The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-18
SLAVERY AND TRADE.
English Merchants Fear Dull Business
and Humanity Halts q While.
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English Merchants Fear Dull Business
and Humanity Halts q While.
by Gable to the United Press-l
LONDON, April 1s, 1ss9.-It is regarded
in many quarters as exceedingly doubt
full whether the much talked of African
International Conference will be held
after all. Without England, the results
would not be important, and as Mr..
Buxton's resolution has provoked a great
deal of latent opposition in totally unsus-
pected quarters, q good many people are
asking why, after all, England should in
terfere with slavery in Africa.
The greater part of this feeling arises,
it would seem, from jealousy OF other ma
tions n suspicion as to their motives.
1t is well known that remonstrances from
many parts of the United Kingdom have
been received by members OF Parliament,
indicating that the spirit of trade is
stronger than philanthropical motives in
the most mercantile of all nations.
The ~shipowners of the great commercial
ports, especially of Liverpool, the princi-
pal. distillers of the country, the cloth
makers of Manchester, and the manu-
facturers of Birmingham, protest against
any undue interference of England with
the slave trade, urging that enough is be-
ing done by naval efforts, and undoubt-
eddy fearing that in the interval which
must elapse between the suspension of
commerce naturally arising from the
change of conditions on the sea coast and
its revival under a new state OF affairs, a
period of dizziness would ensue that
would prove ruinous to most Of them.
Despite professions, no little jealousy
continues to be felt of the persistent
efforts to appropriate the most important
harbors and trading stations on the east
coast, and Belgian occupation on the west
shore is viewed with no less uneasiness.
After public sentiment on the question
of slavery has been dominated for so
many years by the Exeter Hall party, it
would appear singular if a retrogression
of feeling should take place; but there is
no doubt that a party holding opinions in
favor of non-interference with it is spring
ing up.
Cardinal Lavigerie's crusade is said in
many quarters to smack more OF the
church militant than is consistent with
the modern way of thinking, and that the
murder of a few Arabs in the aus of hui
mainly. would poorly compensate for the
enormous expense and inevitable waste of
European life that attend the worthy
churchman's proposed expedition.
Thus humanitarians, rum dealers INT
manufacturers of trinkets and idols all
declare that England would better attend
to her own affairs; the former in some of
the journals, particularly in the World,
recommending a great deal more con-
sideration h is now granted to the
white slaves of London.
The Town Council of Edinburgh has
decided by a vote of s to 5 to confer the
freedom of the city on Mr.. Parnell.
Father McFadden, arrested on a charge
of being implicated in the murder of
Police Inspector Martin, at Gweedore, has
been admitted to bail, counsel for the
Crown conserving.
1890 emigrants embarked to-day on
steamers SAILING from OupaDcf0yVn Most
of the emigrants are bound for New
York.