New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
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II, tho German Emperor is serious enough to
S;,ert some attention from the Chancellor Crisis
uytreue caution marks all the published state
- but the doctors seem TO think that the
1soase is Spreading from the larynx to the trachea
=. = ogrecd that a longer tube has had TO be in
eerted and there is limit 10 the length of tubes
available for this purpose. There IS however,
another theory which may be stated. The Emperor
has never really recovered from the operation OF
tracheotomy. The wound has never quite healed.
Irritation and inflammation have always been
present This fact has not been admitted publicly,
hut il is a fact, and very grave one. In the
present case it may explain the necessity for new
tube without one being obliged to suppose that the
cancer is sprcahing SO far as actually to have in
voved the trachea.
The Chancellor crisis has, during all this week.
continued to supply columns of gossip and guesses
70 every paper in every capital of Europe. Some
pretty positive assertions appear in print but as
the most positive are irreconcilable with each
other they need not be discussed at length. The
five or six people who really know what has
happened during the week do not tell Inc
struggle between the Empress and Prince BIS
marcl, of which this Battenberg marriage IS Dut
q single incident, continues The Empress IS not
strong enough to overthrow Prince Bismarck The
Chancellor who seems to have gained his point
al least for the present has wish, Judge, pub
hcly to dscredit his sovereigns wife.
Boulangerism is making such headway in
France that if General Boulanger was a strong
man il might no doubt speedily threaten the eN-
isence Of the Republic but there is no evidence
that General Boulanger is strong man. There
i, much evidence that he is good circus rider,
rerhaps, even, clever charlatan. lie has shown
thus far no power Of leadership. The movement
which goes by his name, far as it is genuine,
IS protest which otherwise might be inartlcuate,
against the present Chamber; against the con-
tinung incapacity of the Republican parties to
unite and govern; against the wilson scandal;
AGAINST many other scandals, and against political
impotence in high places crisis is supposed to
be near; very possibly it is but it will not be
crisis of Dcuanger's creating. 1t is very doubt
full whether he will use it when it arrives, but
II is very possible that it will use him. There is,
moreover behind General Boulanger group of
men with money and with ambitious designs,
bent on mischief and totally devoid of scruples.
They can probably carry the Nord for him as
easily as they carried the Dordogne. But if, as
is said Paris is against General Boulanger, De-
parmental demonstrations will avail him little
A shout Of triumph has gone forth from the
Radical organs, if organs can be said to shout
Mr. Illingworlh and his caucus have won Mr
Gladstone has capitulated or if he has not capt.
ulated has been convinced, which comes to the
same thing. Mr.. LaboucheIe is once more in
uncontrolled command of the legions below the
cangway The fact is undenable," says one
heading Radical, " that our party wants to fight
and must be allowed to fight. The sight OF
Tories and Liberal Unionlsts having their own
way is more than we can endure. Flesh and
blood won't stand it. The party will go TO
pieces unless allowed to go into action 80 into
action it has gone
The first fruits of Mr.. Gladstone's National
Liberal Club speech we're gathered Thursday,
others Yesterday Mr.. ParnelrS motion for an
adjournment in order to discuss the conduct
of the police and military at Ennis may not have
been intended to be obstructive, but 1t had all
the effect of obstruction 1t was so brought
forward as to delay for two hours
he beginning of the debate the great Ministerial
measure of the session-the Local Government bill
Mr. PANELS speech was fighting speech IL
was something novel to hear the Irish leader, the
coolest of living men, announce to the House that
his blood boiled. His indignant N was no doubt
genuine but be could not persuade Mr.. Balfour TO
share it, Mr. DafOur defended Colonel Turner
and his troops. They had DONE he thought, only
.heii duty They had prevented meeting which
vas admittedly Illegal. They had been stoned, and
Colonel Turner had rightly ordered the men to
clear the yard and building from which the stones
came But the Liberals took Mr.. ParnelPs view
Sir George Trevelyan thought that no cavalry ought
TO have been used Mr. Morley wanted al inquiry
Mr.. Gladstone declared himself, like Sir George
Trevelyan opposed to cavalry and, like Mr. Nor
ley, in favor OF an inquiry. The Parnelllte orators
Joined in-Mr o Brien Mr.. Healy and Mr.. Dillon
They too. denounced Colonel Turner and de-
bounced Mr. Balfour The Liberals and Parnell-
ties mustered I70 votes, both of the Home Rule
wings voting in a solid phalanx. But the Govern
ment majority was 20.
The real object of the debate had nevertheless
been gained The Tories and Radicals had both
been made aware that the truce which has pre-
vailed since the beginning of the session has come
TO an end. The Radicals are henceforth to attack
the Ministry when and how they like, so long, l
suppose, as they do not use cavalry.
The fate Of the Birmingham Liberia! Club shows
how high political feeling runs in that town The
club has failed and has been wound up. The
clubhouse was built only two years ago at cost
Of s32O,OO0. 1t was sold yesterday for $4,000
The dssenSons in the Liberal party seem to have
been the sole cause of this catastrophe. Yet i'll
London Liberal clubs still flourish Home Rulers
and hberal-U -UniOnists contrive to get together
beneath the same roof The National Liberal
0lup' the youngest of all, has 5000 members
OF whom about one-quarter are reckoned Unlonsts.
1he Devonshirc Club and the Reform Club are
oo'h supposed to contain majority of Unionists
though no census has been taken in either.
Mr. Lewis Norris writer of some pretensions.
sometimes called the Poet of Penrhyn, makes
public two critical complaints of the new Ameri-
ean Copyright bill. He wants the law made
retrospective, and objects to the clause requiring
Simultaneous publication in both countries III
The law does require the latter beyond doubt such
provision makes copyright of little avail, except
10 authors Of established repute. Mr.. Morris is
convinced that Lord Tennyson has lost at the very
lowest computation $3.50. 900 at the hands of his
American publishers