New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23
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,,u,riob. 1889 By The Ner- i"S 1T'o"ne.
-, lima aa-There has been some loud
. ,.u,r ,bis week. as there was last week.
NM ,he situation is probably no more serious than
wv VIC Ss...;.r ,ronh,es become acute for a mo-
-. .hen subside into the usual state OF
.s..r,o Inflammation Russian lntrigues and
In..,iar counter-intrigues continue Whether
.u,,.rr convention between Scrvia and Russia
-. hoe, sirne5 whether Russia thinks that the
H.. Gov an ontbreak In Servla has arrived
..Ln,har Austria has sent o firm dispatch TO St
u.,o,sburo--all these are questions on which evil
Sonne is conflicting. The scare. II scare there
were 10 on the whole dying away. Nor is there
.rv,bino in the dispute between Germany and
rxritverland about the right of asyior' which Is
likely 10 20 beyond diplomatic remonstrances.
Mr. R,lfours speech has made an impression on
those English Home Rulers who do their thinking
for themselves instead of accepting the cut-and-
dried results of the loose thinking Of other people,
The Manchester Guardian" Is one Of these
There is no stronger advocate for Home Rule for
Ireland but it must be q reasoned and reasonable
Home Rule 1t declines to follow the newest
federal fad. The conditions Of successful federa-
ton do not exist in these ISLANDS, says that journal
and even if they did exist, federal form OF
government would te anything but desirable for
O country which is in the near neighoorhood OF
the great military States and which has an empire
to govern. We are willing and anxious" pro-
ceeds The Guardian to do q good deal for
Ireland. but not TO put the British Constitution
into tie melting-pot. However this Irish
question he settled, there is one thing that must
survive its settlement, and that is the House OF
Commons The Guardian admits, ne'erthe-
ls,,lo u met lyaap fba
Irish members at Westminster. Their presence
will logically involve the acceptance of one OF two
theories. Federal Home Rule or Colonial Home
Ru,e The former is impossible the latter is i'm
practicable. The Guardian escapes from this
dilemma in q tru y English way. Logic is nothing.
Try the expcrimeut since We must, OF keeping the
IrIsb and letting them vote, not on Imperial affairs
only. but On anything they like Perhaps II
might not work so badly after ALL slghs our
English Home Ruler
Such are tie straits to which Mr. Balfour has
all at once reduced the most thoughtful OF bnguah
Home Rule journals. such evidence is inc moFe
significant because it comes from ore OF thoNf pro-
,5rcisl journals 10 which Mr.. Gladstone has so
of,en anpealed as afIordng a true index to public
oninion. 1t is, moreover, in justification oil Mr'
Gladstone's original Homc-Rue schem,, when Dan
ished the Irish Members from Westminster. MI
Gladstone undoubtedly believes his original scheme
to be sound The opposition o. his own party
drove him to abandon ii, but he abandoned IL re-
irctantlv and after long hesitation, and he would
r,oSabiv return TO it with Joy. few such aru-
s,.s as this might we'll produce revulsion In the
marty and restore to Mr.. Gladstone that free hand
which he has not lately had. So should Mr. bal
four proye to him a blessing in disguise
Tbs parnclI Commission resumed its sittings on
Tuesday and continued them steadily during 'ho
week. The public steadily declines to interest
itself in these proceeding. No sensations haNe
been provided Even our friend Mr.. T. L.
O'Ccnnor's osS-exarlination lacked spice. MT
Roman, who administered the questions to him,
proved but an incxpert nquiltor Mr u Cohhor
is one of the few Irish followers OF Mr.. f"fhei
who have Irish humor, but the hoSO
humorous point which he made was his account oil
himself as = moderate man. II Mr.. Roman hau
had a little humo-, he would have underlined tiiiS
adjective by reading a few choice extracts Iroln
The Star" But he did not.
Parliament has done nothing very exciting out
II is remarked that business proceeds apacr' iho
names Of Mr. Labouchere and Mr. ConyDeare' S9s
one Tory journal, unl<indly, are consrcuousiy anu
auspciouSiy absent from the report. MI "isu
Atone I think is entitled TO the credit OF this
He has never approved Mr.. Laboucheres open
threats of open obstruction. and is now sittng on
his indiscrcet follower He has laid Mr. Con:-
beare under obligations by praiSing him 70 MS
Cornwall constituents and Mr.. COnybeare cannot
show himself uncrateful There is talk Of dln-
ner to Mr. Conybeare. The list OF names -
awaited with curiosity.
Mr. Davitt has written n letter to The DAILY
News complaining Of the series Of Infamous and
unfounded charges against Mr.. Sullivan by it's
Ney-York CORE pondent. " The Daily News re-
fused to publish it, and IL appears In The faii
Mall Gazette In vain does Mr. Davitt point out
70 the Editor of The News" that MALI gnant state
ments are made by its correspondent against a
man incapable Of defending himself. Mr. Sui
Hvan's friend is not to be allowed a hearing: he
tells TOO much truth The secret says Mr..
Davitt TO The Daily News" Of your CORE
spondent's yenomous diatribes against Mr. Sullivan
Mr. Ecan and Mr. Ford. is plainly exhibited In his
references to Mr. Bline. 1t Is Mr.. BlaInes pres
ept position at Washington not the fate OF the un-
ffoytunate Dr. Cronin, which works up the anu
Irish gall in your correspondent III Is con-
yenient opportunity for him 70 assai through your
siumns. under pretence OF condenninR DIT euih'ah
a proundless charge, the statesman whose genius
ana achievements led his party to triumph at the
hte Presidential election. There Is nothing in
political journalism meaner or more unjust
Tbes. energetic sentences Of Mr.. Davitts ap-
peared in print yesterday. but this mornings
"Dsiy News" continues silent.
The Prince Of Wales and the press between
tbem, have run to earth that London leper whose
existence the Prince affirmed and some doubted.
His name Is Edward Foxsll. and he Is meat
hawker at the Central Market. lie was hawking
and handling meat SO lately as last WEDNESDAY
bat Is now detained for treatment at the White
chapel Innrmary.
Tbs habeas corpus case has ended with long
lecture from Mr. Justice Manisty 20 Captain Wood.
ward and 6ne Of $3.50. Captain Woodward acted
in good fAith throughout. Thompson, now released