New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16
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London, Nov. 15.-1thas been gloomy WI; VII
indeed; gloomy for alaost all sor's anu 0o
lions Of men. The paic in the OiV eau"
ending in q catastrophe such as TINS eene'
has not seen. Everybody knows "h~o 49,
financial house stood tr days tot'er'ne "" 1 =.
brink Of utter ruin, though nooocy h' r..
The disaster was avertd by the n@hn VI e. -
land and the co-operatbn Of some Naus ',s ,aI1
The bank itself was reduced 10 ooiio"As a..
g.. ,A. psnL of Franz. Experts in finance
s.r that the hank authorities have acted regardless
6satyadition with rare courage ana sagaci'S'
Thanks to them. the wors is believed to pe over
That il far from being the only matter which
h.. actt.,ed the public mnd. i shall refer TO the
S.snley dispute later; but here 1t must stand
.,ooua nm the list of tlr weeks horrors. Then
comes An awful railway collision, with the loss
- teu lives and many injured. 1t occurred IN
circumstAnces which shdSe public confidence In
the whole railway system. 1t appears that no
perfection Of system OF machinery is guaran-
teo against most fhghtful An lnstanIS
forgetfulness the part Of sisnalman, and the
mischief is done Other so-called accidents, less
costly but serious, enforce this lesson More
thrilling still Is the bare record OF the loss OF the
torpedo cruiser Serpent on the coast OF Spain.
new ship, full-powered, full-manned and skill
fully oficered, steered straight on reef at mid
night in a gale; and three men out OF $50 es-
cared Perhaps it ought to be added as one
ether element in the general anxiety that the new
magazine rife now in use in the British service
has been elaborately criticised and practically
condemned. The Secretary of State for War
comes to the defence of this weapon, but his de-
fence has the usual hollow official note, and there
are people who say that tbe British Army has in
fact q gun that will not shoot.
Add to all this the hearing to-day in the Divorce
Court Of the cause which has long threatened to
wreck the private reputation of the real leader
Of the Home Rule party in this kingdom. The
result involves the whole political future of Mr..
Parnell Not indeed, in Ireland. where, since he is
Protestant, his private conduct may not be
thought by Catholics material to his public useful
ness. But there is In England great party of Nom
oenformists to when morals come before politics
They are the bone and sinew of the English Home
Rule battalons and their attitude, in view Of
possible contingencies is Of the gravest importance
There are, however. bright spots amid all the
clouds. Lord Salisburys Mansion House speech
he's pleased Europe with its prophecy of peace
IT Is only peace for year." complains one
Continental sheet; but that is not the general
sentiment. There Is in all Europe no Minister,
now that Prince Bismarck is Minister no longer
uhosx sssuIaucss- ON this vital matter vf peace
ere % readily and 80 generally acoepsed as those
Of the English Prime Minister. He can afford to
tell the truth. He hos no visible object to gain
by suppressing and. distorting it, And Of no Con-
tinental ruler can the same thing be affirmed.
So, when Lord Salisbury. speaking urbi ct orbi.
declares that ali olnens point to peace. sigh OF
relief echoes softly over the Continent. lie adds
q sentence even more significant to diplomatists
when he says that the matters on which the No
tions are now engaged are matters which concern
peaceful not warlike. communities. That means
that the English Foreign Office has no burning
Questien on hand and Is engaged in no contro-
versy which threatens to disturb the relations
between England and any other Power.
Most significant, perhaps, Of all Continental
comments are those Of the St Petersburg press.
Lord Salisbury said a number OF civil and sensi-
bic things about the approaching journey OF the
Cxarewitch to India, which he thought might tend
to bring about a better understanding betueen
Russia and England. Should that happen, thinks
the "Novoe vremya," the journey may well
prove one OF the principal events Of tho closing
decade Of the nineteenth century. And 50 1t
may The semi-oficial Journal de st. Peters
bours" joins in these pleasing anticipations SIR
Donald Mackenzie Wallace. whom the British
Government sends In complimentary attendance ON
the Czarewitch, was late head Of Lord Imfferins
staff in India, and is the autl or Of what is still
regarded a. the best book on Russia.
Portuguese troubles aie hung up for six months
by the modus vivendi device. which is now more
than ever in fashion Yet one of Lord Saishurys
supporters treats it as concession to Portuguese
blussef.
II IL will make the Democrats-Irish Democrats
happier, they now have the SYM
pathies and congratulations of the Tory Prime
Minister of England on their recent victory. We
.re happy to know" said Lord Salisbury at the
GuiIdhall on Monday. that the cause Of Free
Trade has won victory. an apparent
victory. on the other side of the At
autic." Lord Salisbury is often original. He
was never more original than in his theory OF
The Mckinley Tariff. Ills theory is that America
has instituted vast system Of prohibitive tariff;
mainly, believe. because of. or at least induced
thereto BY, the consideration that American pigs
Do not receive proper treatment at the hands Of
Europe" Il is one Of Lord Salbburys traits to
take humorous views of grave matters. He adds
} remark that the pig has played large part in
he politics Of the Balkan Peninsula. and that
II We have any difficulty with our good neigh
ben In France. it is account Of that very unin-
lelligent animal, the lobster
Lord Salisbury has, however. unlibe Mr. Glad
stone. habit Of seeing things as they are. and
not - he would like them TO lie. He sees that
Free Trade, which fifty years ago was to solve
Ill the difficulties of humanity, is in not much
more fourishing condition than 1t was hfty
cears ago. He defends his acquisitions OF
Lfean territory OIL the express ground that every
,it Of the worlds surface not under the English
lag may he, and probably viii be. closed to us