The Red Cloud chief., 1896-10-16
ROSEBERY FOR PEACE
ENGLAND IN NO CONDlT-
ION FOR WAR.


EDiNBuRGH. Oct IL -Four thousand
people gathered in the Empire thcatcr
here last night to hear Lord Roscberv,
the retiring leader Of the Liberal par.
". explain his motives in retiring.
when he appeared the whole Assem-.
bly, sang For Hes n Jolly Good
Yellow
Lord Eoscberv said that he had
resigned because he could not sacrifice
national interests to personal ambi-
ton. lie welcomed the national agi-
tation IN Great Britain on behalf of
Armenia, because il would convince
foreign governments OF Great lIr T.
aims unscltish integrity and would
strengthen the hands of the govern
ment, but the present agitation. Lord
EoscbcIy pointed out, differed from
Mr. ''ladStone's Bulgarian agitation.
In dealing with the various remedies
proposed for the settlement OF the
Turkish question, the speaker said:
the mere deposition of the sultan
would be no remedy, as the system
md not the man must bc tackled.
More, this would he impossible with
out the concert OF the powers, and #
thai were attained il would he better
to call upon it to deal with the
larger issue involved. The proposal
10 withhold the Cyprus tribute is i'm.
practicable. as this is paid to the sui
ian's creditors and not to tn. sultan,
as IT would he like tickling the tor
toise's back 10 make it laugh"
Regarding the proposal TO place The
D~ardanellcs or Turkey in the hands
pf Russia, Lord Roscbery pointed out
thai neither of these was Great Brit.
aims To dispose of. and Russia's meth
DDS were not so ideal as to warrant
british acquiesccncc. lie also differed
rom Mr.. Gladstone's proposal to cut
III diplomatic relations with Turkey,
tut they differed, he added, as
friends.
A warm Culogy Of Mr.. Gladstone
followed, but the ex.prcmicr contin-
ued that he even deprecated the pro.
posal OF such n thing, az it would not
only deprive Great Britain of all her
influence with Turkey, bu, might
drive it into war. and its failure would
cave Great Britain in the same posi-
ton plus the public humiliation OF
ronfcssing her impotence.
Lord Rosebery also differed from
Mr.. Gladstone in his contention that
Great Britain was bound in honor by
he Cyprus convention to intervene.
Peace" Lord ltosebcry affirmed,
"is q necessity of your empire. For
The last twenty years you have been
aging hands with frantic eagcrncss
on every available and desirable tract
II territory. The amount thus
brought into your possession or sphere
Of influence in the last twelve years
$500, 600 square miles. This policy
aas produced two results-firSt the eX-
citing OF an almost intolcrable degree
Of envy in the other colonizing ma
ions, entailing their m~alcvolcnce now
instead of their bc~nevolence; second.
The making Of m unwieldy empire.
difficult to administer and to defend
antil q long period Of peace effects it's
consolidation
After reminding his audience how
Golden, Bright and Gladstone had
ocen publicly revilcd for the advocacy
Of an unpopular peace policy, lord
Rosebcrry declared: although | am
aware that il il unpopular TO ad vocate
diplomatic methods. ! shall never
cease to exert my voice and strength
against England engaging in such Il
dangerous war, OF which you can see
he eloquent commencement, but no.
body living can see the catastrophe
Dr. the end"
Unless his retirement should rro.
luce unity, Lord R~oseberry said, the
acrificc would have been in vain. lie
Idvised them that whoever was
chosen leader, they should supper
nlm loyalty. for n united party be.
hind an inferior leader was better
han a ~disgruntlcd party behind the
best leader. lie closed by thanking
ais colleagues for their kindness, and
predicted that Mr.. Asquith's qualities
81 head ana heart would eventually
cad him to the highest Office in the
state.
Augustine Dirrell, member of Par.
lament for the West division OF Fife,
hen moved n resolution requesting
hat Lord Roseberry should recon.
Iider his resignation. THIS was car
LED unanimously.
Mr.. Asquith, IN his speech, sup
ported the resolution, declaring that
lord R~oscberry enjoyed the fun con-
idence OF all his late colleagues.
Lord Eoseberry, replying, said that
ais decision To retire was the result
" mature reflection and was absolute
md was taken under IA conviction of
sccessity.