New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-19
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
AWAITING THE oUrCoMEoF TIL E CHICAGO
CONVENTION.
opv OF pARLiAMENT-LoRp SALISBURY
"N rrn or ENGLISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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ox .ng 1s-Aithough Parliament meets
u,,v and the Queens speech Will theh oo
- ,he centre of political interest Tor Engi snmen
- N he not Westminster but Chicago. All 'ho
son s'0" naner, have dispatches from Chicago ana
.olsmp conectures as to what IS eolng u nal Po"
.,a,e These may be summed NJ IN a sentence
Th. English feel that decisions may DC taken "'
Ch;cago which will determine the course OF Eng
r;sb nolcy toward Ireland and they 90 not 'iNo ''
m, Times seizes the occasion to TuOhsh two ouii'
.r,cles on American lrish consriratOrs ana on 'ho
ahnse of citizenship. II alleges that Egah anu wv
otbcr Irish wirepullers have been promlsei hieu
rositions bv the Republican party In exchange LOT
tbs Irisn vote The Times expects q auarre' oe-
twcen the Ecan and Devoy factions ana reJoices
IN the prospect Of much dirty lrish nhei oe'"s
washed The citizenship question: IL you oeno'o
JI, Inns is TO be a matter for dlp!omalic uso"e
siou between England and America anu IL n"s'
ho decided sooner or later whether lrshmen
no,ur.iized in America can claim the privilege to
aid and abet political conspiraces ana leiohleS
desi med TO narass the British GovcinhehI ie
Daily Ne,cs discusses the Chicago meeting IN ons
a,,ic,. in which the natural dislike of the English
man TO IRISH agitation struggles with the WISH Oh
Tho Liberal politician to be civil to his present
ou, declaring that if Davitt and OBren fan 10
s,,.,ce the dynamite party the convention Will he
,e,,rded with indignant contempt by all decent
p.o, Il, whether English American. ms loutLaI'
aware of the intense hostility of the EngliSh 10
ANYTHING that looks like foreign interierence'
insists that Irish Americans cannot ihhuenco H"S
lsh policy on Home Rule or any otncr ques''on'
II nevertheless bestOws much enlogy Oh DaVts io'
denouncing the doctrines preached by " an obscure
noitician named Fnerty." The Standard mas loss
20 aavon the subject bat finds some pleasure
in thinking that the convention is held at an
awkward moment for Mr. parncll He. according
70 the Tory view. has to satisfy both the Irish
Americans By encouraging hopes OF energetic action
Nv Ir.lanl and the Liberals in Parliament by
policy OF mo leraton.
Archbishop Washs declaration in favor of Mr.
D,viits scheme for the naturalization of Irish
land attracts less attention than his eulogy OF LORD
Ashbourne's aet for promoting peasant proprietor
Sims Mr. Parnells appeal to his followers to
attend the opening of Parliament tomorrow III
view Ct the grave and pressing condition of public
snirs was at first supposed to portend storm. but
il is believed to-day that ii signifies nothing more
than lively debate on the address in reply to the
Qnreu's speech That once business will
RAPIDLY be wound up Such at any rate
is the wish of Mr. Gladstone and every Lib
Belfast riots and Mr. Parnel will raise in
some shapc the question of payment of rent. Be
yond this nothing can be affirmed positively till 1t
Is known what has happened in Chicago. Mr..
GladstOne's letter TO the Mayor of Cork throws
some light on the matter. lie anticipates getting
of to the Continent III a. week. The mystery about
MS movements is still kept up, but his present in
tentIoE is TO visit Holland, which he has never
seen.
To.dsy's contradiction of yesterdays statement
III Tie Standard about the recall OF the Afghan
Bou dlry Commission is not quite complete. The
Standard said that the Commission would be re-
called AT the earliest date possible The papers are
nov officially requested to announce that the Oov-
ernncnt have not decided on its immediate with
drawai The first statement was probably accurate
A Cabinet meeting has since been held and the
las ,tatement IS accurate also. The point may
seem trivial butthc matter is regarded here as IN
d., ,atlng that Lord Salisbury thinks the time has
eoms to pat an end to the long of English
Leaders 10 Russia. The news produced a sensation
Oh the Continent and sent down Russian stocks.
Noboly stp9oses that England will 20 TO war for
Tie STRIP of territory in dispute. Ii is important
s.lajceicaly to the Afghans. and is undoubtedly
Alphm by right of possession, but If the Russians
suss' a.d the Afghaus refuse to be be turned out.
th'rc Is trouble ahead.
soriailstic finances are clearly low Mr. Will
iaus. ore of the leaders of this interesting body.
hi gone to Prison for two months because
he va, unable to pay fine OF 500 for
ob,;tactIug the public highway by holding So
ciaI-f meeting. Mr.. Malnwaring another Socialist
c. V.ctod on the same charge, was allowed till
Thursday week to raise tho money. Mr.. lyndman
Publishes the usual protest against the unalrDess
vi these sentences and complains that non-Socalis-
III u.,ftugs are not with He diScloScs
the father trkabc fact that owners of public
halls unanimously refuse to let them for Social
fiic meetings. though offered money down with "a
guarantee against .nagc. Mr. Ilyudman has been
sued oI lIhelb, the owner aud agent of the Welsh
nine. whom lac accused of conduct similar TO that
falsely imputed to Watrin. who was murdered by
The Decazcyille miners THIS suit is likely to ter
mlnaie hls public career The French I Trades Society
delegates, twentyone Of them. who are here a
tour of general inspection. eagerly contendcd
fof 10y trades unions Social Democrats aud Liberal
politicians. Mr. Burns of the acquitted West
End rioters of last February. has taken them to a
soc'alisiic Sunday meeting at Battersea Park Mr..
bnrhett secretary of the Anal gamated Engineers
one OF the strongest trade unions III Enga mi
uatcd them intO the secrets of those powerful sOci
cues Sundry members of the National Liberal
NI1O not lnuch known TO fame have entertained the
ffchchmen at that institution. The newspapers
rejoicing IN any fresh topic at this season.
oh'o"e'e these performances with con
siderable zest. One Freuchman blacksmith
fetnrned thanks Tor these nattering atten tions
gr'clously assuring his hearers that Continentals
have no prejudice against English workmen.
The case against the Royal Academy ia restated |
ana enlarged III a long and vigorous letter 10 The
1"@s by Holman iiuut. He regards the recent de-
!ehcc made by the Academy as conclusive proof |
A' means to persist In the Old policy, and de- |
'S ~ " Is now no longer question Of receiving |
nong ""nsng few pictures. more OF less. Ue de- |
.,n,, .ne whole history and policy of the Acad- |
d.. ~,'. ao'cr'oes how 1t first tried to crush and