New-York tribune., 1891-05-10

relieve the victims of the Plan of Campaign that
Mr.. Quinn, Bl. p, has deserted Mr.. Parnell, and
Mr. Patrick O'rren, NJ. p has rallied TO Mr.
Parnelrs banner; and finally, that Mr.. Parnell
and Mr.. Mccarthy are still disputing over their
joint responsibility for keeping those Paris funds
locked up while the tenants for whose benefit they
were designed clam6t hopeessly for relief.
The Jews have been with us during most Of
the week The proceedings in Russia against its
too capable Jewish population have provoked much
public indignation lin the rest of Europe. Eng
lish feeling on this subject is complicated. The
English Justly condemn the Russian prosecutions.
At the same time they object strongly to the
rapidly growing immigration, largely made up
of Russian and Polish Jews which involves for
egn competition with domestic labor They are
trying to prevent it, but practical methods of
preventing it are still to seek. The destitute alien
is no favorite here. Mr.. Arnold White and other
energetic Britons have made known their resolve
to keep him out They invoke American prece-
dents. book is about TO be published on the
subject meetings are held. and anybody with ideas
10 suggest will be welcomed The protectionist
spirit which, in one form another, still slumbers
in many British breasts. is again expressing itself
There is however. q report that Russia has sue
pended the order for the immediate expulsion OF
her Hebrew subjects She had arranged, as she
thought, for a very large financial operation by
the way of converting her rather unmanageable
debt The Paris Rothschidls formed part of the
syndicate by which this operation was to be car
ried through Suddenly the Paris Rothschilds
withdrew There followed something like panic
on the Paris Bourse. Russian securities tum-
bled, Russian credit was seriously affected. Va
rious explanations are given of the mo-
tives which influenced Baron Alphonso de Roths-
child. i believe the truth is that the London
house was from the beginning strongly opposed
to financing any more loans for Russia. We do
not care 10 find the money to pay for the sticks
with which the Gar is beating onr brethren"
said one of them. That seems laudable senti-
ment.
One Of the largest meetings ever seen in Hyde
Park assembled on Sunday TO express an opinion
that eight hours should be the legal limit of
days work There were the usual professions,
banners platforms, speakers and speeches-Dr.
Aveng: Mr. Cuninghame Graham, with his re-
cent escape from the French police to tell Of Mr..
Ben Miett. Mr.. Tom Mann, Mr.. Shipton, Mr. John
Burns and many more. The most incendiary
speech came as usual, from Mr.. Burns. whom his
feow.citizens have thought worthy of seat in
the London County Council, as perhaps he is;
and they of him. Mr.. Burns's oratory is, how
ever, growing mhsty. He once more denounced
the idlers. LET them go TO Rotten Row to see
human squirrels, beautiful Horses and carriages,
and handsome women in fine dresses. These were
the unemployed like horses in stable, eating
up the corn that honest labor had garnered, while
the slaves lived upon the husks." And he ended
by avowing that the eight-hours movement was
to lead up to a four-hours movement. :" He does
not" observed capitalist critic, tell us
whether he will he content with this, or whether
in the day Of ultimate emancipation the parties
are 10 exchange sides-the workers TO do nothing,
the idlers to have the whole work of the country
put upon them" Yet L hear that Mr.. Burns is
losing his hold on the working classes. The man
of the hour is Mr.. Tom Mann. student of
labor politics tells ms that eighteen months is
about the limit Of any labor leaders popularity,
md Mr.. Burns is used up. The meeting was or
derly and gave the police no trouble; only, said
one of the idlers present, when the people had
departed, there was more orange-peel than grass
in the Park" Another asked several workers
why they had come and got the same answer
from ALL I'VE were told TO come, and came
The organization of the workers is for all purposes
Of public demonstration extremely efficient.
Captain Verney will probably have the honor
of creating o Parliamentary precedent, beside
giving occasion, in company with Mr.. de Cobain,
for new statute. His sentence TO twelve months
imprisonment followed his plea of guilty to
the charge of conspiring with the woman Roullier
to procure another woman for an immoral purpose.
But for the law of conspracy-whch makes so
many acts, legally innocent in themselves, guilty
he would have escaped altogether OF no avail
was Sir Charles RuSsells very eloquent dignifed
and pathetic appeal TO the clemency of the judge.
Mr.. Justice Smith has hard legal head, and when
on the bench leaves his heart elsewhere. Even
the social purity zealots do not complain Of the
sentence inadequate; the less so, perhaps, since
Captain Verney one of their band, fact
which gives rise TO some vain imaginings in refer
ence 10 some still more notorious County Council
lors and other persons who belong TO the National
Prurient Society.
Imprisonment is indeed the lightest of Cap.
tain Verneys penalties. lie had high social po.
si1ion, and was a naval officer of repute. He is
ostracised cashiered. and on Tuesday will be ex-
PEELED from the House of Commons The Ministry
take upon themselves to move for his expulsion,
which Mr. Gladstone is expected to second-be
cause Mr.. Verney was a GadstOnian-and Mr..
Mccarthy to support, so that there may seem TO
he unanimity among all three parties 1t will be
Mr.. McCarthy's first act of leadership
American Free-Traders will hear with grief that
the Cobdenites in England now have gone without
their dinner. 1t has been the custom for many
years for the Golden Club TO dine together once
in every twelve months. OF late these festivals
have been lugubrious. Now they cease altogether
The Cobdenites are self-sacrificing. Whether they
will or no, chill penury has repressed their noble
rage They have, indeed, still little money
but so desperate is the need of it for the conver-
sion of Protectionist heathen in other lands that
none can be spared for feasting at Greenwich.
Tie flow of Golden Club literature must at all
costs be kept up, especially in America Surely
the Briton who will forego his dinner in the hope
Of persuading benighted Americans to embrace his
British gospel is a noble being
The foremost prelate of England is dead. long
famous rs the Bishop of Peterborough, whom Lord
SaIishurv only few months since made Arch