St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-28
Lord Salisbury Promises King
Leopold a Fleet and
Troops.
France Refuses to Transfer
Her Newfoundland Rights
to England.
Parnell Declares That He Has
Ever Been the Friend
Of Labor.


and Mr.. Currie, the permanent secre-
tary of the foreign Office. A work of
| supreme difficulty, requiring the most
| delicate handling, was confided to Mr..
| Currle relating to engagements of Eng
land to protect Belgium. King Leo
| pold, during his recent visit, pressed
for an answer as to what practical CO.
| operation England would give under
| the existing treaty for the defense of
| Belgian neutrality in the event of war.
| Lord Salisbury, according TO a report
credited within the foregoing office,
| promised English aid by a fleet and
contingent troops, if demanded, to de-
fend Antwerp, leaving the Belgian
army free for defensive operations in
the forts of the MeuSe. Something &C.
| curing behind the scenes of European
| diplomacy Sharpens apprehension that
a definite move in the long game pre-
luding war will not be long delayed.
! Apart from the renewal of the
| concentration of troops on the
Austrian frontier and the cars demon
it is reported that an agreement has
been reached between the French and
Russian governments in regard to the
| simultaneous mobilization Of troops and
| other movements in the event of war.
| The heads OF the European powers seem
| to be Informed of a Russian scheme of
| attack, which is likely to declare itself
in the autumn. The question OF
Belgian Neutrality
| is ultimately associated with England's
| attitude i'll such a conflict, aud it will
! be Lord SaliSbury's Justification if the
agreement with King Leopold comes
up in parliament. The presence of
| knutsford at the conference with Lord
| Salisbury was probably due to the rela-
| tons of Newfoundland with other dis
putes with France. Questions of which
notice has already been given IN the
house OF commons to be answered after
| the Easter recess demand that the gov
| eminent explain whether or not the
fisheries trouble has become mere
| pawn on the diplomatic chess
board on which the English
occupation of Egypt is king.
| Lord KnutSford damaged his reputation
| through his tactleSS treatment of the
| Newfoundland matter. If Newfound-
land were an American state France
would sell her rights in five minutes to
the United States. She only refuses to
sell them to England because she is
irritated about Egypt. The inner Off
| cial circles diStruSt arbitratiOnS. They
fear the results of the proposed arbitra-
ton, and know that the fate of New
foundland is interknit with the govern
ment's Egyptian policy. The Parnell-
ties got up deDutation of Sligo dock
laborers i'll order to give their chief a
chance to eXpatiate on his labor sympa-
thies. Replying to the deputation's adj
| dress, Mr.. Parnell declared that ever
since he was twenty-one years of age he
had felt keenly for
The Cause of LabOrers;
| that he had encouraged his own en-
| ployes to form unions, that he never
| had any workman in his mines who had
| struck and that there had always been
| perfect accord between him and his
employees. In subsequent free con-
verSation the members of the deputa-
| tation were charmed by Mr.. Parnell,
| and left him vOWlng that his candidate
OPPORTUNITY arrive on the scene to-mor-
row to dispel the Parnell glanor. Mr.
Healy's accusing Mr.. Parnell and Val
entine Dillon of melting the Dalton out
| rage will be the subject of an action to
be brought by Mr.. Dillon after the
| North Sligo contest has been decided.
The general feeling is that Mr.. Healy
| ought to have had substantial evidence
before speaking. The language used
on both sides is growing utterly unre-
strained. The Parnellites' Dublin
evening organ calls the McCarthyites
shrinking carrion floating on a
| gizes for Dalton's attack on Mr..
| Healy as being provoked by 1.-The libel
| Gus work conducted under eminent
| Christian patronage" The priests prac-
teal continued abuse of their order has
been to suppress the circulation of the
! Parnellite press, The leading ParDell-
| tie paper has lost over 5000 clerical sub
scribers. Archbishop Walsh will leave
Rome Tuesday, bearing a deliverance
of the pope invoking the people to
| Sustain the Church
| during her present trial. Communica-
| lions wired to the Vatican urged that
| the papal message be read in the
churches on Sunday prior to the Sligo
election. But Archbishop Walsh, on
| obtaining information that the district
needed no external impulse to go solid
| against Parnell, has postponed an
turn. The securing of Sligo will
give a total to the Nationals in
parliament, counting John Dillon and
William O'Brien. of f1fty-two members,
against the Parneliites' thirty-two. The
| funds of the National Federation are
| daily increasing, while the Parnellite
funds are nowhere. The Wesleyan agi-
tation over biblical inspiration is ex-
tending to other churches. Leading
theologians keenly discuss Prof. Davi-
sons criticism of the verbal inspiration.
Il d..
| listers, while refraining from detailed
! attacks Oh the new movement, con-
| stantly refer to the ''fomenterS of
doubt" and pray that God will supply
| believing, earnest men. Over 1000 dis
| senting ministers have signed the pro-
| test against Sir, Charles bikes return to
public. Sir Charles persists that he
will stand as a
| Candidate for Parliament
until he receives the official veto of the
Liberal chiefs. He has invited the
opinion of Mr.. Morley and Sir William
| Harcourt on his candidacy without a
response. Mr.. SchnadhOrst, the Liberal
| caucus chief, diSapprOyeS that candida
ture on the ground that if the Forest of
| Dean electors return Sir Charles Dixie
many thousands of diSsenters will with
hold their votes from the Liberals at
| the coming election. Walter Besant,
| William Black and others are discuss
ing the formation of society of Eng
lish authors and copyright owners with
the view of establishing or securing
control of printing house in the United
States. The Athen9um refers to the
scheme as an indispensable preliminary
to any attempt to derive advantage
from the American copyright act. The
| queen will remain at Grasse for a
month. There will be a brilliant period
of court festivities in June during the
stay of Emperor William at Bucking-
| ham palace. The programme Will in
| clnde recpntiOnS balls concerts and