New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
J .aoUs COMMENTS ON THE SAMOAN
QUESTION.
ayrmAN FEELING TOWARD Mr. BATEs-ThE
BIRMINGHAM QUARREL GROWING MORE
sIrrER-A CORRECTION FROM LORD
gosEBERY-Two PRIMROSE
a%. pAYs-rHE THEATRES


S% pAYs-THE THEATRES.
rpY CABLE TO THE rRIpcxEl
copvsgM . 1859 BY The Ee'r- York IStoane.
Iondon. April 90" We wonder, observes
AThe Spectator in long article on Anerican
ai,lomacv. sif tho American people are at all
.ware Of the extent Of the influence whlch lhey
,o.a thropcb the carelessuess exhibited at WASH
ington for the courteous usages Oh olp.onSty,
Then follows discussion OF the oainoan qu'o'iO.
from this point of view 1t Is no one oecreU'ty VI
State who is censured. 1t is tne napieu@i VOne
Of the Department to which our Hienuy von'o'
,ahas exception. "The English public" ne re-
49, = oorstomed TO Irish difficulties, and,
- ,,,d.ra,ood the Sackviile affair; but in
.ni,. ~ ;ts rood-humored sense, the occurrence
,s,t .ttnr behind it which, but for that American
.hs.r as the Calliope steamed out OF Apie, might
for some time have poisoned the reiatlons OF otie
vaonhsn Mr. Batess appointment has, he
.S,u,,s ,,,,.sr osepce: Mr. Bates having said such
s..ad,,i .h,n0s that 10 select him for q, Commits
ssonar would IN any other Government be VIII
~, ot,rort This writer does not explain to his
readers that his knowledge Of Mr. BatessE writ
,ncs com,s at secondhand from bitter parei-
san striking through Mr. Bates at Mr.. Blaine ana
careless what harm he does TO bis country abroad
I. Prince Bismarck continues che Ensllshman'
/. having resolved not to quarrel with washington
ontv grins sardonically through The cologne
,.a-.,te,. but the incident will not make him
moro obiging; and II by any accident ne should
ret fair chance, Mr. Blaine viii discover some
6pe day when German votes are as tmportant as
Irish that in politics as in social life, discourtesy
seldom pays" This lecture on politeness is not
In itself very important but it may help to explain
what is passine at Berlin The last few days have
brought some evidence that Mr. Bates's appoint
ment is really disIiked II disliEed, IL is not be-
cause Mr. Bates takes q strong American view, but
because OF what he has said, or is supposed to
have said, in pint against Germany. There never
was any thought Of refusing to receive him.
Nothing would have been said on the subject, di-
rectIy or indirectly but for the mischievous tatte
cabled from New York to London. Nor have Mr.
Godlzin's efforts had any other result than TO
create n certain amount Of infeeling between two
friendly Nations.
Prince Bismarch's real answer to Mr.. Blaine is
to be found, not in any newspaper, but In the
White Book. He deliberately selects this as the
moment 10 which to publish, his own dispatches on
Samoa Those dispatches contain one OF the
strongest censures ever passed on his own agent
lie has repudiated offensive act and deelara-
tion of the German Consul Herr Knappe He
has offered in advance of the Conference the most
practical of all forms of reparation. He has shown
the world that he does not mean to quarrel with
the United States about Samoa. know from the
best possible source that no avoidable difficulties
will be raised at the Conference. Indeed, Prince
Bismarck's disavowal of the consular acts, OF
which we Justly complained, is SO complete that
ttle win be left for the Conferences except TO ad-
Just fermalities. 8
r.,ra Ros.hsry.s answer 20 Lord Harrington Is
simple but curious. All Lord Hartington's COM
-Ils and VtAptarr Off I'M
last few days. are due to the error Of single
vowel. Lord Rosebery was reported in all the
papers as saying: Home Rule is distinct from
the national and historical argument, and Is simply
matter of devolution.@ What he did say was:
Home Rule. as distinct from the national and
historical argument. is simply matter Of devoll-
ton" quote the correction in full because 10
upsets a whole library Of eonjectures respecting
new departure by Lord Rosebery, Mr.. Gladstone
and she Liberal party generally
Mr. Chamberlain has written long letter In
reply to the charges against him in connection
with the Birmingham election. He alleges, but
docs not prove, that no binding compact existed
between the Liberal -Unionists and the Tories to
accept Lord Randolph Churchill for candidate.
He has against him the positive statement Of Sir
jose ph Sawyer, Of Dir. Rowlands, and of other
local Tory leaders For him appears only MIR.
Powell Williams, who devils for MIR. Chamberlain
in politics Lord Randolph himself has been tele-
sraphed to--he has been fishing In Seotland-and
replies that the ale CATION that he would not accept
an invitation 70 stand is absolutely inaccurate,
and that Mr. Rowlanas's statement is quite true
So Mr. Chamberlain win have to write another
letter. lie and his friends, by way Of pouring oil
on the troubled waters OF Birmingham, have passed
q resolution that the recent victory Is mainly due
TO the Liberal Unionixts. The Tories, who think
that they poled four out of the five thousand votes
given to Mr.. Bright, received this in temper
which you can imagine.
Thus IL becomes more and more probable that
this quarrel may spread far beyond Birmingham,
and NAV result in an open collision between MIR.
chamberlain and the Tories The Liberals accord
ingly look on with o smile which threatens TO be-
come grin. For these and other good reasons
the Liberals are spending their Easter holidays In
a eoutented spirit. MIR. Gladstone went to church
at Hawarden yesterday. thousands OF pilgrims
looking on and touching hats as he passed. The
thousands Of pilgrims appear TO nave made long
journeys for that very purpose
Mr. Parnsll gets tribute even more Significant
nom edinburgh, where after strong opposition
majority Of the Council votes in favor OF onerins
him the freedom of the city. The vote is not de-
cisive, but is supposed TO show whitnef scotnsh
opinion is tending
The last sldrmishes in Parliament, too' ieis some
advantage with the Liberals. The distress IN Don
egsl proves TO be good card, ana tne oa'.erins,
ram Of Letterkenny perhaps better, for II turned
che ,anpb ayainst the Tories who even in Ire land
are aeacient in humor. The McFadden case.
though probably less solemn than Mr. Gladstones
solemn letter would imply. is one Of those which
too much zeal among officials has injured Should
Father McFadden be acquitted, as he probably
will he q, .he oha,o. NJ nciting to murder Police