New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-24

a, or.sis have more foundation than usual ou'
oro likely 10 come TO nothing These reports oes""
,,...,, tho storv that Lord Harrington had threat
ened to resign if Suakm were handed o'o' " -"
foreign Power. This untrue more a"'hoii'''
account Yesterday represented Mr. chamberlain
and Sir Charles Dixie as repenting thelr proV'ou'
acnuiescence in the renewal of portion OIL 'n0
Grimes Act. and as putting pressure on MI "i""-
stone to narrow its provisions.
OPPOSITION TO COERCION.
The truth is that both surprised by the extent
md the energy of the opposition among kadlc"i'
70 a renewal of coercion in any form. The open
secession of leading supporters below inc gahg"''
at first privately threatened, is now publicly an
nounced. Mr. John Morley's notice of his Intention
To move that it is inexpedient to renew the Crimes
Act signifies little less than an offensive ana de-
fensye alliance between the Radicals and the
parnellites including such substantial Radlcai ad-
besion to the Parnellite obstruction programme as
threatens a complete paralysis of legislation
Lord Randolph Churchill joins this interesting
combination.
MORE CONCESSIONS.
Uonse of Commons indicates the probability OF
further concessions to this demand and a further
weakening of the Crimes Act. His earlier and sud
den announcement of an intention to bring IN an
Irish Land Purchase bill failed to cOncillate any
body. His reported intention to produce sketch
of some measure of Irish local government will also
fail. Mr.. Chamberlain aud Sir Charles Dixie think
that the last ought to come first. and are riSking
something IN order to force their colleagues to
adopt this idea, but neither Will now resign
All the Ministers dsperse for the holidays, but
Cabinet councils are likely to be held long before
Parament resumes its sessions.
THE NEGOTIATIONS.
The state of the negotiations between England
and Russia is still enveloped in complete mystery.
Nobody now denies that there Is such mystery.
The doubtful point is whether or not the mystery is
likely to develop into deadlock. Ministers refuse
all information. Reports from other sources are
contradictory The thing certain is that Russia
totally refuses to ratify the frontier line agreed on
between her ENJOYS and the English Government
1t seems pretty clear that Zulfkar is one of the.
disputed points. The Pail Mall Gazette at first de-
MED but now admits this. 1t is probable that
Maruchak and the country near Maimena and per-
haps two other points are also disputed.
MINISTERIAL DENIALs.
Lord Granville and Mr. Gladstone expressly deny
the report that Russia objects to English officers
fortifylng Herat demands the naturalization of
Afchanistan. They admit that fresh difficulties
have arisen respecting arbitration and the arbi-
traitor. England is understood to object to the
King of Denmark, while Russia insists upon having
him. Nor have they succeeded in framing agree
Inent defining the limits of arbitration. Mr.. Glad
stone said on Thursday that arbitration must in-
eludo acts for which the respective Governments
were responsible. This can only effort
to induce Russia to submit General KOmarol's con-
duct to inquiry.
GRAvER SITUATION.
Altogether the situation under the strain of this
prolonged delay has grown much graver than it
was last week The announcement that the Guards
On their way home from Suakim had been ordered
to stop at Alexandria produced a vertable sensa-
ton This was not lessened when Lord Harrington
refused to state the reasons in the House of Com
mons, nor when he declared that the war prepara-
tons had never been suspended and declined to say
how soon they would be-
THE AFGHAN CORRESPONDENTS.
The publication of the longexpected Afghan blue |
book has produced something like dismay among |
the Liberals. Few think that it bears out the |
Ministerial promise of argulnentative triumph |
for England OF any other triumph. Lord Randolph |
Churchilrs criticism ON the solemn covenant" |
which was not an agreement, remains unan-
swered. The correspondence contains little to /
break the damaging force of the long series of Eng
lsh concessions, nothing to impair the impression |
that Russia wins substantial victory all along |
the line thanks to her simultaneous employ |
meut of force on the Afghan frontier and |
fraud in her dilatory diplomacy with England. |
The Radicals themselves are becoming among |
tho bitterest critics of Ministerial tmidity !
in dealing with Russia Nothing has more exasper- |
ated Eng ishmen of every class than that jewelled
sword the Emperor sent to General Konaroh.
EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS.
The reappeuauce of the Bosphore E0ypten is |
regarded as a fragrant violation by Franco of the |
understanding which Mr. Gladstone declared to |
the House of Commons. The Government appear |
TO accept this fresh humiliation IN their usual
Christian spirit Outside of Government circles
the humiliation gives rise to more swearing than
payer.
The disgust Of the public with the course of
affairs il Egypti not lessenei by the discovery
that Turkey is the Power whom the English
Ministry are trying to induce to occupy suakim.