The morning call., 1892-05-20


Lord Salisbury has referred in a speech
at Hastings to English tariff policy. Like
his late chief Lord Beaeonsfeld he doubt
less deplores the fact that successive aboli-
ton of customs duties on the necessarles OF
life has left the British financial statesman
next to nothing to bargain with in reeipro-
city arrangements with foreign countries
in one of the last speeches he delivered in
the House Of Lords Beaconsfeld expressed
sympathy with a motion for protection
moved by Lord BatemaD, but pointed out
that the course OF events had lett only -
classes Of imports subject 10 imposts. lie
could recall the time doubtless when there
were 1000 articles dutiable and with
potentiality such as that indicated in strik-
ing bargains a statesman negotiating CON-
mercial treaty or initiating policy OF re-
taliatiOn could have been confident OF sue
cess But with % articles as the stakes IN
the International game the willy Dystlher
declined TO stultify his later preferences In
finance ana Punch represented the Premier
as Hamlet in the grayedigger scene abh0rrlug
the sight Of the ginning skull Oi protection.
Lord Salisbury is even IN worse case TO
apply leverage in making bargains with
foreign countries. The list has gone down
from y to 10 classes, and almost without
exception they apply to Injuries, few
drugs and few prod uctl0ns IN which aleO-
to bargain with? Almost the only COM
modify which arrives from the United States
taxable is tobacco. That also may be con-
sidered a luxury, although so or 80 per cent
OF the British male population use II IN
some form. Lord Salisbury would not OBJ
ieet TO impose taxes upon few more lux
uries. He thinks this might be advan-
tageous in trade UNDERSTANDINGS. So pos
sibly it would. but he has little oflng to
work into fair haven He can effect little
with reciprocity ca this basis, even among
the English colonies. The potentialiiy Is
fed and he admits that fTee-traders have
gone too far
An experiment in the introduction Of
animals much more useful than the mon
goose is being tried in the United States
The long tailed sheep Of Persia. famous for
the iueness of its fleece. is being imported to
see how it will fare in the considerable range
OF climate the United States possesses.
There are thirteen adults and three lambs
en- route, present TO the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington from OUr Minister
to Persia. They are expected to thrive par
ticuarly well IN California, and we hope
they will come here, for something Is deS-
perately needed TO encourage agrieul-
ture The nOmads Of the Siberian plains
make a phrase applicable to maldens,
"AS beautiful as sheep Wild
fat tail" This is doubtless the sheep
described by the ancient writers as so
weighted with caudal plumpuess that a
little cart is attached for the purpose OF
dragging il along uniDJured. Ii may be
that a sheep with this extraordinary de-
yelOpment viii thrive on the plains, II net
on the foothills pastures, but there is little
hope If a cart is required. That is not the
sort Of transportation needed TO reSuScitate
the dropping energies Of the Paclfe Coast ID
etfectiDg communication with the inner ana
l. L. E.. fera leu
OF the Southern Pacific Company TO hear
carriage mentioned, even for the purpose OF
giving repOse 10 sleeps tail
Tie feature Of the Chamber OF Commerce
banquet last night was the number of tOasts
bearing on the transportation problem. AS
far as this feature went, it might almost be
called a festive gathering to boom the move
ment for emancipation from our present
traffic embarrassments. One toast was Cen
trail America Our Nearest NeighboT." An
other was on THE Transportation Problem
of California" with Mr. j. ). Leeds as
principal orator. a third was on The
Nicaragua Cana" aud yet fourth was on
ocean Commerce" IL will be seen that
these were all topical subjects and not per-
sons h0nOTed with the compliment OF bump
ers. hut il is impossible to OYereStimale the
Importance OF these subjects TO the fortunes
OF whole population.
No hope ever did exist that Daeming,
the murderer, would be spared death
at the bangman's hands. he seems TO
have trusted to little respite by
an appeal TO the Priyy Council in
England, but the quietus to that thread Of
hope has heen given, and there will be no
alteration in the date fxed for the eXecu-
tion. As TO the supposed insanity of the
monster no one believes in it. lie is
responsible at least to the extent of remem-
bering what he did and striving mast cum
ningly 10 conceal it. Let rs hope he makes
some amends to society by describing his
impulses under tie murderOus fever that
took possession of him at intervals.
psychological interpretive autobiography
might be Of use to pOsterity. but 1t is ex-
tremely unlikely to find him a candid con-
fessUr. He is predispOsed to err in the in
Yention Of excuses. or TO go wrong in the
exaggeratiOn of his brutal propen5ities. 1t
is well not to speculate any more on the
value Of life to such wretch. lie IS better