| Show SALISBURY ON THE WAR British Premier Views the Conflict With Deep Sorrow London June 29Lord Salisbury the premier addressing the United club in this city this evening said There is a black cloud on the horizon one that does not affect us personally but which I evokes the deepest sorrow and our largest desire for its removal I is the war of two great nations between whom we are neutral one bound to us I by every tie of kindred and similarity I of institutions and religion the other insttutons relgon the state that fought on our side when we struggled with the threatening tyranny of the first Napoleon Watching Watch-ing this terrible war we are bound to abstain from expressing any preference prefer-ence or any judgment on either side We know that in both cases the motives mo-tives were of the highest character We know that the United States are animated ani-mated by elevated philanthropy and phila hro1Y ne I that Spain is inspired by that love or independence which was the greater pride of all ancient nations I can only say I earnestly wish the day may speedily arrive when this terrible slaughter between two nations will cease and the world be restored to peace peaceWith this exception the world looks smiling enough to us politically The governments Chinese policy is to prevent pre-vent the Chinese empire from falling into ruins to invite it into paths of reform re-form to give it every assistance in our gve power to perfect its defenses and to increase its commercial prosperity Thus we should aid China and ourselves our-selves I is impossible that we should have the same influence over China as over India and Egypt but I believe so far as railways are concerned our advantages will be fully equal to those of other nations |
