New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
country which its own Prime Minister was al
ways abusing

The Committee stage of the bill is fixed for
May 4. and Nr. Gladstone hcralds il with proph-
ecy. He POUNDS his faith in the ultimate success
OF Home Rule upon the successes of the Liberal
party In the past He dates them from s2S. long
before the Liberal party was ever heard Of, and
prolongs them into the present, seven years alter
1t has ceased to exist That does not seem very
secure basis for prophecy, but it is of piece with
his usual treatment of this question The flower
of the Liberal party, MI. Gladstone himself. and
two three others excepted, now Liberal
Unonists, in close alliance with the Conservative
UniOnists. The rest, most Of the rest, have
become Radicals.
Lord Salisbury said this week that the House
Of Lords would reject Home Rule, not only once
hut twice, if Mr.. Gladstone should induce the
House of Commons to send it up second time
without dissolution and appeal to the people
There can be no question that the House of Lords
in SO acting will be within its strict constitutional
right and will be dscharging its admitted ana
imperative constitutional duty How MIR. Glad
stone proposes TO overcome this constitutional,
legitimate, just opposition, is secret known only
to himself and probably not to himself. But
the future is the future. and Will only adu 'ha'
the most sanguine Glldstonian does not expect 10
see the Home Rule bill become law during TINS
present session.
The IIull DISPUTE turns on the claim Of the trade
pnion,sts 70 exclude from work all laborers WHO
do not ioln a union and submit to the deNpotiSm
which the unions have established. me HUN
shipowncrs claim the right to employ such laoor'rS
rs they see fit The union officials say tha' thel
shall not, but only such labor as thcv tnenis'N''
think ought TO be employed. Inc Wilson'S are
the largest private shpowners IN England per
hans in the world The question they haa 10 u'
eide was the old onc the one that Is coh'lhua'A
recurring namely whether they would manage
their own business or allow it TO be managed Tor
,bero bv a set of irresponsible outsiders. mconi-
notcnt hostile vniictivc and ignorant ohce
again in order to coercc capital ana 10 lh'iH"""'
society, has been heard the menace oi eehcr''
strike II has heen avertcd for the time beng
Pm, the menace is enough to show the temper oil
the unions.
Mr. John Burns, Mr.. Ben Tillett. Mr. k"ir l'arde
ond Mr. w H. Wilson. who Is the rlngcader oi
,hr strikers were all ready for extreme measures
rhoro was = conference which promised settle
mont hnt came "a nothing. The owners mean
,;r.. have steadily strengthened themselves, bring
inc loborer, by the thousand 10 llnll bu-ih'ss
j. olstructed but has never been az s'ahuS'''
The loading and unloading of ships goes Oh SLOWLY
hnt il goes on The employers offer TO take on or
10 take back any men WHO are "''""S w
,,bo,hor nnionists or not but they honorahy Ie-
fuso 10 discharge men who came 10 'her neip
when they were most in need oi h'p Inv"
,o,ns bavo heon rejected by the unions. and again
this morning Is heard the threat oi """' '"'H
oddly call national strike
The English public is awes'ruck by the newest
root ., th. indepcndence of its judiciary Inc
,sidon, of the Probate. Divorce and Admiralty
Div;eion Of the High Courts OF Justice has actually
sontenccd an actual Dowager Duchess o! Suther-
land to q fine of 81 $50 and six weeks inprIson-
mont for very gross contempt OF court Inc
Duchess who is engaged in Litigation over i'ef
late husbands will had deliberately destroyed
document in the custody Of the court Sir fralcis
Jeunc's sentence is approved py pno'ic opi',on
and even by the press. but tho approFal l. c"uP'"
with snch compliments TO his courage as give one
navy notion of the awful majesty when SUI
rounds a dowacer duchess She escaped arr's' LOT
some DAYS on the plea Of illness. society "hic"
has accorded to her ever since her marrlaee Tue
title of Duchess Blair. soon grew sccp'i'dI a. "
the illness and curious 20 hear OF her Incarceration
!, Iollowsy JAN This curiosity WAS gra'Ihcd
this morning
Mr. Balfours Essays and Addresses published
this week. contains nothing that Is new 'h' No.,
umc bcng made up Of reprints. Inc piP''s VIII
nevertheless be new 20 most readers an" M i'''
four's place in public life gives interest 10 ''''
collection II is not. however, ms poll'Fh '''"
ncncc alone which attracts attention, pnl Ms T'P'
..;o, 90 - thinker as a student in many differ
nn, colds az = man who has "d intellectually. a
vcII as POLITICALLY and socially, inii ne "'
has opinions and he has the courage "l "''"'
TIE sensation which his address aS Lord i"'''o'
- (, ,rdro,y's on the Pleasures Of Reading pro-
lt.. xsnf q ID
d;scoursc on the enjoyment. the mere rnIovmrnf'
INDEPENDENTLY of profit. 10 be derived from inc
r.,d;rc of books He shocked the pcdan's am
,ho nrios and he delighted men Of the wofo
,ho arc also mon Of books, and perhaps Delighted
real scholars hardly less.
This address now figures the first essay o'
,his volur,n of essays and is followed ~ slA
others on Berkeley: on Handel, which III" h'"''
cal rnoplc say j. masterpiece" of mnslcai am
oos,hct;c criticism: on Cobdcn, which is poiiucai
,rc,tise Of rare merit; on Politics; on To''''o'l
,a,o,or ON Progress. and on the Religion OF
Ir,m.nitv The book is picture, not complete
vot = rood likeness Of the mind OF ITS author
xo;.bor il; France nor in ENGLAND does the
Pebrinr Sea arbitration yet excite dc'p interest,"
Sometimes 4 breeze springs up suddenly, Dnt II
soor dies away again. Mr.. Phelps' protest
,o.inst the conduct Of the English case was one
instance Mr. Cartcr's reference 10 Egypt 'ni7
ve,k was another Mr.. Carter thought proper u
so,cc, lovpt rs an example of benehccnt inter
f.rencc by a great Power for the protection ol
,,roa, n,.ional and international rights, as We'll
~ Of the Egyptians themselves The example was
GOOD one in itself and an apt illustration oi 'he
noint the American advocate wished to press upon
.,, ,,ihrn,l. but il was unlucliy Mr.. Carter
forgot that the president of the tribunal IS
rrnnchman and that the English proceedings III
Egypt approved by the rest of the CIVILIZED worll'
ara hateful to France. Baron Courcel pulled up
Nr Carter sharply, saying You seem TO ahtic'-
n,,c the Judgment of history IL was curious
instance of want of tact on the part oi an auNo-
cate who has been arguing his cause WIFI si'"'
breadth Of view and great forensic power
There is in Paris some surprise at 'he o''e'op-
ment Of tlrse proceedings. HE ar2uihch's arc