The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-24
NEUTRALITY
CONSIDERED.
HOW the Itata Incident Is Re-
garded in England.
President CarlOt'S Reception In the South Of
France Ce-NeW Archbishop Of York.
English Copyright Law.
ETecisl to TIE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, May 23.-Smalley's cable
gram to the Tribune from London says:
European diplomatss have watched with in
terest the pursuit of the Itata by the
Charleston and are considering that the legal
questions involved in American action are
of no little intricacy. They hold that the
neutrality laws have been openly violated
by the Chilean insurgents with the active
help Of certain American citizens and firms,
aud that the American Government has
done something to prevent this traffic, but
whether it has done all it could or has used
due diligence in preventing the violation of
its own laws and the public law is thought
doubtful America is reminded that she
set up high standard in the Alabama case,
and one writer says: The United States
has contracted distinct and peculiar cbliga-
tiOns in regard to neutrality" Chile may.
according to one view, call on the United
States to accept the obligations which she
compelled England to acknowledge in the
treaty Of Washington. If we were lax in
enforcing on land, cur pursuit OF the Itata
at sea may not relieve US from liability,
says the same critic, but it is admitted on
all hands that the questions at issue are too
difficult TO allow of dogmatizing.
President CarnOt's tour through the south
Of France proves not less successful than
his last, nor. in one important respect, less
significant. Once more the Roman Catholic
Church rallies to the President of that re-
public, which she used to den0unce as her
prosecutor Cardinal Des rez, at Toulouse,
indeed. used language both Of loyalty aud
entreaty, assuring the President of the
patriotism of the clergy and beseeching his
influence in behalf of Catholicism. The
Presidents reply is not reported. COnserY-
atives, not less than Catholics, seize the oc-
casion of CarnOt's visit to declare their con-
tent with his Government because it is a
stable Government, of which Toulouse is a
chief city, having 142 Conservative Mayors
out of 525 in all. Only two of the 142 de-
elined to attend banquet. Limoges was,
from political point of view, more striking
than Toulouse. This Cityo Enamels was at
one moment Boulangist. but received with
enthusiasm the President who tTampled
BOulan gism into the dust, and cheered him
when he denounced it as a system Of selfish
whence. Limoges is C8rnOts birthplace,
and Ii saiuteu him with cries Of Long live
CaTnot" No" said the President, your ac-
camatiOn should be Long live the republic
Never long live any man, for a man may be
dangerous; the republic, neverp
The reports are that 100000 Italians are
going this year TO America in spite Of the
New Orleans affair " What shall we do
with them?" is the question the English
think US perfectly entitled TO put They,
perhaps, rather hope our commission to Italy
will come to something and that rigid i'm
migration law in America may supply
e. vA~a. 4 rfawa
the need Of restriction is perhaps more i'm
peTatlve.
The new Archbishop Of York is Dr. Mac
Lagan, Bishop Of Lichfeld and an eX-Lieu-
tenant in the Angl0-Iudian Army. II is al
most forty years since be quilted the Mill
taTy service for college and church, yet they
say Of him in Lichield that be was still
martinez. But a good Bishop is he who
governs his diocese well, and the Archl-
episcopal See Of York needs strong hand.
DT. MacLagen IS high chuTchman OF some
learning, much energy ana ab0undlng zeal,
and not more intOlerant than a Bishop
ought TO be- He once invited 10 NoncOn-
fOrmist ministers 10 his place and the Nom
cODfOTmist journals return the compliment
by pT6lsDg his appointment made though
it be by Lord Salisbury.
There is an effort 10 pass an act specially
enabling Americans TO obtain English copy
right without residence on English soil.
Nobody seems much opposed 10 this reason
able and polite measure, unless it be those
who complain Of the printing clause in the
American act and would like to retaliate
somehow. they do not much care how.
Among them is no less a parsonage than
SolicitOr-General Sir Edward Clark, who
declares himself strongly in favor Of some
steps being taken to protect English labor
against such unfair treatment as IL is SUBJ
jected to by the new American copyright
law. l quote Sir Edward as a sample of
splenetic party, but he is really, except
from the office, Of slight Importance nor is
such language as his thought decOrous in an
advisor to the Crown.