The morning call., 1891-10-18
SHREWDNESS
OF THE CZAR.
Seeking to Form a Coalition
With Italy.
Importance Of The DardanelIeS Question.
Probable Result Of the Negotiations
With Di Rudll.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

New YORK, Oct. 17.-Smalley's special
cabegram to the Tribune from London
says: The visit of the Russian Foreign Min
ister to the King of Italy at Mona has. of
course. given rise to endless conjectHres.
The French try to persuade themselves
that the Gar sent NJ de Giers with the mis-
sion to coax Italy ont of the Triple Alliance.
That some serious matter was broached is
certain. The Marquis D Rudini was there,
the Italian ambassadors at Vienna and
Paris were sent for, and these great person.
ages did not assemble in the quiet LON bard
town TO look at the cathedral or to discuss
the weather. There is no reason why the
Gar should not seek to detach Italy from
the Triple Alliance. There is every reason
why Italy should decline to be detached {:
and as Russia has other interests in con-
nectOn with Italy, the best opinion is
that these, and not the Triple ALL
ance, were in question. Russia cares more
about the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles
than about a league of peace not primarily
directed against her and Italian support to
her policy of freeing the Black Sea would be
worth much to her. That was as likely as
anything else to be the real aim of the
Monza negotiations.
The official announcement that Balfour
will succeed Smith as the leader of the
House of Commons is still wanting and it Is
just possible that another resolution will be
taken; if not, Lord Salisbury will make a
grave III stake. II is true that Balfour is
wanted by the party as a leader aud is
backet by the most Influential and generally
prudent section Of the Unionist press; and
1t is true also that he is pre-eminently fitted
for the post, but it is admitted that he can
not lead the House and govern Ireland at
the same time. That raises the question
whether it is more important TO the country
ald to the Government that the House
should be well led or that Ireland should
be well governed. One is question of the
tactics of party management, of the conduct
OF business and of legislation, which Is
seldom so serious matter as administration.
The other IS question of existence. This
Ministry IN the long run must stand on its
IrlSn policy and on It's handling OF Ireland.
Batfour has been its greatest success. His
Iule In Ireland has been firm, wise and
Just. he has restored order, restored con-
hdence, suppressed sedltlon, reformed land
tenure, administered great charities and
oluuHul S"uItlhlilS ike peace ana prosper
iiy 10 that distracted island. Nothing can
be more hazardous than to hand over his
work TO an untried man. Richie or Jack
son or John G0Tst, all whom are named as
possible Secretaries. would be, any une Of
them, an experiment as Irish Secretary.
BalIour, too, Will be an experiment as n
leader of the house, though none seem to
doubt. that be has a rare combination of
qualities essential to good leadership.
There Is not the slightest sign Of a reunion
between tie Parnellites and the Mccarthy
ties There are many signs that the Strug-
gle between these two Irish factions. SO far
from ending with Parnell's death, is en-
bitterei by it and will be prolonged to Il
more bitter end. ParnellSm does not die
with Parnel. Parnelism stood for all
that there WAS in home rule about which
the Irish people most cared. Tue great out
pouring of people at his funeral last Sun
day and the passionate demonstration of
grief by the great Irish multtudes showed
how little he mad lost his hold on Dublin
and other cities. The authorities were paw
erlesS to stop this demonstration. They ase
pOwer!ess In other directions. strong as
their grip is Oh the more ignorant masses.