New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-11

rrorco over territory which is, even by fre'c'
admission. that of another State IL is no. e"SS
% comnare the situation as it exists De'w'e"
Franco on the one hand, and England "h" ~ ~,
,o,rdl,nd ON the other, with that whicn "oa'"
exist were the United States substituted III Wv
rIoce of England We have no quarfes WIZ
France We are not occupying Egypt ~.
not supporting the Triple Alliance we are nov w
dorto,inc 20 control the Mediterranean, ana ho''
- tho reasons which moves France to be dl'asrcS-
,b,e toward ENGLAND and to present an uhcoin-
rroricinc front. standing on the very text OF inc
Newfoundland conventions, would operate TO OUT
disadvantage France requires the literal perior''-
,nce of an obligation she does not valu"' p'cae'o
she desires TO compel England and NewiounuiSnu
70 furnish her fishermen with bait. Hh' WI"
take no concession other than TINS III eAcnahs0
for her treaty rights, because there Is no cohces
sion that England can give her without hu'niiia
tion The T. nitod States could give Newfoundland
a market. which would render French bait ana
French bounties matter of no great importance
I'm the event of France proving as unreasonable
with us AS she has been with England, we should
bo in n better position moreover, than England is
70 abrocate the treaties on the ground that they
are inapplicablc, antiquatcd and prejudclal 10
natural rights England cannot do this while she
holds Gibraltar, Malta, Hong Kong and other places
that of right belong to other people.
Mr. Maxwell evidently wants the next Demo-
cratic nomination for the Vice Presidency. ITO"
that axe is flying.
"The Springfield Republican comes 70 inc
Presidents defence with Characteristic candor III
saws that if the ofcescekcrs are pushing nara anu
all nj once for coveted places they are not showing
~ h;,,sn1
is n good deal of philosophy in that remark, bnt
tho President may well pray to be delivered from
20 candid a friend.
So far as tho average Republican can make IL
out. the cause to which President Cleveland coz
sccratoH himself last year is that OF putting he
pubicans out Of Office and Democrats back In thelr
places.
The Teachers Fair which was opened IN Tue
Brooklyn Academy of Music yesterday, Is Tor an
object that cannot fail 70 make n strong aPtc'i
IN our noiehbors across the river The purpose or
the fair, which will last through the week. Is 10
add large sum to the resources OF the Teachers
Aid Association, TO he used for the support o.
nublic school teachers who have become super
animated or wcrn out in their prOi' i -
well known that teachers as rule receive mod'r-
o,e salaries. from which they are able to make
only small savings, and the popular sentiment
seems 10 be against pensioning municipal EN-
,Lov,s If this class In default Of more liberal
scale of salaries the people Of Brooklyn now nav"
an opportunity 70 render the teachers Valuioio
service which will be- highly appreciated.
Ex-Mayor Glcason's trotting stallion has bitten
= niece out Of bis DIVERS cheek. Political al
ycrsity has evidently wrought a change III Glea-
SON
Two eminen. Episcopal cergymen Of this city.
the Rev Drs Greer and Dix, have been named
fer tie bishopric OF Massachusetts, by gatherings
Of their friends in that diOces' The Introduction
of the caucus il something new IN EpI%opai
Church elections. and will be- deprecated by many
old-lashioncd ChurcAmcn Tie theory OF mat
Church is that a man Is chosen Tor a DishoPric
by the official convention OF III" dloces" acting
under The spccial guidance of the Spirit. Eut now
the question will BE- raised whether the action OF
a prcconvcntion caucus is similarly under the
guidance If the Spirit, and whether such nam
ing Of candidates may not improperly influence
fine action Of the convention. II should he said,
howrvcr that neither OF these distinguished gentle
men il in any way responsible for the Jealous
camnigning Of hs friends and his illness Tor the
Office should not be- preiudiced by such action
When Matthias YVES chosen 10 I'LL the vacancy IN
the Apostolic College caused by the death OF
Judas Iscarot there is no record of caucus
Of his friends having been previously held 10
mann him to the regular convention OF the
apostles; and a Church which claims 20 have the
succession of the apostles might wisely initiate the
Apostolic Church in this respect
Before The New-Yorli World" resumes its raid
unon trusts and wicked combinations Of all kinds
would il not he we'll for il 10 try and induce the
President TO dismiss the corporation lawyers from
his Cabinet?
The bill providing for the establishment OF
colony for cpilcptics has passed both Houses OF
the | :slature, that it has only 10 receive
Governor Flowers signature 20 become INV. IL
is safe TO assume that he will take great pleasure
in officially approving it. For this is one of those
bcneiccnt measures aoof from politics which at
test that the people of Ncwlork are rs thought
fully humane as they are enterprising. They
oh Ia foe