Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-08
COUSINS ACROSS THE SEA.
Lord salisbury Define. the Policy Of
the Government Regarding the
Future OF china.

competition among the members Of
| Parliament today TO be the flrst 10
take scat In the House Of Commons on
the rcopening Of Parliament. Robert
Ashcroft. conservative for oldham.
beat the record by arriving at the
house Mt 1916 a. M. John Cumming
Macedonia. conservative member for
the Rotherhithe division Of Southwark.
arrived ut a. m. others arrived dur
Ing the night.
a majority u both houses ASSEM-
blcd Just before y. NJ. when the
Black Rcd. Gen. Sir Michael Riddulph.
came from the House OF Lords. with
the usual ceremony. summoned the
Commons Ia the House OF Lords for
the purpose Of hearing the queens
the earl Of iialabury. Both houses
then adjourned until y. IN.
when the session was resumed nj 4
o'Citck the house was crowded, among
thune present being Lieut.. ]. e. coi-
we'll. the United States naval attachc
here nnd Mrs. coiwcil
After the new members had taken
their customary oath. the speaker. the
Isirh' Hon. William Court Gully. read
the queens speech and Joslyn Bngot.
conservative member for Southwest
fnorelnnd. moved the address In reply
% the speech.
..r. BagOt. In moving the reply, said
hc was pleased 20 note that the bonds
ot mutual interest aud klnahip between
this country and America have by re-
cent events been drawn closer" He
ADDED. AN alliance between the two
great EnTliah-rpcaking peoples need
not ncccfsarily be one OF offcnHe or do.
l.ta. IaWlg ~ -.
admirably nttcd 10 lead the nations ~
the world In the direction u freedom,
civilization aud proRtcrn."
The Hon. William Frederick Dnnvcrs
Smith. conservative member for the
strand district ~ London. seconded
tho address. and the new liberal lead
sr.thc Right Hon. Cir Henry Campbell
Zimmerman. member for the Stirling
district u Scotland. replied. Among
other things. he said that the prospect
of an AnRlo.SnNnn union tended to-
ward the ntnbiiity ~ peace.
Al meeting this afternoon 81 the
anti-parnoilite members OF Parliament.
John Dillon. chairman Of the Irish Par
llaif ontnry party. announced his rcaig-
nation OF the leadership. his motive be-
lng expectation that the Irish national
convention. to be held IN March. Will
CONF 10 new arrangement for Hccur-
Ina, the unity of the nationalist party
The duke Of Bedford, In the House
% Lords. moved the address In reply
tn the queens speech and the earl "
cnwdor seconded the motion. Tho
dukr ~ bedford. In tho course OF his
remarks. cordially referred 60 the
growing friendly relations between the
United states and Great Britain,
The earl Of Kimberly the liberal
leader. made speech In which he
nrkcd FOR further information regard
Ing the governments Intentions In the
Houdnn and IN China. and In regarding
the cznr'r disarmament proposals. Hts
iordshlp also referred with great sat
lafaction To the meeting Of the vcnc-
1ucian arbltrators In Paris.
The premier. Lord Salisbury. fol-
lowed Lord Kimberly and referred at
length to China. lie said the policy
Of her mnjerty'H government did not
contemplate the acquisition OF terri
tory Ia china or the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Of the chinese empire. The dcNtiny OF
china. his lnrdHhip added. was a. Inn
possible to forctcll ar II was 20 reveal
what was occurring ON a certain Island
within q certain palace at pekln. All
that her ma1caty'r government was
concerned with ht present was 10 See
that the treaties are fully observed.
that the interest Of British subjects are
hnfegunfded and that nothing II done
by either China or any other nation
Referring 10 the foudan, the premier
said that Great Britain held dominion
by the title arising from the fact that
the foudnn formed part OF tho tor
ritorica ~ Egypt and also by the less
complicated and more easily under,
stood title ~ conquest. Any revival OF
the claims of Titles which events had
swept away could not be sustained BY
historical precedent OF International
law,
20 far as the ears rcacrlpt was
concerned. Lord Salisbury said. no one
could doubt the purity and humanity
NJ the empcror'a motives. II should
heartily rejoice" he continued. III IN"
conference achieved u humber aim,
and u BY the steady use Of the princl.
Pile Of arbitration we might be- able to
diminish u number Of the causes by
which was u produced. II by humane
legislation we could also diminish the
horrors ~ war, We would render an Inn
measurable service 60 humanity. Mean.
while. we must follow the example Of
other nations and be prepared for war.
do not believe this N Imminent, but
the cnuFe % war rtill nuhsift and
while doing our best In the blessed mis-
zion Of peace, we must maintain the
position Of security which past scnern-
tionH have given us ana which we hope
20 keep"
Lord salisbury remarked that he FIRE.
quently cnvied u nation possessing q
committee ON foreign relations. HE
the United StnteH-A committee witch
could secretly receive explanations that
ministers were only too clad a. give.
nut aa Great iirltnln was without that
feature of parliamentary government
Il would be impossible for him 10 give
tho noble Lord Ocarl of Kimberly all
the Information he desired reg riding
foreign anuirs The agfcem Mt be-
tween Germany and Great britain.
however was N a character favorable
20 friendship between the twu nations
and to the right NJ AN concerned, M wall
IA To the peace ~ the world. Rut he
1.-THE prsmisrl would not ~ doing his
duty n h gave furt err details hH To
the Stipulatlous. which for the IRE cnt
required no action on the part of Great
britain, The address was then agreed
TO,
Lone Ml.slonary Widow.