New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-12
ANGLO-AMERICAN TOPICS.

DALES CAREER AND MERITS.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
LONDON, Aug. Silt appears that the British
Manufacturer Is about to enter the missionary field
Dsmayed by American competition IN American
markets-compettion which unlimited capital, a
long start and low wages no longer enable him to
crush-he is setting on foot movement tor lniil-
enclng American legislation in favor of British in
tcrests. The Golden Cub is to be the instrument.
That Club is to form branch associations. with a
view to spreading what are called the principles of
Frce-Trade An organization for the United States
has already been settled. But do not suppose you
are to have an invasion Of British apostles. The
managers of this enterprise too shrewd to excite
needless prejudiccs. 1t is American who is
to lead the attack American industry, and
Mr.. David A. Wells is tine letter from
MIR. Wells to Mr. T. b. Potter is printed this week,
assuring Mr. Potter that it will give Mr.. Wells very
great pleasure to cooperate with the Club and with
Mr.. Potter in every way. Mr. Wells tells Dir. Potter
that we are on the eve Of large FreeIradc move
ment in the United States.D He announces the as
semblng of n Free-Tradc Congress. which VIII,
| suppose, have been held before you get
slr. Weiss letter back again; unless, indeed,
Mr. Wells should have kindly furnished a
copy TO the press of the United States.
Mr. Wells is at the pains to point out to Mr. Potter
American Social Science Association-"of which
am the President and shall be present and take
part in the meeting" Is the American Social Science
Association also to he run a branch of the Cob
den Club Mr. Wells gives Mr. Potter some reasons
for believing that the United States are on the eve
of great Free-Trade movement. The main reason
for Mr.. Weiss belief seems 10 be that my article
in The hOrh american ReCicc for July, How shali
the Nation regain Prosperityf has passed through
eight editions in Juy and is being read all over the
country as no article of mine ever was before" Inc
other reason il the hard times the cause OF which,
Mr.. Wells, in common with the Democratic Conven-
ton IN Ohio is disposed to seek Republican egls-
lation Ii shat view be sound, the main hope OF the
country would seem to consist in this odd alliance
between the Golden Club Of Great Brltaln, the DEM
ocratc Convention of Ohio, and Mr.. David AWe'ls.
OF the three, Mr. Wells not the least active Be-
side being Honorary Secretary Of the branch OF the
Golden Club. and being President of the American
Social Science Association, and being present ana
taking part in the meeting and being present stimuli
taneousy az the Free-Trade Congress, and writing
an article in the July number Of The North Am1icln
terrier, of which he has only spare copy by hn,
but will nevertheless, send Sir. Potter one before
long, he will, as he tells Mr. Potter, have No.
in the Septem Der number and will follow the mat
ter up with the publication of a little book" 30
that al .er all the expectation of the great move
meut may be founded the expected appearance 81
Mr. Weiss little book.
Mr Weiss assurances arc naturally hailed with
delight by the journals Of the manufacturing dis
trcts which see in the spread OF Mr Weiss theories
the hope Of recovering their oldmonopoes in Amer
lea, and driving the American manufacturer once
more INTO bankruptcy. " Mr. Nciis's confident an
ncipation." cries powerful Leeds paper, gives us
new hopes for oar country Precisely 50, and gives
Americans a new reason for holding on htlle
longer to the policy which has made it possible for
the American manufacturer to get footing IN his
own country.
Lord BeacOnsfeld's private Secretary, the incom-
parable Mr.. Moutagu Cory. has taken the trouble
to write to Huddersield gentleman that Lord
Beaconseld does not draw his salary as Lord Psiyy
seal. He did not draw it last gear and his Tory
friends bestowed many praises on his Roman virtue
in not taking it. The amount of attention drawn TO
the subject was, perhaps incOlvenient. There are
sheptical people who say that Lord Beaconsteld
(whO has never been a rich mani would nave
drawn his salary next year but for the racket made
about it, Certain 1t is that it appeared i'll the Civil
Service estimates as usual. But Its appearance ex-
cited curiosity, and provoked inquiry; which is
answered By Mr. Montagu Corry's explicit state
ment that his Lordship has indicated by fOot-note
TO the estimates in question for the current year
that he does not intend To draw that" salary. He
Is legally entitled to il if he chose to exact it. The
amount is So 600; while as FIRST Lord of the Treas
ury he receives $4,000. | perceive that III the
Parliamentary Companion for 1877 IA work
which, though not official is corrected TO some eX-
tent by the eminent personages whose brief blogra-
phies 1t givesl Lord Beaconseld Is described re-
ceiving both salaries. There is a story about
Taleyrand to the effect that he enjoyed under Louis
Philippe two pensions, one OF S2O,OOO' another OF
81 600 When he quarrelled with the King, he
caused il to be given out That no had resigned DIS
pensiOnp But the King was malicious enough 10 eN-
nain that Taleyrandhad in fact, renounced only
of the PENSIONS and that the one for $4,000. But
fine similarity IN the cases of Taeyrand and Lord
Beaconsfeld is only apparent. Ialleyrand was no.
toriously avaricious and venal Mr.. DiSraeli was
never accused of being either and the present is
case in which his scrupes, though now considered
matter of course would have been deemed, forty
vears ago. Quixotic. The whole tone OF feeling
obout the use of the public money has undergone
change since the days of Joseph Hume, Golden, and
Gladstone There is still plenty of careless spend
ing aud not few slnecures survive, but the ten
dency is all in favor Of economy and OF aDolishlng
useless Offices. The Lordshp of the Priyy Seal
itself having no duties attached to It, leads but
precarious existence.
To one other passage of Sir Stafford Northcotes
speech. on which have commented in another let
fer. | may refer as possessing some interest Tor
Americans You know the British Parliament num-
beers among its members one whom we used to con-
slider an American. but who has been discovered to
be a good Welshman-Mr. Pulest0n, who represents
Davenport near Plymouth. lie was one OF SIT
Stafford Northcoe's most Jealous subaterns during
the Irish row. and is at all times thorough-golng
party man. He has fairly earned therefore the
&c choractar bestowed on him by his