New-York tribune., 1890-03-30
NOTES FROM LONDON.
MILLIONS TO THE BRITISH ART1SAN"-ST'
PATRICK'S DAY-JOHN ROBERTS,.
JR. CHAMPION.
London, March 10.

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for. but he is an NJ p, and has been making a
sneech in the House of Commons and writing
letter to "The Times about the speech He told
his felow-]egislators on Monday that the example
of the British Admiralty had fired the naval brain
of other countries, and of America in particular
We are spending in the United States according
70 Mr.. Charming. $3.50 900 on new ships OF
war. Called to account for this, he explained that
there was scheme for devoting that rather large
sum of money to ships 70 be built in the course
of time. Then he adds:
The fact that the American Government Is
proceeding constitutionaly, and votlng the money
wear by wear, does not affect my argument, WIicl
remains unanswered and believe, unanswcraoc
viz that the bic announcements of the Admiralty
last year have given the Protcctionlst party IN
America plausible pretext for appropriatng pro
snectiye srIrpuses OF the American revenue Tor
Years 10 come and thus defeating that tarlh re-
form which means millions of money TO BRUSH
artisans.
Thank YOU. Mr.. Claiming That will do ad-
mirably. So valuable do think your testimony
MS to the effect Of tariff reform" that nave
looked you up in Dod.' Legislator capaole
of telling as much truth that in single sentence
deserves to be treated with accuracy ana WIN
grateful respect. II Is the East DIVISION OIL
Northamptonshire for which Mr.. Claiming sl's'
His full name is Frances Allston Claiming lie
is the only son of the late Rev. William henry
Charming, of Boston, Mass, afterward OF Liver
pool and Kensington. lie was educated at Exeter
College, Oxford, took honors and gained prizes
there, and became Fellow Tutor and Lecturer ao
University College, and has lectured the outside
world from his place in the House of Commons
since 1855. He is an advanced Liberal, which
now means Home Ruler, Radical, and often
Socialistic Radical is in favor of Home Rule, OF
of Church
constructon-an elastic word-of the House OF
Lords. Such is his career thus far: the career oil
, politician respectable if not brilliant in poll
hcs and capable of substituting sentiment for
reason in the formation of many political con-
yictions | will venture to predict that notmhe
he has hitherto said or done has earned for HIM
ANYTHING like the celebrity which shall be his IN
America when his declaration about tariff reform
shall have become familiar to Americans.
Yet il is TO the Protectionist that Mr. Claiming
must look for his fame. No American Free lraoer
will repeat this frank confession that tari reform
means millions of money TO the BRUSH artisan
The American Free Traders will not be grateful
to him for il. They will ignore him and suppress
his statement. He is himself Free Trader pu'
his American Frce-Trading friends. II they take
anv notice Of him at ALL will contradict him In
public and curse him in private. Nobody Is SO
odious to them as he who tells the exact truth
about the effect of their policy. MI ChanhihS'
intent on defending himself. has blurted 1t out
little needing or little guessing with what dlsinay
one great branch of the British party OF free
Trade-the American branch-would receive IT,
But there il u.s. There we have the full admission
that
Tariff reform in America means millions OF
money to British artisans.
Such is the declaration of member OF the
British Parliament an educated man, studeho
of economical questions. an advocate OF that very
tariff reform in America which here Is accep'cu
as O synonyme for Free Trade competent VIII
ness In all ways. Mr.. Channings letter appears
in "The Times" london of Wednesday March
10. 1890, in the last column of the touf'h page
rather more than half way down And nope
the Protcctionists of America will take care that
every American worlingman has chance o'
reading what Mr.. Charming has written
The celebration of st. Patrick's Day by the
Irish in London passed of peacefully, yet WIN
enthusiasm. There was a banquet over which
Mr.. T. p. OConnor presided, and the ever-prescnt
difficulty about toasts was evaded III novel way.
All pubic dinners in London begin-l mean they
begin after they are over, If | may speak IN 'he
Hbernian manner-wth a toast to the queen
But toasts to the Queen are not always wei fc
ceived by Irshmen who have dincd well, ana 10
vas thought best 10 promote harmony by sugar
coating Her Majesty q little. JOINT toast was
therefore proposed TO the Queen ana the Ilsh
Parliament and Mr.. O'Connor eXpresscd nope
that Her Majesty might live TO open restored
irish Parliament This was duly checred. So
at least SAYS the leading English organ OF home
Rnle but Mr.. T. 2. OConnor in his own paper
4l,o ho
according TO him, was toast TO the Queen and
Constitution. Did the cautious MI /. T. thlhN
this would look better in print?
At the same function God Save the queen
seems to have been suppressed, and instead of it
the band gave, If you believe our Engnsn Home
Rule friend a number of those national airs TO
which. as the chairman reminded his hearers, the
Queens troops had often marched TO victory.
What were they? VIII il ever be known
Whatever they were, they were followcd-and
here English and Irish authorities agree-by the
toast. Ireland a Nation" Who think you re-
sponded 10 this? Not Mr. William OBricn, Tor
Mr.. William OBrien's health would not, unhap-
ply allow him to be present. The response
came from none other than Mr.. Herbert Glad
stone Mr. OConnor heralded il by a blt OF
biography lie did not like, he said, 10 refer TO
domestic matters, but he believed they had among
them the excellent son who was able to teach his
excellent father an excellent lesson in Home
Rule There is, however, in the Gladstone family
a friendly rivalry TO who was the first 10 pro-
pose Home Rule This again Mr. O'Connor sup
presses in his own paper do not see why
MIR. Herbert Gladstone is young, amiable, I'M
pulsive full of enthusiasms, ready 10 try expert
menis not overladen with that discretion which
indisposes the politician 10 risk a good deal IN
the pursuit of an object which cnlists his sym
pathies So this lyrical young gentleman was
appropriately received with loud cheers and
musical honors" Mr. w. Abraham then enter
tained the company with "a wild and weird song
in Welsh, and then the Bard of Ireland sang an
other in praise of Mr.. Gladstone, the Father this
time not the Son, with a chorus which runs
Ten thousand thanks 70 GLADLY
Say Sandy, John and Paddy
Old Ireland. adds the Bard, loves the white
haired boy: which is not an allusion to MIR. Her