Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-27
ENGLAND is RESPECTFUL
Toward a Country With Which She
Has Already Had Arguments.
TOO LITTLE LOVE FOR CANADA
For Her to Go Far Out of Her Way to
Fight for Its Interests
A N0THER-IN-LlW TO HER COLONIES
rBY CABLE TO THE prsPArcH.1

has been an immense amount of editoria
twaddle in British newspapers this weel
about the Bering Sea business, but taking
London and the provincial press as q Who'll,
1t cannot be fairly described as bellicose il
tone. A few papers have talked in "who'i
afraid" fashion, but most of them seem te
be sppreciatIve of the fact that England il
not now dealing with Ashantee or Zululand
or even with Portugal, but with large and
fairly powerful nation.
There is, in truth, distinctly marked
disposition to tread warily. During the
excitement which accompanied the Sack.
vile incident, newspaper men, not always
and wholly irresponsible, wrote about the
ease with which New York could be BON.
barded and Of the vulnerability of San
Francisco. Those same men are compare
lively discreet now, and write chiefly of the
Irish vote in the United States and of the
supposed necessity of politicians to pander
10 it by making a pretence of twisting the
British lions tail, while they carefully ig-
more the undeniable facts that this country
Is upon the eve of a general election and that
the Tories have always regarded "a spirited
foreign policy" as trump electoral card
Little English Love for Canada.
The reason for the recent circumspection
10 not far to seek, to those who care to look
for it Despite efforts of the Imperial
Federation League and similar organiza-
tions Englishmen have no particular love
for Canada They do not emigrate to the
Dominion to any large extent, and thev
cannot see that 'the ties of kindred" are
taken into consideration by Canadian tariff
makers. Moreover, Canadian statesmen
talk and Canadian newspapers write about
annexation to the United States, ''unre-
strained BY any sentimental feelings toward
the mother country" and it has Just been
learned that the delay in fortifying Esqui-
malt is due to Canada's unwillingness to pay
its share of the cost.
England's position seems rather to be
that of mother-in-law, as far as colonies in
general and Canada in particular are con-
cerned, and knowledge and appreciation
of this is spreading among Englishmen, but
1t does not necessarily follow that in certain
circumstances Englishmen would not fight
for Canada Less than three years ago the
Earl Of Derby, most cautious of British
statesmen, said 10 the present writer, and
the statement was duly recorded at the time
in THE DISPATCH: eff Canada, through no
fault of her own, should become involved in
q serious dispute with the United States,
If the resources of diplomacy should fail to
avert an armed conflict, then England
would be bound in honor and Justice to
assist Canada with the full might of the
Empire"
Inexhaustible Resources of Diplomacy.
Lord Derby adheres still to this opinion,
but he believes strongly that the resources
of diplomacy" are long way from being
exhausted.
The Liberal Unionists, who have more to
gain by postponement of the general cleo
ton to the latest possible date than mem
bers OF any other party, are still sticking
close to business, and their help has enabled
the Government to make some progress
with its work The Liberals, at Mr.. Glad
stones suggestion, have allowed the small
holdings bill to pass its second reading
without division, reserving the right to i'm
prove it in committee, and this success has
encouraged Mr.. Balfour to express hope
that before Easter he will make similar
progress with four other bills and finish the
supply bill, but this hope will not be
realized.
Nothing is now said about the local gov
eminent bill for ireland, although the Lib
erals are quite prepared to facilitate gen.
eral business, If by doing SO the Govern
ment can be induced to bring forward its
''great" Irish measure, but Mr. Balfour now
shrinks from forcing the issue, and the Irish
local government bill will not again see the
light If be can help it.
Parliament is not to be dissolved before
Easter, because, as 1t is now said, Tory
wirepullers have reported that they require
more time for preparation, but as they were
admittedly preparing for the general cleo
tion last autumn, and have been working
hard ever since, it is a fair presumption
that, although ready, they are not willing.
The Duke of Devonshire starts next week
fOr ha Mr laI5 hoe
10 spend the Easter recess by the seaside at
Folkestone, and Mr.. Balfour and other
Ministers will seek much required tonic
In briefrural retreat
Payment of Parliament Members.
An interesting debate took place in the
Commons last evening, upon a motion
brought forward BY one of the labor men,
bers in favor of payment of members. Not
withstanding the fact that the system pre-
walls In nearly every Legislative as
sembly in the world, the Tories,
who are mostly well-to-do, opposed
the proposal fercely, as degrading
and revolutionary. The Right Hon. Ar
thur james Balfour, who draws a salary of
$4,000 a year, which he would not enjoy
were be not a member of Parliament, op-
posed the motion on behalf of the Govern
ment He declared, in all apparent seri-
BUSINESS, that the change proposed would
import foreign methods which would have
far reaching and unexpected consequences:
the independent life and dignity which the
House of Commons has enioyed for GEN.
turies would be destroyed, and an incurable
wound inflicted upon the British Constitu-
tion.
Two hundred and twenty-seven Tories
rallied round Ralfour in defence of the
threatened Constitution, and the motion was
rejected by a msjorit OF IS, but as the prin-
ciple OF payment of members has been en-
bodied in the official legislative programme
of the Liberal party, it will be carried into
effect in a year or two, and the Constitution
will doubtless survive the change. 1t Ger
tainly got on very well for hundreds of
wears. during which members of Parliament
were paid by their constituents. The ordin-
ary payment of a county member was four
per day, and of a borough member
two shillings per day during the session, the
former receiving in addition an allowance
for travelling expenses.
Seats Worth Too Much Money.
Constituencies used to grumble good
deal, but they had to bear the burden for
several centuries. In course of time, how
ever. a seat in Parliament became valuable
by reason of the patronage attaching to it,
md payment ceased toward the end OF the
country.
Except for an occasional village shindy,
there has been for some time little outward
Indication of split in the Nationalist party