Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-12

we have promised to give any Information
obtalnablo at the earliest possible moment.
tCheerc) No false pride or diplomatic pune
tllio VIII be allowed to stand In the way OF
a settlement, far as we are concerned.
But there are duties requiring diplomatic
enforcement. We owe a duty to our chill
dren cur colonies and those occupying them
aud this country would not deserve to retain
the confidence Of the colonies unless con-
vinced that we were ready and willing to
defend them, ana in a case in which we are
not right we should not abandon them.
1T 10 impossible to foreo,e with certainty
what will be the general conclusions arrived
at by the American committee or by those
called upon to investigate the claim. But
one conclusion, | am convinced. will be
reached by every one who impartialy in
vegtigates-he will be convinced that there
has never been the slightest intention on the
part Of this country to violate the substance
or essence Of the Monroe doctrine. What
ever conclusion the committee may arrive
at, 1t will most aasuredy reach the conclu
sion that no desire to push beyond the due
limit OF the frontier OF this empire has ever
been the anmating cause which moved Brit
ish diplomacy in this long drawn out con-
troversy.
"If this conclusion be fairly and frankly
set before the citizens of the United States
one of their greatest fears will be set at rest.
They will feel no need to suspect on the
part of this country anything In the nature
of an invasion OF principle Of policy which
both they and we cherish.
"I shall rejoice II out Of this evil should
spring scme general system of arbitration.
IL that were the issue. I should feel that
all misunderstanding and evils done had
been more than removed and that per-
manent guarantee of good will between the
English speaking nations of the two sides
of the Atlantic had been attained for all
time"
WINGS WILL BE CLIPPED.
Turning to the Transvaal question, Mr..
Balfour said: THE armed forces OF the
Chartered company will. of course, be trans
ferred to an imperial officer without delay.
There is therefore. no possibility of a repe-
tition of the recent deplorable event
'The government proposes, as soon as the
pending trials are concluded, that there shall
be full inquiry into the facts and history
of the charter"
Passing then to the subject of Armenia
Mr.. Balfour said: "Lord Salisburys speech
to the Non-conformist Unionst association
accurately described Great Britain's obliga-
tcn There is nothing in the Berlin or the
Cyprus treaty requiring the powers or Eng
land singy to go to war to compel the Turks
to carry out their pledges
Mr.. Balfour pointed out the impossibility
Of individual action on the part of Great
Britain. He said in this connection: Short
of bringing upon ourselves the prospect of
possible European confiagration, we could
have done no more in the direction of help
ing these unhappy people than we have done
Let the House and the country remember
that we alone among the nations of Europe
q do not believe the United States, which
l know at one time was with us) feel deeply
and earnestly en- this subject of the horrors
done in Armenia. Foreign nations see the
inevitable evil which must overtake Europe
II the eastern question is reopened.'