New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
are. on most Imperial questions. the head. II

The curious episode Of The following night and
its sequel on Wednesday deserves fuller treatment
than ] can give it he:e. But the fact must be
noted that Sir Edward Gray, Under Secretary fof
Foreign Affairs. made speech on Tuesday against
which Mr. Laboucherc instantly protested, as
committing the Government 20 a policy in Uganda
which they had never avowed. He followed his
protest by fresh attack on Sir Edward the next
dav He accused him of attacking the Prime
Minister He presented himself as the protector
and champion Of the Prime Minister. Mr. Glad
stone. who has at times grave irony whch oe-
comes him well, expressed his gratitude to MT
Labouchcre in terms which can hardly have been
grateful to his honorable friend. He then during
ten minutes favored the House with the pret'ics'
exhibition of tcht-rope dancing which has been
seen thi. session The balance he preserved was
perfect and no man could say on which side OF
the rope he got down. Thus and not otherwise
,s the unity of the once united Liberal party main
tanned and harmony preserved. The leadership
is an affair of gymnastics, and the best party
chief is the best acrobat.
Other means, however, are sometimes ncccs-
sarv with macontents. A meeting OF the Glad
stonian party will be held on Monday at the
Foreign Office. Mr.. Gladstone is expected theh
10 explain TO each section OF his 1oiowers 'ia'
nothing but obstruction prevents the daflihs WIZ"
of their hearts from becoming law, and to lay
down a now programme for clearing both the
obstruction and the business of the session
The Ministerial success Of the week has peen
tho Parish Councils hill, which Mr. Fowler, oi
WolyerhamptOn President OF the Local "oFerh-
mont BOARD introduced and lucidly cNpoundcd Oh
Tuesday. Both parties agree that 1t Is gooo
hill Both are competing with energy ior ''c
vote of Hodge, whose soul Is supposed 10 Ac"i"
for parsh councils Both seem ready Tor any
fresh step toward social revolution wherein lies
the promise of party advantage ms oi'i u"o'
no. ston very far short of Mr.. Alderman Zen
rillett's idesl that the poor should levy INV
taxes which the rich 10 pay. IL creates nl"hic
in,l constituencies on new basis, whlch aNo"c"'
dimnishcs and largely diminlshcs the lhnuehoo VI
property and the present power OF us P"'S'So'N
70 look after their property. such Is thc 'c'oe"'S
Of Democracy in England, tendency contrary u
that of America
Mr. Gladstone has seen reason to change III, NINA
abont receiving populations OF Irish hioiilS'H
His two curt refusas made, he has been toid,
had impression which il became dcsraoc 10 ".N
mol So on Thursday he suddenly telesriph'" '"'
chairman of the Belfast Chamber oi 'omncic'
that he would ten of their members hcN'
Tuesday Excellent" say the Belfast mercIiah's :
1--WE shall now he able TO lay the dry iac's ol '''c
o,so AGAINST Home Rule before the Prime Minis
fer They NAV nevertheless find the homey
old proverb about leadn. horse TO wafer ana
making him drink applicable. Mr.. Gladstone
will receive them with that stately pohteness
babitual 10 him He will listen, or appear 10
listen lie will give polite answer. but II l.
TOO late for him 10 open his mind TO the dry lacts
for the dry facts are dead against Home kue
The most that can be hoped Is that he may YET
consent to provide, attempt TO proVihc' SONIC
safeguards for rnonist rights less purely illusfy
than those of the bill.
Lord Salisburvs doctor will not let him 20 TO
Belfast, and Ulster seems disposed TO have Its
demonstration without Hn. instead Of postponlns
it, as was expected. This will crafty Mr. Hiad-
stone who took very serious view OF D"rH
Saisbury's journey. and Mr.. William O'Bren, wlio
expressed a fear lest Mr. Morley might have TO
clip Lord Salisburys beard and put him on
FLANK bed in Belfast Gaol. Agitation nevcrthc-
less proceeds, in and out Of Ulster and Ulster Is
steadily aiming. Limerick held great meeting
on Wednesday TO protest against Home Rule
Petitions against it are signing in the southern
provinces. Many meetings are held daily. The
alarm OF the business world has spread. Trade
is half paralyzcd at Cork, as well a at Belfast
The farmers themselves are turning against Home
class Of Roman Catholics to Home Rule has been
met by Cardinal Loeue with the declaration that
lay Catholics have no business TO concern them
selves about danger to their Church. That says
the Cardinal, must be left to the heads of the
Church and the clergy Of Ireland.
The attempt to raise Belring Sea debate in
the House of Commons has had no success. Ii
was Mr. Bowles, cx-Editor of VANITY Fair
l,vho p,a,a nc ann iL, Il.
he bound to like. the conduct of the United States
in the Behring Sea business. lie does not like
| arbitration either, haYing convinced himself that
any arbitrators, any state Of facts and quite
regardless OF the merits Of the case submitted to
them, will decide against England If an English
thinks ii for the credit of his country to take
that view, hc can both take it and express il.
lie cannot expect much support, and he got none.
The present and recent representatives of the
English Foreign Office agreed that il was no time
to discuss either Behrng Sea arbitration, just
as the Bchrng Sea arbitratOrs were about 10 meet
in Paris Mr.. Bowlcs was snuilcd out there fore:
and the question, at least in the shape in which
he raised it, is not likely to be heard of again in
Parliament at present.
The English press have handled il in a different
spirit Some of the leading papers on both sides
have published articles the subject, but they
have been historical rather than controversial
They do not accept the American contention 1t
would be odd if they did But they treat the
whole subject as one we'll fitted for arbitration,
and there is no sign Of any disposition to question
the fairness of the arbitrators, or to doubt that
they will arrive at just decision.
Both sides may well lc satisfied with the COM
position of the tribunal and with their counsel
England has delegated her very ablcst men TO
loo< after her interests. Lord Iannen was the
equal of anybody the English Bench from
Which he has but just retired Sir Charles Russell
and Sir Richard Webster. her counsel. are the
two leaders of the English Bar. The English may
or may not know much about the Americans with