Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-03-08
Annirs In EnrOpe.

Affairs in Europe.
Now that we have come TO have over
fifty millions of inhabitants in this country
the old world folks take an increasing in
terest in what we are doing. Panama
canals and the importation of Americ an
products and manufactures are not pleas
ant to all Of them. If we send cattle over |
there there is howl about some dreadful
disease, and American pork affects them
so that they would join the Jews if it were
not that they can hardly give up the fun
of prosecuting them. A good many Yam
kee notions " too get ruled against by Gus
toms officials in Germany in such way
as to show that discrimination against our
food expectations is made on very slight
grounds.
But our friends over the water will do
we'll to buy of us what they want and cannot
raise or make and so they better fit them
selves TO stand the worry they are always
bringing on themselves. England has Ire
land and Bradlaugh on her hands and does
not know what to do with either. The
Gladstone government is trying to enforce
tho new Irish laws and is getting cursed
by the land league for doing too much and
by the tories for doing too little. The
house of lords, which is tory, proposed to
investigate tho administration OF the now
laws in Ireland but they were brought up
by Mr.. Gladstone with a pretty round
turn. Mr., Forster who has charge of Irish
affairs is making sort of tour of Ireland
saying that he wants to see for himself
whether the stories brought to Dublin
castle are true. lie has been talking
plainly and to the point to the inhabitants.
Meantime the house Of commons is having
more trouble with Mr.. Bradlaugh who
has been again elected to that body and
whom they hate so much that they keep
putting themselves in an awkward posi-
ton for the sake OF spiting him.
A fellow named Roderick Mclean shot
at the queens carriage last Thursday as it
was leaving the station to take the queen
to Windsor castle. Mclean hit nobody,
and his examination in court showed that
he had been several times shut up in an
insane asylum and is bad crank if not
absolutely crazy. There was great indig-
nation all over the kingdom at the bastard
ly attempt and none denounced it more
heartily than the Irish.
France is going along pretty well under
her republican form of government and
has but two things that are CHEERING Just
now. The expedition TO Africa is expcn-
sive and not very productive of good and
the hatred of Germany every now and
then crops out enough to show that if ever
good chance comes the hurt Of the war
of 1901 will be paid off
Just now there is much wrath in Ger
many over little matter. One Gen
Skobe eff. Russian officer, was taking Il
little Iur 10 Paris a few days ago, and
when there took occasion to say in sub
stance that the power of Germany WAS a
great nuisance to Russia as well as France
and that the only way to do was to curb
it. The Germans were wrathful and Gen.
Skobeleff has found it convenient TO 90
home but on his way made remarks as
offensive as the one delivered in Paris.
This officer speaks the sentiment of per.
haps the great body of Russians and the
French are happy to hear such talk as it
gives them hope that they will have the
power of Russia exerted to help them
whenever new trial of strength comes
between France and Germany-a day that
most Frenchmen have hope of seeing.
If these big ncighboring nations will
just be moro kindly to and less Jealous of
each other it will be the better for them
now and hereafter. And they cannot get
themselves into proper frame of body
that will induce a proper frame of mind,
and better than by casting away their pres
ent worry about importations of all man
ner of good and hearty things to eat from
this country. They will find the beef good
and the pork good-and the canned pro
visions n good deal better than they can
get in any other way. Let them devote
the money it costs to keep ready to fight
each other TO buying American food and
then let them eat, be filled, and be peace
iul and happy.