Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-11

that the Italian government would dOalmos
anything rather than attempt to carry on
war at this time. A declaration of hostilitie
would not only mean such fall in Italian Sc
curlties that panic would be inevitable, bu
IL would also insure the overthrow of th
present ministry in as speedy and emphatic
manner as that in which tho Crispi ministry
was overthrown. The people of Italy are al
ready taxed SO heavily that the burden i
uncomfortable. The stress created simpl,
by the withdrawal of Minister Fava is al
ready apparent in the action of French bank
ing houses, which have just announced theii
inability to proceed with the negotiation o
the new Italian loan if the Italian gov ern
ment shall show any hostile intention.
toward the United States. From this it may
be inferred that even if the Italian govern
ment and the Italian people were willing t.
run the risk of a financial crisis, it would be
impossible to secure enough money with
which to carry on hostilities.
~
It's curious to observe how history is re.
peatinC itself in the federation of the Austr
lian colonies. The very questions aud all OF
them W hich arose in this country after the
Revolu tionary war, were debated for series
of years and finally settled by the adoption
OF the American con stituton, have arisen in
| Australia, have excited the same kind of dis
cussion on precisely the same lines. and are
now determined by plan of federation,
which, principle for principle if not word for
word, is wonderfully like the plan pursued
here. The parallel is the more striking
in that there has been in Australia,
as there was here, an intermediary
stage of loose con federation OF all tho
| nj ,,,hi
tion has lavished on the great instrument
| provided by the founders of our government
none is so striking or agreeable as the event
| which has Just been accomplish he'd in the
island continent Of the antipodes 1t is fair
summary of the scheme adopted at Sidney to
say that it is a copy of our constitution in so
far as that was possible and could be rem
dered consistent with the existence of the
| British tie. An executive elected by the
| people was of course not to be contemplated
| so long as the condition of dependency re.
NAMED, and that which is experimental in
the Australian plan relates to the attempt it
| makes to associate the executive and legisla-
tive functions in body composed after the
form of the American congress.
For the parliament of the new Australian
commonwealth is modelled in all its functions
ilarly chosen, each province, great and small,
having an equal voice and an equal vote.
Its share in the legislation of the country is
intended to be as i'm portant as Is the case
here. For it the premier will have % re.
sponsi bility and in it no authority, and vet
without it he will be unable to govern His
position, therefore, Will be one of much ex.
posure to assault, without the compensation
OF supreme power in certain respects an in
dependence in all which is afforded an A mer-
lean president.
~.
The conditions in India are such that col
lisions between the natives and the Euro
peans are to be expected. Tho British power
is one built upon conquest and maintained by
power. There is no religious or ra cial affinity
between the subjects and the ruling classes
and, while there is much that is identical in
interest there is little of common sympathy
There is not, however, any serious danger in
the present uprising, unless we are to sup
pose that such imbeclity as that which sac
rihced Gordon may be repeated Great
steamers running from the very threshold of
England's depots and arsenals may reach
India in few days, while in the time of the
Sepoy rebellion it required weeks to trans.
port reinforcements to the scene of the quar-
rel Again, in India, the building of rail
roads has been actively pushed and Que man
in the army of the England of to-
day is worth three who served the
East India company under the old
conditions. The ease and quclxness with
which he may be moved from place to place
as he is needed doubles his f1iciency, and
the remaining increment is accounted for by
the fact that he is saved so much hardship
and wear and tear and the army listso great
depletion by death and sickness.
The British forces in India have ali the |
most modern enginery of war and know how |
to use it, while their opponents in the pres
ent uprising are inferior in equipment and |
supplies. There is only one serious danger |
even of temporary disaster, which lies in the |
possibility of detection among the native |
troops. Many of the native regiments re. !
NAMED loyal, even during the days of the !
famous mutiny, and today the danger of re-
bellion is greater, while the rewards of fidel- |
ity are also increased. Take the situation as |
a whole and it seems likely that, while there |
will be bloodshed in India, the uprising will |
not approach the dignity of serious affair
at arms.
1t is said that Emperor Williams prestige
in Germany has been entirely destroyed by |
the failure of his ill-advised attempt to rush |
amicable relations with France. The En-
peror's character and proceedings are now |
being discussed 10 all companies with free
dom which has been unknown in Germany
durn = the last thirty years, and every body |
is specializing upon what will be his next
betise, and where on earth his policy as he
would call it, is ultimately to land the en-
pire, From the highest mobiles down to the
humblest workngman, all are grumbling,
and the universal spirit of the Fronde is
abroad, which is becoming very serious. The
emperor after having earnestly requested
his mother TO visit France, has now very un-
graciously turned round upon her. and de-
clares that she spoiled his diplomatic coup
by staying too long in Paris. There has
been an acrimonious correspondence between
Empress Frederick and her son, which has
been so unpleasant to her that it is now UNI
likely that she will return 80 Berlin before
autumn The emperor is alleged to have re-
quested that his mother will in future sub
init the programme of her movements Tor his