New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31

| ter news than the press II does however, seem
| probable that the English in Chrstianizing South
Africa by company--to use Lord Salisbury's phrase
have made up their minds to go ahead, Portu-
guese or no Portuguese. They take stock in
| Lord Salsbury's solicitude about Portugal as an
ancient ally of England and an integral part Of
the settled European system. The stock they
| care about is the stock of the South Africa Com
| pany. Mr.. Rhodes is a masterful person. If
| Portugal ratifes the new agreement. he and his
fellow South Africans will doubtless abide by 1t;
| but he lis clearly in a position to force Lord Sails
| bury's hand should the Portuguese on the Pungwe
themselves decline, they have before declined,
to be bound by orders from home. If they con-
| tinue TO be- troublesome, 1t would not much sur
prise the English public to hear some morning
that the Portuguese the Pungwe River had
been driven into it.
Mr. Gladstone has so far recovered from the
! influenza as to be able to write a good letter
on the Jewish persecution. That eminent He
| brew, Mr. Samuel Montagu the wellknown phllan-
thropst, appealed 10 Mr.. Gladstone to use his
influence with the Emperor of Russia. L have
hone,n replied the dsenchanted statesman. who
once believed himself pleasing in the sight of the
Great White Gar. Pathetic. indeed, is this part
of his letter, which calls up vivid memories Of
Penjdeh and other incidents of period disastrous
TO English prestige, which helped to dispel his
! illusions about the MuscOvite. With caution be-
fitting his position, he declines to assume that the
Emperor is responsible for what he well describes
as strange and revolving proceedings SUCH ad-
vice he has to give is practical enough on
one sise. He urges Mr.. Montagu TO collect eVl-
dence and lay it before the world in an authentic
form; thus may body of public opinion be ere
ated and brought to bear on Russia. But the
4 Dt,cCfn If
ference to it is displayed with ostentation. Rus
sia in truth. pursues her persecution OF the jews
with the most perfect contempt for the opinion
of the civilized world She is an Oriental
power not European power. and her barbarltles
| to 5,00O,0O of her subjects are worthy OF the
most ferocious and fanatical class in Central Asia
II is now admitted asserted TO be religious per-
| secution. The Jews are banished because they
are not Greeks. Whoever in Russia. be he Jew
or Gentle. is not of the Orthodox faith is ana
thema He may be tolerated. but only tolerated.
An American in Russia has no rights which Rus
sia feels bound to respect. The Government OF
Russia is hierarchy more lntolerant than the
Papacy itself perhaps because it has more power
The grand inquisitor of Russia is NJ. Pobiedon-
ostzeff, ProcuratOr of the Holy Synod. lie has
lust drawn I'D an ordinance forbdding Jews to
observe the Hebrew Sabbath, forbidding them to
ckse their shops on Saturday. commanding them
| to close on Sunday, and compelling all Jews to
work on Saturdays in violation of their faith and
conscience.
| Baron Hirsch, whose efforts in behalf OF his
| fellow Jews deserve all praise has expressed the
| belief that all efforts to moderate the Russian
policy are useless He seems likely TO find his
own efforts to soften the severity OF their fate
equally useless in Russia itself. His vast schemes
of Jewish colonization really coincide with Russian
L ~sl.& %1a titan NJ
| Russian DEGREES, but NJ. Pobiedonostzef refused
even to see Baron Hirsch's agent, wellknown
| Englishman, Mr.. Arnold White. who went to st.
| Petersburg In aid of his benevolent scheme. Baron
Hirsch seems to have in his possession mass OF
| testimony touching the treatment of Jews In Rus
| sa which, if he is well advised, he will publish.
He speaks of people accused of no crime, against
| whom there was no reproach dragged out Of their
beds at night, driven with whips from their dwell
ings, loaded with chains, and plunged from COM
fort into the deepest misery; women, young girls,
| and children of both subjected to outrages
which must be left to the imagination, so horrible
are they He accepts because he cannot help it.
the expulsion of his race from the country where
they have as good right as anybody to live.
| His one aim is TO prevent needless cruelties, to
provide new homes for those whom the Cars
ul<ase makes homeless. Even to this the Gar
will not listen. His hand will not be lifted till
the Jew whom he drives out of his dominion has
reached and crossed the Russian frontier and has
set foot on Christian soil.
Matters in Parliament, other than Newfound-
land, have not been of the highest Importance.
| Manipur has been heard of. Sir William Har-
| court has given formal notice that he wants to
discuss it, Mr.. Smith has been absent and i'll.
and nobody seemed to have authority to say yes
| IN hic ohepnne 0hefructiOn
has run riot Ministers had neither complete
| knowledge of their own minds nor firm hand
for their opponents but they have at last screwed
their courage 10 the point of promising TO bring
in the Free Education bill; though whether
they really mean to pass 1t is known only TO
themselves, if TO themselves
Tho Gladstonians have kept North Bucks, which
+bev at one time expected to lose by reason Of
Cantain Verney's misconduct; but it appears that
the electors of North Bucks, or portion of them,
consider that Captain Verney was unfairly treated
This opinion was expressed during the contest, ana
eoon,s 10 have been acted on at the polls. Such
| nsccadilloes as that for which their late member
is now serving out sentence of twelve months,
ouobt not in their opinion, to occupy the attention
% the courts or interfere with politics. Captain
vorrev,s errors have not, at any rate, diminished
.ho devotion of North Bucks TO Home Kule They
hoye nerbaps increased it, for Mr. Leon comes
in with a larger majority than Captain Verney'
ord GREAT is the Liberal eXultatiOn over the trl-
un1ph. which the Liberals rightly describe as won
i, circumstances of unusual difficulty
Archbishop Walsh is observing with reference
% Mr. Parnell the most rigid silence. lie wrote 10
The Times on Monday to say So Mr.. Parneil
ba5 attacked him, but lie would have no contro
,oms, With Mr.. Parnell. Archbishop Croke was
nulverizinc the Uncrowned King in 1ipperary'
and Archbishop Walsh thought that it might he
too mucb for Mr. Parnell TO have two Archbshops
ON him at once Besides, another wrangie with
another Archbishop would serve his purpose ad'
mirably-advertise their obscure man as !" WERE
| cD -, ,tondav His Grace of Dublin was silent
| g. holt a column On Thursday his policy OF
silorce could not be adequately expressed in less
| ~ -. The truth is the ArchhishOp feels