The morning call., 1891-03-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

VIII The warning OF the Pail 3foll Gazette that
unless something Is done TO bring abont
rapprochement between the colonies and the Co.
lonal ONCE 1--WE may find the Newfoundland
kettle of fish 60 the way Of the Boston packets
of tea" be needed? ?" The Newfoundland AS
sembly's recent address in reply TO the Cover.
nor's speech declares: "We cannot close our
eyes TO the fact that her Majesty's Government,
in adopting course fraught with such disas-
trous consequences to this colony, has been in
fiueneed by regard for the interests OF the
neghborng Dominion and a disregard for those
OF the Oldest and most unfayoraby treated col
ony of her Maiesty's empire. The neglect TO
which this colony is continually subjected must
no doubt be attributed 10 tie ignorance prevail
ing In the mother country respecting the New
IOundland colony, which, with its dependencies.
exceeds In area all the other Atlantic maritime
provinces of British North America. That the
Interest, therefore, OF such colony with Its ln-
exhaustible fisheries, Its boundless mineral
wealth, its immense tracts of agricultural and
timber lands, Its magnificent bays and harbors,
and, from It's geographical situation, unsurpassed
as a strategical position in the event OF military
naval hostlllties on this side OF the Atlantic,
should be made subservient 10 the party politics
of rival colony, whose irritating policy has pro.
Yoked and estTanged neighboring friendly nations
to which it Is allied by ties OF similarity OF laws
and language, race and religion, is calculated to
call form the JUST Indignation OF people suffering
from the baneful effects of a century OF miscon-
struction of the French treaty right. their
shores" Will the eolony's protest against CO.
eTcive legislation 10 enforce the French treaties
be needed2 II is believed not
The battle.shp Royal Sovereign, recently
launched at Portsmouth. is The largest war ves-
sci ever constructed In England. She has dis
placement of 14,15o tons, and an indicated
horse power Of 5000 natural draught, and $4,000
forced draught Her forced speed is 10 be l7la
knots She is protected by steel belt 2S0 feet
in length, S1a feet in height and Is inches thick.
Above that IS three-inch steel deck, ana it Is
terminated by transverse armOred bulkheads,
the lower edges OF which rest on steel decks ex-
tending down IN curves TO stem and stern. Above
the belt the broadside is protected to n height of
91& feet above walter by fve-inch steel armor,
the battery being shut In fore and aft by steel
bulkheads. On tile barDette towers the aTmor
Is II inches thick. the protection being carried
down TO the belt. The principal armament CON
slsis OF four 1874 inch 67ton breech-loaders, dis
posed in Two lowers all four guns being available
on either broadsde. The secondary armament con-
sSts OF ten 100-pounder sixteen 6-pounder and
eight 3-pOunder quick iiers. The Royal SOver
eign is one OF a group of eight irSt-class armOred
batte-Ships, embodying the views OF ma jority OF
the most experienced naval architects regarding
speed, coal-endurance freebOaTd, armament ana
armor protection. The design OF the battle ship
is more like that OF the Boston than any other
warsbip in our navy. Tie estimated cost OF the
vessel Is S5,ooo,ooo.
Russia was credited in recent dispatches with
watching for an opportunity TO incorporate into
her empir the domain of her neighbors lying
beyond her northwestern frontier, thereby gain
ing free Atlantic seaboard auu enabling her TO
make LofOden in Norway a naval post Of equal
strategic importance to Nladiv0stoeK. In carry
ing out her designs on Finland IN 1909 Russia
was determined that she would lave an open
coast In Europe, aud secured IL OIL tile extreme
northern shore of the annexed territory, the
city OF Archangel being located on The White
Sea. arm OF the Arctic, which owing 10 tile
gulf stream is accessible at all seasons. The
empire, it is now conceded, needs open harbors
on TIE west, where she construct and equip
her fleets, and The Standardization Of Finland
is regarded as a step in The direction Of the COW
eted prize.
The imperial uksse allowing newspaper cor
respondents 10 be present at Russian military
maneuyeTs contains number of remarkable
strictions. Correspondents must bear attesta-
tations from the authorities OF the communities
10 which they belong testimonials from their
editorial chiefs, and permits from tie General IN
command. Press dispatches must be revised
and have eXpUnged theTetrOm statements OF
facts not intended for publication, expressions
of opinion rejecting unfaVorably on tile conduct
of certain persons or military divisions and
criticisms that do not agree with the views of
the Commander in Chief. just imagine how
these dispatches will be mulllatedi
While this country has the cheapest inland
postage Of any country in the International
Postal Union. an American WHO has Travelled ex-
tensiYey declares that in the matter OF postal
cards il is behind the times aud does not touch
other countries IN this particular facility for
cheap correspondence. They are made OF cheaper
material, possessing the tantalizing absOrptye
powers of blottlng paper, and are not as large as
The postal cards OF SONS Of the other countries
Then they are issued under restrictions that
Withhold from Americans certain privileges the
Government gives to foreigners.
The tidings OF the death of Lawrence Barrett,
the greatest Cassius OF the American stage, VIII
be received by his many friends and admirers in
California with profoud regret. His successful
hstrionic career exempliled what natural talent,
pluck aud energy could accomplish Tor the low
est rung in the ladder that led him TO fame saw
him in the humble position Of call-boy Old res
dents VIII always associate his name with the
early management OF tbs California Theater.
The new Brazilian constitution contains pro-
vision that might well be Incorporated IN the
fundamental laws OF other lands. 1t provides
that Congress shall not declare war against any
nation until arbitration has been attempted with