New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-15
ny CABLE To THE rRrsUNr.l
cop,rioh,: 1888: By The Nev. York Trtbw.~

Iondon. Aug l4-Mr Parnell has taken MT
.c.orce Iewis's advice and brought his action Tor
libel against =" The Times in Scotch court IL Is
characteristic of Mr. Lewis whom great Enelish
advocate once described a great general '"''
this should have been done just before the farhei'
Commission bill became law one dFy noi7
and " The Times" might have been pfo'ec''" "
the indemnity clauses Of that Act. Inc ioiin III
which Mr. Parne,ls claim is stated gives nun ''-
other advantage, lie sues on the ic''ers anu On
The Tjmes's, articles relating to them. Nothing
else is alleged and it viii 0c extremely o.cu'' ,p'
The Times to go into other charges against ME-
parrou Tho Ibels he complains of arc, first |
(. Tho Timcs's- assertion that he said Mr. Burke |
when murdered in Phoenix Park got no more than
his deserts: second, that he urged Mr.. Eeah 10
murder Mr. Forster third, that he gave FRANK
Byrnc money 10 escape to France.
The Times both yesterday and to-day wrl'es
in tone which indicates surprise ana NeA"'ion
that the action should have been brought IN oco'-
land and brought in this form IL you "ei0
oo;,, to suc The Times why did you not sue
before ., ask Mr. Parnclls opponents, whom ne
does not take the trouble to answer. lhefe arc
Liberal friends of his also, who say 'haV IL ho
meant 10 take this step he might have gwen thcin
a hint Many of them argued IN the llouse oi
Commons that he could not do wnat nc has ho"
done. One or two Liberal papers OBJECT ra'hcr
strongly to his present course. lhose po'h'S'
however are not the main points, except SO lar 40
,bev relate TO the Commission and to Mr.. Parnelrs
supposed intention of asking the commission 10 ue
lav action because of tins Scotch suit. There was
as long since said. time when he might have pre-
vented the appointment Of Commission By BRING
inc an action. 1t is not at all likely that the
action will now have any influence whatever IN
thc procccdings before the three judges. Slr
James 1anncn. hear dslillcs the task before HIM,
but will 90 through it to the end and precisely as
IL politics had nothing to do with the matter
Mr. Cbambcrlains letter to "The Times in
answer to Mr. parnelfs challenge so far diSap-
noints his friends that they say it cannot be his
last word lie has produced no letters from Mr.
ParncU and no evidence of any kind lie saio
in the House that the proof of his assertions was
wholly in Mr. Parncll's handwriting Not a
,crap Of Mr. Parncirs handwriting, or anything
that purrorts 10 be his, is published Alter look-
,,c ovc- the correspondence Mr.. Chamberlain Is
pt loss he says to know what they arc diNlu'ii5
sbout 1t is quite possible that Mr.. Iarheh VIII
refresh his memory some POINTS, Iut on tiie in"u
nojnt Mr. Chamberlain admits that MI farheh
vos right lie admits that Mr. Parnell ana not
nut forward a proposal of National Councils as
substitute for an Irish Parliament
Nor does Mr. Chamberlain come of much better
about that astonishing Coercion Dill whlcn MT
porneu was to support. There Is, IL scenhs I"
cory of the Crimes Act Of $50 with eraSures' DuO
notbing except Mr.. O'Shca's statement 10 snow
,bot those crasures were Mr. Parnelfs Nor II
tbcv were, does that prove Mr.. Chamberlain
case.
Parliament has actually adjourned at last ana
there is a stampede out Of London "hen hur'
Salisbury was asked TO pronounce eulogy on MS
,-, Nrioistrv and its work during the session. ne
.oid bo would rather wait TIL Christmas Yet
both sides agree that it has been ieni"rN"oic
session. This Ministry has shown an unsuspcc'eu
nov,cr of constructive legislation MI iN'ch'e Has
,ossod ont If fine second into the front rank by
dint of ability in framin@ and tact III passing Wv
rocol Government bill Mr. Balfour has won sun
,9oton fomc Even the irish, who detest him
own to his power of carrying out firmly ana WIN
s,rorc bend the policy they detest. Mr. O'Conhoi
tol,.s bolf admiringly of his gifts as debatel
and of his sinister skill
Tho most striking tendency seen in politics since
, ToIrr,,or,, is that toward consolidation of par
,;os Tho Gc~cc heat OF many conflicts has wcidec
,o~ofher on the one side the Tories ana Liberal
rrionists ON the other the Gladstonlans ah'
parnelltcs This latter is the real gam whici
the cause Of Home Rule has made
,bo English press. but most of the articles rea'
like obituary notices. Nobody questions his ri@h
n the title of first soldier Of his time. Nobody
has explained why he resigns Just at this moment
One telegram from Berlin read rs If younger niei
wore wanted by the Emperor for all the hlghes
rlaces in the army and Count Won Moltke stoo'
bv his friends and resigned when he found thel
must 90. Count Wadcrsee has long been DIES
irnated as his successor
Mr. Depcw is at IIomburg, where he describe
himself as having a good time. Half New-l Orl
e tboro. at least SO Mr.. Depew says Othc
Americans not from Ncw-lork are there Judg
Gresham is one. and Mr.. Robert Lincoln is O
lately was another More English men and won
on Of distinction are in IlOmburg than IN Londot
Among them is Earl Spencer. to whom Mr' Dcpe'
has been explaining Irish American pohtlc
" Formerlv" said the favOritc son oi Ncw-l or
.o the OK -Viccroy of Ireland the Irish IN Amerc
u,sre revoiutionists. They sympathized with an
.ssisted in revolutionary methods. and went
Cor separation and Independence. Now they a
in a sense ConstitutionalistS and are In cordi
and efficient cooperation with one OF the ere'
rrglisb parties Their bitter enmity to the I'm
lisb paople has disappeared and their passloha
hatred of the British Empire has been modil'
into q desire TO become by the help of Home hu
n lora1 mart of that Empire" This view seen
90 bave Immersed Earl Spencer as both nov
and imnortant More will be heard of 1t
this side.
THE MASSACRE AT sAGANETI
roma Aur. IA dispatch from Massowah say
D.. rrencb missionary who has arrived iiom The see