The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-26

II is announced that the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company has established a line Of
steamers between Tacoma and China and
Japan. The steamers will sail under the
English flag and will make voyage monthly
in each direction, but in a year or so il is
hoped the voyage will be made at intervals
of two weeks All this is a serious stab at
San Francisco in the oriental trade, but
what is San Francisco to do, controlled as it
is by the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and the Pacific Mail Company as a
subsidized corporation? One benefit may
accrue to the Pacific Coast through the new
venture The ocean business Is to be ca -
RED on upon separate bookkeeping, and The
cOastwise trade is also to be independent
Thus the company may come 20 any bar
gain it pIeases with shipping points along
the coast, at least for exports. In few
years much OF the business that should
legitimately belong TO San Francisco may
be transferred to northern ports, but few
very energetic protests will be made before
we finally acQuleSce IN the TeliEQuIshment
of the oriental trade 10 accommodate points
farther north and less taY0rably situated
for business.
The Queens birthday in Canada did not
pass without a silly incident In Montreal
some shOpkeepers displayed the stars and
stripes as a decorative flag, and a few Off
GERS, very petty, and a few soldiers under
their command, entered the stores and or
dered the removal Of the bunting, pre-
sumably because it was offensive The
loyal Canadian storekeepers com piled, and
so avoided unpleasantness otherwise, but 1t
is impossible 90 help feeling sympathy for
the military who were thus compelled by
the Uhim Of an officer OF nO0dle-bran
capacity TO interfere ia q demonstration they
might well have interpreted in the right
spirit Canada Is ID the sulks about every
thing. Il quaTrels with adjoining colonies
and adjoining colonies quarrel with Canada
Ii is in not water with the mother country
because the mother country Will not accept
the nursing and hsctOTing Of grandchildren
70 make any fuss about the display Of the
stars and stripes Is, to say the least illlbeTal
and narrow. The Canadians gain nothing
by that naTr0Wness.
The City Of New York OF tie Inman line
seems TO have put up unusual pressure in
the boilers 10 celebrate the transfer from
the British to the American flag. On the
passage from New York to Queenstown
this steamship has made the fastest east
ward passage On record. Making allowance
for the shorter course which could be run
by going farther 10 the north the run Just
made is less than q days, being equal to .
days IS hours and - minutes over the
nOrtherly course. Pr baby the boilers
viii now be worked up to their fullest ca
pacity on the voyage between Queenstown
and New York. A success in this direction
would give these steamers almost the CON-
mand If the traffic while the exhibition
lasts al Chicago. The average speed of the
voyage referred TO was slightly over 20
knots, and that bears pretty close compaTi-
son with the speed attained by trains on the
overland Journey.
The victory Of the Tory Government in
England ia carrying the second reading Of
the Irish local government bill by an an =
eXpectedly large majority is not Of very
great moment. The Government does not
desire to carry the bill. 1t is only fencing
for time in order to make its inevitable
appeal TO the country. A second reading
implies nothing beyond an affirmation Of the
principle, and any number Of changes not
positively inconsistent with the principle
may be made in committee as a stage Of
progress, which may be very tedious and
very DTotracted, The Government will not
get out Of its difficulties On the committee
stage. Some division will occur to draw an
issue clearly to the electoral mind, and
then the Government viii dissolve PaTlia-
meut with an appearance Of righteousness
quite cOmmendable in gladiators who have
fought Yallanuy and are about TO die The
large majority the Government obtained on
the second reading Is. however. distinctly
discoUraging to the Gladst0nians on ac-
count of the large number IF absentees in
the division from both factions of the irish
Nationalist. Ii Ireland is Indifferent or
dsunited on this vital matter Of self-gov-
eminent, how is Eng aud to act? 1t will
he strange, indeed, If the Tories and Cham
berlaintes do not make the most Of this
accident by which Indifference is converted
rrF.rs.. 4frfr Co. -
things rs they are. The quarrel among Me-
Carthylte9 aud Parnellites will be bad in
| deed if it operates to injlTe the movement
Of justice which Mr. Gladstone has espOused.