New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-31
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
srTrLEMENr OF THE AFGHAN DooND
'-1- QUESTION.

possrssIoy LIBERAL bAihV' r,0 ~.
nERY's VISIT TO BERLiN-rhH
CATION n,n,xv,
Try CABLE TO THE TRIBuNh'
a., ao.-After q week singulariy
as6c;ent in politlcal interest comes 'h'S III
announcement in The Daily Ne'os that hu'''" ''
.ccentea the English counter-proposais reia''ns W
the Afghan frontier This statement mao0 on W.
hiobest authority, practically settles says A"'
Ns,r. in n satisfactory manner the whole sounu"''
,nos+;or Marucaak and Zulfkar remain Aish"n'
Tho statement is probably true. 1t serves 'n0
Ministerial organ as a text for coii0 '0''
the wckedness of those who have cri'c''ou WV
I.herai Governments foreign policy. Inc hiooia'
Ministry. after surrendering everything ei'o "
p.;o hos sncceeded in saving two bits OF territory
belonging to it's ally. The Liberal organ 'neroup'n
conoratulates the Nation on having oo'ain0u
ovsrvtbinr it'could fairly demand 1t declares 'ia'
Mr. Gladstone has crowned his llustrious career ny
once more rendering to the country siehal '''
rypIFFERENCE OF ENGLIsHMEN.
The force of bathos could no further 60 lhe
tmth is that the very existence OF the uSpu'0
,t,ost FORGOTTEN since Parliament adJourneu'
Nohodv snnnosed that either England or Russia
,vould fight over this mere remnant of desert Inc
English public. hardened to humiliation' ra'noi
expected the Ministry to make one more oonceSSion
and are moderately grateful for being spared the
last straw. The arbitraton'queston is still open'
LORD RosEBEaY on THE CONTINENT.
rora Poseberv,s visit to Berlin was until this
uorn;nU the chief topic of the last few days ING
Times pullshed,on Tuesday long telegram lroih
Paris purportng to give on the authority Vi per
sons arriving from Vienna an authentic narr"'N0
of what was happening in Berlin The Fa" @"''
Gazette. which has credulous moments, summarizeo
this acconnt as Prince Bismarck's notice to quit
pngla,d was TO be turned out of Egypt, the Soudan
and Afghanistan. having missed her chance IN each
and become a nuisance to Europe.
Efforts have been made to represent Lord hose
berv's mission to Berlin as appeal to Prince Bis
marcks forbearahce. 1t bore no such character
Tt is equally inaccurate to describe 1t as whohy
unofficial 1t is not due, however, to the strain OF
+be nresept situation. Lord Rosebery was going at
Easter. but was prevented by his brothers death.
He discussed politics with Prince BISMARCK
doubtless heard plain truth about England child
like behavior in Egypt and elsewhere and prooaoly
received assurances that the finance question in
Egypt would be settled on reasonable basis
VARIOUS EGYPTIAN QUESTIONS
The papers in every country of Europe publish
reports of interviews mostly the merest guesswork.
The Egyptian question is obviously entering new
phase. This Government never exhibits so much.
energy as when evadng responsibilities. The
Guards remain in Alexandria but everywhere else
the troops are moving.
The Red Sea coast seems likely upon the refusal
of Turkey to be handed over to Italy regardless of
its enormous importance in relation to India except
the strip between Ras Hafoon and Zeylah (the
southern coast of the Gulf of Adenl, of which the
Indian Government takes charge.
Prince Bismarck is reported afresh to favor the
restoration of Ismail as Khedive of Egypt. 1t is
certain that Ismail is pushing his claims more
vigorously than ever.
The bankruptcy Of the country is rather more
Imminent than usual Edgar Vincent has arrived
in England to make last effort to prevent the
actual stoppage of payments.
THE CABINET CRISIS IN SUSPENSE.
The Cabinet crisis remains in complete allegiance
during the Whitsun holidays. Mr.. Chamberlain is
amusing himself In Paris Sir Charles Dixie is at
work in Dublin on the Commission for Housing the
Poor, and possibly has learned something about the
actual necessities Of the Government in Ireland.
Mr. Gladstone is at Hawarden denying himself to
visitors Lord Harrington whose speech at Belfast
was expected to have disclosed the views of his
section OF the Cabinet, is detained in Dublin by Ill
ness which created real anxiety in England for two
days. He will return tomorrow. rhe final
be taken before the Ministry meets Parliament next
Thursday.
pIsFsrABLIsHMENT IN SCOTLAND.
Scotland is devotng itself with energy to ecclesi
astical matters The General Assembly has been in
session all the week. the Earl of Aberdeen Lord
High Commissioner holding high state at Holyrood
Palace entertaining the Assembly and the rank and
fashion of Midlothian with something moro than
vice regal spendor The Free Church Assembly
has been sitting at the same time. Both bodies
have been debating Disestabllshment. one being
unanimously against it and the other In favor of it.
The question has reached a stage where it Is
practically agreed that it must be left for the
people of Scotland to decide it,
THE BRIssoS MINISTRY.
The English press has been much occupied during
the week with events in Paris. 1t has been much
amazed by the timdity and vacillation of the
Brisson Ministry in dealing with the Anarchist riots
md fha rad fiaoo uast;o,