The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

After years OF agitation the British Govern
ment Is confronted with the question Of abolish
ing child marriage, lie great cause OF wOman's
degraded condition In India. The subject OF
marriage reform in lie Indian Empire Is ore of
great Importance inasmuch as IL effects a hun
dIed ana flIy millions OF people. the majority Of
" hom regard TIER marriage customs as sacred
as any laws of religion. The female child is
given in marriage when stiil babe ana when
10 years OF age The husband has The right to
claim her. couple OF tragic events have
brought affairs to a crisis. rash over
Jealous NJ oyement might imperll the empire.
Not long ago young girl al Dapur shIank with
horror from the husband TO whom she had been
given when a babe in arms. The parents
sympathizsd with her. but the police in obed-
ence TO her husbands appeal. compelled the
child wife to leave her home. Rather than ac-
company the man to whom the laws of The land
bound her, she plunged dagger in her heart
The year 1890 was remart able for The fact
that 1t saw the United States take the lad of The
iron-prOdueDg nations of the world and as the
country uses up its own products ana large
quantities from other lands. il is also tue largest
tron.consumng nation in the world. The pro-
due ton OF finished iron and steel In the Pits
burg district was over 100000 net tons, and
the production Of pIg-iron for tile entire country
was 10,1S3,O16 net tons, or 1855, 937 net tons
greater than IN 1889. which was remarkable for
ITS large product. The outlook for 1891 Is con-
sideIed promising, and there are members Of the
trade who believe that this year Will surrass any
previous one in the history of the country In the
production and consumption oil iron and steel
II tile industry had not enjoyed the benefits OF
protection the results and prospects would TN
doubleday have been different.
Our consular service, which Is recognized by
foreign Governments as the most energetic and
able In existence, is Il century old, the first ap-
pointment, that OF Samuel Shaw as Consul to
Canton, having been made In February, 1890.
The pioneers Of the service along with Shaw
were John NJ Pintard of New York, Consul to
Madeira; William Knox, Consul to Dublin, ana
Joseph Fenwlck, Consul TO Bordeaux. The ser
Vice now Includes SO Consuls-G enerai, $50 Con-
sui 8, 43 commercial agents and some 500 con-
sular agents. Our system OF consular reports.
regarded as the best IN The world, has been
adopted by both France and Germany.
The Empress Of India, the first OF tile three
steamers built for the Canadian Pacific Railway
to run 10 China and JAPAN, IN making 1881
knots on her trial "trip exceeded The guarantee of
her constructors. Tie mail contract made with
the Government stipulated that the three
steamers for The Pacific line should make 171a
knots on the measured mile, and Tie constructors
al b3rrOw-in- Fumess guaranteed the vessels
with Il tonnage OF 300 and an indicated horse
power Of 10000 should make eighteen knots.
The Government subsidy virtually makes the
Empress another cruiser at The disposal Of the
British Government.
Are the events of the immediate future likely
TO verify the report that a impeachment is be-
lug effected between Emperor William ana his
former Chancellor? Bismarck is now exteu-
sively regarded as the champion of conservatism
and vested privileges against the Emperors
policy OF progress. Indeed 1t is believed he has
inspired many OF the articles that have been the
directing force Of tile opposition TO the Empe-
ror's plans. He has all along maintained that
the imperial policy tended to aggravate social.
ism and other dangers. A reapproch ement would
be likely TO inaugurate a married change.
a number OF Congressman are in favor OF in-
auguratrg change regarding the delivery of
eulogies in the House of Representatives
Under The present system an afternoon is geuer.
any deVot' to ibe ceremony. and legislative
day Is thus lost. Representative Grover declares
belter plan would be to have the eulogies pro-
houhced on Sunday, when larger attendance
vi Tue puDlic would be insured. Not less than
ntteeD days of the present Congress have been
devoted 10 euloges by the two Houses