Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-06
BRITISH PEACE TERMS
Salisbury Indicates EnglandlWill
Consider Any Offers Recog.
nizing Sovereign Rights.
Willing and Anxious to End the
War. if Principle Is Adj
hered to.
Premier Declares Ireland Is
Greater Menace Than South
African Situation.

London, Feb. 6.-Lord Salisbury
made two significant statements in an
address at the Junior Constitutional
Club last night. One was that any
reace in South Africa which recognizes
fully the rights of the sovereign and
gives security for the empire Will be
accepted by the British ministry, not
only willingly but with delight.
The other statement referred to Ire
land, in which the premier said:
1.-THE maintenance of our position in
pire has, and it can only be maintained
by strenuous exertions. An
Irish government with power to accu-
mulate arms and ammunition would
did the Beers
The occasion was the unwilling of a
life-size marble statue of Queen VIC
tcria. Speaking after dinner after
the unwilling, Lord Salisbury referred
to the recent Dutch note. He was un-
able to imagine the object of the Dutch
government.
TT was clear that the Dutch" contin-
ued Lord Salisbury had no authorize
ton from our enemies on the continent,
since from the moment this action on
the part OF the Netherlands government
was announced these enemies We'd with
each other in declaring the Dutch ac-
ton to be undesired.
His majesty's government certainly
knew nothing Of the genesis of this
movement. The fact that such a step
was taken, however, reminds me that
we have arrived at condition of
things which, in critical period of this
character. always occurs-a period
when there will be many persons at
tempting to bring numerous people Of
different views together, and when
there will be many suggestions which
1t will be neither easy nor desirable to
potice."
There is no longer any question Of
sentiment" continued Lord Salisbury.
We have entered upon matter of
business which we might push thru
What we are now seeking Is security
Any peace which recognizes fully the
rights of the sovereign and gives US
security for the empire we should ac-
cept, not only with willingness but
with delight.
The only result that can compen-
safe for the sacrifice of blood and
treasure is that for the future thera
shall be security In that part of the en-
Fire upon which the ambition of Mr..
Kruger has poured this abundance of
sorrow and desolation."
Lord Salisbury said he had no mis-
givings for the future and that he be-
lieved the war had made the country
more confident in it's external policy,
more convinced that it's opinions would
receive due consideration from the
comfy of nations. But when the pres
ent strain had passed away, continued
the speaker. there would still remain
duties which could not be shirked. The
existence of hostile feeling in Ireland
was a signal that the efforts, upon
which depended in no light degree the
glory and continuance Of the empire,
must not be relaxed.
The maintenance of our position in
Ireland is the most vital object the en-
pire has, and 1t can only be attained by
strenuous exertions," continued the.
premier.
The premier asked If the Irish peo-
pie loved the government better than
they did formerly. and replied himself
that they did not. He said the feelings
of hostility which had been expressed
We're more uncompromising than any
expressions which had ever issued from
the lips of Parnell or OConnell.
An Irish government with power to
accumulate arms and ammunition would
constitute more serious threat than
did the Beers.
Whilst the orthodox leader of the lib
eral party had declared himself In ia
yor of home rule. said the speaker, the
semi orthodox leader of that party,
whose utterances were harder to in
terpret, while he had not pledged HIM
self to home rule, had studiously avoid
ed any pledge from which the contrary
might be inferred.
The premier concluded with saying
that the conspicuous duty of the I'm
ionists was to maintain a permanent
junction between England and Ire
land, and that is was by sustaining this
injunction that they would maintain
the greatness of the constitution and
the splendor of the British empire.
A war nv, eynp,hlarS fS holm o. wa god nv