The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-24
FOREIGN NEWS.

Preparing diplomatic Surprlse--fre
Trade ". Fair Trade, ~ seen Through
| Tory Eycs.
| LONDON, July Ave are having .
pretty lively time OF II. Each morning
furnishes scorching sensations. The
latest crop includes fresh society cx-
posurcs, a threatened Irish revolt and .
foreign Office surprise. II has trans.
pired that the failure OF the attempt
TO make public inquiry into the
| Pail Mall Gd-effe revelations result
ed from the Intervention Of the high
est authorities In the land. The
mention OF the Prince OF Wales and
members OF the royal family ut once
brought to light flood Of new scandals,
which must be stopped at all hazards. II
Is customary TO print the movements Of
royalty. Wherever the heir apparent
goes his departure and arrival are
supposed to be infinitely chroni-
clcd. The same rule applies TO
tho other Princes. But II
now appears that orders have been given
for long time to suppress intelligence
OF frequent princely visits to the con-
tinent, respecting which absolute secrecy
Is enjoined The Pail Nall Gazette has
found out all about the establishments
removed from London TO Paris and else
where, and this Is the whip II holds over
the heads Of the authorities. Since the
Princess of Wales left Marlborough
house, on the occasion OF one Of the trips
referred to, and made scene which
compelled the Queen to Interfere, her
royal husband has appeared more In public
| with his spouse and has given less fire.
quent cause forcomplaInt on the grounds
limited at by the Gazette; but Younger
| brothers with more tolerant consorts are
now ascertained to have furnished the
| Gazette all the material II Is likely to re-
| quire TO justify the exposures made. The
singuiarity of the whole affair Is that
| only facts generally known have been
| printed. The worst the Gazette has pub
| lshed shadows but family what every
| public man In London Is thoroughly ac-
| quainted with. There Is nothing new in
what now for the first time sees the light.
Society Is perfectly well aware that IL Is
rotten to the core. The new thing Is that
. newspaper has been found willing to
state the facts plainly.
DIPLOMATIC SURPRISE.
Lord Salisbury Is concentrating his en-
ergies on q surprise with which the for
| eign Office purposes to astonish the
country II Russia can be made to see
things In the right light. The Marquis
has presented what may be termed
IN informal u!tlmatum to the Russian
Government, offering the alternative OF q
modus vivendi or cessation OF negotia.
tons. The memorandum presented by
| Salisbury summarlly disposes of Persia
and the Ameer's territory within his new
boundaries as beyond the sphere Of diplo-
matte action, and inviolable by either
power; defines the Russian boundary,
roughly speaking, as north OF Zul-
fcar In the west to point
south OF Penjdeh to the east;
the British boundary as the line marked
on the English war Office maps during
the administration OF the late Lord
Beaconsneld, and known as the scientific
frontier, including Candahar and CON-
prising the rugged mountain ranges run
ming In northeasterly direction toward
Peshawur. This practically comedies to
Russia line well advanced beyond the
new boundaries marked on the military
maps OF 1878, and to England the only
frontier she has ever seriously claimed,
leaving large territory between the two.
1t Ii stated that Germany favors this solu-
tion OF the dispute, as disposlng, once
and for all, OF the pretensons OF the
Ameer and contcnding factions In At
ghanistan, on the one hand, aud the dis
turbing elements on the Persian side, on
the other. The Foreign Office regards
the memorandum as the only practical
scheme dealing definitely with the claims
OF both countries represented. II ac-
ccpted In principle by Russia, the memo
randum will take the form Of an official
note, and in that shape be communicated
to Parliament early enough TO influence
the general election. II Russia re-
fuses, the Cabinet will simply
allow the negotiations TO be indch-
nitely postponed. declining to pledge IT.
self one way or the other, and content
ing itself with such arrangements with
the Ameer, peaceful or otherwise. as will
ensure the occupation OF the Candahar
boundary when ever railway communica-
ton with the strategic points selected
can be completed.
In the meantime both powers are
pushing forward railway and telegraphic
communications, and establishing camps,
posts OF observation and supply depots
| at points within their own territories and
nearest 10 practicable routes capable OF
being most rapidly turned to account In
case Of war.
FAIR TRADE WITH AMERICA.
American industries will form one OF
the leading subjects OF inquiry by the
new commission TO make inquiries into
the depression OF trade. The Tory party
is committed to the doctrine that modi-
fed protection In the shape OF a fair trade
tarIff Is Legitimate subject Of discus
sion. In the nature OF things any change
| in this direction must strike first and
most Of all at American products i'm