The morning call., 1892-05-28

LII iailu Ado a fCl9 oman bsaNSSA "
settle with the United States. The col
ony of New Zsaland is involved in land
claim by an American citizen, whose name
is Webster, and he seeks compensation in
respect Of the appropriation of half mil
lion acres by Great Britain. Half million
acres, even in New Zealand, implies some
thing, and Webster must be gratifiel that
his claim has been espoused by the United
States Senate, because that means more
than Seven-eighths Of the battle. Notwith-
standing the Justice of WebSJers claim, we
suppose there is nothing warlike in his case,
as formulated by the Senate, that 1T pre-
sents such repeated instances of injustice.
delay and denial of justice 10y tbs final ac-
tien of the Government Of Great Britain as
10 warrant the lnterpOsitiOn of the United
States. and If all other means of redress are
exhausted would justify special Teprisals."
The Government Of Great Britain will yield
at least to the decencies Of adjustment by
| arbitration, and the colony Of New Zealand
! VIII ma soatium to make the differences
| sweet and pleasant. What country Eng
! land is with its colonies Tampageousiy indie
/ pendent and assertiYel Ii often is r CUES
/ ton whether the mother country governs or
/ the colonies dictate. Geographical separa-
/ ton may explain the difference to any logl-
/ cal mind.
4 young American is reported to have
! effort, after losing $4,000 in the manner Of
honest gambling at Monte Carlo. He seems
to have been prepossessed, if not infatuated,
! in favor Of some certain English method Of
! breaking the bank and making huge hauls
! OF pyramids in coin that would disgust
! bankers with the average OF chances in their
favor, but after a coed turn Of fortune at
| Monte Carlo he appears to have concluded,
/ as many do, that private enterprise is of no
/ avail in winning stakes in the long run
! against organized capital and calculation.
! The death Of 4 victim in the salons of Monte
| Carlo is a greviOus misadYenture for the pro-
! pTiet0rs, who, as il were, deal out evil on
/ righteous principles aud abhOr any natural
/ revolt that brings their principles under
| close criticism. Tie suicidesOf Monte Carlo
| form chapter of tragicai history year by
| year The authorities endeaYOr 10 suppress
/ all news about unpleasantnesses of the h0r-
| rible type A suicide is regarded as an IN
/ crate WHO has forgotten to be fTateTDal in
/ his manner of death. The Monte Carlo
| coroner IS a suppressed official and the news
| paDer man who lOiterS aTOu d for news Of
/ events is faE from welcome. The marvel is
| that this International gambling table IS not
| SUPP rgsSed. Nations with great armies are
! not inclined 10 put down pleasures that give
/ some triiie OF excitement TO military ard
/ other citizens on whose hands time hangs
! Idle. And so Monte Carlo continues TO exist
| as an establishment devised most attrac-
lively Tor International debauchery.
There has been quite enough OF disaster
! fI,-nr,srI, fooda ~ tho East 70 a~onao tho
manufacture of news of the taking" de-
scrption. Some enterprising irresponsi-
! bility has furnished the public with minute
particulars Of a cloudburst in Ohio, and
| that cloudburst did fearful damage ana
may almost have impressed the scientific
! mind with the pTOpriety Of revising the last
! edition Of "Lyell's Principles of Geology"
| in order 10 account for the phenomena Of
! destruction satisfactorily. But having told
| his tale of woe 10 the world the viyaeous
| correspondent who poured forth the har-
| rowing account now finds that he is de-
| nOuuced as a bold inventor OF facts that
| have no existence. He is senSatiOnalist
| who has been too previous-a journalistic
"sooneU'-and it viii 90 well with him if
he is able to collect all the ducats ordinarily
| repTesentable by accepted kilograms. a
| clOudburst is trifle too much water for a
region already inundated by the overflow of
great rivers. Thunderst0TmS may give
legitimate employment TO the imagination,
but not floods, which everybody can account
| for and measure.
committee Of the United Presbyterian
| General Assembly, in session at Pittsburg
| Pa, may be conceded the courage of its
| opinions in a report which it has just pre-
sented. The committee was appointed on
Prevalent Evils and Means of Reforming
| Them" and it has formulated a grave pre-
sentiment on sabbath dissertation by rail-
ways, newspapers and mails, secret socie-
ties, murders, divorces, the social evil,
theaters, church lotteries and gambling"
| Anent some Of this survey Of ancient mis-
chief, there is a flavor Of antiquity which
may not startle those who are accustomed to
the methods of church assemblies. The
way to end troubles such as those indicated
is to exeri an influence on the electorate. II
the churches took vigorous hand in prima-
ries they might advise workers in the refUr-
nation of the politically unTedeemed, who
| govern all things by energy and genius. An
| ecclesiastical platform may operate as a
| salye to conscience. but effort cOnJ0ined aud
! individual, is necessary to drive pro-
| gTamme such as that outlined TO a logical
| outcome. With all the lanlts of dissertation
| a good deal more mischief msy be done on
| the six sO-caled secular days Of the week
| than on the consecrated Sabbath. This is
matter which church courts may recognize.