The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02

don In the House OF Commons.
Russia ConcOcts Diplomatic
scheme to Carry Her Treaty with
Turkey Into Eject without Ex-
citing the Hostility OF the other
European Powers.
Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. -Four British
warships are anchored at Port Royal. at
the entrance to Kingston harbor. No for
eign warship is allowed 10 come up the
harbor and permission to do so has been
refused TO one German and one Swedish
vessel
London. Feb. 1.-The speech delivered by
Prime Minister Salisbury last night was
very disappointing. for the reason that he
gave no indication that he was doing any
thing to settle the trouble with the United
States. and also for the reason that his
statement concerning Armenia showed
that there was little. II any. hope, of the
British government doing anything to
mitigate the evils in that afflicted part
of the Turkish dominions. More dehnlte
information on all the questions that
have caused so much comment and un-
easiness recently will undoubtedly be fur
nished, but It will require interpretations
in the. House OF Commons to compel the
government to give It,
1t is certain that Lord Salisburys
speech has only whetted the determina-
tion of the liberals to challenge, by amend
ments to the address IN reply TO the
queens speech opening the session of par
lament the policy. Of the government to-
ward Armenia and Venezuela.
Though explanations may be demanded
anent the Transvaal and Germany, no
action attacking the government in this
direction VIII emanate from the opposi-
ton. Parliament cannot effectively dis
cuss the raid OF DR.. Jameson into the
Transvaal, while judicial proceedings are
pending against him and his followers
and the inquiry that will be made into
the British South Africa Company's COM
plicity in the raid will postpone the de-
bate on the subject.
1t can be said, however. that the whole
strength OF the liberals, which will be adj
ded 10 by a number of malcontent union
lists, Will be brought to bear on the gov
ernment In trying TO obtain explicit state
ments regarding Armenia. The opposition
Will want TO know why Great Britain's
policy towards Armenia was foiled the
nature of the entente between Russia and
Turkey, and also why the difficulty with
the United States concerning the arbitra-
tion OF the Venezuelan boundary dispute
has been prolonged.
Within the past month liberal opinion
has set strongly against Lord Salisbury's
treatment Of the Venezuelan question.
Thursday night, the Right Hon. John Nor
ley, formerly chief secretary for ireland,
IN MT. NtlA0StOnGS last administration.
who is contesting the Montrose district,
Of which Abroath is a part, said that Lord
Salisbury ought to know that be Is playing
with fire in using, In replying to Secre-
tary Of State Olney, language bearing an
Interpretation of an attack on the Monroe
doctrine, which the United States were
resolute In upholding.
The criticism covers only a small part
of the liberal objections to the policy of
the government. 1t is now asked every
day by both liberals and unionists why IL
fc "a n a hf from II,
Since Lord salisbury's dispatch to Sec
retary Olney and Mr.. Cleveland's mes
sage to congress ignited American feel
ing three members of the cabinet, the
Right Hon. A J. Balfour first lord of the
treasury, the Right Hon: Joseph Cham
| MES, and Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chan
/ cellor of the exchequer, have declared
their approval OF the Monroe doctrine.
While so far as known, Lord Salisbury
has taken no decisive diplomatic action
to reconcile the Washington government
or to get the dispute settled by proposing
such arbitration as would find favor in the
United States, a strong minority in par
lament will be found urging that there
be no delay in the solution of the difficulty
and that Great Britain should not even
wait for the report of the American high
commission, but rather than she should
restore at once the most friendly rea-
tions by some mode of arbitration akin
to Mr.. Morley's suggestion for the ap-
| pointment of a committee to be composed
the United States, Great Britain and
Lord saiisbury's vague acceptance in his
| speech last night of the Monroe doctrine
as President Monroe understood II, disap-
points the country, which is waiting for
a more explicit definition of the govern
ment's attitude.
According to Mr.. John Bolton, a Fellow
of the Royal Geographical Society, Great
| Britain has no need Of referring the Ven
| ezuelan dispute to arbitration. In a letter
| stxsh written
| he says that he has seen and examined
| the Spanish and Dutch records, and they
| prove the British claim fully. Mr. Bolton
holds that the Schomburgk line is Hide
| fined and cannot clearly be identified, but
| the records, he declares, confirm the
British title to territory to the westward
| of that line.
The representative of the United Press,
| in an interview with Sir Augustus Hem
/ ming, the newly appointed governor Of
| British Guiana asked whether the gov
| ernment had instructed him TO make over
| lures to Venezuela for settlement of the
| boundary trouble. He replied that he had
| received no instructions concerning the
| boundary question
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross So
ciety and her party, who are en- route to
| Anatolia to distribute relief among the suf-
ferers there, are remaining quietly at a
| West End hotel. 1t has not yet been de-
cided when the party will proceed for Con-
Whatever may be the exact nature of
| the Russo-Turkish entente, diplomatic
|
| desire to challenge Great Britain or the
| other POWERS thereon. The negotiations
! between st. Petersburg and London point
to Russia's intention to obtain the assent
| of Great Britain to a proposed twenty
| years occupation by the former Of six vii
| ayets in Anatolia Under the Cyprus con-
| vention, Great Britain Is pledged to in
| tervene with force to prevent a Russian
| occupation of Asia Minor. Russia now
| proposes a revision Of this convention. It
| is understood that she is willing to assent
| to Great Britain's permanently acquiring
| the island of Cyprus by purchase. Cyprus
| is the third largest island in the Medlter-
| ranean and lies sixty miles from the coast
| of Asia Minor. 1t Is administered by Great
| Britain under a convention concluded be-
| tween the former and the sultan in 1878.
| The Porte is willing to sell the island, the
purchase money enabling II to obtain funds
| that are much needed for the Turkish
| treasury France will not oppose its pur-
| chase by Great Britain. She supports Rus
| sian Intervention in Anatolia, but as part
/ of a general deal she Is separately bar
| gaining with England for the abolition of
| the Anglo-Tunisian treaty, by the terms
| Of which Great Britain obtained In perpet-
| uity the most favored nation treatment
| Tunis with the abrogation Of the treaty
would become an absolutely French pos
| session On the other hand Lord Salisbury
| aims to keep the Tunis question apart