New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17

ton the unscrupuous courage OF the working
mems leaders, and the still more unscrupulous en-
couragement TO cupidity by politicians In search
of votes and it never occurs TO them to wonder
whether the system Of free trade, under which all
this seeming confusion and economic disorder has
occurred. NAV not be responsible for the distress
and discomfort of which disorder is but one
symptom.
The discussion is conducted mainly on abstract
lines. 1t has called out letters TO The Times"
from some of the first intelects in the country,
including Professor Huxley on one side sod Mr..
Herbert Spencer on the other. Professor HuA..y,
who writes with his usual point and force, is
clearly of the opinion that there should be some
where some stable foundation for things, some
property, even land, which somebody may cal
his own, something settled and sacred in the
social order. Mr.. Spencer considers that society
should be a scramble. He puts it, Of course, into
scientific phraseology. lie insists that all social
phenomena are but so many expressions of social
laws. But no man has ever carried the doctrine
of " laissez aller" further than he does at this
moment in the presence of social movements that
may yet end in social convusions
The Imperial Federation League have made a
fresh start by organizing city branch and hold
ing a great meeting in the Mansion House. the
Lord Mayor presiding Lord Rosebery made the
speech of the day. and for the first time suggested
something like practical programme for move
ment heretofore more passionate than practical.
He proposes that the Federation Conference OF
1877 should be renewed periodically. Lord Sails
burys Government summoned that con-
ference; Of it's few good
acts, thinks Lord Rosebery All the most
eminent Colonials available assembled. Let them
assemble regularly and talk things over, and I'm
perial Federation viii result. Nay, that is I'm
perial Federation. says its most enthusiastic ad-
vocate. If this have meaning which is not
rhetorical, 1t must be that such conferences
sooner or later to constitute Federal Parliament
for the British Empire
Neither Lord Salisbury's speech at the Guild
hall, nor the subsequent orationS by Mr. BalfOur
at Ipswich, Sir William Haroourt at Stratford and
Mr.. Goschen and Sir Michael Hicks Beach at
Bristol have much affected the political situation
Lord Salisbury was for him astonishingly opt
mistic. The barometer is rising cried the Prime
Minister, joyously. JIc thinks that the Cre:an
troubles are near their end, and that no foreign
affairs at the moment Of serious interest to
England than those of Africa, CHATS Mr.. Gladstone
on the " Outidanos" article, and warns France that
bluster about Egypt will not hasten English evacu
alton. Mr.. Balfour's Ipswich speech was
answer to Mr.. Gladstones at Southport, . crush
ing one in Tory opinion
The Parnell Commission has been listening to
Sir Henry james all the week He has made
says his strongest opponent in the press, deep
impression, notably in his dealing with the Amer
! lean part of the case ODonovan Rossa he dis
missed with contempt, but he denounced Mr.
Patrick Ford as the man most responsible for the
hideous policy of dynamite. Perhaps his best
point relates to evictions. They the true
OF outrages, said Sir Charles Russell Well, retOrs
Sir Henry, in the four distressful years Of o4S
to 1852, there were 10000 evictiOns and 1000
agrarian crimes while in 1879 TO 1882 there were
ZOO evictions and 900 agrarian crimes How
comes it that it took fourteen times as many eyic
tions TO produce one agrarian crime in the former
period as in the latter? Sir Henry's answer of
course is that in the latter the Land League en-
iGted.
When the mad hatters Of Manchester have asked
Lord Salisbury to repeal the American duty on
hats, Sir James Ferguson Is gravely directed by
Lord Salisbury TO tell them that he cannot. The
free-trade press gravely publish Sir James's let
ter as one more argument against Protection. 1t
appears, says Lord Salisbury, that the duty in
question is dependent on the fiscal policy of tho
United States who are not likely to modify that
policy to please the Manchester hatters. Lord
Salisbury clearly has moments of wisdom.
Amid the Socialistic uproar of the week two
acts stand out likely TO do more real benefit
to the working classes than either violence or fine
writing Sir Sidney Waterlow, long honOrably
known, both Ill England and America, has given
his Highgae estate of twenty-nine acres, formerly
his home as a public park, and $50 600 besides.
1t is noteworthy that he selected the London
County Council trustees.
In rho Fast End three summOnseg taken
out against owners OF houses unfit for habitaton.
The police magistrate sitting IN Worship Street,
Mr. Montam Williams, after a full hearing and
personal inspection, ordered the houses closed Mrs.
Jennie Bennett Burleigh, of The Daily Ielegraph'
and The Daily Telegraph itself may divide
among them the credit Of this benevolent proceed
ing. The immediate result was to stir up the
vestrv authorities TO close twenty other houses.
The landlords of Whitechapel accept the decision
as notice TO put their houses in order lest worst
befall them.
Mr. Cham mberlain has departed for Egypt, Mrs.
Chamberlain and Mr. Jesse Ceilings with him.
He will of course said Lord Rosebery at Bristol,
substantiate his charges OF bribery against Mr..
Gladstone before he goes. But he did not. The
matter seemed to him too trifilng to delay his
Journey to the Land Of the Pharaohs What in
terested him much more was the faction nght at
Birmingham. He once more addressed the con-
ference of Tories and LiberaLC niOnists, and once
more proved his superiority i'll machine politics 10
his rivals. The Tories have agreed TO refer their
differences with him to Lord Salisbury and Lord
Harrington. as Mr. Chamberlain wished. With
this victory he departs content
The attempt TO introduce the Century DictOn-
ary into England rouses jealousy and prov Okes
criticism Some journals praise tie book but
there is chorus of ompaint that the pathological
and explanatory parts sacrificed TO the encyclo-
paedc, which nevertheless is and must be incOm-
plete and that an enormous proportion Of space is
given TO definitions purely scientific. 1t is, says