The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-08
TO LEAD THE NATIONS
Ties Between England and Amer
lea Drawn Closer.
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION
Prospect of an Anglo-saxon Union
Tends Toward the Stability OF
Peace-England Will Oppose
the Partition of China.

Lament to-day to be the first to take
reopening of parliament. Robert Ash
croft, conservative for Oldham, beat
the record by arriving at the house at
12:45 a. m. A majority of both houses
assembled just before 2 p. M, when the
black rod, General Sir Michael Bid
dulph, came from the house of lords.
with the usual ceremony, summoned the
commons to the house of lords for the
purpose of hearing the queens speech
read by the lord chancellor, the earl
of Halsbury. Both houses then ad-
journed until p M
When the session was resumed at 4
o'clock the house was crowded, among
those present being Lieutenant ]. C.
Colwell the United States naval at
tache here, and Mrs. Colwell
After the members had taken the
customary oath, the speaker, the Right
Hon. William Court Gully, read the
queens speech and Joslyn Ragot, con-
sentative member for South Westmore-
land. moved the address in reply to the
speech. Mr.. Ragot, in moving the re-
ply, said he was pleased to note 1.-The
bonds of mutual interest and kinship
between this country and America have
by recent events been drawn closer''
He added
IAN alliance between the two great
English-speaking peoples need not nee
essarily be one of offense or defense,
but might be one that might be admir-
ably fitted to lead the nations of the
world in the direction of freedom civ
ilization and progress" (Cheers.)
The Hon. William Frederick Danvers
Smith, conservative member for the
Strand district of London, seconded the
address and the new liberal leader, the
Right Hon. Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, member for the Sterling dis
trict of Scotland, replied. Among 9TH
er things, he said that the prospect of
an Anglo-Saxon union tended toward
the stability of peace.
AT meeting this afternoon of the
antl-Parnellite members of parliament,
John Dillon, chairman of the Irish par
iamentary party, announced his resig-
nation of the leadership, his motive be-
ing 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.
In the house of lords the duke of Bed
ford made reply to the queens speech.
The duke of Bedford. in the course of
his remarks cordially referred to. the
growing friendly relations between the
United States and Great Britain; The
earl of Kimberley, the liberal leader,
made a speech in which he asked for
further information regarding the gov
ernment's intentions in the Soudan and
in China and in regard to the cars dis
armament proposals. His lordship also
referred with great satisfaction to the
meeting of the Venezuelan arbitrators
in Paris.
The premier, Lord Salisbury follow
ed Lord Kimberley and referred at
length to China. He said tie policy Of
her majesty's government did not con-
template the acquisition of territory in
China or the dismemberment of the
Chinese empire. The destiny of China,
his lordship added, was as impossible to
discern as to foretell what was occur
ring on a certain island or within a.
certain palace at Pekin. All that her
majesty's government was concerned
with at present was to see that the
treaties are fully observed; thas the in
terests of our subjects are safeguardel
and that nothing is done by either Chi
ma or other nations to compromise their
rights. G
Referring to the Soudan, the premier
said that Great Britain held dominion
by the title arising from the fact that
Soudan formed a part of the terrific
ries of Egypt and also by the less COM
plicated and more easily understood
title of conquest. Any revival Of the
claims of titles which events had
swept away could not be sustained by
historical precedent or international
law. So far as the cars rescript was
considered, Lord Salisbury said no one
could doubt the purity and humanity
of the emperor's motives.
II should heartily rejoice" he con-
tinued, 'ff the conference achieved a
humber aim, and If by the steady use
of the principle of arbitration we might
be able to diminish number of the
causes by which war is produced. If
by humane legislation we could also
diminish the horrors of war we would
render an unreasonable service to-
humanity. Meanwhile we must follow
the example of other nations and be
prepared for war. 1 do not believe this
is imminent, but the causes of war
still subsist and while doing our best
in the blessed mission Of peace, we must
maintain the position of security which
paSt, generations have given us and
which we hope to keep.
Lord Salisbury remarked that he fire.
auently envied nation possessing a
committee of foreign relations like the
United States-a committee which
could scarcely receive explanations that
ministers were only too glad to give.
But as Great Britain was without that
it would be impossible for him to give
the noble lord Carl of Kimberley all
the information he desired regarding
foreign affairs. The agreement be-
tween Germany and Great Britain,
however. was of a character favorable
to friendship between the two nations
and to the right of all concerned, as
we'll as to the peace of the world But
he (the premier) would not be doing
his duty if he gave further details as
to the stipula tions-which. for the pres
ent. required no action on the part of
Great Britain.
The address then was agreed to.
Arthur Balfour, first lord of the treas
ury and government leader in the
house, replied to Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman's criticisms of the govern
ment's policy. Neither speech con-
tanned any point of special interest,
though they dealt largely with the rela-
tions between Great Britain and
France, Balfour remarking that there
was no reason why the present peace
full relations should not be permanent.