New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
THE NEWS or EUROPE.
A QUIET WEEK IN EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

rRICoUPIS'S MAJORITY IN GREEcE-FRANCE AND
THE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY = ENGLISH
SATISFACTION OVER fERs1As REJECTION
OF RUss1AS FINANCIAL AID-ENGGsH
COMMENT ON TIE SILVER QUESTION
STORMY MEETINGS OF IRISH
LEADERs-THE QUARREL IN THE
woNANS LIBERAL FEDERATION.
tBY CABLE TO IRIBUNE.7
Copyright; 1892: Bv The Tribune A"oeato"'
London, May 2l.-The European continent has
been quiet not to say dull. Greece has given III
coupis great majority, and those who care LOT
the welfare of that ancient community and set
store by honesty, or by much honesty as clr-
oumstances permit, rejoice in his success Inc
French Chamber has met and done nothing Inc
French people have bad a respite from anarchy
and fresh excitement-they could not live with
out excitement-over the Roulez duel There
seemed for day or two probability that Rouez
might be put on horseback successor TO Bou-
Hanger. This morning, however, scepucai
public is beginning to express doubts as to whether
he really fought his four duels
The French press has discussed as topic OF
secondary interest the Giol1tti Ministry. and has
hind whom turks the awful form of Crispi,
Frances worst Italian foe. If that be so. why
should officous papers in Berlin be reading lectures
70 Italy on the duty of maintaining the Triple
Alliance?
The English find much comfort in the news
that Persia has rejected the smiabe offer of Russia
TO lend her half million pounds for the payment
Of the English claims on account OF the tobacco
Toba ma nOt
subject, but this is none the less very consider
able diplomatic triumph for England over Russia
in Asia The threatened and openly announced
sscendancy Of Russia in Persia is. to say the least'
postponed Russas domestic troubles with hef
Jews are not diminished. She is not encouraging
but discouraging immigration, promising all the
while 10 help Baron Hrsch and tying his hanos
with red tape.
The refusal of the Newfoundland Legislature 70
pass the French Shore bill eliots strong language
. from tho beloved mother country OF that re-
calcitrant colony. II is here held that Newfouhu-
land stood pledged 10 pass it, and only oy 'ha'
pledge was the passage OF an lmperial ac' pre-
.~nted. Newfoundland almost deserves 10 DE
handed over TO France or America, excaims John
Bull in his wrath.
Renorts from continental capitals offer no more
announcement to the silver ring in America 'hah
those from London The acceptanccs OF PRESIDENT
Uarrisons invitation 70 an international conference
are everywhere said TO mean nothing. Germany
Austria, and other powers. would prefer no con-
ference They accept for clvibtys sake 'heS
do not mean business. Sir William Houids-
worth in : England has had TO explain
hi. assertion that all the English cham
bers Of commerce are IN favor oi
bimetallic standard He now admits that they
ovaH III
belief that they would not oppose it. 1t is pointed
out here that the advocates of bimetallism DO not
back their opinion in the market; they 90 NOT
buy silver even ct it's present low price. NO"
an Englshman has no respect for an opinion the
holder Of which is not ready to lay money on
it, The United States" save writer OF au
thority, "an hurrying as fast as they can toward
silver currency and nothing beyond. Inc emu
is hidden at present by several intervening screens
but 1t may burst upon them suddenly some oay
and upset credit for years
If Lord Salisbury had said nothing at Hastings
about free trade the rest OF his speech wouid
have supplied ample material for comment Ihere
has been comment, but the part which toucheo
the British pocket somewhat obscurec thc resi-.
He touched on Ulster, rcafirming what he SAID al
Covent Garden and totally denying that nc hau
incited ber to rebellion. lie warned the country
against danger TO say that ne cleateo 'hc
DANGER il in his view. as foolish as TO say that
a seaman who cries breakers ahead creatcd 'he
reefs on which the ship was rushing. lie quoted
the very moving and powerful appeal of the 900
Nonconformist Protestant ministers OF Ireland 10
Tho Nonconformist conscience in England, an ap-
,eal of which more will yet be heard. or dis
solution he SAID nothing except that 1t Is lmpeEo-
inc The belief that it will come before autumn
is now widespread.
Parliament has had tolerably busy week OF IL.
Mr. Chaplin has piloted his Small Holdings ',,i -,
successfully through committee, receiving well
deserved parting compliment from Mr. JesSe W.
hnes himself, perhaps the best authorlV on Wv
subject The debate on the second reaolhS oi '".
Jr;sb Local Government bill began with speech
from Mr.. Sexton, rather longer and empter' IL
that be possible, than usual. lie denounced ohe
hill "a an insult TO Ireland. Other Home Ruiers
followed in a similar straip. Mr.. lealy, too' waS
of .he oninion that the insult lay ma, as MI
Renton would have said, in the belly OF the Dill
A vote is 10 be taken next week. y, eds' d.
interesting as anything in the Honse l'scii n"'
been the sideshow in the committee-room, Wheic
a handful of Welshmen are otstructing the 'lereS
Discipline bill. Mr. Gladstone himself went down
IN tame these fiery Nonconformist souls, but ttey
refused 20 he tanned denied his right TO inter-
yone and fouted his authority. lhe rciatiohs
between him and his gallant Welsh followers, who
will not follow, are for the present. strained
The Budget debate in the House Of Commons
nm Monday is chiefly remarkable for the Glad
stonian attack led by Sir William lIarcourt on
Mr. Goschcn's reduction of the income tax. Mr..
Coschen, as soon as he could reduced that
iniouitous impost from egbtpencc in the pound
10 sixpence. 1t is the only substantial relief oi
taxation YOU have granted, said Mr.. Flower, OF
Wolyerhampton, in substance, and 1t is relief
not to the poor, but TO the rich. The criticism
ia neither true nor just. 1t is notorious that
xhe income tax presses hardest on men WITH
moderate incomes but true or not 1t shows inc