New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-12
SALISBURY TAKES HIS CUE.
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the alarm felt by the United States. lie hoped,
he said that further explanation would be MADE
without delay as to what negotiations were Pro-
ceeding between England and Nenezuela
He welcomed the Intervention or the chleu
States in the Venezuelan matter. inasnuch as IL
introduced into the question the important ele-
ment of a solid substantial government offering
to guarantee the permanence OF any settlement
that might be arrived at. He welcomed with
infinite joy the indication in the speech rom the
throne that there had been COMMUNICATIONS pc
tween Great Britain and the United states In the
direction Of an equitable ARRANGEMENT Two
things might be heartily welcomel as tte OUT
come of the difficulty with the United states
The first was the unbounded expression or loyalty
by Canada (cheers) and the second the serious
movement on both sides In favor or permanent
machinery by which questions referabIe 70 aroi-
tration could be dealt with without loss OF dig
nifty or impairment Of the sovereign rights OF
either. Wheers)
VNNECESSARY TO INVOKE THE DOCTRINE
Prime Minister Salisbury followed Lord Rose
berry He said he concurred with Lord Rcrsebery
that the ninsiing of the United States in the
Venezuelan question might from some points OF
Wow conduco to desirable results. He did not
thi.ik the invoking OF the Monroe Doctrine WAS
controversially quite necessary Considering the
nosition of Venezuela In the Caribbean Sea II
was no more unnatural that the United states
should take an interest In the matter IMAM that
Great Britain should take an interest In Holland
or Belgium. and from that point OF view ne
trusted that the negotiations would continue. IL
was obviously undesirable To state ut present the
conditions Of the negotia tons. but he had had an
Increasing belief during the last few weeks mat
although. perhaps Aft ,r long negotations' sat,
isfactOry settlement would be round ana I'll
danger Of q ruptu e Of the relations between the
two nations would be entirely removed tcheers).
he did not wish the House to think that an agree
mont had yet been arrived at.
He thought 1t rightly relied upon the question
Of arbitration. The United states attacnei a
mora unrestricted value upon that method OF ad-
iusting differences than had hitherto been done
fs.srr Lore
that the proposal which a the Will oi an arDl-
traitor might hand over 10000 British subjects 10
Venezuela could not be accepted. bu' n, believed
that means might be found. by combining ne
gotiations and arbitration to effect settlement
BI.AMES VENEZUELA
The great 5stacle TO a settlement had been the
extravagant claims Of Venezuela when she
treated the whole country as far as the Essequi5o
as undeniably hers and then broke of diplomatic
relations with Great Britain. But FOR that he be
Meved the difficulty would have been solved long
ago He agreed that the mutual development Of
the desire for arbitration was satisfactory. He
thought il impossible 10 adopt arbitration unre-
strict,l L. subject matter and conditions. nut
between the extremes OF handing every thing 10
arbitration and the former practice Of using too
little he fully believed there was middle term
which would effectually dimirish the chances OF
q conflict anent differences II opinion Nherrsl.
Lord Salisbury rcbUttcd LORD Roseb"ry = criti-
cisns of he Governments Armenian policy. lie
said he dehed any body To- discover in the treaties
or I'm his own speeches "A promise or threat that
Great Britain would war against the sultan an
less he governed better He lcngihi.y defended
the Governments policy on the lines ~ his specn
delivered by him January 81 at tn meeting OF
Noncon formist Cnionsis. IN which he ascrih'd
the atrocities in Armenia T. the passions oi race
and creed He believed that the Sultan's Govern
mcnf was wretchcd and impot'nt. but thor" was
no ground for imagining mat "a" sultan had IN
situated the ,nassacr,s England lacked the
power - b the only thing necessary to md the
troubles namely To- occupy milIiarily the Turkish
PROVINCES Patience wut ." exercised. ana th"
sultan lee given time o. enforce IN" reforms ne
had promised
The Duke II Argyll gave motto. that b" would
ri an carly date call TIA" attention = The u 'rsn
T. Great Briiains Obligations ia regard 10 TuF-
kcv and would submit rrconm'n latirns a o. th"
course she ought t. pursue.
The address in repy g. the Queen speech VAS
agreed & hy he Hous" II Lords.