Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-11
CHAMBERLAIN STANDS PAT.
Repeats That Both England and
America Would Profit by
Alliance

an Alliance.
LONDON, June 1o-Sir Charles Dixie, in
the house of commons to-day, moving a
reduction in the foreign office vote. at
tackled the Marquis Of Salisbury's foreign
policy Of concession. Referring to the
United States, he said:
"Our better relations with the United
States are mainly due to the good influ-
ence Of her majesty's ambassador at Wash
ington (Eir Julian Pauncefote). for the gov
ernment policy has been rash and feeble.
Everyone will welcome an alliance of
hearts with America, but no alliance could
be q war alliance"
Continuing, Sir Charles said he did not
believe in the possibility, mooted by the
secretary OF state for the colonies (Mr.
Charhberlain), of an alliance with Germany,
The parliamentary secretary for the for
eign ONCE Mr.. George N. Curzon, gave
credit to the good influence Of the British
ambassador at Washington, but he asserted
that credit was due not merely to the am
bassador or to the exigencies of the mo-
ment, but to Lord. salisbury's friendly,
calm and dispassionate attitude during the
discussion of difficult matters with America
two years ago. -
Mr.. Curzon added: "An arbitration
treaty will some day be accomplished.
This statement was greeted with cheering.
Answering a question, Mr.. Curzon said
the subjects to be referred to the arbitra-
ton commission all relate to questions be-
tween Canada and the United States, but,
he added, some Of them are of imperial
interest.
Sir william Vernon Harcourt, the Lib
eral leader in the house Of commons. ask
ing Information as to the foreign policy OF
the government, proceeded to crfticise at
length the recent speech of Mr.. Chamber
lain, secretary Of state for the colonies.
at Birmingham. He referred ironically to
the "pitiful spectacle of the secretary OF
state for the colonies standing, cap In
hand, before the powers, and seeking an
alliance, remarking:
1.-The Chinese question must be settled
on friendship and concert with Russia"
He asked whether 1t would not have been
better for Mr.. Chamberlain to postpone
his insults to Russia" until the talked-of
alliance had been secured.
Mr.. Chamberlain who. on rising to reply
was received with government cheers and
Irish Nationalist Kisses, denied that there
was any discrepancy between himself ana
other members Of the cabinet. Il believe,
he said, that our interests are much moro
closely allied to the interests OF Germany
than to those of Russia. The cabinet Is
not responsible for every single word ut
tered by it's members. but 1t is responsible
| for every declaration Of policy and every
| important statement of fact. If there had
| been a difference Of opinion between Lord
Salisbury and myself, 1t would have been
nv duty to resign. That is my answer to
all these charges have not resigned ana
have not been rejected by the prime
minister"
Mr. Chamberlain declares that the OBJ
| ject of his Birmingham speech was mot
| to lay down a policy, but to state facts
| to the country as to what I conceive to
be the conditions and great problems We
| are called to face" The speech, he con-
tinued, had been made and there was not
| one word of it that he intended to with
draw. Great Britain could stand alone,
but in that case, she could not exercise
| the controlling influence she had hitherto
| exercised in China. so long as we are
without alliances, he said emphatically,
ut will be impossible to preserve the in
| dependence of China against inroads"
Repeating the leading features of his
| Birmingham speech Mr.. Chamberlain de-
clnred:
| "If it became known that we were will
/
that advances would be made to us. A
| mutual understanding with one Of the
| great powers would save very large ad-
| dition to the navy"
In concluding he referred to "the i'm
portance of close understanding with
| America" adding:
I'm my opinion on such a matter the
| United States would not listen to the Irish
vote" But whether England or America
were menaced, he said, he hoped 1t would
be found that blood is thicker than water
and. without desiring to force either natior
to enter into an alliance with which a ma.
jority Of both peoples did not thoroughly
sympathize, he would repeat his conyic
| tion that the: closer. the more, defined ani
the clearer the alliance between the Unitet
States and England, the better 1t would bt
for both nations and for civilization. Mr.
Chamberlain,s speech ended amid LOUD
lcheers from the benches.
Mr.. John Dillon. the Irish National lead
er, protested against Mr. Chamberlain
insults to the Irish In America. :" "'~'
Sir Charles Dilke's motion for reduc
ton IN the foreign ONCE vote as a rebukl
to the governments foreign policy was re-
jected by the house by a vote Of ~ agains