New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24
ST STEPHENS DESERTED.
LITTLE TO SHOW FOR EIGHT WEARY
MONTHS OF PARLIAMENTARY
WRANGI1NG.
TIE SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA SERIOUS
THE COAL sTuKEs-CHoLERA INvEsTI-
GATIoNS-M. ZOLA'S VISIT TO
LONDoN-THEATRICAL SEN
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SATIONs-MR BESANT
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rooyrfoht. 1893: Bu The Tribune Association.
london Stpt. $50 the great J,y II every
body in these islands, Parliament has at last
adjourned Nothing has been accomplished dur
iny the pas: weary eight months in the way or
LEGISLATION. The whole time Of the session has
been devoted 10 gratifying an imprdcticahc idea
of Mr. Gladstonee, with the sal result OF dam
aging the greatest reputation and personality or
the century, and of introducing tyrannOus meth
dds into the working of the frecst and most elias
,jc Constitution in the world. The Lords have
done nothing but rerfuuctory work. There have
mover been more than half a dczcn present at any
sitting since they threw ont Home Rule The
Commons have been laboring upon the great OBJ
ect Of constitutional parliamcrt>, the obtaining
Of money.
As according to the rules of the Constitution,
Grievance comes before Supply. the money votes
which have been rushed through during the past
fortnight have brought up endless topics for dis
cussion- homc, foreign, colonial Irish and Indian;
hut in no case has the Government been deprived
Of a single shilling, or criticised with any lasting
effect by any serious politician The voting of
Supply affords grand field day for cranks The
.eetotallers anti-contag gious diseases, ant-opium
10 empty benches for tie benefit of the reporters
gallery and the cause each speaker serves. There
;s little publc interest in these discourses Some
times they contain the germ of some really great
reform but moro frequently they are on threat
bare subjects kept alive by some wel-paid organl-
nation which has to justify its existence.
These remarks do not apply TO the discussion
raised the other day respecting Uganda and Ma
shoraland Upon the former the Government are
careful, 10 refrain from committing Themselves De
xond their previous declarations though Sr Ner-
aid Portal is reported have urged the retention
Of the district, if any impression is to De maue
on the slave trade But the Mashonaland qucS-
tion is OF grave and immediate importance IN
IFS inception the difficulty with lobengnia was
very much matter Of tactics on th" part OF MI
Rhoiess company 10 bring about ITS absorption ny
tho Cane Government. The chastisement OF L,-
hncula's impi which invaded Mashonaiani iorced
~. situa,,on. However pacific Lobcneua him
self had been his younger chiefs now compelled
hin, 20 retalate hy moving his army of 1000
into Ma. honaland by general advance upon Fort
Victoria.
Their, Is thus an carly prospect OF another VIZ
with the most powerful warrior-tribe OF Alrica'
highly trained like the Znlus who once lnilc'c"
terrible disasters upon the British Army. IL haN
hem the pressing question OF the hour ""a' 'ic
Government wonld do. After a lndicfo"s "N'i-
hilton Of vaclation they have now "'c'"r'"
their intent to defend the Crown Protectora'e VI
pcchuanalsnd with their local forces mt as 70
u.sbonaland. they seek TO prevent TIC south
African Company hom doing anything oeN'''u u'
tsnsiyc opcrations They are to remain behInd
their entertainments until attacked by LobenSna'
and then are permitted only 10 retaiIa'"
l..
that Lord Ripon', direct Intervention compelled
the compony TO withdraw the demand made on
Jobepc ula for compensation in respect to h'' IN
vosion of Nashonaland II was not until TINS
incident became known that Iobencua sent an
nsolent reply and ordered his lordcs again TO IN
wade the district from winch his impiS had been
driven By the companyS forces. The situation
"a defined by the Government may now be Nefi
cle,r but il eivrs profound dissatisfaction 10
many English politicians, reminding them OF 'io
discrac,ful record which Mr.. Gladstoncs previous
government made for England in South Africa.
Another incident of ;hc parliamentary week haS
Arisen ont of the action OF VI" military l" "'r
recent collicry riots in Yorkshire lh' id"''
marty in the nrr>s and tie IIou.r OF commons mas
made GREAT efforts 10 hold the UOVerhm'h'
sponsible for the repression OF the rioters ano -"
consenuent bloodshcd SON" OF the MOI" eN-
cjtable labor members openly denounced th' ioi'r
Office FOR responding 10 the demands oi 'h' u'"A
;s,racv for military assistance. Tn" lanenaS" OF
Ncssrs Woods and Keir IIardin amounted 70 d
yfr,u.l incirement 10 revenge: while M"sSr'.
Burns Tom Mann and Pickard h"v" sald Hi''' !"
h,rIl,. loss cnphatic tones Two On three nights
apo NIr A.oujth. the Home Secretary, took occa-
sion to notice these extra parliamentary attacks,
hn..r
his department lie first showed that IT was not
tho dntv of the Government. Int Of the local an
tborjtics TO maintain order if the latter rcPui""
mil,arc assistance the Government wax bouhn u
Grant i IIc then hit out with Tremendous ~
verify upon the labor leaders, who dare h'' c'''
lenge his conduct i'm the House of commons d" :
advised them 20 clear their minds ana tongue w
can't lis chastisement was as effective a. ''"'
which ne administered to the dynaml>cFs S'np'-
thzers early in the session but the c"cc' wa"
somewhat spoiled by his yielding 10 the rr'lne', u
the acl,ators for special inquiry in'' 'ii' "''"'
Of the rnrn shot ut Fcathcrstcn". Nr. A'l"'"''
however is provirg hlm5clf ono Of the s"on4'''
Homo Secretaries we have had for "a Hch'rd, Vn
This is fine more, satisfactory at the time oi MS
selection he was considered too young anu HIN
pcriencad for so important post. ..
The coal strike is rapidly iizziins our. ToN'''S
among the miners families ana 'h' cN''""7
the union funds constitute important iac'"'''
tho principal cause Of the collapse mas p',' ''.,
refusal of the Durham and NorthnlnDcr'"n' NV
to Join in the conflict. In fact, these men y" =.
heen making enormous wages out OF '''c 'o,"o"
in Lancashire, Yorkshire and the mldianus' 't|
has been no recurrence of serious preac"c' 49,, ~,
peace The energy of TIE magistrates """ -
presence of the military coinpieteIy "N''a"'e
those who intended violence NeVer''''eS,' .",.'
has been heavy record Of crimes 'nei'' p,.,na
inc farmers bouscs. focks and herds lcvyih4
blsckman on shopkeepers, who dared not re'us'
10 give AWAY their stock-in-tradc 10 the angry
crowds threatening reprisals If their demands wef'
unma. To,l.v tho o,eo of the strike IL shiihh