian hostility to Great
8rtain's action in Egypt.
| conservative opinion, as expressed in
the Lobby of the House of Commons last
I night was that Lord Salisbury had been
unusually indiscreet, and that he should
nave limited his explanation to the state
ment that for the present entry into the
Soucan beyond Dongola was not contem-
| plated. 1t is, however, an open secret.
Whlcn must be known in continental as
well as in British official circles, that the
| military preparations pointed to a cam
| paign beyond Khartoum, including Kerda-
fan. Darfur, and the whole Nile country
| to the Bahr-el-GazeI Province.
1 It is the heliaf of tbo Wa,
thorities that the expedition win be at
Khartoum by Christmas, and that bv the
end of next spring it will be at Egyptss
southern boundary on the White Nile.
| The late victory of the Egyptian troons
over the Dervishes at Firket increases
the expectation of the English military
! circle. the members of which think that
thes expedition will sweep the Soudan
without risk of disaster Cooler calcu-
lators, even within the Ministry itself.
are considering the possibilities of the
| strain that will be made on men and
money They do not approve of an ad-
vance being made beyond Dongola The
/ iaecsns decision Of the Mixed Tribunal at
CAIRO against the expenditure of monies
for the purpose of the expedition by the
! Commission of the Public Debt has ex-
cited considerable uneasiness. The decl-
| sion will be appealed from but the fact
remains that the financial aspect of the
campaign threatens to make trouble in
| the British Cabinet. Sir Michael Hicks
| Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is
i opposed to the plans of Lord Salisbury,
and threatens to resign if the Exchequer
| is compelled to bear the expenses of q
/ long and costly expedition
! Lord Salisbury can doubtless rely upon
| majority in the Cabinet and in the
House of Commons in favor of war
vote. The adoption of such a vote would
doubtless lead to the resignation of other
| Ministers with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. and to a dangerous agitation
throughout the country.
When Lord Rosebery reappeared in the
| House of Lords last night he was in good
form. and bore little. if any, evidence Of
| the bad health with which he has been
credited in certain quarters. The story
that ne was about to retire from the
saasshp Of the b R6sral party had s us
4 the wish father to the thought. It is q
fact that Sir William Vernon-Harcourt.
| Mr. John Morley ard Mr.. Herbert AS
| oaith. all of whom held positions in Lord
| Rosebery's Cabinet, now ignore him and
never consult him on questions of party
keeps his grip On the nominal leadership.
and has the support of Sir Henry Camp
| loall-B Bann ernsan formerly Secretary OF
| State for War; Earl Spencer, twice Lord
Lieutenant of ireland, and a number OF
other influential Liberals.
The one great irish R n. measure ca Of the tbs ses-
now been discussed on second reading,
and in Committee of the Whole for two
DAYS rs TssePDg Pgggsb 1py eoasa sepr0Ss Ss
iord interest as affording he tenants
| Undue advantages, and by the Nationalists
as cutting down the tenants just de-
! rrlands to a worthless minimum. Whilst
the debate was proceeding in the House,
Ministerialislts who are 10th to see the
| bill one of the sessions fiascos, have been
talking in the lobby of possible com
promise between the landlord and the
The developments in the lobby negotia-
/ tions last night point to a. compromise:
aths Na,tionatis,tis surrendering part OF Of
/ their demands on the ground that it will
be better to have q MANNED bill than none
4 at all.
NIAGARA the Saint and the Penitent will
| take part in the Clyde and irish re-
gattas.
! every way than the valkyrie III and IS
more than match for the Defender. 1t
/ is understood that the Meteor, after the
races and will probably be one of the
| contestants in the Cowes regatta. EN-
peror Williams warm reception. by the
| English naval architects in Berlin and
| hiae telegram to them in which he said
| s.blood is thicker than water points to
aYnty being restored. The members or
! the Royal Yacht Squadron are now eager
to have the Meteor race in the presence
| CT her owner.
The Compagnie Generate Transatlan-
/ tique has decided to build two steamers
! at ST. Naza.re for its Atlantic service.
The japanese Government has ordered
| foa-~ j-GprIads four first class and two
second class cruisers from shipbuilders
/ on the Clvde and Tyne. 1t is said that
/ orders for two second-class cruisers
| have been placed by Japan in America.
| and that several torpedo boats viii be
! built in French and German yards.
The guests at the first reception given
! this season by Mr.. William Waldorf
/ Astor included Prince Edward of Sake
/ Weimar. the Duchess of Sa. Adams. the
/ Duchess of Buckingham and a grea.
number of other artistocrats.
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