The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-15
ARBITRATION
SATISFACTORY.
England Accepts the Behring
Sea Proposition.
Assurances Of Peace by European States
mtn-The New Irish SeCT6taTyShip.
GOrSrS Promotion Approved.

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-Smalley's special
cablegram to the Tribune from London
says: The English of all parties hear with
pleasure that the terms of agreement con-
cerning the Behring Sea troubles have been
decided upon between England and the
United States. There is no 'igadkin"
among the GladStonians, and they welcome
the settlement In the interest Of their own
country, even though Lord Salisbury gets
the credit of it. They themselves. give him
the credit of it fairly. Most journals handle
the matter briefly and sensibly in the spirit
which has led to arbitration. the spirit
which alone makes arbitration possible
But the greatest OF them all think the agree
ment for arbitration suitable occasion for
reopening the whole controversy, and the
reopening of 1t Is the occasion for the exhi-
billion OF acrimonious temper with fresh
attacks on Blaine in ''gadkin" vein. The
Englishman. however, little as he likes
Blaine or his Diplomacy, is less uncivil of
speech than the mongrel American. His
object seems 10 be to get possession Of the
ear of the arbitratorS. He cannot even now
be content to let the case be argued before
them on its merit.
CONCERNING CHILE.
Admiral Browns denial of the charge
that he gave information TO Balmaceda of
the Congressionalists' naval and military
movements appears this morning. Reuter-
sends it and the Times, which gave currency
TO the charge, prints it without comment
The other papers print it and / apprehend
that there is no Englishman who will doubt
an American Admiral. The Secretary of
the Navy has done his country service by
putting the question TO Admiral Brown.
Something from that Valparaiso corre-
spondent of the Times VIII now be in order.
You are mistaken in supposing that he is
the same man whose dispatches during the
first few days of the revolution were Balma-
cedist. That man was dismissed because
of his partisanship for Balmaceda. This is
his successor. lie failed to get the news
through at the critical moment when both
America and Europe were indebted TO the
New York Herald for their knowledge of
what was happening in Chile. His chagIin
expresses itself Ia his attacks on his Amer
lean colleagues as well as on Admiral
Brown. The correspondent in Chile con-
tinues to send and the Times continues to
publish dispatches full of animosity to
America and Americans expressed in lam
NdSF A4OL usually dA4hN hNCu III 4to NO4uuluSs
THE NEW IRISH SECRETARY.
Jackson has attended his first Cabinet
council since his promotion to be Irish Sec
retary. BE has made his first speech to his
constituents at Leeds, TO whom he has to
appear for reelection on his 6ece Otance
OF office under the Crown. The Glad
stonisns have decided not to oppose him.
1t is admitted that though his majority was
narrow one, he could not now be beaten.
The new Irish Secretary has stated his Irish
programme in this sentence: 1t will be
my constant endeavor TO secure for all SUBJ
iects Of her Majesty all civil rights and
the fullest measure OF individual liberty
compatible with the enjoyment of similar
privileges by their fellow citizens" There
can be no sounder doctrine aud none more
directly opposed to that preached and prac-
ticed by every Irish Nationalist.
SIR JOHN GoKsT's PROMOTION.
The selection of Sir John Gorst as Finan.
cial Secretary of the Treasury in success
sion to Jackson, promoted, is a tudicious
surprise Sir John was the chief candidate
for the Postmaster-G -Grneralship, which was
given to Sir James Ferguson. 1t was be-
lieved that he had been passed over because
of his political restiveness and his too free
handling Of those Indian officials whom 1t
was his official business to defend and CT
his advanced views on the labor question.
More probably he was put aside in defer
ence TO objections from Sir Arthur Black
wood and other prominent clerks of the
Postotice who dislike strong Parliament
tary chief, aud wish to run the PostOffice
machine in their own lazy way. Sir John
GOTst in the Treasury viii be much less
dangerous to his friends and much less use
ful to the public. 1t Is therefore in the
nature of things that he should 20 to the
Treasury. He Is an able man, a good de-
batter, an ex-follower of Lord Randolph
Churchill, whom be deserted at the moment
be thought opportune, and he has the ear Of
the House of Commons.
ASSURANCES OF PEACE.
The ever recurring question was answered
this week by three of the greatest per-
sonages in Europe; two Of them, the Prime
Ministers Of England and Italy, answered it
In reassuring terms. Seldom has Lord
Salisbury spoken with so little reserve or
hesitation as when he declared at Guidhall
On Monday that there is not on the horizon
single speck or cloud which contains
within il anything Injurious to the pros
poets Of peace. OF course he has been re-
minded OF Lord Granville's hardly less en-
phatic declaration just before the Franco
German war burst upon Europe in 1870.
Emphasis is commonly mistake in politics
rs it is in rhetoric, but Sails bury's state
ment is all the more remarkable because of
Its similarity TO that OF Lord Granville. 1t
certainly would be quoted against him.
Nevertheless he repeated 1t; that shows
what solid grounds he believed himself to
have for statement partaking Of the nature
of prophecy.
DI RUDINI's SPEECH.
4 few hours earlier, ON the same day,
MARQUIS di Rudinl had told the vast audi
ence which thronged La Scala Tneater in
Milan that he too believed In peace 1t is
not the nature Of the Italian to say things
too bluntly. His declaration Is more diplo-
matte In form but not the less decisive
IN effect. Europe has accepted both
as fresh guarantees. Marquis di Rudini's
speech is remarkable for more reasons than
ono. 1t is certainly the ablest that he has
made, and give different impression than
that derived from his actions when he SO
nearly embroied his country with ours over
the just execution of the Italian
assassins in New Orleans. Time has taught
him something since those early days Of
with European Issues. He carries water
Oh both shoulders and in both hands. He
declares his loyalty to the Triple Alliance
snd bis friendly good Will to Russia and
france with equal calmness. He knows
that France hates Italy as she hates Ger
many, hates England, and hates every
power which stands between her and her
revenge; but every word of his address re-
lating to France is cordial, and the speech
rs whole Is rightly Interpreted as pacific.
THE EMPEROR DOUBTED.
The third OF the three great personages is
the Emperor Of Austria and King Of
Hungary, who spoke to the Presidents of
the delegations on Wednesday morning. IL
10 remarkable that those who heard them
believed that they had heard assurances of
peace, while those who read the reports
Of his words understood them as ominous
Of trouble. The Vienna Bourse took them
In that sense and down went stocks. The
explanation is not very mysterious one.
Tho Emperor Is two-faced. He expresses
strong hopes Of peace coupled with fears Of
war. Each has in IL what he wishes to see
The secret of this duplicity is again simple.
The Emperor has to ask the delegations for
large grants OF money for tile army.
He cannot, therefore, be too sanguine OF
peace or too blind to the signs of possible