New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE

the German Emperor, according 10 the same re-
port would have met her, and serious effort
would have been made TO arrange the family
troubles The Emperor is anxious to be recon-
ciled with his mother, but difficulties made on
her side or by he- friends These the Queen
might have dealt with All stories of documents
whether diary or anything else having been
brought away by the Queen from Berlin, are base
less
The Parncll Commission bill duly passed
at o'clock on Friday morning under stringent
application Of the closure Every amendment
and every attempt by Mr Parnell and his Liberal
allies TO the scope of inquiry pitlesSly
defeated, and the last vote taken showed
jority Of 50 fo- the Government. The Irish then
abandoned the useless contest and the bill went
through without further opposition Nothing
has since been heard from Mr. Parncll either
about an action for libel o. in answer TO Mr..
0'Shoa's letter. That letter has made some i'm
preston but the Home Rule press prefers 10 ignore
il treat il beneath notice NJ rarncl pre-
sumsbly takes this line. the ground that as the
whole must now come befo-e the Commission,
it is useless 10 deal with particular charges in the
press.
The last night Of debate which had gone on
tinuously since Monday. cnivencd by dis
cussion Of a SIDE issue Mr. Labouchercs attempt
10 IdlSt a prfdCI-Ol- -lTINliFGt uppdtN OH lIniS
article of the many practical jokes played
nv this irreprcsshe lester Serious men have
long since agreed that the time has passed when
technical breaches of privilege by the press or
ought to be dealt with by the House. Not a day
passes when editors do not use language for which
they might be brought 10 the bar Of the House.
Nor is the leading journal by any means the worst
offender What The Times said was "a coarse and
violent flood of blacllsuardiSm and foulmouthed
oratory,n OF the phrases which might be
left TO others. To apply the latter to Mr. Glad
stone, who is scrupulouS in his choice of words,
is absurd But Mr.. Labouchcre thought he
chance Of scoring point against The Times"
and perhaps he did, though nothing came of it but
fresh wranclc in the House. ending in the with
drawal Of his motion part of this breach Of privi-
lego consisted in The Timcss retort upon Mr.. Nor
Icy. lie had said in the House that if Mr.. Red
mond's account of certain incident was true The
Times" had committed act of the deepest in
fanny That" replied The Times" is a
dalous thing TO say. Well If q Member Of Para-
ment may allege in ;hc House that the conduct OF
a newspaper is infamous while newspaper may
not denounce this charge as scandaous, what be-
of the liberty of the press?
Mr. Redmonds case was that " The Times
accused him Of approving the murder Of Mr.
Burke, because while condemning in a speech at
dish, he said nothing OF Mr.. Burke. Mr.. Redmond
SAYS he wrote The Times" a letter explaining
that he had not theG heard that Mr. Burke had
been killed: but The Times did not publish
this letter, as il certainly was bound to do. This
happened six years ago Every journalist knows
it is impossible to test MIR Rcdmond's state
msnt, or ascertain whether his letter received
or not. But Mr.. Morley rcXt day withdrew the
if7 of the day before and declared that The
LoA of III.
nfsny. There was fresh evidence. but much
fresh irritation On the whole, neither The
Times nor Mr. Morley comes well out of the
dispute.
The feeling Of the Home Rule press toward The
Times" is naturally bitter, but Is carried TO great
lengths. One incident is interesting. Lord Rose
berry made at Boston OF the strongest speeches
yet heard against the policy of the present Min
istry; against especially, their conduct with ref
erence 10 the Parnell Commission lie said, among
other things with reference TO The Times's"
charges against Mr. Parnell that The Times
was a political organ with political object.
This not being violent enough for present tastes,
The Daily News next day published an anony-
nous letter insinuating that there some secret
understanding between The Times and Lord
Rosebery; and this was strengthened by an edi-
torial innuendo. The Daily News" is prc-cml-
nently Gladstonan organ, and II stabs in the
back Mr.. Gladstone's most intimate friend and
most loyal supporter
This weeks debate in the Lords has attracted
little attention in the presence of continual ex
citement in the House of Commons 1t was, how
ever, noteworthy for a protest by Lord Carnarvon
against the Local Government bill That very
able and eminent ex-Minister he's altogether de-
clined TO follow his former chiefs down what he
thinks the steep descent TO democracy Lord Sails
bury replied that the slope instead Of being steep
was so gradual that you could hardly tell whether
you were going up or down. Nevertheless Lord Car
narvon though unhccded by the public, gives
voice 10 forebodings i'll which no small portion
OF the Tory party secretly sire.
The naval manoeuvres on the Irish coast, which
began ten days ago, continue. Interest in them
is mainly confined TO the naval public An idea
has got abroad that the Admiralty have so
arranged the conditions Of the contest that the
result is ioregone conclusion, the blocliaded
squadron having little chance against the too
powerful enemy. There is the usual list of
casualties to naval machinery
The latest news from Mr. Stanley has now been
carefully analy@ed' with result that is admitted
TO be depressing Reports are both conflicting
and vague; yet 1t is clear that Mr. Stanley had
not reached Emin Pacha last April. Where be
nobody then knew, nor is anything gained
by piecing out guesses. IL is, however believed
that Major Bartuelot with 800 men is well on bis
way TO support his chief That the White Pacba
is not Mr. Stanley but DR.. Emn seems now the
opinion Of the best experts Threatened by the
Mahdi Emin Pacha has resolved 10 attack re-
lying on the known hatred of the Mahdi prevailing
among his subjects. There is talk Of expedition
from Wady Halfa to lend Emin Paeha hand,
but ii is most unlikely that the English Govern
ment will engage in a new war in the Soudan.
Mr. Spurgeon has again been heard from lie
is grieved, yet not wholly cast down. Il have
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