BALTIC FLEET DOME.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10453, 31 October 1904, Page 2

BALTIC FLEET DOME.

—f— SPEECH BY LORD ROSEBERY. THE BLAiOK CLOUD DISPERSED. NO ADEQUATE SECURITY OF PEACE. MBSI^GE FROM; AUSTRALIA' CLEIA.BI AJN© SPONTANEOUS LOYALTY. "A MECHANICAL EMPIRE." (Per United Press Association.) (Received Monday 9-30 a.m) LONDON, October 30. Lord Rosebery speaking at Trowbridge congratulated the King, the Government, and the dountry upon ,t.he kMspersion .of jthe black aloud which was resting above the peace of the world. -Personally he had not believed that war would eventuate from so onesided a controversy, I>ut , the madness of frenzied nations was incialculable- With nations the task of apology and reparation, was, b-10-w and there would be no adequate secujiity nor peace to the world until j the same code of honor prevails in ] public as in private and Government* j were not ashamed to acknowledge a wrong with the. .prompt spontaneity, of gentlemen. A! fc-tesiojLutaon' w|as moved) in itJie House of Representatives of the Commonwealth by Mr Reid, seconded by Mr Watson, typical o7 a. message of I equal fervour which would have been received {fromi Canada and) Soluth. lAif^ion smd| tJiieirj Parliaiujemts beieu I sitting as proof of what clear and epontaineo'us loyalty was possiib,'© under their present constitution. The rest of the speech consisted of n, vigorous assault on Chamberlainism, which life declared would substitute a- ■meiclha.niciail empire with a comimercial centre in 'Great' Britain, wliich would be jn.rred hy perpetual j frictioin for the bond of "self-govern-ingl comnuiinities until the present sentimental policy became merely a tradition.