New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-17

snid the same thing. II is more than fortnight
since the Ulster Conference was held in London
and snce IT became known that every Unionist
Member Of Parliament from Ulster and all the lead
ing prOestantS of that great province re-
solved 10 refuse obedience TO a Dublin Parliament
should Dublin Parliament ever come into ex-
istcnce But during all this time no GladstOnian
leader has said word on the matter Mr.. Glad
stone himself is Us silent he is the meaning Of
| Home Rule and on the nature of his new Home
Rule bill, if hc have one.
Lord Spencer is one Of three men of light and
leading among the Gladstoniaus who have a fer
| vent faith in Home Rule. lie is not however n
mat of originating mind He is the faithful fol-
| lower of Mr. Gladstone just as Mr.. Gladstone was
at one time the faithful follower of Mr. Parnel.
| lie does not know Mr.. GIadstonc's views on the
| Ulster question, or is not empowered TO express
them, and no conclusion whatever can he drawn
from this cafe generality in which he INDUCES.
Inc Durham strike continues and gives the Lon
don coal ring plausible excuse for keeping up the
prices OF house Goals The latest ballot of the
miners turned on tine same issue as before
whether they would continue the strike or would
empower their official leaders to treat with the
colliery owners. The returns thus far received
show larger majority than before for going on.
The men have little confidence in their leaders.
say The local authorities, and the industrial sit
uatIon Is further compromised by lockout Of
cotton spnrerS in Lancashire where nineteen
million spndlcs are idle There however the
operatives are proposing arbitration. and the en-
ployers meet next Tuesday 10 say yes or no.
BY way of showing guarded sympathy with
Continental Anarchy. the London Trades Council
are organizing n demonstration in Hyde Park for
Nav IoNp
other Sociastic bodies. in order. they say, 10
make the whole thing gigantic success These
bodies are the Metropolitan Radical Federation.
the Social Democratic Federation the Eight Hours
Committee and the Fabian Society, who seem 10
be composed of amateur Anarchists. Foreign so
cetics are also 10 be invited 10 send delegates
Ravachol would be great attraction. but Rava-
chol is prevented hy unavoidable circumstances
from leaving Paris.
The London Trades Council meantime have
been passing Il vote of ccnsnrc upon the House
Of Commons. "rcprohatng" tit is their word
for not compcnsating "Statonmaster Hood
The, consider the admonition Of his directors by
the Speaker "a solemn farce.
The golden age Of authorship is certainly ai
hand The author and the publisher dwell 10
gcthcr and tie leopard lies down win lie Nd
Mr. Marion Crawford dcdicatcS lis latest ho'e''
The Three Fates." TO hi publisher thus ~
Frederick Macmillan: an expression OF Srati'u"c
from an author 10 his publisher. ana oi "'''
esteem by one man for another III l. hoLoinpc
10 both, and ! doubt not as gratifying - Ar
NJ cmillan ~ il i deserved. When MY raw
ford's example or still more when Mr. M''m'I'h
o\.nrlc. j. generally followed. the >"ccN OF
Authors can dissolve itself At present It cN'tS
IN 4, state norc hourshiHg than ever. No new
novel reed lc expected from Mr. Marion Cr1"for'
for another three months.
Mr. Rudyard Kipling makes his appcaranc" IN
"The Times with II signed article of two columns
entitled In SIGHT Of Monadock good piece 81
descriptive writing This is new dcp1iturc ioi
the Leading journal. which now seems dc'irous 10
sutply us rcadrrs with attempts toward th"t
literature long zinc" a permanent tenure IN INC
French pres Mr. Kiphng's contribution contain
fewer than usual Of those snins al things Aincrl-
can +, Which he has accustomed Possibly he
i aware tLnt America /, 81 some usc 70 him. and
las helped him ont Of that Indian groove In which
10 ,ecucd content to travel Ills reader, are 80
content. | IMAGINE The prc.cut article l. T. hr
followed by others in the ZANE paper, al-o
signed
], now oprcar7 from letter Of Mr. lFsir
Stephen that the - an Of WcStminstcr- snr upoI
IowclIs memory J. without cNfh"'lH- '"'""
stance. The Dean, while refusing 70 aIlo"
Lowell corner in the abbey, was supposed I"
have offered him window OF the Chapter House
He offered. in fact. not window IN III" 'hap''r
uouse. but two Windows in the entry leading TO
il The obi .ct in either ease seems to have been
The .o,pc mean thought that I.owcls friends would
supply some much-nccdcd decoration 10 outlying
parts Of the Abbey. Mr.. stephen viii call thc
committee together 10 decide on this extraordinary
uropo.al Meantime ic hopes that members VIII
look ai tie offered site ! hope they VIII. ana
that they will have nothing 70 do with H. Lowell
can do very well without memorial IN the Abbey
The Abbey. with Matthew Arnold in sort OF
sculIcrv and Lowell in outside back passage i
not a place which the friends of either nec desire
for a memorial to either. u. w. y