The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28
LIBERAL FEDERATION.
ThS Conference ReafIIrms Its Conf
dence in Lord ROsebery.

IN AfoNA
London, March 27.-At to-day's session
of the conference of the National Liberal
Federation at Huddersfield Robert j.
Price. member of parliament, moved a res
olution designed to settle the question OF
the leadership Of the liberal party. MI.
Prices resolution was adopted unani-
mOusly. The resolution, which was sec
onded by Herbert Samuel, secretary of
the home counties division Of the National
Liberal Federation, ana supported by the
Rt. Hon. Herbert j. Gladstone, member
of parliament, was as follows That
this council reaffirm its adherence to the
principles for which the federation has
always commended; records its Continued
confidence in Lord Rosebery and his col
leagues, and pledges Itself not to rest
until, by education in liberal principles
and by the organization of liberal forces
in the Constituencies, tle liberal power As
restored"
only forty liberal members Of the House
of Commons were present. Lord Rose
berry was the only member Of the late
cabinet in attendance.
The meeting approved set resolutions re-
electing DR.. Robert Spence Watson pres
ident and Alderman w. II. Hart of Birm-
ingham treasurer for the ensuing year,
amending certain rules of the federation
and expressing sympathy with the suffer-
ing and prosecuted Armen3ans, and de-
claring that the council of the federation
will not hold the government guiltless un-
less everything possible is attempted TO
bring about a cessation or the terrible mis-
rule in the Armenian provinces. In addi-
tion to these the council unanimously
passed a resolution, after numerous
speeches, denouncing the expedition into
the Soudan. The meeting was then closed.
A public meeting that was largely at
tended was held in Rowley hall this after
noon. The principal speakers were Lord
Rosebery, Herbert Gladstone, Sir James
Kitson, M. p, ex-president of the fedora
ton, and Sir James Wodehouse, member
of parliament for Hudderfield In the
course of his speech ex-Prime Minister
Rosebery denied that the liberal officials
had exerted undue Influence in the feder-
alton. He said he would be glad If the
federation were more guided by official
dom. He instanced the Newcastle pro-
gramme, which, he declared, was too long
for practical purposes. He declared that
the Leeds meeting TO denounce the House
of Lords had been convened at an I'M
fitting moment. Both the Newcastle pro-
gramme and the Leeds meeting originated
with the federation, and the leaders of
the party had been compelled to accept the
results.
Referring to Ny. Chamberlafn's speech
at the dinner of the Canadian Club in Lon
don, Lord Rosebery said that the colonial
secretary's plan for commercial union
between Great Britain and her colonies
demanded the gravest considera ton be-
fore it was accepted. Lord Rosebery then
touched upon foreign relations. He COM
planned that the government had not di-
vulged it's reasons for undertaking the Sou
dan expedition and declared that 1t SEEM
ed the country was being fooled. Even
omens abroad, he said, warned Great Bri-
government was locking her resources in
a desert