The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-31
ACROSS THE POND.
The DulIest Day London Has
Seen for Months.
EVERYBODY TAKING IT EASY
There Can Be No Probability of Any
Desirable Peace, Unless England
Gives \ Pledge"


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LONDON, May 30.-To-day is the dull
est news day London has had for
months. There seems to be nothing
going on worth even talking about. All
the statesmen whose actions generally
furnish the staple political news, except
Gladstone, are away, enjoying the
Whitsuntide holidays, and the premier
is resting, even from talking. The
Liberals seem to be satisfied with the
Anglo Russian situation. The COnserva-
tives, however, appear to be Growing over
it. 1t is generally believed among poll
ticians that Russia has agreed to allow
the Afghanistan claims to both Zulhkar
and Maruckak. 1t does not appear,
however, that the Gar has agreed. even
Professionally, to any treaty binding
HIM to refrain from further advances.
Many efforts have been made to secure
from him such an agreement, and their
failure tends to strengthen the convic-
ton that Russia has simply '.dickered"
in order to gain time, and that she de-
termined to continue her progress
southwark. The conservatives find in
this state of affairs a subject for de-
nunciating Gladstone'S MANAGEMENT of
the dispute. The tory papers declare
that unless Russia gives England a
guaranty against further advance,
southwark. coupled with a pledge
to repeat the independence of
Afghanistan, there can be no
probability of any desirable peace. The
general public. on the other hand, seem
to place the most implicit confidence in
Gladstone's statement that peace is as
h0 l.,
this assurance, general and manifest
tries of the country.
trades are busy. Farm laborers are in
demand, both at home and in the
colonies. The emigration returns even
show the perceptible decline.
Sir Charles Dixie, the troublesome
Radical member of Gladstone's Cabinet
and the head and front of the rebellion
against the renewal of crimes
act, has not, it appears. been
converted by Earl Spencer
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who has in
sisted on the renewal of the bill, and il
is generally thought was the main in
| fiuence which induced Gladstone tC
commit the government to the renewa
! policy When Sir Charles Dixie rebelleC
against the renewal and succeeded il
splitting the Cabinet on the question
the Premier managed, it is said, to hav,
him invited to Dublin to attenc tn
meetings OF the commission on housing
the Irish poor. Sir Charles, of course
becomes q guest of the viceroy a
Dublin Castle, and the hope was tina
Earl Spencer would be able, by showin
him the Irish situation in some ney
light, TO at least mitigate hi
deposition to the governments an
nounced programme on the reneWa
policy, but it seems that Earl Spencer
missionary work has been in vain an
Sir Charles returns to London perfect
intractable. The result will, undoubi
eddy, be back-down on the psrt G
government, which viii probably ge
out of its dilemma by introducing
harmless renewal bill to remain in fore
about year.
There can hardly be doubt, now
that the Marquis of Harrington, Secre
tary of War, the other ministerial holi
day visitor to Ireland, found himself, OF
a personal examination of the Irish sill
uation, unable to justify the govern
ment's attitude on the renewal, an,
that this fact lies at the bottom of tn
1nQlSpOSlIlOn WHICH ne gave as the red
son for cancelling all his engagement
to make speeches throughout the u
ster district.
The Irish papers of Nationalist sym
pathies deplore the alleged attempts +
discredit the national league in tn
American political attacks in the Unite,
States against Eagan, treasurer of tn
old Land League. United Ireland, Par
nell's organ, appeals to the friends O
all factions in the Irish cause to displa,
more good will and energy, the exercis
of which qualities, it says, made tn
Irish in America so potent in tn
struggle between England and Irelan'
few years ago.
United States Minister Phelps an,
his wife have been entertained in Lon
don by Mrs. Bloomfield Moore and Mrs
Hughes Hallett. Many distinguishe
persons were present at each reception
including William Waldorf Aston
Robert Browning and Leighton Sulli
van. At one of the receptions Miss Lea
of Philadelphia. recited one of Brown
ing's poems. Mr.. Phelps was warml
welcomed.