New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24

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| speaking.
1t is not supposed that the Porte will act at
| present upon any of VI. Stamboulon's other sng-
| geStons. Even the best friends Of Bulgaria treat
4 them as premature But those who cTiticise this
note forget that NJ. Stambouloff's appeal now. as
so often before is not so much 10 the suzcrain Of
| Bulgaria as 10 that public opinion which is the
euzerain OF all Europe. That is his Justification,
! whether from the diplomatic point of view or
iany other. What " Stambouloh wants is to fastch
| upon Russa the srspciOn-nO, not the suspicion,
for that has long existed: but the stigma-of en-
h couragng and employing assaSsins for political
ends. II was, morally speaking, Russia who, mean-
| ing 10 kill NJ. Stamboulofi, murdered NJ BetchciT
| last year in the streets of Sofia and Russia who in
February, a5sassinatcd the Bulgarian agent in the
streets Of ConstantinOple. 1t is Russia who shelters
! the conspiracy of murder which has its headquar-
| tcrs at Odessa; Russia who nicrposcs between
justice and one OF her assasssins ndScrcet enough
| TO allow himself 10 he captured. Those arc the
facts which underlie NJ Stamboulofl's appeal.
Yet Russia at this moment is supposed TO he
conducting her most active nrigucs elsewhere.
She has stretched out one arm 10 Egypt and an
other to Persia Russia and France were at the
bottom OF That ingenious little plot for rcanncNing
Egypt under the direct administration Of the Sui
on the banks of the Nile Next she is heard of
at reheran, with generous offer TO lend the
Shah half million sterling TO pay off the Eng
lish claims on account of the tobacco monopoly
and otherwise. This offer, say the dispatches the
Shah will accept. Ii will he safe to suspend
belief on that point. If Sir Henry Wolf were
stiil british Minister al Teheran. nobody would
| believe A. His influence the Shah held
fcrSa o'oof from Russia, and Russia at bay. But
the otcr itself is only too significant Russia has
entered, TO all appearance. a fresh campaign in
the East against England. IT may bo little
premature. Her best chance of success les in the
next general election in England itself one result
OF which might he TO put in power Il new Prime
! Minister with bent toward the practical applca-
ton in foreign policy of the doctrine which advises
you TO turn the other check.
The Marquis di Rudini has reconstructed his
Cabinet. appointing new Ministers both of War
and of Finance. If his Cabinet should not now
De homogeneous it can only he made 80 by his own
resignation. or the probable Parliamentary fort
uncs of this reOrcanized Government, little is
known. and still less Of the financial eXpcdicns
by which d sound Italian Budget is 10 be
tablishcd
Mr. Gladstonc's Gelivcrancc on woman suffrage,
which is the most Important manifesto Of th"
wcck. leaves The quest on pretty much where Il
before. lie is against The proposal for the
present. for the future he does not commit him
/ self lie j. obviously oppoScl in his heart 10
/ the schcmc, to any schcac for giving women or any
| section Of women the Parliamentary franchise.
II is one Of the qucSto1s which he is consclVa-
tive In truth hc IS c.nsc rvativc on most social
questions and many political questions where
! cXpodency ducs not overmaster princple. where,
that is, the necessity OF winning votes is not
immediate.
lie sees clearly enough. and says with less
ccarness than might hc desired. that the prop eh
10 give votes To women ia revolutionary rri-
pOal. The right 10 vote implies the right 10 he
voted for The right to he voted for and to sig
in the House OF Commons implies the further
right 10 hold Office any ofcc and TO take part, any
part in the government of the country. lie is
not ready for such changes for any of them
The argument which seems most impr: sivc 10
him is the argument from the physical dncIcncc,
OF sex differences which Ec deems subtle AMI
profonnd. II is safe argument: whcrra, if -Ic
dwclt too strongly on the revolutionary character
OF the proposal be mgit find il icss easy {,
advocate il hereafter. should occasion ari O. Pc
fore advocating j, he must Deliberate, he tells
u. again and again and again" That is a /;
near to a complete negative as he ever allows
himself 10 20.
TIE bill now before ,he House gives the suf-
fragc only 10 unmarried wsncD l. is not Gov
crnmcnt bill. nor an Opposition bill The whip
against il is signed by representatives Of ever.
party. by three Cabiuet Mnisters-Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, Lord George Han lton and Mr. Chap
lin-by the militant opposition incarnated in Sir
William IIarcourt, by Mr. Chamberlain Leader OF
The Liberal Inionisis by irIceoncilabcs Ike
| 4 -,ol,o T;r,, H.. 4.
the Parnctcs and Sir Thomas l.. ondc for the
Anti-Parnclitcs. Ivy Sir Walter Baf;'elot for the
Tory squrcs and Mr.. Fowler in behalf Of the NJn-
, conformist conscience, by Mr.. Mowb~sv for the
Universities and NJ. Mundcla for tie manulac
= turcrS, 10y Mr. George Curzon for the ming Tory
politicians and Mr. Asquith for the rising Liberal
nolitcians by Sir Edward Reed for the crocheteen
and Sir Matthew Ridley for men OF stnsc. by Sil
Henry James for the bar and Sir JOSEPH Peas
= Cor the merchants. and finally, by Lord Randolph
, ! Churchill for Lord Randolph Churchill. The
' countcr whip in favor Of Sir Albert Rollits bil
j noars only two or three Of consequence
Cir Algcrnon Eorthwick's is the chief. After hin
Sir = dward Watkin may bc named, from whom
" question Mr. Gladstone allows himself q
&c r.. Then comes the usual list Of men idcn
&c. ,th all sorts Of wild schencs-Dr Cameron
O.. y id Lawson, Mr.. McIaren and half 2 doz,r
a r hey represent the Radical section Of th
ID W-or.r. Liberal Federation. the other and NOR
y rcaso,oblc section having Mr.. Gladstone 70
y spokesnan
= /, ,eir We interesting 10 see what eject VIZ
T. G,ods;O,'s manifesto will have on tho,c OF n
'd .r,,, who have either committed thcmsclve
s. -, fe,sL Traee or coqurttcd with il. Probabl
re 49,, u,ud 80 mutinous /, tine party that eve
ST rt, .etions Mr. Gladstone cannot DC sur
dI,od;en, Ills followers follow him or oppos
7, lin st the Will. They revolt against his lea'
~ Iii, a., II, tiers which he thinks vital, as thr
cS rL for cya. pie, the latest question OF PRIV
re lcqc when ~ Of them voted straight against mn
II =, ,yos hot party question. bat the insuboFdIh'