Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-03
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

lHo Week ClOb6b III Europe WIN
few important moves on the chess
board of continental diplomacy. M.
Ferry's cabinet seems to have gained
at once the confidence Of the unruly
chamber of deputies; the political
scare is over, and France is once more
quiet. Under the long forgotten law
of 1884, the government has retired
from their military and naval posi-
tions all pretenders to the throne, In.
Guiding the Orleanist princes, and q
vote Of confidence In the ministry on
this issue has been granted by the
chambers. M. Ferry's ministry Ia of
strongly Gambettan tendencies, and
bids fair to last a long as President
Grevy Is In accord with Its
leader. The bitter opposition of
the premier to ultra. %montanism,
which two years ago drove the
Jessuits from the republic and took
the schools out Of the hands of the re.
ligious orders is already beginning to
show Itself. The future programme
of the ministry probably includes a
revival Of the scrttin de lists or cleo.
ton Of deputies at large instead of by
the votes Of the districts or scrutin de
reimbursement. This, it will be re.
membered, was the rock on which the
Gambettist ministry foundered. 1t
remains to DO seen whether M. Ferry
will be able to carry the reform Into
effect. On Thursday Mr.. Gladstone
and President Grevy had an interview
upon the Egyptian question with q
view to establishing q better feeling
between France and England. The
terms are not made public.
The work of arrests still goes on in
Ireland, and the country IL being
secured by the police and detectives
for members OF the oonspiracies and
aocomplloes in the late crimes. Two
arrests have been made In France dur.
Ing the week, but supposed to have
some connection with the Phoenix
park assasslnstions. tits even rumored
that warrants are sut for "No. l"
though who he Is and where he Ia sup.
posed to be the oablegrams fail to say.
The demand made by the ErgliAh gov.
eminent for p. j. Sheridan, of the
Irish World has not yet been acted
upon, and 1t remains to be seen
whether sufficient evidence of criminal
completely can be brought against
the accused to warrant Presl.
dent Arthur in handing him
over to the tender mercies
of Dublin castle. Two sgrarian out.
RACES occurred In Ireland during the
week, of which the supposed perps-
traitors are in custody, The country
IL under terror, but repression still
fails to repress in certain sections.
Meantime reports Ct famine are in.
creasing and numerous cases of starva.
ton are we'll authenticated. The
government is Atiording little relief In
the way Of money or provisions, but
promises aid by inducements to emf.
grafton and increased poor rates.
Mr.. Gladstone Ia h~urrylng back tC
London and parliament. He comes
mono too soon, for the ministerial pro,
gramme announced at the opening oil
the session has been diverted into al
acrimonious debate upon the Trial
question, q subject which the liberals
had hoped to keep well in the back.
ground. The real questions with
which tho English parliament expected
most to concern itself during tn,
present session have not yet come t.
the front. Ireland is at all times In
the country's eye, though 1t has beer
sedulously given out that Irish affair
were to be let severely alone thi
spring. The trial at Dublin, with 1t
revelations of murder, leagues ant
! dark oonspiracies, is in everybody
: mouth, and, 80 long as this Is the case
1t car. hardly be expected to keep on
|, of parliament. Thus far the onl,
noteworthy occurrence has been Mr.
' Parhells defense of himself aQains
the charge that he was In some wa,
accessory to the murder of Lord Fred
erick Cavendish and Secretar,
Burke.
J Parnell Is credited with the re
mark that the struggle Is now between
the secret societies and the govern
/ ment, and that thus far the govern
ment has gained no substantial ad
. vantage. Whether this be 30 or not
. 1t is evident that 80 long as the strug
gle continues there can and will be n,
calm discussion of Irlsh grievances
] much less redress of them, The gov
ernment and Its supporters ars deter
mined to punish the Phoenix par
0 murderers and root out the ~organiza
tions which are said to have inspire,
/, them. On the other hand the Irisl
members, or most Of them at least
l are determined that the fundaments
B cause of all Irish trouble shall not b
thrust into the background, and tina
, the composition of courts and jurie
organized to convict" shall be thor
oughly ventilated. There Is no chanc
. for compromise; no chance apparentl
for anything except ''war to the knife
and knife to the hilt."