The morning call., 1893-10-15
MAKES THEM GRIN.
Englishmen Not Easily
Alarmed.
NO REASON FOR FEAR YET.
Trouble Will Grow From the Visit of
the Russian Fleet to
TOuIOn.

NEW YORK. Oct. 14.-Smalley cables the
Tribune from London: Again it happens
that, with one exception, events the most
interesting to Englishmen are occurring
elsewhere than in England, and that
English eyes have been turned away
from home most of the week. l
rather imagine that as many have
been fixed on the Vigilant and Valkyrie
in American waters as on the singular
figure of the South African King who is at
this moment making war on the Queen.
The central point of European interest
is Toulon, and the Russian fleet there at
present, but the great body OF English
people are slow to detect the significance
of such spectacle, or slow to care about
1t. They rather grin as they hear
Of French and Russian grown men en-
bracing each other. If the English press
takes serious view of the incident, as 1t
must, the seriousness is not widespread
That will come later.
The French Government seems to have
tried honestly TO keep within prudent and
manageable limits of the general enthusi-
asm over the visit of the Russian fleet, and
has succeeded fairly we'll. What has thus
far been said and done need give umbrage
to none. Germany and the rest of
Europe will probably consider this mod
GRAFTON more dangerous, because it de-
notes the solidity of the understanding
between France and Russia. France
no longer feels alone, and therefore no
longer feels sore. or finds it impossible to
repress her irritation and her passion for
- -,
some of her papers. but the general
tone is quiet-more could not be asked.
II an alliance between France and Russia
bodies no good to the peace of Europe
these two powers are nevertheless within
their rights. and Europe must take its
chance. So must England in the Mediter-
ranean.
Possibly the English care more about
Count Taafe's sudden plunge into
democracy, for democrats are fra
terna. and the English democracy
is just beginning to feel its strength
and realize that the democratic principle
is of wide If not universal application.
1t is hardly twenty years since Austria
had a constitution.
She has 100000 adults, and less than
Z,UUU,UUU voters, anu IL OOuHl 1dale OH
becomes law she will have 100000,
That is not universal suffrage. but long
step toward it. The German Liberals are
furious, for they see in it the doom of
German ascendency in Austria.
Court Taafe's motive Is supposed to be
the construction OF stable ajprty The
majority in Austria thus far is considerably
more unstable than water.
What the Emperor's motive may be is
harder to divine. There is great outcry
about the miners on strike, who on one
hand are alleged to be starving and on the
other to be buying pianos.
The strike is not yet through. The Lon
don organ of the miners has been an-
nouncing it day by day. To-day il heralds
in large type, "The Miners March to
Victory"
The march is at any rate not very rapid.
Belgium has marched in the other
direction, and the colliers who had
gone out have gone in, so that once
more an attempt at simultaneous inter-
national anarchy has proved a failure.
The French miners in the north are still
out. but the strike is not spreading