New-York tribune., 1902-02-06
PROBLEMS FOR BRITISH.
PREHIER'.S S POLICY IN AFRICA
AND IRELAND.
HOSTILITY IN LATTER COUNTRY
POINTED OUT-ONLY ONE END
TO THE WAR

London Feb. j.-Lord Salisbury. the Premier.
unveiled life size marble statue of the late
Queen Victoria at the Junior constitutional
Club tonight. Speaking at a dinner after the
unVeiling, the Premier referred to the recent
Dutch note. Lord Salisbury said that doubtless
some of his auditors thought it a bit of luck to
catch Cabinet Minister and extract from hra
some information concerning that abortive
crisis which had lately filled columns in the
newspapers. The speaker said he doubted, how
ever if they would extract much. For himself
he was unable to imagine the object of the
Dutch Government for whose friendly feelings
he had the greatest admiration, but he could
not see the precise object they hoped to gain
by this step.
1T was clear that the Dutch" continued Lord
Salisbury, had authorization from enc
mics on the Continent, since from the moment
this action on the part of the Netherlands Gov
ernment was announced these enemies Wed with
each other in declaring the Dutch action to be
undesired." He added:
His majesty's government certainly knew
nothing of the genesis of this movement. The
minds me that we have arrived at condition
of things which, in a critical period of this
character, always occurred-a period when there
would be many persons attempting to bring
numerous people of different views together
and when there would be many suggestions
which it would be neither easy nor desirable to
notice.
ONLY ONE WAY FOR PEACE.
The Premier explained that his only reason
for alluding to such things that time
was coming when the people must think more of
the suggestions of their intelligence and less
of the suggestions of their emotions Lord Sails
bury continued:
There is no longer any question of sentiment.
We have entered upon matter of business.
which must push through. What
now seeking is security. Any peace which rec
ognlzes fully the rights of the Sovereign and
gives us security for the Empire. we should aC-
cept not only with willingness, but with de-
light.
It is useless TO tell us to behave so as to
leave pleasant recollection in the minds of
those with whom we are fighting.
The only result that compensate for the
sacrifice Of blood and treasure is that, for the
future, there shall be security in that part of
the empire upon which the ambition of Mr.
and desolation.
Lord Salisbury said he had misgvings for
the future and that he believed the had
made the country more confident in it's external
policy. more convinced that its opinions would
receive due consideration from the comfy of
nations.
When the present strain has passed away,
continued the speaker, there would still remain
duties which could not be shirked. The ex-
istence 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 POLICY IN IRELAND.
THE maintenance of our position in Ireland
is the most vital object the empire has, and it
can only be attained by strenuous exertions,"
said the Premier. He asked if the Irish people
loved the government better than they did for
mery. and replied himself that they did not.
He said the feelings of hostility which had been
expressed more uncomprOmising than any
expressions which had ever issued from the lips
of Paruell O'ConneH. An Irish government
with power accumulate arms and ammuni-
ton would constitute more serious threat than
had the Beers. While the orthodox leader OF
the Liberal party had declared himself in favor
of Home Rule, said the speaker, the semi-ortho-
dOX leader Of that party. whose utterances were
harder TO interpret, while he had not pledged
himself to Home Rule. had studously avoided
any pledge from which the contrary might be
inferred.
The Premier concluded with saying that the
conspicuous duty of the UniOnists was to main
tain a permanent junction between England and
Ireland and that il by sustaining this
junction that they would maintain the great
ness of the constitution and the splendOr of the
British Empire.