Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-16
WAR SENTIMENT.
Aristocracy of England Not
AverSe to War with America.
Animosity Between England and France
Every Day Growing More Bit
ter-Church Troubles.
Queen Victoria Called Upon to Give Up
Another Crown Appendage in the Hesd
of the Army-Mary Anderson.
copyrighted 1890. by the United Press.l
The Masses for Peace.

| The Masses for Peace.
/ LONDON, June 1.-THE attempt of the
| London Times and Standard to arouse a
hostile feeling toward the United States
on the seal fishery question is only adding
to the disgust and alarm with which
public opinion in England regards the
recent course of the Tory go vernment.
| The Standard, like the Times, is thick
and thin supporter of the Salisbury ad-
! ministration and its utterances are
| doubtless intended as feelers for popular
| sentiment. So far the two papers stand
without an ally in their threatening at
| titude towards the United States. They
! undoubtedly voice inner prejudice of a
| class influential in the government cir
| cles. The landed aristocracy who form
| the backbone of English conservatism
would not object to an American war,
| and the farmers who pay rent to the
| aristocracy would be benefited by the
| exclusion of American meat and pro-
| duoe. These only could derive much adj
| vantage from a struggle that would close
| British ports to the United States.
On the other hand the in
| terests of the active monied
| bound up with peace.
1t is estimated that the annual income
from British capital invested in the
United States, leaving out of account
the profits of trade and commerce, is
! considerably in excess of $500 200, 900.
Besides there are vast commercial in
terests that would be paralyzed by war,
| and the awful distress in Lancashire con-
sequent on the lack of cotton for manu-
featuring purposes during the American
civil war would not compass with the
misery that might now follow an en-
barge on American raw material for
British manufacturers. Then, most i'm
portant of all, the absence of American
food products would mean untold dis
tress for the working Glasses. The Sal
isbury government is in such political
straits at present that the utter
ance, however Incorporate, can't do it
much harm, and a foreign war
might prove q relief from the intolerable
situation.
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
" But there is no desire for a conflict
with America while the relations with
France are strained and in an uncertain
condition. The British government would
like to bring the Newfoundland difficulty
to termination by buying the rights now
held by France under ancient treaties,
and thus quieting the colOnists and get
ting rid forever of a question thus be-
coming more yexatious with years. But
France is unwilling to negotiate concern
Ing Newfoundland while England main
tains the occupation of Egypt. With
the British troops out of Egypt and
France given free rein in North Africa,
hn NaWfnnn6lQn6
be succeeded by calm. But it would
be entirely against Tory traditions to
abandon the British hold on Egypt,
while the continuation of French inter-
ference in the fisheries of the New
foundland shore must soor excite to
blaze the smouldering resentment of the
people OF that island who have in this mat
ter the full sympathy of their brethren
throughout British North America. The
animosities between England and France
is every day growing more bitter on this
and other questions, and a French war
is more than possible. The cordial rela-
tions that now exist between Great
Britain and Germany indicate that in
such an event the English would not be
without continental allies. 1t would be
one of the curiosities of history if the
same cause which kindled a European
war long before the American revolution,
the assertion of French claims on the
American continent, should again be the
pretexJ for struggle that would involve
the great powers of Europe.
SALISBURY ALONE.
Petitions continue to pour in increasing
the numbers against the compensation
clauses of the local taxation customs and
excise duties bill. 1t is every day be-
ment is living in fool g paradise when
they say that the country is entirely with
them in measures which they have
thought it to be their duty to take
for the purpose of bringing about
a gradual extinction of licenses. LORD
Harrington is very good friend to the
Tory government, but he does not COM
pletely conceal his opinion that the man
agement of the business is imperfect. He
thinks they should have left the licensing
question alone till they could deal with It
in a special bill.
A number of Radicals below the gang
way have determined not to pair in any
event during the remainder of the pres
ent session of parliament. The effect of
this determination will be that the I'M
fortunate Conservative members who are
unable to obtain pair will be obliged to
remain in their places in the house of
commons at time when the London
season is at its height. The Liberals will
come and,go as their within or pleasure
may dictate, while the smart Conssrva-
tive members, many of whom are society
men and very little else, Will
be chained to the post of duty.
Such 3 state of things will, it Is believed,
prove perfectly intolerabls to the sup
porters of the government and q revolt
against such thralldom is confidently an
tioipated. The result will probably be
that either the government will be de-
feated or they viii be compelled to aban-
don the most ambitious and most preten-
tious Of their legislative projects.
ROYALTY MUST GIVE IN.
Queen Victoria and the cabinet are in
brisk communication over the reorgani-
cation of the army. Her majesty is very
anxious that the great post Of comman-
der in chief should remain as heretofore
as an appsndage of the crown, and should
be Inherited in due time by the duke of
Connaught, but Mr.. Stanhope, secretary
of state for war, and the military au-
thorities, are persuaded that If England