The morning call., 1891-04-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

In view OF the pestponement OF the Canadian
reciprocity negotiations Sir John Macdonad's
announcements at the approaching opening of
Parliament VIII be perused with considerable in
terest on both sides OF the border. The Boston
Journals Washington correspondent gave very
good idea OF the situation when he telegraphed:
The Information which reaches official authority
here is that it is not certain that Sir John Mac
donald will control The Domiuion Parliament
and that it is possible that the revolt among the
Conservatives viii render bis tenure so frail that
the United States VIII not deem it eXpedient TO
enter into negotiations with him. IL is possible
that the Dominion Government may be requested
TO postpone the time of sending Its Commissi on
ers here until Parliament shall have assembled
and an opportunity shall have been given to as
certain who Will represent the people OF Canada
during the life of the present Parliament. 1t is
not the chief function Of the administration at
Washington to bolster up the Government of Sir
John Macdonald"
TIE determination OF the French Government
TO appoint commercial attaches 10 all the embas-
sizes aud legations abroad Is in keeping with its
policy OF encouraging commercial enterprise and
OF decreasing the trade balances In favor OF
other nations. The imports of 1890 were 1923
255, 900 francs, of which food products repre-
scented l, 470. 763, 900 francs, raw manufacturing
materials 1922 100000 francs, manufactures
sos, COS. 900 francs ana miscellaneous products
126, 797. 600 francs. The exports, on tie other
hand, amounted to but 8, 720, 121 900 francs,
food products representing S32 ,49S,0 900 francs,
raw manufacturing materials 756,229.00o
francs, manufactures 1.91545S, 900 francs and
miscellaneous products 215 ,936, 900 francs.
The benighted condition of the Chinese in re-
gard TO the diseases Of humanity and their treat
ment IS shown by the bydrophoba panic at Sing.
apore, where number of victims succumbed 10
a1IS andf ha nj mat ~ a1I linz
with it. How the afflicted are treated may be
inferred from the exceedingly strange directions
OF a Chinese paper to determine whether the dis
ease patient suffers from is hydrophoBIa or
not. The first Injunction Is: "Get gong or any
large brass utensil and strike It before the
patient If he's suffering from hydrophobla he
will at once show signs of madness" The treat
ment recommended is in keeping with the Celes-
tia methods Of diagnosing the nature OF The dis
ease.
In the wild scramble for African possessions
some of the methods utilized to secure advan-
tages from the natives would not look well in
print. Instead OF diplomacy trickery has too
often been reSorted to. This fact Is dem on
strated by the discussion excited over the latest
treaty made by The French with the Queen OF
Madagascar The conjurer CaZeneuve claims
that he was employed by the French Pienipoten.
tiary, NJ. de Vllers, 10 influence Queen Rama
valona by means of the supernatural power
Which she supposed him TO possess. to obtain
concessions favorable to French Interests and to
substaniste his claim lie threatens TO publls
some compromising correspondence.
There are many who believe that serious
trouble is brewing in Iudia The late native
conference and other causes have not served to
increase the contentmeBt Of the many millions
under British rule with a policy that virtually
depriyes them OF the privilege OF having some.
thing 10 say about the government OF India. A
significant declaration is that of the SOleIl of
Paris, which regards the Manpur massacre as
an indication of the spread OF Ideas OF political
emancipation, and thinks II probable that a we'll
organized party will spring up claim India for
the Indians, and thus imperil 'England's domi-
nation.
With the many alarming reports now in clrcu-
lation abroad there are pretty strong reasons for
the intimali0n that the European situation is re-
garded in the German capital as threatening.
AS it has been apply stated. 1.-THE peace of Eu-
rope does not sleep on a bed OF roses, but on a
stratum Of gunpowder, which not only great po-
lllical leaders. but even street boys might from
one moment TO another set fire to-"