St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-12
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bury's speech to the Non-conformist
onlon1st association accurately de-
scribed Great Britain's obligations.
There is nothing in the Berlin or Cy-
prus treaties requiring the powers or
England singly to go to war to compel
the Turks to carry out their pledges
Mr.. Balfour pointed out the impos-
sibility Of individual action on the
part Of Great Britain. He said in this
connection: Short of bringing upon
ourselves the prospect OF possible
european confia grafton, we could have
done no more in the direction of help
ing those unhappy people than we
have done. Let the house and the
country remember that we alone
among the nations of Europe q don't
include the United States. which |
know at one time was with us) feel
OF the horrors done in Armenia. For
eign nations see only the inevitable
evil that must overtake Europe if the
Eastern question is reopened."
Hon. James bryce reminded the
house that it WAS a government of
which Lord Salisbury was a member
which deprived the Arrnenians of Rus
sian protection under the treaty of
San Stefano, and substituted the treaty
of Berlin. by which England undertook
the moral responsibility for the pro-
lection Of the Armenians. The govern
ment, he added, would have to explain
which power it was that upset the Eu-
ropean concert.
Rt. Hon. G. J. Goschen, first lord of
the admiralty, rising at this point, re-
torted: 1T was Mr.. Gladstone who
invented the European concert. Turk
ish failure to execute promised reforms
relieved us from the obligation to de-
fend the Turkish integrity" The house
OF commons thereupon adjourned.
LORDS VIEW IT DIFFERENTLY.
LONDON, Feb. u.-When business
was resumed in the house of lords
Baron Stanmore moved the address
In reply to the queens speech, and in
doing so expressed sympathy with her
majesty and the royal family in their
grief over the death of Prince Henry
of Battenberg.
Baron Stanmore also congratulated
the government on its attitude toward
British Guiana, and said there was
no subject for dispute, as it was as
reasonable to question the British
claim as 1t would be to raise similar
question with respect to the possession
of the Channel island, which once be-
longed to the Duchy of Normandy
Lord Rosebery complained of the
meager programme of the government
Proceeding with his remarks Lord
RoSebery referred to the ominous omis-
usual reference to the friendship of
foreign powers. He ridiculed the full
some eulogy bestowed upon Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain las if no pre-
vious British minister ever did his
duty" remarked his lordshp. He APP
proved the government policy in the
Transvaal, but he thought it unfortu-
been permitted 70 publish a glowing
eulogy Of the Jameson raid. He
warned Mr.. Chamberlain. in boasting
Of his conduct of the colonial policy,
not to indulge in puerile reflection cal
culated needlessly to irritate the for
eign powers. The Venezuelan diff
Guilty he said, was no new one and
they had all tried their hands at it.
But now the Intervention of the United
States offered a guarantee of the per-
manence Of any settlement that might
be effected
He interpreted the reference in the
queens speech to mean that some ne
gotiations were proceeding between
England and America. He rejoiced at
that announcement because it indicat-
ed way to issue, from the impasse
produced by Lord Salisburys dispatch
and President Cleveland's message, and
gave promise that the United States
would see that Venezuela faithfully
executed any settlement arrived at.
ne WelCOIleu the movement on DOIn
sides of the Atlantic in favor of per-
manent arbitration.
Turning then to the subject of Ar
menia, Lord Rosebery said he hoped
the house would receive fuller in
formation than was contained in the
curt, cold allusion in the queens
speech. Lord Salisbury's brave words
toward the sultan, he said, had not
been followed by brave deeds The
noble marquis had been forced to
abandon the cause of the Armenians
Surely, some course might have been
adopted between crusade and apathy.
SALISBURY SPEAKS.
The Marquis of Salisbury. the prime min
lister, was received with loud cheers as he
arose to reply to the criticisms of Lord Rose
berry. He said mo sympathy with the Ar
menians would justify Great Britain in fac
ing calamfties compared with which the
Crimean war would sink into insignifcance."
After feeling reference to the death of
Prince Henry of Battenberg Lord Salisbury
denied that anything had been given UP in
the Siam agreement with France.
Turning then to Venezuela, Lord Salisbury
ccncurred I'M Lord Rosebery's views that
Americas mixture in the dispute had con-
duced to satisfactory results more rapidly
than If the United States had not interfered
Speaking of tie Venezuela controversy, Lord
Salisbury in replying to some points made
in Lord Rosebery's speech, said: II do not
think that the invoking of the Monroe doc
trine controversailly quite unnecessary
for the United States. Considering the posi-
ton of Venezuela in the Caribbean sea it
was no more unnatural that the United
states should take an interest in 1t than that
we should feel an interest in Holland and
Belgium; and from that point of view 1
trust the negotiations will continue
Il don't like to go further into the question
OF venezuela in the condition of nego-
tiations at present, but I have an increas-
ing belief during the past few weeks that we
snail, perhaps not until after long neeotia
lions, find some satisfactory settlement. and all
danger OF a rupture of relations between the
Two nations be entirely removed (cheers).
AT the same time L do not wish the house to
think we are rightly relying upon the
QUESTION OF ARBITRATION.
America attaches more unrestricted value
to that mode of adjusting controversies than
has hitherto been done here: but | heIjeve thar
means may be found by a combination of me-
EQUATIONS with arbitration to bring fhe mat
tiers which are not difficult to a settlement
The great obstacle has been Venezuelas ex-
trayagant claims. and 1t was not following
the customary International policy when even
Venezuela broke off in the diplomatic rela-
lions because they could not obtain the pre-
else limit OF territory desired. But for that
action l believe the difficulty would have been
settled long ago."
With reference to permanent arbitration <he
prime minister expressed the belief that be-
tween the extremes of unrestricted arbitra-
ton of all subjects which it was impossible
for the two nations to adopt and the former
practice, which perhaps used arbitration too
little, middle term may be found which will
enectually diminish the chance of conflict
Now to Armenia was Lord Salisbury's
way of taking up the next topic of his speech
Lord Roseberys spirited denunciation of the
government would have been more formidable
If 1t had any foundation in fact But l defy
him to find any stipulation in the Berlin
treaty that could be construed into an under