New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
THE NEWS or EUROPE.
s,aSrr1cANoE OF THE NEW COMMERCIAL
TREATIES. @


xxppRoR-PREsIDENT HARRIsoN's MES.
s,Gn-LoRD HARIINGToN-MR. GLAD
sroNE-THE LATEST SCANDAL.
,pr CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.I
cepyrisat 1891 Bv The Tribune Association
,aoo Dec l2.-The new commercial treaties
>..u,.n the Powers who compose the Triple AL
49,. nut the English critic into dilemma. Ho
.rovrs II he is q sensible critic. of the Triple
.rr.no. He sees that these new treaties
.-.rgthen that Alliance and he must, therefore,
s.,-ov. Of them as well as the Alliance but he
= .,so free-trading critic, and Free Trade is
.,.ub,ect on which sense is not to be looked for
:. ,A;s country The treaties are protectionist,
"A as q FreeIIrader he must condemn what as
,oliticisn he applauds. In these perpleXing cir
rmstauces, the wise elrct to remain silent The
80 wise are exhaustng themselves by futile
.eort TO demonstrate that these agreements
nth good and bad and to adjust the proportions
., GOODNESS and badness.
The treaties in their present form are the near
~s approach Europe has seen 10 the American
,s,em. Germany, Austria and Italy do not open
,b.;r frontiers to each other, as the American
sates do, and must but they discriminate in
sscb others favor. They constitute zoll-
v,rein for Central Europe. The Powers who are
,.tt out in the cold do not like it. France does
a.. like 1.-THE same France which in her moments
Of patriotic enthusiasm refuses to send pictures
"a Berlin exhibition, and talks OF
excluding German goods and the Ger
mans themselves from her sacred soil. She
like, their policy the less because the lesser
Powers are invited to share it's advantages. III
they accept-as some of them will. if not all-they
Inevitably become parties for some purposes to the
Triple Alliance. Their economical interests Will
bind them in political partnership with Germany.
What France and Russia have, therefore, to con-
slider is tie division of Europe into two politico-
economical camps, themselves holding one against
al the rest of Europe, England excepted. No
wonder the prospect Is not pleasing to the patTioc
Frnchman
Debate on the relations of Church and State
IN France has taken a very violent turn tnls
week Nothing so stirs the passions OF men as
controversy about the religion which is meant
10 allay them. The Senate itself, which is as IT
was supposed TO be- refuge of conservatism, shows
itself as strongly ant-clerical as the more popular
Chamber. 1t is well that it should, for no friend
70 France desires to see the fortunes Of the con-
xystive Republic-th. only possible republic
bound up with clericalism.
The demonstration Of the French Bishops in
.
,s pefsecuted because he is not allowed to violate
tie law with impunity, have brought nothing but
harm to their Church. The Conservative Senate
supports the Government by 211 to 81. and passes
resolution accusing the clergy Of jeopardizing
soaa peace and Of violating the rights of the
Safe. They invite the Government to enforce
De existing law and TO propose new statutes, If
bed be, in order to command respect for the Re
puhN and submission to it's will M, de
hydnet showed once more his determination to
f0ern. Nothing could be better than his emphatic
declaration that bishops were citizens like other
nen, and like other men must obey the law
The Clerical party in the Chamber of Deputies
Nver very wise, proved restive under this warming
and yesterday raised discussion which became
Of the stormest of recent times President Floquet,
whose business it is to divert the storm. was on
this occasion responsible for raising it by his
mark that Plus the Ninth was Freemason. This
was more than the politeness Of the Clerical ariso
crat could stomach NJ Baudry d'Asson NJ. de Ger-
MIS- Bishop Freppe, and Count de Nun showered
down UPON the President cries of calumny and in
suit The redoubtable NJ. de Cassagnac himself, the
hero Of seventeen dues, told the President that he
he'd. There was scene of uproar and tumult,
which threatened to end in free fight but
presently subsided. A duel was expected between
NJ Floquet and NJ. de Cassagnac but NJ. de Cas-
ssgnsc is said to have withdrawn the word lie.
Nor is that always fighting word in France
Europe is still waiting for a contradiction ot the
latest version of the German Emperor's speech to
the Berlin recruits, and waiting in vain II would
be more accurate TO say that no contradiction was
expected. Nearly fortnight has elapsed since
The German press began, very cautiously at hrst.
70 declare that His Imperial Majesty had told
fheoa pori;, hot fbcy, hal0 IN
body and SOUL and that, if he bade them, they
must shoot down their own fathers and mothers
Caution presently gave way, even with the Ger
nan press, to conviction. II was seen that no
prOceedings were taken against the paper which
fst published this report. Immunity emboldened
1e rest and now, says Berlin dispatch. the whole
Gernan press, Imperial organs excepted, take
wicked delight in giving to it as much publicity
and emphasis as possible. They are even be-
ginning to embenish the story. One paper declares
thst he pronounced these words in q loud voice.
while the "suprema lex regis voluntas' blazed In
bis eyes
The picture is completed by one other touch
The Emperor said in conclusion Before all things
% not forget the Lords Prayer which you learned
children. II helps, as / know. in the hour OF
heed" TIE Lords Prayer in use by the ruler OF
sermany has apparently passages not TO be found
IN the version known TO COMMON mortals, who never
before understood that Christ commanded them TO
shoot down their fathers and mothers.
President Harfison's discussion Of foreign af-
hrs brings home 20 the Briton more forcibly than
ever the wickedness Of Mr. Blaine The United
shteS, he sorrOwfully exclaims, never used 20
have any foreign affairs Bat for the last three
yesn Mr.. Blaine has been Secretary of State. 1t
his fdgety activity which has created them
all OF course it is. Mr.. Blaine murdered the
Chef Of Police at New-Orleans. and then murdered
hs murderes, and then wrote all the Italian dis
patches the subject lie was at the bottom OF
ne revolution in Chill. lie sent Mr.: Egan there
When that country was conyulsed by civil war