The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE.
,,,,yH PAPERS TALK MILDLY
,porr THE SEALING QUESTION

,-The Tories Oppose the Scheme
s.,,r,e. 10 Members of the Com.
tburchiii and Salisbury Make Up
-,.,- usereuoes-Mrs. Parneirs Com
u,.. with Her Reiations-Fine Art
s.,.. of Unusual Iuterest-Theatre Man.
-. Complain that Piaywrights and
,u,ox.r,sh Them-Giibert and Sui
uv.n WIN Produce New co.se opera.
c,r,, 1899 by Tux sus Permitting and fs"''""0 ~''''''
WIZ f,on
,o,,ox March 26.--There has been an i'm
=. amount OF editorial twnddle In the
prush newspapers this week about the Behr-
~, ser business. put taking London and the
"rov,rci,l Iress as whole 1t cannot be fairly
,,.scrin.d as beiicosc in tone. few news
u0 hoys talked In who's afraid" fashion.
H., mo.t Of them seem to be- appreciative OF
Al. fact that England is not now dealing with
Ishantee or Zuluand. or even with Portu-
al lint with large and fairly power
~, nation. There is in truth dis
,i,st,v marked disposition to tread warily.
n,,ino the excitement which accom-
,,n,ed the Sackvillc incident. newspaper
80, NOT always and wholly Irresponsible
.,.,,o about the ease with which New York
MD be bomLarded and the vulnerabilty Of
san Francisco. Those same men are compar-
,,ivclv discreet now. and write chiefly OF the
,i.h WIT, in the United States and Of the
,,rnoscd necessity Of politicians to pander to
/, hv rnkirg pretcnce Of twisting the British
lion. tail. while thew carefully ignore the I'M
Isriabe facts that this country is upon the
syc Of a general election and that the Tories
have always regarded a spirited foreign policy
asa trump electoral card.
The reason for the present circumspcction
;s not far to seek to those who care to look for
#, pespte the efforts OF the Imperial Fedora
,icn League and similar organizations. Eng
li,lmen have no particular love for Canada.
They do not emigrate to the Dominion
10 any largo extent, and they can
na see that "the ties Of kindred"
nre taken into consideration by Canadian
tariff makers. Moreover. Canadian statesmen
talk and Canadian newspapers write about
annexation to the United States. "unrestrained
Iyuny sentimental feelings toward the mother
country" and people here have Just learned
,ha, the delay in fortifying Esquimait is
duet Canada's unwillingness to payits share
Of the cost England's position seems rather
to be that Of mother-in-law as far as the col
onies in general and Canada in particular are
concerned. and the knowledge and apprecia.
ton Of this is spreading among Englishmen.
Tut it does not necessarily follow that in
certain circumstances Englishmen would not
fight for Canada Less than three years ago
the Earl Of Derby. the most cautious OF Brit
ish statesmen. said to the present writer.
ind the statement was duly recorded at
the time in THE SUN: II Canada. through
10 fault OF her own. should become in
voyed In serious dispute with the United
States, II the resources OF diplomacy should
fail to avert an armed conflict, then England
would be hound in honor and justice to assist
Canada with the full might Of the en- pire."
Lord Derby adheres still to this opinion. but
no believes strongly that "the resources Of
diplomacy" are o long way from being ex-
hsusted
The Liberal Unionists. who have more to
gain by the postponement of the general cleo.
ton to the latest possible date than the Nom.
lers o! any other party. are still sticking close
to business. and their help has enabled the
6ov-inment to make some progress with its
volk. The Liberals. at Mr.. Gladstone's sug-
Gest,on. have allowed the Small Holdings bill
to lass Its second reading without division.
reselvng the right to improve it In commit
Tee, and this success has encouraged Mr.. Bal
iour to express the hope that before Easter
lie Will make similar progress with four other
tiIs and finish the Supply. But this hope will
not be realized. Nothing is now said about the
Local Government bill for Ireland. although
'he Liberals are quite prepared to facilitate
general lusiorssi ii by so doing the Government
ran Do ln6aced to bring forward it's great"
iflsh Measure; bat Mr. Balfour now shrinks
i'or' urc;n: the ISSUE and the Irish Local Gov
'thnent oil VIII not again see the light IL he
can hclplt. Parliament is not to be dissolved
'eiofe Easter ccause. as II Is now said. Tory
"fepu''cr' lave reported that they require
more Time Tor preparations: but as they were
admittedly preparing for the general election
Hs' autumn and have been working hard ever
s''r'' Is n lair PRESUMPTION that. although
ready. they arc not willing.
me Duke OF D.yunsaire will start next week
iof the Riviera Mr. Gladstone has arranged
osIend the Eastcr recess by tho seaside at
ioHes'on". aad Mr.. Balfour and other Minis
VETS VIII seek u tonic in rural retreat.
AL interesting debate took Ilace in the Com
NUNS last evening upon IL motion brought for
A'u " Oh" 81 the labor members in favor OF
n'e PAYMENT Of members. Notwithstanding
WV '"r' max TIE system prevails In nearly
''' legislative assembly in the world, the
.oi'es' VINO are mostly well to do opposed the
''o'"'sa Hereby as degrading and revolution
49,. W. ba'"hr. who draws Il salary Of Sc5,-
year. Whci he would not enjoy were lie
HVHo'r u Parliament, opposed tho mo-
VA y" pchHIi OF the Government he declared
' aplafeht seriousness that the change
raopo ' would import foreign methods which
, "Su'u nave lar-r"acling and unexpected con-
.vquehees. The independent life and dignity
.." .''e h"Is" of Commons had enjoyed for
s."'ut'es wouIl be destroyed and an incurable
nv Yunu ihillctcd upon the British Constitution.
hundred and twenty seven Tories rallied
Cs o1nu hallonr in defence OF the threatened
i'''u''oh ana the motion was rejected by a
So. .'.' III oJ but as the principle of the pay
.n.,- helbers has been embodied In the
49, legislative programme OF the Liberal
s VIII lie carried into effect in
l. or Two, and the Constitution will doubt.
n, u'''s To change. 1t certainly got
w very Well fyr hundreds OF wears du,ins.
tLsi, ''o1'S oi Parliament were paid by
= nS'i'uehts. The ordinary payment OF
AMI. heniher was four shillings per day,
d. borough member two shillings pcr day
oi,,Nl we session. the former receiving in ad
w" an allowance for travelling expenses.
ta., constituencies used to grumble a good
sss' w. they had to bear the burden for saw
.eeh'uries. In the course of time how
,as. seat IN Parliament became ynluablo Inv
n,r, W 'ie patronage attaching to it. and
,o.u ueh' ceased toward the end OF the sevnp-
zenith century. ''''A'