The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-20
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE

LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE
BOTH ENGLAND AND IRELAND BEING
TALKED TO DEATH
ne Esyptiaa Msalls-0srAes Called . Crank
the Disasreeasss Betwesa DAvSs aad
Pasasli-Jssss Ferry as . Mastery Psli.
Sissaa-1lls Asttssas TswarA EaGiasA-
Literary asA HssAssaaSis 1ssslisssses.
LONDON. April ls,-There has been per-
Sect tornado Of speech In q week supposed to
- surrendered to political holiday. The speak
ing:too. has been Of an interesting character.
AFom both personal and political point Of
view. Harcourt has made the nrst speech for
The last four years that recalls the wit and ef-
1eettveness OF tho speeches Of his opposition
asys. which did nearly a. much - Gladstone's
veAemence to dissolve Beaconsneld's power.
Among his happiest hits was description Of
Churchill - war rocket. which. aimed at
Che enemy. recoiled on his own friends" and
- the "Ashdi Of Birmingham" Churchill. on
Shs other hand. BY his bold incursion into
Tho Mecca Of British Radicalism. sacred
% long 10 such prophets - Bright and
Chamberlain. has done much to increase
The general admiration for his pluck
and Kaudacity. while his speeches have
shown judicious absence Of levity and coarse
vituperatlon. and his replies to Harcourt's Wit
tcisms have been perhaps wittier. Harcourt
lad compared himself to "a river which bab-
bled loudly at ito origin. and then. a. It de-
seended the valley. became gentle. fertile. and
dull" Churchill's reply WAS that in calling
himself gentle" Harcourt was imaginative.
In claiming to be fertile" anticipated the
future. and In styling himself "ddll" deviated
into truth. Salisbury was serious and less
saturnine than usual. Tho political result Of
the three speeches Is that the Ministers are at
present resolved to stick to once. and not to
give the Tories the dissolution they howl for.
DAlisbury will be guided a. to accepting or re-
jseting the Franchise bill by the condition Of
ths Egyptian question and tho general status
q the Government whom tho bill Is sent up to
he Lords.
The Egyptian middle IL more muddled than
sver. 1t Il now absolutely impossible to know
0ordon's real position or real wants. One day
H. Power. the correspondent OF tho Tines
Who 10 supposed 10 write under Gordon's die
sstlon. telegraphs that Khartoum is In hourly
danger. that they are the centre Of Q rebel
camp. and that Gordon Is hourly expecting an
shsery telegram from Gordon rejoicing In dis
ssnsions in tho Mahdis camp. Then arrives .
despatch that Zsbehr has been besought BY
Gordon to como TO Khsrtoum - the last chance
q saving the place. few hours afterward
Gordon announces. with yell Of exultation.
hat the Nadhi has been twice defeated. The
Ssal truth seems to be that Gordon 10 not the
nan painted by the pufing pens Of sensational
journalists. but u Q ,hot-headed. muddle-
1Rained fanatic. who. ordinarily rather cranky.
y Aow practically mad. The Tories. Of course.
stil idsalise him. knowing that II no be de-
1satsd or assassinatsd there will b . splendid
~ against Gladstone for having first accepted
0ordon's aid and self-saeridos and then b.
1ayed and abandoned him. The Ministers are
Slysins The day whom they allowed 20 incol-
enable force - the oraok-brainsd Puritan to
bseonss pivotal point in the complicated
BRoblsm Of their policy.
ireland hes bsen inundated with speech By
u. Parnell and his ever active lieutenants.
Haxnslls speech ct Droghsda was The most
1h his nrst declaration against the national
)a&ion Of the land In ireland. and the pro-
hsunesment Wa In language Of emphasis and
laddity. This speech places Mr.. Davitt In %
extremely awkward position. He has continued
. preach naturalization and to ostenta-
1lously array himself BY the side Of Henry
0sorge. while continuing an active member Of
~ Executive Of the National League. which
1svors peasant proprietary. He has likewise
while protesting unQuestioning loyalty to Par
nsll and respect for his party. adopted TOWARD
him. both in public and still moro in private
. policy Of oarping criticism. and nearl,
III OF bis recent proposals have had theil
sseret object to thwart Parnelrs plans. Al
~ National organs treat Parnells declaration
On the naturalization as decisive. and Davit
stands practically alone.
yerry's speeches have attracted great dea
q attention. and heighten the impression o
Ais skill In being able to hold power for periot
% prolonged. Tho declaration that the repub
He must be republic OF tho peasants or ceas
% exist renews his defiance to the Radicals
His illusions to foreign policy have produce,
adisagreeable impression In England. and tn
xelations Of the two countries are strained Of
moro than one point Ferry Is supposed h
hint renewed French Intervention In Egypt
and this Interpretation Of his language is con
Armed BY the renewal In Paris journals after
long silence. Of tho Fronch claims for join
dominion In Egypt still sorer point. o.
which even . bitterer temper IL exhibited. l
the proposal Of France to send oonvicts I
Kew Caledonia. Ferry has replied almoa
With insolence to the circumstances q
the English Ambassador. and the Austrsliani
through the London press. talk with ope
menace Of measures for the protection Of thei
country from the incursion Of French convictl
which would practically create . state Of va
between Thorn and France. II not between Eng
land and France. Meantime France Is likely {
Grow less conoiliatory In temper, through he
unchecked success In China. Tho Chinese hav
collapsed with . rapidly and completeness tha
has astonished everybody here. Her soldier
have run away. Her Ministers are condemnin
each other 10 death or disgrace. and everybod
now oonfesses that Ferry was right In treatiu
the solemn threats Of Tseng as BLUM. Tho pref
Ont intention Of tho French Premier woul
drive China to war II she had any pluck. b,
everything points to her patiently eating til
leek. Finally. 40 to Ferry. oynics laugh at b
ostentatious reverence to Gambetta In face {
tho well-known fact that the two mon loathe
each other.
This 10 the third anniversary OF BeaconI
fields death. and the newspapers give one
the many Indications Of the revival OF interei