The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
England Does Not Indorse His
Treatment of America.
NOR OF THE ARMENIANs, EITHER
English Diplomacy Regarding Tur-
key Has Blundered Grievously.
The Lame Excuses or the Premier's
speech Disappoint Even His Par
tisans - The Liberals To Overhaul
the Governments Policy Toward
Venezuela and Armenia.
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London, Feb. LIN spite of the social
and political gloom there has been re-
yIval OF political activity. due TO the APP
proach of the reassembling of parliament.
Several speeches on politics were delivered
during the week. notably that OF the Mar
duis or Salisbury at the meeting OF Nom
conformist Unionists at the Hotel Metro
pole on Friday On the whole, the mar
qtsls is said TO have disappointed his warm
est admirers. especially in his exposure OF
the weakness of Great Britain in the East.
and of his explanations OF her reasons for
non-interference in Armenia.
HIS repeated acceptance of the Monroe
doctrine, however, shows that the common
sense policy advocated by Mr. Gladstone
in the treatment OF the Venezuelan quss-
ton IS finding root in high quarters, and
this is most timely showing, for public
sentiment is becoming strongly opposed TO
the premier's attitude toward America,
North as well as South.
Right Hon. George Goschen. first lord Of
the admiralty, viii, ii is announced, move
the address in the house of commons in re-
ply 10 the queens speech at the opening OF
parliament, and Sir John Maxwell viii Sec
ond the motion. The stand taken by the
government IN regard 20 the Venezuelan
and Armenian questions will be challenged
by the Liberals. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has
summoned a meeting of the Irish parlia-
mentary party for next Saturday and IL is
understood that upon that occasion the re-
form organization movement Will be consid-
cred. Mr. Mccarthy, it is said, will be re-
elected chairman.
The St. James Gazette this afternoon
announced that 1t had learned that the
government had settled, 80 far as possible.
the programme for the work of the ses-
sion. The proposals of the government. the
Gazette adds, will deal with four groups
l4s.f.
of the navy, measures for the relief of hus-
bandry, Irish legislation and the question
of the support OF voluntary schools. Be
fore any progress is made with these meas
ures, however, there will be a discussion
of the foreign and colonial policy of the
government. especially regarding the
Transvaal, Venezuela and Armenia and
the latter subject promises to provide much
interest In the reading, in view of the ad-
missions of Great Britain's weakness
which the Marquis OF Salisbury made last
evening. and which. IL is claimed, show that
there is complete failure OF British diplo-
macy
The st. James Gazette. and for that mat
ter all the other newspapers, dwells upon
the gravity of the statements made by the
premier, and admits that British intervene
ton in Turkey has resulted in a fasco.
The ST. James Gazette says: Armenia
was the Marquis OF Salisbury's first fall
uFe, and II is a serious one. The failure
is chiefly Lord Rosebery's and Lord Kim
berly's, but the Marquis of Salisbury is
also responsible. If he had retired from
an impossible position. the precursors five
months ago of the autumn massacres
would have been avoided, and his humiliat-
ing confession of failure and impotency
would not have been needed"
The Westminster Gazette remarks:
"AC cording to the Marquis OF Salisbury's
speech. the Berlin treaty meant nothing
anG no engagement existed. If so. had we
not better confess the farcical futiiity Of
the whole performance and make rom
for Russia or any other power who can in
nUence the sultan?''
PurcelFs Life Of Cardinal Manning" in
which he makes statements regarding the
cardinals political and religious intrigues
which are damaging to the preate's repu-
taticn, has created such a vast amount
of offense in Catholic circles that Cardinal
Mahning's executors have issued dis
c.aimer of all connection with or respon-
sibility for the work, adding: I'VE do not
in the least recognize the cardinal in the
so-called biography" Nevertheless. the
executors have been compelled to admit
that the work is founded upon Cardinal
Warnings private papers which they al
lowed Purcell to use, though they after
ward revoked the authority and tried to
prevent the publication OF the work.
Mime. Stepniak, the widow of the we'll
known nihilist is writing a biography OF
her husband