The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-10

London, May 9.-The national grand
habitation Of the Primrose League. was
held in Albert hall this afternoon. The
spacious building was gafly decorated
and was well filed The Marquis Of
Salisbury presided and received an
ovation. Madame Albani sang a verse
OF "Gossavet Queen, which was then
taken W by the vast audience.
Lord Salisbury, in the course of his
ADDRESS, commented on the remarkable
changa which had taken place in the
latter half of the century in the views
or the people regarding the empire.
Iney formerly repealed il, he said, az a
burden. and that doctrine was carried
to such extremes by a man of splendid
genius. Gladstone. that it produced a
strong reaction, which started after
the disaster of Majuba hill and the
death Of General Gordon.
The death of Gordon he continued
had been avenged. Perhaps it was too
soon to say the great humiliation of
Majuba had been effaced or that the
great wrong had been righted, but
they felt they were on the road to ac-
cOmplish that end Under the bril-
liant guidance Of Lord Roberts. 200 600
soldiers. a larger army than had ever
panse Of sea, was now engaged in re-
ducing to obediency to the queen those
territories which ought never to have
been released, and to restoring to
South Africa the only chance it had
OF peace, development and tranquility.
No Liberty For ireland.
The premier next referred to the diff
f1cult and intricate Irish problem. ard
said; Mr.. Gladstone, in an evil mo-
ment for the fame of the country ard
for his party, attached himself to the
i4ea Of the separation Of England and
Ireland. No one can say the home rule
cause presents any element of SAN
guine anticipation for the future. I
am assured there is no hope Of the
predominant party ever giving TO
Ireland practical independence
We have learned something from
the South African war; how that dis
loyal government. in spite of warn
ings, could accumulate ornaments
against the most powerful cOmbatant
and thus secure a terrible advanta ~e. /
We now know better than we did ten
years ago what a risk it would be if
we gave dislOyal government in Ire
land the power Of accommodating forces
against this country.
Hereafter external affairs will oe-
cupy a considerably larger place among
the problems we have to solve Not
necessarily because in themselves they
are more important. but If we look
around we can see the elements and
causes of menace and peril slowly ac-
cumulating. and they may accumulate
to such a point as to require our ear
nest and most active efforts to reoel
them.
Everything is Peaceful.
q am nervous at using language of
such a kind lest it should be thought
am indicating that something is
known 10 the foreign Office by pointing
out this possible danger. But I wish
most emphatically to say I have no
idea of that kind. The state of affairs
as I know it, and so far as the gov
eminent is concerned, is peaceful Il
is impossible 10 speak too highly of the
careful, calm neutrality which has
been observed by all the governments
of the world.
The Dremier's remarks were greeted
with loud cheers.
Continuing, Lord Salisbury said: "A
certain sections Of their subjects not. l
hope. a very large, though a noisy one,
has at the present moment a great
prejudice against this country. It does
not. however. follow that we have no
precautions TO take Governments may
come and go. and feelings may change,
from year to year. That root of bit
terness against England. which I am
unable TO explain. may be mere caprice
to satisfy the exigencies Of journalists
today. or il may indicate a deep
seated feeling which later we may have
to reckon with.
There can be no security nor con-
fdence in the feelings or sympathy Of
other nations except through the eff
oiency Of our own defense and the |
Of our own right arm.
Everywhere the power of defense is |
and who knows but all
these things may be united in one great
wave to dash UPON our shOTes?
The premier then urged the necessity /
of precaUtioD in time remarking that !
the material for military aggression |
is yearly increasing in power and eff |
fieiency among every one Of the great |
nations.