The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-14
SAL1sBuRY's RESIGNATION

SALISBURY'S RESIGNATION -
It has been the quiet talk Of the English
press of both parties for some months
that the Marquis of Salisbury was reach
ing the point where he might be classed
among those of whom the term "he has
outliyed his usefulness" might be used.
It is more probable that his domestic
bereavement and weariness with his long
ard exacting services to his country. led
to the determination to end his days apart
from the grind of public life. His
speeches, during the past year, do not in
dicate any abatement of hds customary
mental power; that on the royal decla-
ration bill in the: house of lords for in
stance. s.< = - .'@ y -.
Lord Salisbury entered public life un
der the tuition Of the late Lord Beacons-
field, but he has never equaled his master
or even sought to equal him in those
somewhat theatrical displays which were
called brilliant" craftsmanship by the
admirers of Beaconsfield- Salisbury was
more of safe diplonatist than Beacons-
field, although it is evident that the for
mer did not exercise his best Judgment in
letting France violate the treaty which
vetoed her approach to Tunfs, in permit
ting her to make military port Of Bis
erta, and to invade the African interland,
until she dared to construct camp at
Fashoda, which brought forth growl
from the British lion. France gained
immensely in territory before she was
Co1i hvyo van
ccssions, saved England from war. with
France, but some members of his own
party think it would have been better to
have fought than to give France, who is
one Of tho deadliest enemies England has
to-day, any reason to think that she could
presume upon English competency to
carry out her anti English policies. .1 -
Salisbury, moreover, who assisted Lord
Beaconsfeld In constructions of that secret
Itreaty with Turkey, before the Berlin con-
gress met, handing over Cyprus to Eng
| land and according to her the duty and
responsibility of keeping order in Ar
| menia and of the protection of the Chris
tians from both Kurds and Turks, stood
| by while the latter Joined forces in the
| cold-bIooded massacre of more than 1907
600 Armenians-men, women and children.
| In the South African war incident, it is
known that Salisbury would have avoided
war, but was convinced by Chamberlain,
| of whom he is not very fond, that England
would lose Cape Colony and Natal If she
compromised with the Beers, and he
yielded because he was aware that such
q loss would bring England under the
contempt of Europe, which would engen7
der numerous forms of aggression upon
| the British empire. Chamberlain had his
way, but 1t cost England billion dollars
and some seventy thousand Of her sons,
killed, wounded, invalided or disabled for
life. chamberlain himself did not be-
! Heve the Beers would do much fighting,
/ so he, with much frivolity, proceeded to
make war possible, with his eye upon the
good political results to himself as he
! thought, through the success he counted
upon. That he nourished hope of se-
touring the premiership in case Salisbury
! retired is vary certain, but Salisbury has
strong family reasons for securing his
place for his nephew, Mr. "a. u. Balfour,
the conservative leader in the house OF
commons. 2. -. d. n. 4.
Salisbury does. not like Chamberlain.
He cannot forget that chamberlain. only
q few years ago, was a radical statesman
of extreme views, proclaiming principles
which embodied the destruction Of the
house of lords and the annihilatton of the
rights Of property. After Rosebery had
tried to show himself a worthy successor
of Gladstone and failed. Queen Victoria
was advised to ask Balfour to reorganize
the cabinet but she turned again to her
former minister and Balfour had to wait
This was in 1895.
Mr. Balfour, like his uncle. is a con-
servative from way back but he is not
so stagnant in his conservatism as Sails.
bury, and has no particular use for Jos
eph Chamberlain King Edward, more
over, would not turn to Chamberlain tc
head his cabinet.
salisbury's conduct Of the foreign af.
fairs Of England has been, except in the
case OF Egypt, too hesitant and retreat:
ing In the orient he has saved Eng.
land humiliation through the treaty, of.
fensive and defensive, with Japan, which
has served as check to Russian ag.
gression. But under him Hngland has
suffered decline of her influence at Con.
stantirople. for Germany has, at present
the largest influence over the sultan, ant
has secured CONCESSIONS of Importance
such as that which is enabling German
capitalists to proceed in the construction
q of the extension Of the Turkish TailWa,
, system in Asia Minor from Konieh to tht
head Of the Persian gulf.
} A bad sign is reported from Winon'
J county, Nobody knows just what IT. is ,
; sign Of, but there it stands open to th,
study Of all omen experts. Everybody viii
agree that this has been a late and coli
d season, but the rattlesnakes Of the Mis-
Z sissippi bluffs are sloughing off their ol,
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