In the House of Commons on Thursday a rambling and
not very profitable discussion took place in regard to foreign affairs occasioned by a speech by Sir Charles Dilke. The chief point of interest in Lord Cranborne's general reply was his statement as to our relations with Italy. "The feeling that bad been aroused in Italy over the language question in Malta had, he was glad to say, entirely disappeared ; and with regard to the understanding with France, affecting the Hinterland of Tripoli, assurances had recently been given to the Italian Government which had removed any soreness which might have been caused. We had no designs upon Tripoli ourselves, and the Government had been able to assure Italy that nothing that passed between Great Britain and France in 1899 affected in any way the present or future of Tripoli."
Previous page
