The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-10
CAUSES OF MENACE
And Peril accumulating-Lord Sal
isbury Sounds Warning Note.


isbury Sounds a Warning Note.
LONDON. May 9.-At the annual
grand habitatlon of the Primrose
League, Lord Salisbury presided and
received an ovation.
The premier referred to the difficult
and intricate Irish problem and said:
''Mr. Gladstone, in an evil moment for
the fame of the country. and for his
party, attached himself to the idea of
the separation of England and Ireland.
No one can say the home rule cause pre-
sents any elements of sanguine anticl-
patton for the futurc.
At am assured that there is no hope OF
the predominatlon partner ever con-
senting to give Ireland practical inde-
pendence. We have learned something
from the South African war. How a
disloyal government, in spite Of warn
!ngs, could accumulate armaments
against the most powerful combatant,
and thus secure terrible advantage,
We now know better than we did ten
years ago what risk It would be II WE
gave a dlsloya: government in Ireland
the power of accommodating forces
against this country.
Peril Slowly Accommodating.
Hereafter external afralrs will oc-
cupy a considerably larger place among
the problems we have to solve. Not nee
essarily because in themselves they are
more important, but II we look around
we can see the elements and causes Of
menace and peril slowly accommodating
and they may accumulate to such a
point as to require our earnest and most
active efforts to repet them.
81 am nervous at using language Of
such kind, lest 1t should be thought 1
am Indicating that something is known
to the foreign office, by pointing out
this possible danger. But wish most
emphatlcally to say have no idea of
that kind. The state Of affairs as l
know 1t and so far as the government is
concerned, is peaceful. II is impossible
to speak too highly of the careful, calm
neutrality which has been observed by
all the governments of the world"
Strikes at ireland.
The premier's remarks we're greeted
with loud cheers.
Continuing, Lord Salisbury said:
"a certain section of our subjects,
not, hope a very large. though noisy
one, has at the present moment great
project against this country. 1t does
not, however, follow. that we have no
precautions to take. Governments may
come and may go. and feelings may
change from year to year. That root
of bitterness against England, which 1
am unable to explain, may be mere ca
prIcG to satisfy the exigencles Of Jour-
nailsts to-day. or II may indicate a
deep seated feeling which, later we
may have to reckon with. There can
be no security, nor confidence in the
feelings or sympathy of other nations,
except through the efficiency of their
own defense and the strength Of their
own right arm. Everywhere the power
of defense is increasing and who knows
but all these things may beunited In one
great wave to dash upon our shores?
The premier then urged the necessity
Of precuutlon In time, remarking that
the material for military aggression
was yearly increasing in power and ef-
delaney among every one Of the great
nations, adding:
All the Eggs In One Basket.
I'm every case in history, the great
maritime power has been paralyzed-
killed, not by disasters suffered In Its
provinces, but by blow directed nt
the heart. The British navy, of course,
ought to be sufficient, But are we wise
in placing all our eggs in one baskot2
AS to land defense. so far as can
see anything in the nature Of conscrlp-
tlon, Is not n remedy the country is
prepared to accept, Therefore, we
must Induce the people to voluntarily
put themselves in n position TO defend
their homes and country. The PrIm-
rose League can do much to foster the
creation OF rife clubs. II once the
feeling could be propngnted that It Is
the duty OF every able-bodled English
u5aa 10 mako himself competent TO
msat an invader we would have dc.
renslyc force which would make the
chances Of m assallnnt 30 bad that no
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This statement was also greeted with
loud applause.