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Show TELEGRAPHIC i:CLAirS TltU MP1I. Lord Rpncousflelil on tlic Eualerii lucktioii. On the occasion of the inBtallation on Thursday night of Sir Thomas While as lord mayor of London, tho Karl of Beiiconotieid in response to Lhe toast "Her majesty's ministers," made au elnborato ppeech, in which he explained the Sorts the government govern-ment had mado for the maintenance of peace during the past year. He baid: In these etlurla tne government had br.en guided by the principle ol maintaining the independence and territorial integrity of the Ottoman empire, which were guaranteed by the treaty of Paria. He upheld this principle as heat adapted to secure the peace of the world. He emphatically emphat-ically repudiated the doctrine that the treaty ol Paris ought to be considered obsolete. He recapitulated the events ol the past year and elated that thi) government had repused to assent as-sent (0 the Barlin memorandum, and also refused to give its sanction to the proposals contained in Poumerakoff's letter, because it felt that the occupa- nuu ui tug " nuuiu w a violation of lhe moetBolemn treaties. The sending ol the loot to Beaika bay insured the tranquility of Constantinople, Constanti-nople, and showed that tho interests of England were not to be trilled with. Trying as events have been during the past year, the independence and integrity ot Turkey have not been violated and the general pesice ) mane ma-ne en upheld. tioniuL-h lor the great purposes which the government proposed pro-posed lo itself. AnolhT lending object ob-ject of the government's policy has been to eecure such improvement in tho condition of the subjects of Turkey Tur-key is would remove all cause fordid tur ounce, whether produced hy absolute abso-lute snlleriug or partly fostered by sellisli agitalom. .Reviewing the government's gov-ernment's tflorts in this direction Lord 13 ea co none Id spoke of his hope-fuluois hope-fuluois in lhe protpects of peaco. When Servia first showed signs of exhaustion and appealed to the good otlices of Ergland to procure an armistice, be testified to the cordiality and readiness with which Russia acceded to the proposal made by England on that occasion. Tbe hopes then existing were however, frustrated by an outburst of feeling in England, which persuaded not only the Servians, but the friends of the Servians in other countries that England Eng-land had suddenly determined to abandon her traditional policy. With regard to the last proposal of an armistice, as England had proposed pro-posed a month as the Jiinimum of an armistice and aa Russia had herself proposed three months the English government considered that the porle had completely and adequately met its proposal by granting fiye months, and therefore withdrew from tbe negotiation negotia-tion when the porte's ofler was refused, re-fused, but was greatly gratified that an armistice had been at last obtained. ob-tained. He considered the Russian ultimatum unnecessary. Immediately Immedi-ately the armistice was agreed to the Eoglish government proposed a conference. con-ference. He thought this conference ! should not merely consist of the ambassadors am-bassadors at Constantinople, but should be participated in by statesmen states-men who would be likely to have broader and less local views. Lord Beaconsfield concluded with the lol-lowing lol-lowing words: i. think I am correct in saying that all the powers have now agreed to attend the cunfereuco. The marquis mar-quis of Salisbury will doubtless do his best lor the permanent peace of Europe, which alt statesmen are agreed can be best secured by adhering adher-ing to existing treaties. He knows that the independence and integrity of Turkey wili vanish unless the peo-plo peo-plo are placed under a government which studies their welfare. I am hopeful that in the present temper of Europe we shall be able to accomplish accom-plish these results without those terrible terri-ble appeals to war, of which we have1 heard so much. We have nothing to gain by war; we covet no cities nor provinces. Our proudest boast' is that the British empire subsists as much upon sympathy as force; but il" a struggle should come it must be rpmpmhnrpfl Ihnt, thorn in nn rnuntrv so well prepared for war as England, because there are none whose resources resour-ces are so great in a righteous cause, and I trust Eugland will never embark em-bark in war except in such a cause a cause which concerns her liberty or empire. Eugland is not a country winch will have to enquire whether ahe shall enter into a Becond or third campaign. If Bhe commences she will not finish until right is done. |