THE FOREIGN SECRETARY.
, SPEECH BY LORD LANSDOWNE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. | (Received Dec. 14, 5.14 p.m.) : ‘ LONDON. Dec. 13. , The Marquis of Lansdowne, speaking I it the United Service Club dinner, in Lbnlon, referring to tho Venezuelan trouble, - said that the little ebullition was not withfi >ut its advantage to England, to see Brit-
Jv.lsh and German sailors unitedly enforcing just'demands. Italy had given Britain in- ' dispensable facilities against the Mullah in . Somaliland. Britain must maintain inVin:,;ibility at sea. The burden of bearing naval expenditure was borne in a good cause, and Japan was now a partner. He did not agree that the Imperial Conference had produced small results. France inter- ; -.ourse of ideas paved tho way for future
agreement on commercial, naval and mili;ary financial questions, of .vital importance to the Motherland and her dependencies. 'Although-it was-untrue that all the AngloFrench questions had been settled, tho wind was blowing in the right direction.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12999, 15 December 1902, Page 8
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