The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-18
IN THE COMMONS.
Dillon Believes America Has Been
Fair and Patient - Harcourt Is
Also Sensible.


Also Sensible
LONDON, Feb. 17.-John Dillon.
anti-Parnellite, thought that the Amer
lean people ought to know that intense
feeling existed in the house of COM
mons against any attempt to bring
on a war on the Venezuelan question.
The conduct of the American govern
ment, he said, had been most patient
and fair. It was only after years
delay and shutting on the part OF
Great Britain, followed by the insult
ing dispatch from Lord Salisbury, that
the president had sent his dispatch 1t
ought to be understood in America
that Lord Salisbury's dispatch did not
represent the feelings of England or
Ireland.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the
Liberal leader in the house of c0m-
mons, said Mr.. Atherly Jones' amend
ment had been moved in the interest
of arbitration, but it was couched in a
form which would censure the govern
ment, and if q division were taken
upon 1t, there would be a great ma
jcrity against it, and it would go forth
to America and to the world that tho
house of commons had pronounced
against arbitration. He believed a
great majority in the house of COM
mons and elsewhere were in favor Of
arbitration on a proper basis. and the
main object would be how best to give
expression to this feeling. He depIored
the use of exasperating language
Nothing would be more injurious and
untrue. he said. than to say that the
presidents message was an election
dodge. The United States had been
pressing the question for settlement
for ten years in the most concfliatOry
manner. We should all endeavor on
both sides to remove the sources OF
irritation and secure a speedy settle
ment.
He was strongly impressed. he con-
tlnued, with the evils and dangers Of
delay in coming to some agreement.
He would be glad to know from the
government the cause for the delay
in presenting the British case 1t was
desirable that the public on both sides
Of the Atlantic should be Informed ON
this, in order to cOnciliate the differ
ences between US. Many differences
had already been removed. Instead of
resenting. we should now welcome the
cooperation Of the United States So
far as the question of arbitration went,
all were agreed that it was an i'm
possibility in the present circumstances
" ldy u1W II Il u4eQ he also
agreed with Secretary Olney that the
ardtration should embrace the validity
of the associated prescriptive titles by
occupation.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt con-
Guided as follows:
7 believe the real points of differ
ence between the two governments are
insignificant: but nothing is 50 danger
Gus as to leave disputes of this kind
to the ignorant prejudices of the peo-
pie. who do not understand the ques-
tion.
'I venture to suggest to Mr. AtherIy
Jones that after the statement the
government has made it would be use
less to pursue his motion to a division.
which would entirely misrepresent the
feeling of the house. besides doing in
finite injury in America. see no man
ner of settling this question except to
encourage support of the government
in a course which. if followed, will
most speedily and successfully lead to
a good understanding between England
and the United States" (Cheers.)
Mr.. Atherly Jones then withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. John Dillon objected to the with
drawal, and an alteration with the
speaker enSued, but the latter refused
to uphold the objection.