New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-09
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ENGLAND'S POLICY DEFINED
LORD sALIsBURY'S ADDRESS IN THE
HOUSE OF LORDS.

RAILWAY IS CoMPLETED-AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN RUSSIA AND ENGLAND-THE
CAUSE o. THE INDIAN TROUBLE.
London. Feb Son the reassembling Of the
House OF Lords to-day. after the reading OF tne
Queens speech the new Peers were introduced
and took their seats with the usual ceremony
All the galleries were filled Henry White, Sec
retary Of the United States Embassy and Mrs
White. and James r. Carter, Second secretary
Of the United States Embassy. were In the Dip
lomatic gallery The Duke Of Marlborough ana
Lord Dunraven were among the peers present
on the floor The Prince OF Wales and the Duke
or York were present.
After the address ir reply to the speech from
the throne had been moved and seconded the
Earl Of Kimberley. the Opposition leader In the
House Of Lords replied that he regarded the
local government Of Ireland as being one OF the
most important subjects OF the Queens speech,
and while he regarded the Government measure
favorably he was compelled TO add that the
Liberal party remained Of the opinion that the
only permanent way Of satisfying Ireland was
by establishing Home Rule. The Earl Of kimber-
ley mildly criticised the Governments policy IN
the Soudan West Africa and the far East. hut
said that he wished to extract no embarrassing
Information. When a Cabinet Minister. now
ever. spoke Of war he thought II time ParIla-
ment told plainly what was meant lie
said he thought there would he considerable
unanimty as TO the necessity for immediate re-
lief Of the distress in the West Indies. and he
would withhold any criticism with reference 10
the propping of waning industry until he saw
exactly what the Governmsnr's proposals WERE
The Marquis of Salisbury, looking well, rose
and leaning his hands on the table which sepa-
I'm
conversational tones as If addressing Lord
Kimberley alone. The first announcement
which provoked Hear! Hear" was that be-
fore many months he hoped that their efforts in
Egypt would result in the capture Of khar-
toum.
THE UNDERSTANDING WITH CHINA.
When the Premier reached the question OF
China there a murmur Of expectancy. and
the pacific assurances he gave were received
with evident approval and relief. He said:
| will not use word which seems to crate
on the noble Ears ear, but may say there 10
no effort which this country would not make
rather than lose our treaty rights. At the same
time. no one has shown the slightest intention
Of infringing those rights.
IN regard to he loan, 1t is true that we sug"
gested as one Of the conditions the opening Of
Taiien- " an ; treaty port China made some
objections, and finally, as a compromise. |. on
the 11th suggested that the matter be left in
Wan. when it should be opened treaty port
SIR Claude Macdonald dhe British Minister at
Peking) replied the next day that China ac-
cepted this. and since then have heard nothing
to the contrary. The old question on the loan
Is still negotiating
I have received spontaneous assurance from
the Russian Government that any port they
opened in China will be open to free commerce.
Lord Salisbury said the concessions the Gov
ernrnent had asked in return for the Chinese
loan were. without exception. directed toward
increasing and freeing the trade with China and
contained nothing injurious TO China. He con-
tinued:
Regarding the Immediate opening OF Talien-
Wan, the Chinese Council have informed
that II would embarrass them very much.
For reasons that II is not necessary to enter
into very closely. and for their own personal
comfort and we'll being. they expressed the
desire that should not insist on this pro-
posal. Whereupon ] replied that the proposal
was not essential. though We thought 1t ad-
vantageous, and | suggested as a compromise.
that the opening Of Talien- Wan be deferred uD-
Ill the railway reached the port.
II is obvious to every one knowing tho coun-
try well that the country behind Taen- Wan is
practically worthless. No trade could arise till
the railway reached the port few days after
ward Sir Claude Macdonald reported that the
compromise was accepted as a condition or the
loan. and since then have heard no more about
Talien- Wan. But am bound 10 say am not
very much interested, ! recently received
from Russia a written assurance that any port
they obtain leave to employ as an outlet for
commerce Of this country. A free port Is much
better than a treaty port and thus having as
certained that Talien IVAN was TO be free port.
it interests very little indeed 10 know whether
IL will be treaty port or not.
I may say that similar assurances have been
made us by the German Government respecting
the territory they recently occupied. Indeed the
German Government went further and were
more hattering to us. for the German Ambas: a
dor told me they had concluded that our man.
ner of dealing with such things was better than
theirs and that in this instance, al any rate.
they intended to initiate our methods. Regard
ing the loan. I hope in A few days 10 lay the
papers on the table dealing with il, but | warn
the noble Earl that the Information Will be ex-
ceedingly scanty when IL appears.
Turning to India, Lord Salisbury declared that
the troubles with the Afrds were not due to
the occupation Of the Chitral 10 fanaticism.
but to terror at the approach Of civilization, II
was only intended TO occupy such additional
posts on the frontier competent military cu-
thorties deemed absolutely necessary.
The address was then adopted. after which the
House Of Lords adjourned