New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
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tBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.r

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leaf out of Prince Bismarck's book in using or
Jyng to use the press a means Of influencing
.oreign Ministers with whom he is conducting
negotiations Whether the recent Times" article
on Behring's Sea was inspired may he question.
That of Wednesdays standard clearly has the
Foreign Office ear-mark. The whole article bears
signs of having been written outside the editorial
precincts. 1t has more the tone of dispatch tian
of an editorial When, however, the author of II
comes to the point he speaks plainly enough. Mr..
Blane's action is called highhanded; and it GER
tanly cannot be permitted that matters of con-
troversial dispute between the two nations should
he settled in the rough and ready way proposed,
by sending cruisers TO police Behring's Sea. That
is Mr. Blaine Will be disappointed " if he expects
this country tamey to tolerate his proceedings.
We hope he may the improperly and unwis-
dom of his course. Should he, however persist, he
must be prepared TO find British men-of-war dis
patched to Behring's Sea to protect our FELLOWSHIP
ects against illegal interference with their prop
erty" Finally. the American people are warned
that if Mr. Blaine employs force wronsfLlly, the
British will also employ force, and the gravest
condition of affairs may arise out of his needless
and incorporate action"
Well, Mr.. Blaine will know Just how far that
somewhat hcctoring tone is echoed in Sir Julian
ever. Lord Salisbury's object TO rouse strong
public feeling here, with view to strengthen
ing his envoy in Washington. he has not Yet
succeeded The British public remains tranquil,
with its mind far more occupied by such do
nestle difficulties as Land Purchase and publicans
licenses than by the Alaska seal fisheries
Relations between France and England are not
improving The Newfoundland troubles still fail
att i'm ENGLAND.
casion not anxiety at the Foreign Office, but
perpleXity. The English readiness TO arbltratc
leaves the French Ministry cool. England would
nav a reasonable sum TO eXtinguish the French
claims hun France, it is here thought, prefers To
keep this question open hoping 10 Obtain con
cessions in Egypt elsewhere in return for re
linquishing her barren rights on the other side
Of the Atlantic. No French Minister ventures on
a public reference TO Egypt other than hostile
to England. VI. Ribots speech Ill the Chamber
on Tuesday, on the conversion of the Egyptian
debt. IS here thought speech Of extraordinary
bitterness He reproached England with not
keeping her pledges, many times repeated, 10
evacuate Egypt Whatever sum is saved by
conversion must he insisted. he used as TO
hasten her retirement equivocal phrase NJ.
Ribot even went so far as TO affirm that the con
di1ion on which England was 70 leave Egypt is
already fulfilled
All this is applauded in France. The English
pledges. however were made To Europe, not TO
France. and do not mature till Egypt Is able 10
manage her own affairs Nobody or nobody but
" Ribot. pretends that she is, or doubts thai
the departure Of the English troops would be the
signal for immediate French occupation.
Reports are numerous respecting proposals for
the settlement of the conflicting claims Of Ger
F-,o lt.@ g .l.nt,.
are authentic The only solid fact is that Sir
Percy Andersons return to Berlin is indefinitely
postponed The negotiations are either broken
of or are Ia king a new form. England might be
satisfied to let matters stand they Ger
MANY is not. She wants express recognition
Of her claims 10 n territory enormously larger
than she now possesses.
The Berlin censor allows report 10 be printed
in Berlin and 10 be telcgraphed from Berlin
abroad, that il las been proposed 10 prosecute
Prince Bismarck for betraying State secrets in his
recent interviews H. would he interesting 10
know who started this amiable suggestion. The
Emperor il is added has declined TO give his con-
sent He secs if spiteful officials do not see, that
any such proceeding would disgrace him and dis
grace Germany in the eyes Of Europe.
Prince Bismarck himself has taken the trouble
TO discuss the Caprvi circular Of fortnight ago;
the circular in which German ENJOYS in
formed that whatever Prince Bismarck now SAYS
is said in his private capacity The eX-Chanccl-
lors answer is piece Of elaborate irony. There
can have been, he thinks, no such circular 1T
must have been known even 10 Ambassadors.
Sovereigns and foreign Cabinets that Prince Bis
marck, since his dismissal, was only private
individual. What else would he be? Moreover,
the Emperor has announced that he intends TO
pursue Prince Bsmarcks policy toward all for
eign States. Then is il not a service 10 Germany
and 10 Europe to set forth the causes and true
nature of this policy? If that policy was right
and sensible three months ago, it cannot have
become wrong and foolish merely because the
author of it has been kicked ont Of office by his
master. People who complain Of what | have
said," continues Prince Bismarck, complain that
i continue to live and do not play the part of a
dead man"
The Carlton Club meeting proves that the
Tories themselves cannot escape democratic in
fuences. The party no longer submits blindly
70 be gIled by lis leaders The rank and file
make themselves heard. The passengers on the
Tory coach have really tried 10 take the relns
into their own hands. Lord Salisbury and MI
Smith went to Thursdays meeting with Cabinet
plan for dealing with obstruction There was fun
gathering of the party. and the party would have
none OF their Cabinet plan. They did not object
10 the plan on It's merits. They object because 1t Is
not adequate TO meet the existing emergency.
The Ministry are, in fact face to face with the
most fOrmidably organized scheme Of obstruc-
ton yet devised. 1t is no longer the Irish
Brigade merely, or the Radical free lanccs
merely. who seek 10 stop legislation regardless Of
its merits Ii is the whole Opposition in the
House OF Commons, with eX-Cabinct Ministers
at their head yes, and with an ex-Prime Minister
al chief ObstructiOnist What Lord Salisbury
and Mr. Smith think sufficient for this state OF
things is the mild proposal that bills which have
not passed into law should no longer as now, die
with the session. but live and be taken up next
session where they were left this session II is