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Show TELEGRAPHIC LORD H.lRTI.GTO Another Section oltiu Liberal Speech. London, 25. At tbe liberal demon tion in Manchester, yesterday. Lord Hartington, replying to criticisms upon tne supposed attitude of toe liberals regarding foreign affairs, and to the charge that a change in government would unsettle the present arrangements, eaid the liberals are aware that international obligations obliga-tions must 06 respected as long as tbe circumstances under which they were made remain unchanged, and we have felt from the beginning that one ot the worst consequences oi our mischievous and misguided foreign policy was that its consequences do not cease immediately with the tenure of power of its authors. We know that the engagements the government has entered into must be respected, aud I defy anyone to put his hand oo any statement by any responsible leader of the liberal party to the contrary. con-trary. We are asked what our policy will be? It is impossible to describe, in its details, the policy of the future under circumstance of which we can know nothing certain and of which we oan only make a forecast. England's Eng-land's policy should not be an imita tion of the policy of any other power. There is not a power in Europe, except" England, wbicb has not known the horrors of foreign invasion in tbe present century. It is natural to at tbe foreign policy of every other state ehould be greatly influenced by the dread of a recurrence of such disasters. It is not to be wondered at that other Btates view with suspicion the policy and every movement of nationalists lor the disturbance of tbe balance ot power, and I eay that England, which is to a great extent free from apprehensions of this kind, may see unmoved a great deal that passes in Europe which nalurally excites the euipicion and apprehension of other nations, but while the heart of our empire is the source ol all its power and Rreatness, and enjoys this remarkable, re-markable, this exceptional security, England is, through her many colo-! colo-! uial possessions and her Indian pos sessions, more likely to vital injury, to an injury ol a diflerent character, but not less vital, than any other state. The oonclueion which I derive de-rive from these considerations is that Eugland is less fitted by her position aud tbe nature of her resources than any other power for a policy of military administration. Tbe prime minister spoke the truth when he said tbat the resources of England were so great tbat if she went to war she would uot have lo consider whether she could maintain ivar for one or for three campaigns lhat I believe to be true, hut it is also true that Euglacd is less prepared pre-pared than auy other power for the first campaign, and no minister ought to threaten war or go lo war unless be asks himself the question whether the cause is so obviously just in tbe eyes of tbe whole people that they will be ready to make those continued, con-tinued, those protracted sacrifices which would be necessary for the prosecution pro-secution of war; nor does it follow from these opinions that the policy of England ought to be one of eelhsh and timid isolation. I believe the resources of England lo be great and her naval power so great tbat ber alliance) will always be courted ia Europe. That alliance ought to be used for tbe purpose of forming and joining in a combina-tinn combina-tinn nl stalpq nf Enrone for the nur- tion ol stales of Europe for the purpose pur-pose of preserving tbe peace and independence in-dependence of Europe, repressing tbe aggressive ambition of aoy power; protecting the weak against the strong, tbe freeagaiust the oppressor. Thia is the policy which baa always been in the main adopted by the 1 liberal party. It has been tbe policy of tbe present government. 1 Tbe Times, in a leading editorial article, commenting on Lord Hart-inglon'a Hart-inglon'a epeech at tbe liberal demonstration demon-stration at Manchester, yesterday, says Lord Hartington cannot be congratulated con-gratulated upon his speech. Neither in its general character nor in its details de-tails was it equal to the occasion, or to what might be expected of tbe leader of a great party at a critical moment in the political history of the country. Lords Hartington and Salisbury Salis-bury difier respecting certain broad facts, and the country will not be on the side of the liberal leaders. |