The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-10

lord mayor proposed The MINISTRY, upoh
which Lord Salisbury arose amid loud
cheers. which quickly subsidized into
breathless silence as the assemplage
gave attention to the annual guildhall
speech of the prime minister, which is
by common acceptation looked to to
embody the official announcement of the
governments policy to the nation. Lord
Salisbury said:
IT thank Mr. Bayard for his presence
here tonight and participating in this
meeting. In the words he has uttered he
has raised the plane of observation so
high above the mere level of party that,
though contrary to our practice to make
observation on the internal politics OF
other states, l may be permitted With
out impertinence to congratulate MN
upon this splendid pronouncement which
the great people he represents has MADE
in behalf of the principles which lie at
the basis of all human society. +.
ut is rather like pathos to turn from
that matter to the not very important
controversy which his country and ours
have had during the recent months, with
only the purpose of expressing my be-
lief that the controversy is at an END.
(Cheers) 1t is often surprising by what
very obvious arrangements our great
difficulties are solved, and in the contin-
ent which Columbus discovered the
traditions of Columbus and the egg
should be reversed In the discussions we
have had with the United States on be-
half of their friends in Venezuela the
question has not been whether there
should be arbitration, but whether the
arbitration should have unrestricted APP
plication We have always claimed re-
specting those who, apart from the his
toric right had the right which attaches
to settled establishment that the set
tied districts should be excluded from
arbitration. Our difficulty for many
months has been to find out how to de-
fine the settled districts, and the solu-
stion has come. l think, from the coun-
try Mr. Bayard represents in the sugges-
ton that we should treat the colonial
empire just as we treat individuals; that
the same lapse of time which protects
individuals in civic life from having
their title questioned should alsoprotect
the English colony from having its title
questioned and where that lapse of time
could not be claimed though there should
be an examination of the title. vet all
that equity demanded in consideration
of such title should be granted. 1t is
a very simple solution and j believe it is
not using unduly sanguine words when
say that / believe it has brought the
controversy to an end.
ut is a matter of no small satisfac-
IN he ant v-l,a on,
anxious social questions which are of
far more Importance thanpoitical ques
tons are troubling them, and therefore
troubling the rest of the world, that we
should remove from the board at all
events any semblance of political differ
ence which might hinder our common
action in defense of the common hertz
age of society.
We have had an anxious year in the
foreign office. but we have floated into
a period of comparative calm. Unfor-
tunately one matter has not passed by.
That is the troubles in Turkey
Continuing. Lord Salisbury said that
he believed that the people of Great Brit
ain were now virtually unanimous
against isolated action. than which
worse could not be adopted to benefit the
Armenians. If it was merely wishing
to pursue a course to punish or worry
the Turkish government, Great Britain
had abundant means of doing so, but if
they had a higher wish-to rescue the
Christian and Moslem people from afro
cious isgovernment-they must seek
to draw into cooperation as many ma
tons of the world as possible. If it was
desired to use force in Turkey the fleet
would not suffice. Military occupation
alone would not be effective, and the
latter would be large undertaking. He
Britain might do in case she exhausted
all her forces, but if they wished mil
itary occupation requiring a very large
army, Great Britain must begin by es-
tablishing a CONSUMPTION.
The talk of Great .Britain's exhibition
of incapacity was absurd. Great Brit
ain could not use great army If she did
not have one. Therefore, said the prime
minister, he hailed with great satisfac-
ton the indications that public opinion
had been aroused by the horrors of
WHICH Lie L ufhlSH SONtTH1leIH ndQ Deen
guilty. Yet he recognized that the most
fitting instrument of reforms was not an
army in an island 200 miles off 1t might
be done by others. Therefore the only
wise course he saw was an adherence
to the European concert. If the Euro
pean states were-willing to act they had
the means of action which Great Brit
ain did not possess, if they were unwill-
ing to act and if they objected to iso-
lated action by Great Britain, there was
not only great risk of failing in the I'M
dertaking, but the risk of bringing about
the frightful horrors of an European
war
1t was nonsense to say that Great
Britain was Inundated if she could not
persuade the other five powers to adopt
her particular purposes.
Lord Salisbury demUrred entirely, he
said, from the idea that they were able
to bend the counsels and the forces of
gigantic eApires to whatever course
Great Britain thought desirable.
He denied that they were acting from
selfish principles in not interfering ac-
lively in Turkey. They were the trus-
tees of the interests of vast populations
and they would be deeply culpable If
these interests We're neglected. A Euro
pean war might involve territorial
changes vitality affecting the nations OF
Europe.