Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-11-11
AN ADDRESS
Delivered by Lord Salisbury at
the Lord Mayors Banquet.
He Makes Statement Regarding
Foreign and Domestic Policies.
Tho Premier Touches Upon the VeneHuoia
Trouble, the rurkish Question aud
Other Topics-AmbAssador Bay
ard Responds to a Toast.

sumptuous display Monday night at
the banquet marking the installation
into Office of MIR. George Faudel Phil.
lips, the new lord mayor of London.
The banqueting hall OF the Guild hall
was crowded, many of those present
being of world wide celebrity.
Interest centered in the speech made
by Lord Salisbury, 1t being the custom
in recent years for the prime minister
at the lord mayors banquet to mako q
statement regarding the foreign and
domestic policies of the government.
Ambassador Bayard replied to the
toast 1.-THE Foreign Representatives.
Mr.. Bayard, in treating of the com.
munity of interests of the nations OF
the world, all being affected by the
! doings of others, referred to the prcsi'
Dental election in tho United States,
saying: am very sure that it was nc
narrow party sense; no merely nation.
al sense, that the heart of the presi.
dent which it is my highest honor to
represent, was echoed in verdict that
could not be misunderstood, standing
as it does for national honor and the
continuity of national obligations, max
ing the world safer in the trust of each
party and speaking as emphatically as
the human mind and human heart ever
spoke in favor of that honesty which
is an essential condition of civilization
everywhere. cloud cheers.)
When Lord Salisbury arose to reply
to the toast, ''Our Minister'S" he re.
ccived an ovation.
After thanking the lord mayor and
the others present for the warmth OF
the welcome extended to him, he
said:
| II thank tho ambassador OF Jhs United
States for his presence here and for joining o
great historic meeting. BY the few words he
has uttered he has raised his own pl ne OF OBJ
sorvation SO high above the mere level OF
party that, though contrary to practice to re-
mark upon the international politics Of other
states. may be permitted without imper-
tinence, to congratulate him upon the spleu-
did pronouncement the great people he repre-
sents have made in behalf of the princi pals
which lie at the base OF all human society.
(Cheers) tits rather abthos to have to turn
therefron to the rather unimportant contro-
versy his country and ours have had In recent
months. [ only do so for the purpose OF ex-
| pressing the belief that it is ut an end
| (Chcers) You are aware that in the discus
sions had with the United States on
behalf OF their friends in Venezuela,
our question has not been whether
, there should he arbitration, but whether ar
bitration should have unrestricted applca-
| tlon. ana we have always claimed that those
who apart from historic right had the right
which attaches to established settlements,
should be excluded from arbitration Our
| difficulty for r,onthS has been TO dcinc the
settled districts and the solution has. think,
come from the government of the United
States, that we should treat our colonial
empire We treat individuals: that the
same lapse OF time which protects the latter
in civic life from having their title questioned
should similarly protect IN English colony,
| but beyond that. when lapse could not be
claimed, there should be an examination OF
title and ali the equity demanded in regard
thereto should be granted.
| II do not Delicve am using undue snnguine
words when declare my belief that this has
brought the controversy to an end loud
checrs)
1T is q matter OF no small tisfaction to
the government that at q time when anxious
social questions, which are far more import
ant than political questions, are troubling
the United States and therefore troubling the
world, VIC should remove any semblance OF
political difference that might hinder common
action in defense of the common herltages of
| society.
we have had an anxious year at the for
eign Office but we have oated into q period
OF comparative calm. and do not intend Ia
trouble you with matters that have passed
away"
Lord Salisbury then proceeded to the Turk
ish question. He repeated the arguments
against Great Britain taking isolated action
against the Porte and emphasized the fact
that the military occupation of Turkey would
be necessary If such action w,re taken.
Great Britain, he declared could not occupy
the country unless she established conscrip-
tion. He pictured the risk of an European
war, and then said that the six great powers
must act in concert Any ono of these powers
was able TO veto the others. He
denied that the powers were acting on
selfish principles. They had Grm ground for
difference OF opinion. The motives influence
ing the British government must Influence al
conscientious rulers. Her ma!esty's govern.
mcnt. he added had been urged by Rt Hon
John Morley and others to abandon its police
Of the past and .renounce certaIa lands, il
which case the foreign powers would accept
Great Briian's policy. Ee did not believe IL
anything Of the sort 1T al. events he did MOI
see any cause 10 abandon TIC policy hitherto
pursued or 10 reiinguish an acre OF GROUND
now occupied by the British tCkcer)
: Continuing. Lord Salisbury declared thai
. the concert Hf Europe seemed to be in a moro
favorable condition To extirpate the terribl,
disease in the east than ever before. III
eulogi2ed the speech made on Tuesday last BY
; NJ. HanotouN the French foreign minister il
the chamber OF deputies He ala not, he said
expect that France would try to baftle the ac
I tisn OF the European ncert. while lie added
the triple alliance hat always been in sym
pathy with the British doctrine regarding tht
eastern question.
Lord Salisbury repudiated tho idea tina
; there was necessity o; permanent antagonisu
2 between Great Britain aHd RUSSIA. (Cheers.
Such an idea was . superstition OF antiquatct
diplomacy He had, he said, good ground 70
believing that Russia had the same views
: He did not desire to ir ply that thore was an!
power with which Great Britain would espe
. cially act. He only protested against the ide
t that any power was especially Great Britain
4 opponent
a He would not say there would be difficult
in concurrng in any scheme to exercise fore
il the other powers agreed, but he did no
know whether the use of force was mediate,
against Turkey. He referred 70 the lates
promises OF reform made by the sultan an
said that the future alone could determin
how far even such humble promises as thes
would be realized. He hoped the power
would be able to convince Turkey that sh
was drifting in the current towards an abys
and that they would succeed In diverting he
before she arrived at The edge
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