New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10


| diction Of which he is a master.
| There have been, it seems, other recent cases
| of interference with witnesses and these also are
| to be inquired into The principle Of the in
volatility of witnesses is important one The
House is determined to enforce it, and the next
offender may not get of so lightly
| pretty little episode in the House of Commons
touching arbitration deserves more attention than
| it has received here. The question was asked
| by Mr.. Laboucherc whether the British Govern
mcnt meant to negotiate with the American Gov
| crnment for a general treaty Of arbitration The
Foreign undcr-Secrctary replie by remin's encc
| The same question, lie said, was put III 1883 to
/ NJ. Gladstone, then Prime Minister. and his
answer was: 1--WE are not prepared to do any
! thing of the sort Her Majcstys Government,
/ continued the demure Under-Sccretary, although
holding the same opinion that held by the
Government of the Right Honorable Member for
Midlothian, do not desire to give quite such an
abrupt statement OF their views There are
matters which, as they have shown, they are
ready to arbtrate. There others, such as
those involving the title of the British Crown,
which they would rather not pledge themselves
beforehand to submit to arbitration. And the
subject dropped
Mr. Gladstone. it might added. seems TO dis
like war and arbitration about equally. Neither
Geneva nor Maubo Hill is understood 10 be an
agreeable topic to him. He has not favored Us
with his views the Behring Sea arbi;i1tlon but
he is known to entertain. il is known t"At after
Geneva and before Halifax he did entertain and did
express in words stronger than care - quote, HIS
dislike of settling disputes with the United States
by the method of arbitration.
The reorganization Of English society proceeds
apacc. The latest phase OF it is a trade union ol
servant girls At present this formidable moV"
ment is confined to West lIaTtlcpoOl, where there
las been great demonstration by tie oppressed
female domestic, Il PROCESSION with panhcrS ana
music after the manner of the Salvation Army.
with the police looking on and ke,Wng order
capitalist press omits to explain the objects OF
this new move unless they are inclndcd in the
demand for shorter hoIrs and weekly half
holiday Iut it Is supposed that the cluse of tie
servant girls NAV be taken up by the male trade
unions.
The agreeable prospect of cabstrike is now
before the mucll-trcd Londoncr The c1b-drNer
has no complaint against his patron. but dispute
with tbc cab-o,vncr as to the price that ought
10 be charged for the hire Of cabs. l'y way of
enforcing his views the owner, hc proposes !"
strike aeanst the public. Negotiations are prp-
cecding. If they fail there Is 10 bc u mass
meeting OF drivers in Hyde Park, and genera'
strike II may Ice doubted whether 1t will profit
them. They now live they tell US, on the
generosity of the public what Is commonly
given them over their legal fare. If they dry
ND the springs of this general good nature, what
will they live then?
The civil engineers of this country and the
American Minister have been exchanging we'll
deserved compliments Like all Important boiieN'
the civil engineers dine together yearly. Inc
American Minister the Duke OF Cambridle and
other eminent persons were their guests VT.
Lincoln proposed toast TO the prosperity Of civil
engineers and spoke as he often has before, hani-
s,nely and we'll lie did not forget Ia remember
the hospitality shown by the English to the
American engineers who came over mere To ST.
what their English cousins we're doing. NO more
did the president Mr.. Bcrkcey, omit to acknowl-
edge the kindness OF the Americans 10 the Eng
lish on their visit TO what lie called Ihe Stai"-
Many English engineers, he thought. wonld go
10 Chicago next year. Each country had sonI'thlng
10 show the other And once more the Forth
Bridge had 10 lie mentioned the crownng
triumph Of the British engineer and craftsman
hone il is: and Mr. Irrkci-y may safely defy
Chicago 10 produce anything equally ugly Mr..
Lincoln said with truth that Americans wOuld
not WELD to their English brethren in the courage
or ability required for graf engineering works.
II NAV even bc hoped that they have less Of
the courage required when some Of the most
lovely scenery in the world j. t. be ruthle.eiy
ruined as il has been by the Forth Bridge.
This is not Mr.. Lincoln's remark. 1t woali not
have been well received, fear, by his hosts
The Public Prosecutor, Sir Augustus Stephen
son, has made an official explanation Of his action.
or inactiOn in the IIurlhert case His long de-
lay in deciding on prosecution for perjury, ana
his failure 10 secure Mr.. Iiurlbcrts arrest. are
the two points which chiefly interest The public.
The delay was due to difficulties in getting hold
Of documents and other evidence in possession of
the court which tried the action Of Evelyn ys
Ilurlbcrt That is a curious side.lglt on the
administration Of British justice. The failure
to execute the warrant arose, says Sir Augustus.
out Of the premature publication Of the fact that
il had been obtained. The NcwYork paper
which Mr. Hurlbert at one time edited disclosed
the secret and so gave the culprt time to cscaI"
A London evening paper is implicated in the same
ndiscretiOn. Sir Augustus, with UNCONSCIOUS, Or
perhaps conscious humOr remarks that MT HUN
bert has gone to Mexico. and that he has not at
present the intention OF meeting the charges
against him by surrendering for trial.
Mr. John Murray dies at cighty-threc years. anu
his death is truly enough described as sever
ing the last link with the golden time OF Eng
lish literature, in the beginning of the century
III. was heir TO many honorable traditions III
the business of publishing, and these | bcle'e'
bc honoraby observed. The Murrays have always
dazzcd the public by instances OF great lberali'y
in their dealings with authors, and sometimes ol
sulcndid generosity. In the Intervals they were
strict men of business. The late Mr.. Murray
like his ancestors, kept up friendly relations win
his clients, among whom many OF the most
eminent writer's Of the last two generations MI.
Gladstones friendship for the great publisher lS
I'm "A ENGLAND he called