The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-15
PRAISE FOR
 THE IRISH  King Edward Logizcs Subje SPEECH r Z PARLIAMENT Balfour Answers Questions in Commons. Says Not the Turk Alone IS Respcn- sible for the Condition in the Balkans-The vene- suelan Matter.

London Aug. 14.--Both houses of Par l lament assembled to-day to wind up bus iness of the session. fHtA R~ | In the House of Commons several questions were asked relating to matteAs of international interest. Premier Bal 1 four in general reply. said there had been an unexpected delay in the vene- zueian question. which. however, was not due to Great Britain or Germany. who had taken part In the action but to the fact that France and Spain objected I to the use of the English language by the tribunal. The question had been left to the tribunal to decide. He believed | that the court whose members the chair had been requested to nominate would meet on the date originally fixed.
 l Regarding the complaints that the gov ernment was showing lack of sympa- | thy with Macedonia, Mr. Baifour pointed out that one of the deep sources of mls- chief was the dissensronsS among the Christians.
 Turk Not All to Blame. l Now not the Turk alone. deep as his guilt undoubtedly was, was responsil e for the miserable conditions. It would be folly to forget that the Christians committed atrocities on Christians. The government was still of the opinion that the best policy was to support the Aus tro-Russian endeayors to improve the administration
 Dealing with the protests against pus- | zling the House on the nscai controversy. the premier said he thought there was no necessity for undue hurry In discuss | ing the matter.
 There was no pending fiscal question before Parliament nor would there be one during the currency of the present I Parliament.
 | With a final fling from Winston | Churchill, who seemed doubtful whether the present Parliament would meet again, eAA who ehsraetsElFsd the ore. vnierss~ policy Of tFahsfefttng the fiscal ] discussion from Parliament to the coun- ftry as that of 8 -fieSftakogue. vi1e s1tsfhg was suspended, SubseqQently the House was summoned to the House of Lords to hear the Kings speech. prorogueing | Parliament read. 54s ~
 The speech was of iittlargeneral,. or in- ternationai interest. It alluded to the cordiality of the Kings reception in Por- l tugal, Italy and France and to the re- turn visit of President Loubet, whose visit has given rise to striking exhi- bition of the feelings of mutual good will which prevail In the two countries"
 The most interesting portion of the 1 speech deals with Ireland It says: l Eulegy of Irish. 9 | '"The wafm expressions of good will with whichsI was received deeply touched
 me. My visit enabled me to realize how
 much was being attempted to improve l the housing accommodations of the work ing population. stimulate commercial ac- tivity, advance the methods of agricul-
 ture, develop technical education and pro- | vide for the sick and dnfirm. Much re-
 mains to be done, but it was with feel
 ings of the deepest eradication that I
 noticed signs of increasing concord among a A1A taz onaA aan.4.z V
 hope, new era of united efforts for the general welfare" Referring to the Irish land bill the speech says it offers induce ments to the land owners to continue
 their residence. among their countrymen
 and provides facilities for improving the
 conditions of life in the poorer districts of
 the west. It adds:
 This reform. by removing the ancient
 causes of social dissension. will, 'hearti-
 ly trust, conduce to the common beneat
 of all my Irish subjectsS'
 Reference Is made in fhe speech to the
 general anxiety regarding the situation in
 the European provinces Of Turkey, 10 the
 great progress made in the work Of re.
 settlement and paclhcstion in South Af-
 rica, and the improvement in the conai-
 tons of agriculture and finance in India
 After the reading of the Kings speech parliament was prorogued till November 2 | Parliament Prorogued.
 There has probably never been a proro.
 gation of parliament which for the future
 of the government was so uncertain as iE
 the case on this occasion. Many believe
 there will be a dissolution in the autumn
 though the best information does not sup
 port this belief.
 Mir. Balfoar's speech at Shefield at the
 end of September Is awaited with the
 keenest interest. as 1t will contain a pro.
 nouncement of policy which possibly will
 force either the Duke of Devonshire, a
 pronounced free trader. or Colonial Secre.
 tary Chamberlain to resign.
 The members of parliament will curtai
 their holidays. the Free Food Laaguers lr
 order to open the fiscal campaign as
 speedily as possible, and the followers oi
 Mir. Chamberlain to repel the attack.