The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-05
Trouble for Salisbury.
Complaints of Liberals and
Lukewarm Supporters.
A Very General Desire for Friend
ship With the United States.

LONDON, February 1.-The speech
delivered by Prime Minister Sails
bury last night was very disappoint-
ing, for the reason that he gave no
indication that he was doing anything
to settle the trouble with the United
States, and also for the reason that
his statement concerning Armenia
showed that there was little, if any,
hope of the British Government
doing anything to mitigate the evils
in that afflicted part of the Turkish
dominions. More definite informa-
ton On all the questions that have
caused so much comment and uneasl-
ness recently will undoubtedly be
furnished. but it will require inter-
polations in the House OF Commons
to compel the Government to give it.
1t is certain that Lord Salisbury's
speech has only whetted the determl-
nation of the Liberals to challenge
by amendments to the address in re-
ply to the Queens speech opening
the session of Parliament the policy
Of the Government towards Armenia
and Venezuela.
posERs FOR THE TORIES.
Though explanations may be de-
handed anent the Transvaal and
Germany, no action attacking the
Government in this direction will
emanate from the Opposition Parlia-
ment cannot effectively discuss the
raid of DR.. Jameson into the Trans
vaal while judicial proceedings are
pending against him and his follow
ers, and the inquiry that will be
made into the British South Africa
Company's completely in the raid
will perhaps open debate on the sub
iect. It can be said, however, that
the whole strength of the Liberals,
which will be added to by number
of malcontent Unionists, will be
brought to bear on the Government
in trying to obtain explicit state
ments regarding Armenia. The Op-
position will want to know why
Great Britain's policy towards Ar
menia was foiled, the nature of the
entente between Russia and Turkey,
and also why the difficulty with the
United States concerning the arbi.
tration of the Venezuelan boundary
dispute has been prolonged
Within the past month Liberal
opinion has set strongly against Lord
Salisbrry's treatment of the Vene-
zuelan question.
SALISBURY PLAYING WITH FIRE.
In his address to :!c electors at
Arbroth, Thursday night the Right
Hon. John Morley, chief secretary
for Ireland in Mr. Gladstone's last
administration. who is contesting the
Montrose district, of which Arbroth
is part, said that Lord Salisbury
ought to know that he was playing
with fire in using, in replying to Sec
retary Olney, language bearing an
Interpretation of an attack on the
Monroe doctrine, which the United
States were resolute in upholdipg.
The criticism covers only small
part of the Liberal objections to the
policy Of the Government. 1t is
now asked every day, by both Liber-
ais and Unionists, why it is that the
Government allows the trouble to
drag on. Since Lord Salisbury's dis
patch to Secretary Olney and Presi-
dent Cleveland's message to Con-
gress ignited American feeling. three
members of the Cabinet, the Right
Hon. J. Balfour, first lord of the
treasury, the Hon. Jos. Chamberlain,
secretary of State for the colonies,
and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chan
cellor Of the exchequer, have declared
their approval of the Monroe doctrine.
THEY WANT THIS coUNTRYs S FRIENDSHIP
While, so far as known, Lord Sails
bury has taken no decisive diplo-
matte action to reconcile the Wash
ington Government, or to get the dis
pute settled by proposing such arbi-
tration IS would find favor in the
United States, strong minority in
Parliament will be found urging that
there be no delay in the solution of
the difficulty, aud that Great Britain
should not even wait for the report
of the American high commission,
but rather that she should restore at
once the most friendly relations, by
some mode of arbitration akin to Mr.
Mor,ey's suggestion for the appoint
ment of commission to be composed
of an equal number of representa-
tives of the United States, Great
Britain and Vebzuela.
Lord Salisbury's vague acceptance
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