New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
WHAT TO DO WITH "LO BEN
IN ANGLO-AFRICAN PROBLEM
MATTERS BEFORE PARLIAMENT AT THE
AUTUMN SESSION.
49,, rrnuoNp,s ATTITUDE-DIscoNTENTE RADl'
o.1s-rnE FABIAN socIETY-PARIsH couN'
c,rs-uR HEALY ON PARNELLs SUPER
sTITIONS TROUBLE WITH
GAIETY BURLESouE.
nv cApLx TO THE TRIBUNE,
,..,~,ost, 1898: By The Tvto~ne Assceiotsor.

sY CABLE TO TINE tribune,
s.,,,ost, 1898: BY The Tv,o~ns Assee'oiso"
,,aon Nov. 4-Taere seems every likelihood
.or,v settlement Of what may be called
obituary aspect of the Matabele question:
vaek.s fighting was a brilliant success tor
phodss's company: and though Lobenguia
.,,ns two-thrds OF his army intact. win
o,her ally approaching to help him IN 'he
80 Of the rainy season. all indications 'his
rrine point to the defeat OF the Ma'apee
,orer Moreover, this mornings news leads "
,hs belief that the surrounding tribes VINO nave
o,d scores to rub off with Lobengua. VIII cut oii
III retreat across the Zambesi Inc baro'se
orc closing the north bank of that stream ioi
sariv three degrees of longitude. Hehce' uheeS
,,,utarv events take a sudden change there Is
nar,v likelihood of Lobengulas capture OF sup
mission.
more difficult issue than conquest Is now
corning into prominence. Having. TO an appeal
once conquered Matabeleland the great ques
zion that now concerns the Government Is wha'
IN do with II. The faddist Radicals leu ny NIL
,,houcbere ignore all the benefu that may
arise to humanity through stopping Looensu-
,a.s savage methods of warfare and refnements
NJ cruelty. They see in recent lhcioeh's al up
nortunity of crushing the aspirations OF pow
inc Tories whose action, say they, Is stimulated
hv objects of plunder According TO their view,
the Company desires to annex Matabeleland Tor
.ba sake Of its rich gold fields and agricultural
,,nlands The Radicals. therefore, are seeking
60 indu,e the Government TO thwart the Com
rorv.s intentions and either take over Mata-
beleland into it's own hands as Crown Colony
or restore Iobengu!a as a British vassal under
Imperial control ,
The opinions Of Radicals are very much d.
vided for though they all agree In deridinS the
idea that the Company shall have determining
Voice in the future settlement, they greatly diner
as TO what that settlement shall be. Inc
nail, News" "The Chronicle" 1.-THE Manchester
Guardian and THE Westminster Gazette
each inspired by its own coterie OF Radical poll
ticians darken counsel by their divergent rec
concentrations Mr.. Rhodes's friends, on 'he
other hand. insist that he shall be allowed 10
reap the reward of his own exertions. Inc
Connpany's forces were an active factor IN last
weeks Victories and at the Cape as well as Ill
England the claims of the Compan! lor inc
lions share of spoils are widely recoghlzeu' III
fact the Cape Government, of which MT hhooes
&c Prime Minister has formally warned the home
authorities to limit their interference; ana pup
lie opinion throughout South Africa, still smart
ceedingly hostile to anything which threatens
to curb colonial aspirations. In truth' IL Is No'
TOO much to say that II the Imperial Govern
,nent allowed itself to be influenced by such de-
roands as those suggested by Mr.. Labouchere
large and powerful sections Of the residents o1
South Africa probably including the Cape Gov
eminent would avail themselves Of this incident
to bring about secession
Mr. Gladstone will have easy task to sat-
isfy South Africa on the one hand, ana ms
Radical faddist friends on the other The DuiK
of English opinion, and certainly the OPINION oi
religious bodies, who are largely influenced py
missionary reports of Matabelan horrors, VIII
support the Cabinet in generously treating MIR.
Rhodes and his Company.
The reassembling Of Parliament for the au-
tumn session showed very little disposition on
the part Of the members for serious work. BON
sides regret the necessity of devoting seven
more weeks to Parliamentary business ana
everybody seems in ill-humor at the prospects OF
humdrum legislation which lie before them.
Next week Mr. Redmond will take measures to
learn, if he can, what the Government intend
TO do with evicted tenants, and upon their an
swer will depend the amount of support to be
given 10 Mr. Gladstone by the Panellites. En-
forts will also be made to discover, If possible,
what Mr. Gladstone means TO do with the Home
Rule bill Any intention to hang up the sub
iect next session. as indicated by Mr.. Asquith
will lead 10 graver results than the secession
of Mr. Redmond and his party of nine sup
porters.
On the other hand, English Radicals are de-
handing more loudly than ever that the lead
ing points of the Newcastle Programme be no
longer delayed The Fabian Society is not
body Of much importance, but owing to the con-
troll which some of its members possess over
certain newspapers and magazines ana TO the
undoubted cleverness of one or two OF its
writer's that body is not without influence. In
"The Fortnghtly Review" they have raised
their heel against their friends, the Government.
Their indictment is couched in wealth of adj
jectives. which show the warmth of their con-
viction and their chief grievance Is that Min
listers are wasting their efforts to satisfy the
Irish The English wageworkers say the Fa-
bans. do not care a dump either way about
Irish Home Rule. 1.-THE Fortnighty mani
festo seeks to show that the solidarity of the
Government is a hollow sham, made up OF frac-
tons who have no sympathy with each other.
The Fabians declare that a general election al
the present moment would undoubtedly return
Unonist majority to power They did their
Newcastle Programme, and in hope that Mr..
Gladstones Ministry would accomplish great So
cal reforms. In this they have been disappont-
ed. They do not propose to join the Conserva-
tive party, although their manifesto admits
that a large measure Of social reform was
adopted by the last Tory Government. These
gentlemen prefer to retire into their own camp.
The Fabian Society does not count for much in
serious politics. but this manifesto is signif-
cant straw to indicate the wey the wind Is
blowing.
We have no official information Of any further
Government business during the autumn ses-
sion than the Parish Councils and Employers
Liability bills. In regard TO the former. the
Conservative and Church party have been car
Tying on an active campaign in the provinces
with the object OF keeping control OF their
schools and charities out OF the hands OF the
Village harhers and hlacksmiths who will be