New-York tribune., 1886-05-27
NEw.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY s7 1856


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Probably the adverse decision of the House COM
mlt,ec virtually kills the Mexican treaty. FOR wth-
ont legislation by Congress IL becomes OF no cuec''
There will be no grief at this result among those
who believe in tho protection OF home indus'ty'
| Whether tins treaty would have been OF any Prac-
teal benefit to tho United States remains uncer-
tain but il Is certain that the revenue laws OF thl5
Nation the laws upon which all its industries IN "a
large degree depend should not be made by the
| President and tho Senate IN secret session, upon
| negotiation with foreign Poyor5.
According to q dispatch from the Southwo't'
| General Niles has offered $50 for each Indian or
head Of an Indian, and 81. 600 for Geronimo OF MS
head. This is fair sample of the sort OF Indian
"pews, which comes from Arizona and New
Mexico We do not believe that General Mios mas
done ANYTHING of the kind. Even if he desired u
| mt n price on the heads Of the hostile Apaches he
is not likely to offer rewards from his own pocket
and he has received no authorization from the "oV
| ernment The citizens of Arizona offered rewards
| some time since and The news" may have oeen
resurrccted and misappcd. This report does III
Justice to General Miles. but we can count upon q
contradiction within few days.
It costs about 30 per cent moro build ship In the
Uhited states than t does in Great lorH
| World.
This is an error. 1t does not cost tho half of 80
per cent more. Or at least, 1t did not before the
Cleveland Government ruined the only American
| shpbuilder who had tho plant to build vessel
from the ore and the timber
| Senator ingalls, puts into plain words the charges
| against Pensions Commissioner Black which every
| reader of newspapers has seen for months past.
The Commissioner has spent great part or his
time since no came into Office in trying to defame
his predecessor aud other men far more honest and
worthy than himself If he had little sense OF
self-respcct, he would either ask the Senate to in
vestigate the charges which Senator Ingalls, has
| made, or else he would resign and hide himself.
| The statement that Egypt. with population OF
six ulllions absorbs SS 100000 in specie yearly is
the less easy to believe view of the extraordi-
nary poverty of the people and the grinding taxa
tion to which they subjected. The truth ls that
the statistics of imports and exports OF the precious
metals from such country Egypt must neces-
| sary DO extremely untrustworthy. The best
authorities refuse TO place great confidence IN the
accuracy of such statistics respecting this country
or any other where ports are most carefully
guarded Not to speak of the imposSibility of
watching the movements up the Nile, INTO the In
terror or Africa, or into Arabia, along the coast
| of the Mediterranean, il is safe to say that the
authorities of Egypt cannot know with any pre-
cision the amount of gold or silver which goes out
by way of Red Sea steamers to India.
| Bad rum and low politics will surely breed the
Jaehne class of vermln.
| The information Of tho advocates of the Dunn
Free Ship bill IL extremely limited as to the value
Of home shipbnilding to the whole country. Pro-
lection to that branch of American industry
wonld mean employment for thousands OF idle
wakmen
The Brooklyn Faye conveys the information
that it is President Clcvclands way to throw out
proposition perform an action and then let 1t
take Its pcrcolating course among the people
just so. And now that his proposition that Nr
Garland Is first-ratc Attorney General for a re-
foIm Cabinet has thoroughly percolated through
all the States and Territories, and as result. he
discovers that the proposition finds no supporters
to speak of, Why o why does he not withdraw 1t r
| Nr. Morrison appears to be making war against
Mr. Randall in his own territory. Here are sundry
| Pennsylvania editors of Democratic journals who
meet in solemn conclave and resolve that they are
! in favor of Mr. Morrisons bill. Then comes the
Samuel J. Randall ASSOCIATION of some ward in
| Philadelphia, which formally resolves that Mr..
| Randall by reason of his uniting with Republica
| to de.eat bill to which the Democratic party
stands pledged by its platform. has rendered himself
unworthy of a reelection All this is nice, but Mr.
Morrison may take notice that the chances are
| abou thousand to one that Mr. Randall will
turn up the Democratic member from his district
next year, if any Democrat can get elected there
| There is a new kind of strike at Chicago, the
STRIKE of men who have been at work eight hours
and want TO work ten hours. A very short expert
ence of the eight hour plan has convinced them
| that 1t does not help the workers to work less
whether 1t does the employers or not The truth Is
| tia, this nation of workers needs all the things
1t can possibly produce and the men who have
ten hours work to sell for necessares and comforts
can gam nothing by selling only eight hours Of it
and spending the rest of the time in deness.
That is a strange proposal which the Knights OF
Labor are sad to have before them for cOnsidera-
ton at their convention in Cleveland, namely, that
local and district assemblies shall be formed con-
! slsting entirely of manufacturers and other EN-
ployers Ii does not appear how the desired aiiilia
tion can be brought about, consistently with any
| regulations which require members to be bound by
the decisions Of the majority. Bat the aim Is
| worthy of all praise. Ii employer and employed
| can IN any way be brought 10 meet each Other as
co-wofkers to understand each other better, and TO
hear both sides before forming any decision. great
part of tine controversies which now disturb buSl-
| ness will be avoided.
PLRSONAL
Gan