New-York tribune., 1897-04-13

or a resolution so ambiguous. As TO sir Nilnah N ;
accusation that the Government was NlolalliIs Nt
a Parliamentary tradition ne desl'cu ~ ,aah
that man who could make the NorWich speeVi p,
outside the House Of Commons, and then MAKE
the speech the House had just heard hau a Nlt"
Of his duty TO the House OF Commons Whicli ne ne
INr Halfour) had never known responslDie
statesman TO entertain before. The leader ot the
opposition had said many hard tninIs concr'h , ~
Ing the concert. but he had h"t SaN ~. ho
desired England to tell the towers ma. ,l ~,
,,eant TO resume her splendid ISOLATION wnl"h
he UIarcourD attacked a year ago. Ihe pr pre- .
ence of the Powers in Crete had the appioIaI VI
tba Porte There was. therefore. no VOCATION @.
international law SO far rs the pocKaue NSeh
was concerned the leader OF the Opposition was
better fitted to discuss that as a lncmn'r Oh ti,e
Government which. in 1SSti. set the hrS' cNaihplc
OF a blockade like the present
THE INTEGRITY OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE.
When the right honorable gentleman, Mr. Bal
so,r continued made use Of the phrase lnteG-
ritx of the Turkish Empire" he always spoke as
,boueb he meant the retaining Of all the evils IN
c,dent 10 Ottoman rule But none knew better
than he that the principle Of integrity carried no
such sequences. The central question was
whether Great Britain had done more IN the III
terest OF peace and freedom by assoclatlIs her-
self with the other Powers than she cou'u liao.
done had she remained in ISOLATION ne ansWei
70 ,bis would be the judgment Whlcn snouiu
frally be passed upon the Governments poncy'
In defence of the Government actloh III ~ ~
,,enia and Crete. Mr.. BalfOur said tEat II Eng
Iand had stood aloor from the concert the result
,vo,,Id not have been the offer OF autonomy tC
C,rete--an autonomy which he was apsoluteN
Confident would be given. He thought II unpe-
coming in the leader OF the Opposition hlilseil
an exNinister Of the Crown and in all proDapI-
itv a Minister Of the future, 10 charge friendiy
povere with selfshness and with caring nothing
for freedom or good government. II the Powers
pova . free hand to Greece they couid NOT refuse
y to bulgaria Servia, Montenegro or kumania
NJ ono attempted TO disguise the danger inherent
In tbe common action of six such dnrerent POWERS
&c di,,ided Europe hut while they could not WORK
in absolute harmony In favor OF peace ana Tree
don, the British Government would be disre-
aiding every tradition OF tho country. every
tradition OF honor every tradition OF SOUND pol,
;cv and every tradition Of humanity II IL reluseu
to hear It's share in n difficult but not ingiorious
task loud checrs) 49,, ..
Mr. Iabouchere said that. in view or the NOR
ouoh distrust felt in the Government ana OF the
serious crisis In the East, he cid rot thinK the
o,e Of Parliament ought to be closed for tort
nigbt He therefore moved that the House 90
This motion was rejected by a vote OF 2io 10 ~
ond then Mr. Bafour's motion TO adjourn over
Toster was carried Only the Radical members
emnnorted Mr.. Labouchere's proposal the 'front.'
Crnosition bench and the other Liberals aD-
,ppFiuod from voting A n-ajcrity of the members
os Tho House have already started for their holi-
Iavs ord were not present at the debate