The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-23
MAY DESERT SALISBURY
RUMoR THAT JOSEPH CHAABERLAIN
WILL SOON RESIGN.
He Is Dissatisfied with the Policy of
the British Ministry, and May
Return to the Commons.

LONDON, June 22-It is rumored that
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, will shortly resign from
the Ministry in order to assume the leader
ship of a large number of Unionists in the
House Of Commons who are disconnected
with the foreign policy of the government.
There seems to be no doubt that Mr. Cham
berlain is dissatisfied with his present posi-
ton, and if affairs in the far East and West
Africa take the turn he expects his friends
believe that he will not remain in the Cab
met to share the shipwreck of a policy he
never approved. Whatever may be the out
come, the dsquieting idea is undoubtedly
prevalent in Conservative circles that Mr.
Chamberlain contemplates some sensational
move, and the extent to which this is cred
tied shows how little Mr.. Chamberlain can
count upon Tory confidence
Political oratory is beginning to throw
interesting light on the supposed Cabinet
oissensons. While the Marquis of Lans-
downe, secretary of state for war, was de-
claring tonight his approval of Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the col
onies, Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor
of the exchequer, in a speech to the London
bankers and merchants, at the Mansion
House, rather pointedly criticised Mr..
Chamberlain, without naming him. The
chancellor of the exchequer said II noticed
the other day a speech by the one man who
is really competent to discuss foreign af-
fairs, namely the foreign secretary. He said
he hoped and believed our prospects and
foreign affairs were imminently peaceful. 1
do not profess to be skilled in diplomacy
but believe the best way to bring transact
tons to a successful issue is by determina-
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with whom have to DEAL
The Marquis of Lansdowne, secretary of
state for war; addressing the Conservative
Unions of London, this evening, Endorsed
the recent Birmingham speech of the secre-
tary of state for the colonies, in which Mr..
Chamberlain expressed the hope that the
day would come when the stars and stripes
and the union jack would wave together
over an Anglo-Saxon alliance. Lord Lans-
downe said he found nothing in Mr.. Cham
berlains speech to offend the common sense
or patriotism of the people of Great Britain
1--WE should be wanting in foresight" he
continued, IF we failed to realize that the
time might come when our revenues would
no longer flow freely, when the British
taxpayer would grow weary of building
more and more battle ships and raising more
and more battalions, and when, whether we
liked it or not, we might have to consider
whether we could afford to stand alone
Lord Lansdowne insisted that it was in
the highest degree desirable that the colo
mics should be encouraged to take a more
active share in the. defense of the empire.
There was nothing ridiculous in the idea of
closer friendship with America. To his
mind there could be no more inspiring ideal
than such an understanding between two
nations sprung from the same race and hav-
ing so many common interests, nations
which together were predominant in the
worlds commerce and industry. Was there
hope that these two nations should be
found, he would not say in a hard and fast
alliance of offense and defense, but closely
connected in their diplomacy, absolutely
frank and unreserved in their international
councils and ready wherever the affairs of
the world were threatened with disturbance,
to throw their influence into the same scale =?
Depend upon it, said Lord Lansdowne,
in conclusion, these are no mere idle
dreams or hazy aspirations The change
which has come over the sentiment OF each
country towards the other during the last
year or two is almost unreasonable. One
can scarcely believe they are the same
United States with whom, only two years
ego, we were on the verge of a serious quar-
rel. The change is not an ephemereal I'M
derstanding between diplomats, but a gen.
uine desire of the two peoples to be friends.
and therefore it cannot be laughed out of
existence by the sorts Of comments we have
lately heard'