New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05

BERLAlN ) SPEECH-THE TROUBLES
OF MR. REIKEs = DRAMATIC
LORD GRANVILLE.
lBY TUE TkIBUNR.l
Copyright 1891 Bv The Tribune association.
London, April 4-If the United States incur
some undeserved censure account of New
Orleans, Russia stands at the bar of Europe ac-
cused of crime far graver. The murder of NJ.
Batchaff at Sofia has again reused general indig-
nation against the half-barbarous Empire of the
North. Undoubtedly he was killed by mistake.
The bullets were meant for NJ. Stamboulon. So
much is admitted The Prime Minister Of Bull
garia is the one man who stands between Russia
and the coveted control of the Prncipality. She
and her agents have tried every means-cOnspiracy.
intrigue diplomacy and intimidation-everS means
short of murder to get rid of him, and have
failed Now she has tried murder, and that, too,
has failed She has murdered the wrong man.
1t was known that something was about to hap
pen Roumania and Servia, both under Russian in
fuence have of late been swarming with Russian
agents and Bulgarian refugees in Russian pay.
The notorious Benderef there, the man who,
for his services in betraying and kidnapping Prince
Alexander. enjoys Russian pension. Plots against
Prince Ferdinand were known to be on foot, but
what the plots were nobody had found out. What
Europe saw that at any price short. of war and
by any means, no matter how base, the Emperor Of
Russia was resolved to crush the independence
of Bulgaria Anarchy is his favOrite method To
create, by artificial means, condition
OF anarchy which might serve him
as pretext for interfering in the interest of
order; to kill NJ Stambouloff: to create panic
in the country TO establish disorder, and then 10
intervene to depose Prince Ferdinand and to
put some Russian tool on Ills thrOne-that
seemed an extremely promising programme.
II might all have been carried out in
due sequence but for the fact that
the assassins in the darkness Of last Friday even
ing mistook their man. The Russian hberator
has had, therefore, 10 postpone his appearance on
TIE scene TO some more convenient season Ben
deref, meantime may cOncOct some fresh plot.
Europe, by her leading papers rightly holds the
Gar responsible for him and his acts, but Gar
is not expected to take account Of public opinion.
The greatest disaster since the murder of
Cavagnari at Cabul-sueh is the Anglo-Indian
estimate of what has occurred at Manipur The
Anglo-Indans are apt to take rhetorical views
but the repulse of the QuintOn Expedition is q
disagreeable incident which will put the Viceroy
Of India on his mettle Manipur is one of those
Indian States which enjoy the blessings Of home
rule There are in Manipur, to complete the
parallel. Parnellite and Anti-Parnellite factions.
The Maharajah either deposed or threatened
il is not clear which. Not liking TO be an un-
crowned King, he applied to the British TO help
him. They acting under treaty, sent Chief Com
missioner Quinton and 45O Goorkhas some of the
toughest soldiers anywhere eXtant. Manipur home
rulers objected to this interference in matter Of
purely Manipuree concern, attacked Mr.. Quinton
and his tough Goorkhas beat them, drove them
out killed 200 or 400,-for accounts vary,-killed
one English officer. captured Mr.. Quinton and his
staff, and proved 10 demonstration the advantages
of that system which Mr.. Gladstone desires to be-
lrelqnd, dear old Scotland and gallant lit
tie Wales Then came TO pass what some day might
come TO pass nearer London. The Viceroy or
dered all the British forces near at han9 zone
hears with surprise that there are as many as
$1,000 to move upon Manipur. The next news
will probably be that this interesting principal
ity has become part Of the British dominions, and
next after that laundering protest from Mr.
Gladstone against coercion in India
The Commonwealth of Australia is almost ready
20 be born. The Federation Convention, which
has been sitting many weeks at Sydney, seems
at last agreed on the main features of the CON-
sttution. 1t has agreed at any rate, upon a
name, which may be said TO have strong re-
publican flavor, with certain ominous memory
attaching to it in English history. At the same
by providing that the Governor General of the
new commonwealth shall be appointed by the
Queen. The great Australian colonies, though
ready for union. not yet ready for disunion.
They mean still to remain an integral part
Of the British Empire. They do, never
theless. so far break with the present state
oil things as 10 propose that the Governors of
each separate colony shall be appointed not as
now by the Crown, hut as the Parliament of that
colony may see tit. They borrow, moreover, from
the United States the suggestion of a Supreme
Court, which shall be the fEal appellate tribunal.
II does not clearly appear whether this court will
have political constitutional jurisdiction
The Australian Commonwealth, like the Fed
eral authority in America, will derive all its
powers by delegation and surrender from the
separate colonies, and there many other points
in which the Constitution of the United States has
served them a model The organization and distri-
button of the executive, legislative and judicial
powers are strikingly similar. In the main points
Of the scheme, the great majority Of the cOnven-
uon seem practically Of One mind.
England has hardly woN up TO the fact that her
Australian colonies are no near passing into a
great commonwealth. She will not regret it, still
less resist il but il the Imperial principle is worth
anything, she will take care that for Australia as
for Canada the ultimate sovereignty and final
authority in all Imperial questions shall remain
with England.
NJ. Phelps's article ia lIarper's Monthly" on
The Behring Sea question, has been copied, in
whole or in part. in many English journals 1t
Is surprise 10 the British public. or to much
OF the British public as cares about seal-fshing
Ia the North Pacific. Hitherto they have been
content to hold Mr. Blaine responsible for all the
troubles in that quarter They have been told
by their own papers and by of those pub
lished in NewYork that Mr. Blaine took purely
political view. that the sober opinion Of America
was opposed 10 him. They read with more or
less satisfaction the cabled abuse of the American
statesman. Then suddenly they are confronted with
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