New-York tribune., 1884-03-02
VOL XLIII...No o'l3,622.
GRAVE PROBLEMS
prRrr11oy ABROAD AND PLOTS AT HOME.
cRAHA,t,s BArur-AMERIcAN REsPoNslbillih
,,,.>,.>,,r, r1oTs-roNE OF THE PRESS
AND pUBIIc-THE REFORM BILL.


LONDON March notwithstanding the m'ro-
snction of the Reform BILL Egypt still occupies
.prior place in public thoughts This afternoons
news from General Graham only partly relieves the
weeks suspense The first dispatch, though an
nouncing that the Arabs have been beaten at all
points is considered by soldiers to indicate an in
complete success for the English troops General
Graham's decision to encamp on the battlefield IN
stead of advancing seems to mean that the Arao
resistance is stubborn, and that in numbers the en-
emy Is more formidable than was anticipated lei
egrams arriving as close this dispatch may mou-
fy this opinion. but the first military impression is
that General Graham has failed in the first days
fighting to do what is regarded as pohtlcaly eS-
sential namely to destroy or TO disperse totally
the insurgent forces.
The Tory attack on General Gordon's first proc
lamation, which was dropped for ten days, has
been suddenly renewed, the Marquis Of Salisbury
sppearing resolved to harass the Ministry WIN
little regard to the effect in Egypt Inc second
proclamation, with the threat of sending for Brit
ish troops to punish all the Soudanese who VIII not
change their conduct is equally perplexlng ana
startling. People suspect that the Ministers are
withholding news of fresh difficulties at Khartoum
and public anxiety increases.
AMERICAN ORIGIN OF DYNAMITE Plots.
dispatch from New-York to-day atfrms that
this weeks dynamite disclosure attracts htte at
tention there Possibly it is not understood In
America how completely Irish agents have sue
eeeded in identify ing America with their efforts to
destroy life and property in England. 1t proved
beyond the possibility of doubt that explosions
were MANNED to occur simultaneously in three OF
{be largest and most central railway stations in
London-at Victoria, Paddington and CharlnG Cross
each enclosing huge hotel filled with guests
A fourth attempt at Ludgate Hill Is reported
TODAY. From the clumsiness of the operators
the explosion was only partial at Victoria, ana
failed wholly at the other three stations. The
search of the baggage-rooms at Paddington and
Cbaring Cross resulted in the same discovery. In
both cases the officials found American vases
made of American leather cloth, containing cakes
of American dynamite called "Atlas powder"
nearly 100 pounds altogether, of a kind never made
in and never imported into England for any COM
mercial industrial purpose-the same which had
previously been used in the explosions in Glasgow
Liverpool and London They found also American
detonators or American pistols, to be fired by
American clock-work of American pattern ana
American manufacture One valise contained an
American newspaper, dated the sixth of February.
Fnalish journals point out that the money with |
which the materials have been bought and the |
agents paid has been publicly collected IN America
by public subscription in response to public ap-
peals of Irish-American papers, publicly annomc- |
ing in advance the purpose of dynamite war against
England, and publicly exulting in every cowardly
exploit accomplished.
ENGLISH FEELING TOWARD AMERICA.
| am bound to say that Englishnen,
while anxious 70 believe in the goodwill Of Amer
lea, wholly fail to comprehend the action of the
American Government and the supineness Of Amer
lean public opinion in the presence Of continuing
outrages on a friendly Power plotted and prepared
on American soil. The language of the English
press. which has been heretofore singularly for
bearing, shows signs of reaching the limit Of pa
tence.
The London Times declares that it is intoerable
that England should be exposed to a succession of
plots. not even secretly matured, from Nation
protesting friendship. English laws against
the manufacture of explosives having driven con-
splratoFs abroad, they find safe harbor in America
under a Government which does not meddle with
them. This, adds The Times, is a state af things to
which it is not possible that England should sub
mt. Even if America were hostile, this dynamite
II +oc,
bic hostlties 1t appeals to respectable Americans
knowing that they are ashamed Of the inaction of
their rulers to make their voice heard and obeycd
THE ALABAMA CASE REMEMBERED.
Tie Telegraph admitting the difficulties of the case
points ont that the Geneva Arbitration established
the principle that the inadequacy Of municipal law
Is answer to a complaint of failure of due dill
in the observance of international obligations
II insists that the definition Of due diligence en-
forced against England in the Alabama case now
holds good against the Nation from whose shores
host of enemies more deadly than Confederate
cruisers is continually dispatched.
PROBABLE TREATY PROPOSED.
Tie Spectator observes that not only the American
reputation, bat American lives are endangered bv
theSe INDUSTRIOUS NldbIcs,auu ASKS whether England
must wait for the sudden destruction Of hundred
leading Americans and their wives aboard steam
er carrying dynamite machines before it can hope
that America will perform the most ordinary Offices
Of friendship. 1t suggests that although Congress
cannot compel the State of NeW-York to alter its
laws, il can sanction treaty binding both
nations to make conspiracy to injure foreign cities
penal offence. The English Government will prob
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