New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
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organs statements plainly meant TO conclliaF uhe
Opposition, statements entirely unlike those which
Count Won Caprivi made in debate, and still more
unlike those declarations of Imperial nfallibility
and unbending stubbornness which the King lately
addressed TO his faithful Brandenburgers There
is no wsh,' says one of the Emperors apollo
gists, :" TO force religious instruction upon any
section Of the people in an offensive manner
AnOther-this is Observation-Disclosures that the
Government desires to take into account the
opinions of the minority well as of the ma
jority This is the more probable, since II Is
not quite clear which is the majority and which
the minority on this question
Ministers have at any rate discovered that the
opposition 10 their measure is too general and too
strong to he trined with The Prussians are loyal
to their King But they do not mean him to he
Pope. They are religious. but they hate clerical
ism. They wish their children brought up in the
fear of God, but not of priest preshyter. The
King himself seems TO have some gimmering Of
these elementary facts. lie has for the present
dropped tie infallibility dogma lie 10 LONGER adj
dresses his people in the tone of an inspired dra-
goon He has silently abandoned, or at least Sue-
pended, that rather large scheme for deportng ont
of Germany all Germans who disagree with him.
He has stopped so far TO cause it 10 be en-
planned that he never meant to discourage tenn
perate criticism, but only to protest against sys-
tematic carping. That is, from the Kings point
of view, handsome concession. Experience may
some day teach him that however handsome may
lie his explanations, it would be wiser to make
speeches which do not require explanation, and
perhaps wisest of all to make no speeches at all.
However, he appears for the present disposed to
that conflict which seemed to be impending be-
tween himself and his people. He has men about
bin who can calculate political forces, and he
has doubtless been warned that, without some
sort of compromise, he could not count on the
permencnce of the coalition which gives his Min
.stTy control of the Prussian Diet.
The Salvation Army has won considerable
triumph over law and order. They have for
many months been carrying an organized con
dict with the authorities and the people of East
Bourne They have dehed the law. They have
pG-aded Sunday after Sunday with bands, making
the usual amount of unmuscal noise, and provok-
ing d conflict with the mob. The Eastbournc
magistrates using their legal powers tried to stop
Doth the organized professions and the unor-
gained attacks the PROFESSIONS. They acted
without energy, and they succeeded. They
prosecuted the Army, and obtained conviction
Oh the wrong count of the indict ment. which
presently quashed Then the conflict was carried
where most things are ultimately carried-into
The House of Commons. Mr.. Fowler of Wolver-
hampton, light of NOnconfomist GladstOnism
moved TO repeal the clause in the act relating 10
ECsttnurne which forbids Sunday PROFESSIONS
with music He was supported by the Solicitor
General, by Sir Henry James, and by the Home
Secretary, and the motion WIS carried by 269 10
1872.
L know OF fact which points clearly
to the nearness of the dissolution of Parliament.
c., l.,,t,.
very well organized for purposes Of salvation.
according TO Mr.. General Booth The male SOL
diers have votes. many of them have, and
nothing would be easier than to turn the spiritual
and military discipline of these cohorts TO political
uses The three spokesman of the Ministry gave
various reasons for handing over Eastbournc 70
the Salvationists. Tie real reason is the coming
general election.
The Eastbourne business excepted nothing OF
much importance has occurred in the House of
Commons Birmingham, under the adrot lead Of
Mr. Chamberlain, has been trying to get ahead
CT London in water supply. But the bill OF the
adrot Mr.. Chamberlain, having passed its second
reading goes to a committee where London Will
he looked after The pure soul Of Mr.. Swift Mac
Neill was veXcd by the conduct Of Sir John
Puleston. Sir Lewis Pelly, and Mr. Burdett CouttS'
who being all three directors of the East African
Company, presumed 10 vote for money lor 'ne
survey Of railway from Mombasa to victoria
Nvauza designed to obstruct the slave trade MT
Ralrour and Mr.. Goschen supported the three
directors. but the House by five majority dis
allowed their votes, a result 10 winch d hcIoe
speech from Mr.. Gladstone contributed. Inc
matter has nothing TO do with poltcS, pu' VIC
decision Of the House s hailed as a "oVerhmel'
d.f.ot So was the passage of the bill to enable
l,,,v tIf.tr r.l0 nt
landlords who do not wish to sell. The rights
:, ,r.ror,v in this country are daily diminishing.
and 4 majority of ll9 in the House OF commons
,tu,b+ this n good occasion to give them announcer
CI;n This too was trumpeted as a Government
defeat and believe other votes nave lhcurIeu
4ne same rhetorical description. Things are hoo
,,oing particularly well with the MINISTRY pu'
MAT would seem TO he reason Tor usihs
facts and not fancies for their confusion. ouch
is not the Gladstonian view
~, uome Rple hardly anything has been heard
during the week, except in speech oy MI
Ch.uh.rain 10 the Liberal Unonist tIuD. Inc
yirminpbam orator once more put before lbs
G,adstonian friends the present Home i'uic
dilemma. lie invited Mr.. Gladstone Sir "lnia"
uarcourt. Mr. Morley, or anybody else 10 say
whether they adhere 90 their pledge mat the I'M
uerial Parliament is TO be supreme over the QUINN
poyliameut. or whether they intend 10 yield 10
III. nresent unanimous Irish demand that the I'm
nerial Parliament shall have 10 control or su-
n,eTnacy OF any kind over the Dublin Parliament
,i,h respect to Irish matters. But the convenient
wo,nent for answering this pertinent and somewhat
pressing question does not Seem yet 10 have ar
rived.
do not know that you need he troubled with
other politics, unless it give you pleasure to be
reminded that tho Gladstoniani have maintained
theif hold on South Derbyshirc and hirkcaidy,
returning their men in both these constituencies
nv about their old majorties Belfast-thc east
division thereoi-has amused itself By contest
latween two Tolies for MIR. De Cobans seat. The
regular man won. and there is JOY at the Carlton
club No Nationalist. Parnelite Anti-Parnell-
ite. thought il worth while to go To the poll.