The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08
His LOrdship Suggests the Use of Ar
bitratiOn to Diminish Some of
the Causes of War.
BRITAIN NOT READY TO DISARM
WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE PREPARA-
TIONS FOR EMERGENCIES.
War Not Imminent, His LOrdship As
serts, but Conditions Warrant
Continued State of Readiness.


LONDON, Feb. 7.--There was the usual
competition among the members of Parlia-
ment to-day to be the first TO take a seat
in the House of Commons on the reopening
of Parliament Robert Ashcroft, Conserva-
tive member for Oldham, beat the record
by arriving at the House at 12 As a. m John
Cumming MacDona, Conservative member
of Parliament for the Rotherhthe division
of Southwark, arrived at l a. m. Others ar
rived during the night.
A majority of both houses assembled just
before p. m, when the black rod, Sir
Micheal Buddulph, came from the House Of
Lords and, with the usual ceremony, sum-
moned the Commons TO the House of Lords
for the purpose OF hearing the Queens
speech read by the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl Of Halsbury. The speech was identical
with the forecast cabled to America yester-
day. Both houses then adjourned until
p. m.
When the session was resumed at 4
o'clock the House was crowded, among
those present being Lieutenant J. c. Col
well, United States naval attache here, and
Mrs Colwell. After the new members had
taken the customary oath, the speaker, the
y,
Queens speech, and Joslyn Bagot, Con-
servative member for South Westmoreland,
moved the address in reply to the speech
Mr.. Bagot, in moving the reply, said he was
pleased to note that the bonds Of mutual
interest and kinship between this country
and America have, by recent events, been
drawn closer" lie added that an alliance
between the two sFSsglish-speaking
1ot oViIt ho
fense or defense, but might be one that
would be admirably fitted to lead the ma
tions of the world in direction of freedom,
civilization and progle less. [Cheersl
THE NEW LIBERAL LEADER.
The Hon. William Frederick Danvers
Smith, Conservative member for the Strand
district of London, seconded the address and
the new Liberal leader, the Rt. Hon. Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman member for
the Stirling district of Scotland, replied.
Among other things he said that the pros
pect of an Anglo-Saxon union tended to-
wards the stability of peace
Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of the treas
ury and government leader in the House,
replied to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman S
criticisms of the governments policy.
Neither speech contained any points of
special interest, though both dealt largely
with the relations between Great Britain
and France, Mr.. Balfour remarking that
there was no reason why the present peace
full relations should not be permanent After
several other speeches the House of Com
mons adjourned.
At meeting this afternoon of the anti
Parnell members of Parliament John Dillon.
chairman of the Irish parliamentary party
announced his resignation of the leadership
his motive being expectation that the Irish
national convention, to be held in March,
will come TO a new arrangement for secur-
ing the unity of the Nationalist party The
overwhelming popular sentiment of Ireland,
Mr.. Dillon said, was for the reunion of all
Nationalist members of the House of Com
mons on the lines the party followed under
Parnell from 1885 to 1890. BY declining to
allow himself to be nominated again for
the craftsmanship during the present Parlia-
ment he hoped he would be credited with
the desire to secure this reunion, which he
was prepared to promote in every way in
his power.
When the session of the House of Lords
was resumed there was a large attendance
and the galleries were crowded, many ladies
being among those present. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, until recently United States am
basssador to st. Petersburg, and recently
appointed secretary of the interior, and
Henry White, United States charge daft
flares, were in the diplomatic gallery. The
Duke of Bedford moved the address in re-
ply to the Queens speech and the Eall of
Cawder seconded the motion. The Duke of
Bedford in the course of his remarks, cor
daily referred to the growing friendly re-
lationS between the United States and Great
Britain.
The Earl of Kimberly, the Liberal leader,
made speech in which he asked for further
information regarding the Cars intention
in the Sudan and in China and regarding
the Cars disarmament proposals. His
lordship also referred with great satisfac-
ton 10 the meeting the Venezuelan arbi-
traitors in Paris.
SALISBURY'S SPEECH
The Premier, Lord Salisbury, followed
Lord Kimberly, and referred at length to
China. He said the policy of Her Majestys
government did not contemplate the ac-
quisition of territory in China or the dis
memberment of the Chinese empire. The
destiny Of China, his lordship added, was as
impossible to foretell as it was to reveal
what was occurring in a certain island
within certain palace at Pekin. All that
her Majesty's government was concerned
with at present was to see that the treaties
are fully observed, that the interests of
British subjects are safeguarded and that
nothing is done by either China or anv
other nation to compromise their rights
Referring 10 the Sudan, the premier said
that Great Britain held domination bv the
title arising from the fact that the Sudan
formed part Of the territories Of Egypt, and
also by the less complicated and more easily
understood title Of conquest. Any revival
OF the claims Of titles which events had