New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-10
VENEZUELAN DISPUTE OVER


--,.nd,d announcement the great people he
sppnresents have made in behalf OF the principles
nhjch lie at the base Of all human society
Cheers) 800. .. horo 20 turn thsre,rou
% the rather uninportant controversy his coun-
~ and ours have had In recent months L only
a. en- for the purpose Of expressing the belief that
t,s al an end (Cheers) You are aware that In
,he discussion had with the United States on be-
half of their frie. DIS In Venezuela our question
nas NOT been whether there should be arbitra-
,,on but whether arbitration should have unre-
strcted application. and we have always claimed
that those who. apart from historic right mad the
right which attaches 10 established settlements
should be exclud d from arbitration.
THE BASIS OF SETTLEMENT.
Our difficulty for months has been to define the
.ettled districts. and the solution has, think.
.ome from the suggestion Of the Government Of
tho United States that we should treat our colo
r,a, enpre as we treat individuals: that the same
,ense Of time which protects the latter In civic
life from having their title questioned should
similarly protect an English colony but. beyond
that when lapse could not be claimed, there
should be an examination Of title and all the
equity demanded in regard thereto should be
granted 1 do not believe ! am using unduly
sanguine words when l declare my belief that
this has brought the controversy to an end.
loud cheers .,.., A..
Government that at time when anxious social
ouestions which are far more important than
no,,tical questions. troubling the United
States. and therefore troubling the world, we
should remove any sembance Of political differ
ence that might hinder common action in defence
NJ the common heritages of society.
we have had an anxious year at the Foreign
ONCE but we have fOated into period OF COM
parative calm. and I do not intend to trouble
YOU with matters that have passed away.
THE TURKISH QUESTION.
Lord Salisbury then proceeded to the Turkish
question He repeated the arguments against
Great Britain taking isolated action against the
Porte and emphas sized the fact that the military
occupation of Turkey would be necessary II such
action were taken. Great Britain. he declared
could not occupy the country unless she es'aD-
lished CONSUMPTION. He pictured me risk ol a
European war; and then said that the six great
Powers must act In concert. Any one OF tnese
Powers was able to veto the others. he oenieu
that the Powers were acting on seiiish principes'
They had firm ground for difference OF opinion.
The motives influencing the British Government
must influence all cor ,c!eHt''rs rulers. Her
Majestys Government, he aided. MAJ o'en uiseu
by John Morley and Others to ac iroch us Poncy
NJ the mast and renounce certain lands in which
case the foreign Powers would accept Great Bit
aims policy He did not believe in anything or
the sort At all events he did not see any cause
to abandon the policy hitherto pursued or TO re-
linouish an acre of ground now occupied by the
British. (Cheers)
THE CONCERT OF THE POWERS.
Continuing Lord Salisbury declared that the
concert of Europe seemed to he in more 1aVor-
able condition to extirpate the terrible disease IN
the East than ever before. He eulogized the
speech made on Tuesday last by Il. Hanotaux.
the French Foreign Minister. in the Chamber OF
Deputies He did not. he said. expect that france
would try to battle the action OF the european
concert. while he added. the Triple Alliance had
always been in sympathy with the British doc
trines regarding the Eastern question
Lord Salisbury repudiated the idea that there
was necessarily permanent antaeonlsm S Deeween
Great Britain and Russia. (Cheers) Sucn an
idea was a superstition of antiquated diplomacy.
He had. he said. good ground for believing that
Russia had the same views He did not desire
TO imply that there was any Power with which
Great Britain would specially act He only pro-
tested against the idea that any power was
specially Great Britain's opponent
He would not say there would be difficulty IN
concurring In any scheme to exercise force II the
other Powers agreed. but he did not know
whether the use of force was meditated against
Turkey He referred to the latest promises or
reform made by the Sultan, and said that the fu-
ture alone could determine how far even such
humble promises as these would be realized. He
hoped the Powers would be able TO convince
Turkey that she was drifting in the current tow
ard an abyss, and that they would succeed in d.
verting her before she arrived at the edge