New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-30
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
MR. GLADSTONE'S CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE
POPE AGAINST KING HUMBERT.


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copyright 1888: BY The Ns,O. York Tribune.
London, Dec. 2Y-lhe report that Mr.. Glad
stone proposes international arbitration between
Italy and the Pope fills manv Of his friends fe'
With amazement. The Tablet" is quoted as
authority for the statement-the highest
Catholic authority among English journals But
The Tablet" itself only quotes the OsServatore
Romano" which publishes two brief and pro-
fessedly private letters from Mr.. Gladstone to
the MARQUIS de Riso, Snd from the Marquis de
Rise to Mr.. Gladstone These letters are ex-
tremely violent The King Of Italy is charged
with violating his sworn word the people insult
the Pope; the Italian laws are laws of persecu-
ton, and so on. In spite of all this, Mr.. Glad
stone thinks arbitration possible. His belief
proves once more, cry his political foes, how want
ing he is in Judgment in statesmanlike percep-
tons, and in knowledge Of human nature.
Neither Italy nor the Pope would accept arbitra-
ton on the one point which both deem vital,
namely, the possession of Rome. The idea, says
the leading Tory journal is utterly impractcable.
There is no place in modern Europe for Priest
King. The London Gladstonian organ cannot yet
pluck up courage to express an opinion on TINS
latest development Of its hero's too versatile
energy, nor even to mention the fact that he
seems disposed to champion to some extent the
cause Of the Pope. English dissenters can hardly
hear of it without shudder.
Mr. Gadstone's birthday is celebrated with
usual demonstrations of interest at Hawarden
and elsewhere. Meetings are held, resolutions are
passed, and kilograms of congratulation are sent
to Naples Midlothian once more assures him OF
Its loyalty to him and its confidence in his policy
The Liberal press halls to-day as the. beginning of
q year with a promise Of final triumph. The
Tory papers are all silent. The feelings with
which they contemp plate Mr.. Gladstone's unabated
vigor confidence and courage arc perhaps mex
pressible.
Mr. Parnelrs demand for Indian Home Rule TO
which I referred lately finds little response In
the programme of the Indian Congress. That
BODY which is purely deliberative and voluntary,
is sunposed to represent what Racicalism there Is
among the educated natives but 1t contents ltseif
with asking for administrative and legislative
reform Mr.. Parnelps Lon,lon organ is dlssatls-
fed with this extreme moderation lndla, IN us
view is treated no better than Ireland or In lts
own words: ~ The same dismal story of falsehood
is being repeated in India The Queer has pledged
her faith to absolute equality between nauVe
and European subjects and has broken
her nledpen There is no doubt, at any rate
about the extremeness Of that view.
legislative reform, moreover, seems to include
70 the Indian mind nothing less than making the
legislative Council half elective, and perhaps
eban a1a iS hp M
portant question of all. The scheme Will break
down on this point, says writer who knows
India we'll No scheme can be devised which
would not give all the power to the Hlndoos
thereby rousing the Mussulmans TO fury. III Tor
Hindoosn you read Nationalists,' and for
Mussulmans' "Ulstermen," you have close
parallel to the Ulster view of Irish Home Rule
The state of things at Sualxm is described by
a Coyernment journal of observant actv-
ity Some of the troops have gone back to CAIRO IN
order to convince the English public that no prof.
ects for the conquest of the Soudan are orooo-
ing in the Ministerial brain. Some OF those
left secured the country yesterday 1or ten mles
in order to convince the natives that the hnghsh
are masters of their own movements NO derVlshes
were seen or heard of, and no sign OF military
energy on their part was visible
The farewell dinner which the Lord Mayor
offers to the American Minister on his retirement
from his post is fixed for January "A, at the
Mansion House The compliment is unusual anu
the value of it will be enhanced by the presence Oh
MANY persons Of distinction In many neIos'
Whether Mr. Phelps will be here on that date Is
to-day a very open question Relations peo"een
him and the State Department, as well as between
The State Department and the Foreign Onice' TO
main in the critical condition which descnoeu
Yesterday The next word must be SPOKEN iroin
Washington
Mr.. Phelps leaves the house at No. 81 LOUNGES
Sopare On Monday, and moves into NO. 40 IN
stead of going to hotei' ouC 'nc h0" no1'0 -
held by the week only
Dr Dollincer of Munich, who is year older
than the century, has been dlsconrslhg OH A"oii-
can Literature to the Munich Academy OF Science
Tie thinks SAYS this mornings Ielegran' 'he
main hindrances to literary and scienthc proereSs
in the United States are to be found IN the waho
- c,eat central university and in the slpshod
character of the American newspaper press Inns
raises the question, which American papers Df'
DoIlinger is in the habit of reading The negro
and enumeration questions also cause the excel
lent Doctor anxiety Nevertheless, he holds that
the intellectual primacy of the world is certain
one day to fail TO the Anglo-SaXon race as u 'le
Greeks and Romans in ancient days Inc ger
~. ill have a share but indirectly, and through
a.. medium of the English language AS Dr'
Dollinrer is a Bavarian his testimony Is Oh o"o
whole very handsome, and as there Is haruS q, :"
.nor. oninent tbeologian and scholar in Europe is
valuable.
rh. beroism Of JIM Givens has reused Engilsh
.au,;ration. The English press is full oil IND
utes to him and to the other brave men VINO VIM
died in the latest Mississippi disaster, % he
Dailv Telegraph" speaks of him as daun.,eSs T, ,
imitation of Colonel Hays Jim Bludso Inc
very scene" says this writer, painted IN I'M,
r.erisbable colors by Colonel Hay, was repeaVeu
last Tuesday, with Jim Givens Tor It's nero
~The Athenaeum' so far departs from i's usual M
Arner erican books Ii lhe