Huntsville gazette., 1885-07-18
FOREIGN NEWS.

why Proceedings Were Not Taken Against
the ..Pan Mall Gazette"-Lord Salisbury
Preparing Diplomatic Surprise--Free
Trade VS.. Fair Trade, as Seen Through
Tory Eyes. A's 4''ih aaIiiia
LONDON, July 1--we are having q
pretty lively time of it. Each morning
furnishes scorching sensations. The
latest crop includes fresh society ex-
posures, a threatened Irish revolt and a
foreign Office surprise. 1t has trans
pired that the failure of the attempt
to make public inquiry into the
Pail Mall Gazette 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 at once
brought to light food of new scandals,
which must be stopped at all hazards. 1t
is customory to print the movements of
royalty. Wherever the heir apparent
goes his departure and arrival are
su posed to be minutely chroni-
cl d. The same rule applies to
the other Princes. But it
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 it 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 for complaint on the grounds
limited at by the Gasette; but younger
brothers with more tolerant consorts are
now ascertained to have furnished the
Gazette all the material it is likely to re-
quire to justify the exposures made. The
singularity of the whole affair Is that
only facts generally known have been
printed. The worst the Gazette has pub
lished 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 elight.a
Society is perfectly well aware that it is
rotten to the core. The new thing is that
a newspaper has been found willing to
state the facts plainly. efmr -.a of....
ADIpLOMATIC SURPRISE r., ~..,
Lord Salisbury is concentrating his en-
ergies on surprise with which the for
eign Office purposes to rastonish the
country if Russia can be made to see
things in the right light. The Marquis
has presented what may be termed
an informal ultimatum to the Russian
Government, Offering the alternative of
modus vivendi or cessation of negotia-
tions. The memorandum presented by
Salisbury summarily 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-
fear in the west to a 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
Beaconsfeld, and known as the scientific
frontier, including Candahar and COM
prising the rugged mountain ranges run
ming in a northeaSterly direction toward
Peshawur. This practically comedies to
Russia line we'll 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 is stated that Germany favors this solu-
ton of the dispute, as disposlng, once
and for all, of the pretensions OF the
Ameer and contending factions in Al
ghanistan, on the one hand, and the dis 4
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-
cepted 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. If Russia re-
fuses, the Cabinet will simply
allow the negotiations to be indef-
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 to 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 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
ported into England, which have reached
the almost incredible sum OF say four
hundred millions annual value, as
compared with imports of English
products into the United States of say
one hundred and fifty millions. Fully
three hundred millions of this vast Amer
tcan importation into Great Britain con-
sists of articles entering into direct COM