New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30

Everybody admits that England will have 70 pay
something. Sir William Harcourt and Mr. Fow-
.cr make II Il small sum- Mr.. Chamberlain puts
1t at Hls0,o60 and declares himself ready to 90
to the country the figure.
The result Of the of other closures on the
bill as whole may be summed up in a numerical
form. Out of forty clauses and seven schedules
many of them entirely recast since the introduction
of the bill, not more than ten clauses have been
debated at all. -Four Of the ton have bccn
discussed only in parts. On twenty eight clauses
and on all the schedules there has been dis
cussion whatever. The unlicensed clauses in
cnde the constitution of the Irish legislature the
Judiciary, the creation Of a Supreme Court, the
validity of Irish laws conflicting with British, the
Civil Service. and the cOnstahuary. The clauses
Of which only part was allowed 10 he discussed
include the Irish Executive. the Irish representa-
tion at Westminster. and the new finance pro-
posas. Three-fourths Of the bill. and more than
thre '-fourths. have boon rushed through in dumb
show
The excuse offered for these hirh-handed pro-
cendings has been obstruction. and the alleged
necessity of passing the bill this session The
necessity is purely party necessity, so far as 1t
exists at all. OF obstruction there has beer none
The report stage and the third reading offer
further opportunities for debate of general kind
1t is known. however, that Mr. Gladstone means
to apply the closure TO both. Then comes sup
ply and supply is perhaps TO be closured also
One may well hesitate TO believe il. II il i. il
will be for the first time in the history of Eng
land, and il will he one more constitutional inno-
vation IL will be more than that II will be a
violation Of the Fundamental principles of the
Constitution. far they govern and have al
ways governed the relations between the House
and the Crovyl
No complete statement about Siam has Yet
been made in Parliament nor could yet be made,
since negotiations are continuing Certain points
are, however. clear. England will give no sup
port to Siam except in far as her own inter
ests are impcril ed This feeble Eastern State is
left face to face with its powerful, covetous,
ovcrbcarlng and pei fdious neighbor What France
has aimed at il q free hand for her frecbootinS,
and that she gets so far Siam is concerned.
Probably England could not act otherwise. II
seems likely moreover that Siam. d"spairinc OF
help from any quarter. will accept the French
ultimatum. which she at first rejected. England
has limited her efforts in behalf OF Siam TO nr2
ing her t. agree with her enemy while he is in
the way France meantime has declared the
Threatened blockade and sent feet to enforce
il along a great portion of the Siamcsc coast
Lord Rosebcry's guarded expression of hope
| closclv with the submission of Siam He has
nroha hly advised her 10 submit. The blocka1"
is a British interest, since o3 per cent OF the
Siamcsc foreign commerce is British. The Upper
Mekong is also a British interest. ana
Chinese interest as we'll There will there
fore he limitation upon French tcrrtori'
| anpctitos in that direction Whether her robbrr
hand will be stayed at the eighteenth parallel or
allowed 10 stretch midway between that ana th'
:
| France is at war; Siam. for blockade, when
| in terms applied 10 neutral vessels Is ny an
| the authorities an act of war, and OF notilns
o,so II il a violation of the French Cohsu'"-
,io, IN make war without the sanction oi 'l'
| (b,mbor row prorogucd, bur French amplti"h'
| which dcGcs the law OF natlorS ana o. J"N'"''
| ;s not 70 be hampcred by the rcstr'ctocs o' "''
| own Constitution. , .h
You may take two facts as signhcan o !"
| feeling Of the French Govcrnmort towar" l."
| land in the Siamcsc business. Inc hr'' =
| the French Forci-n Minister refused 10 sT ,''"
DuGc,in from Saturday 10 Wednesday. Lor1 Dn'-
| fcrin left England last Friday expressly 10 p''
| ,bc Furlish view before NJ Dcvell". Tn" inter-
| v;cw q, Friday was short, and hardly mor" thah
| co,mol Then come four blank dlNs. lord I''s'
horv said in the House Of Lords that NJ D'N"ii'
| yas .unablcn to see Lord Duncrin. 1t Il "
| ohrase of diplomatic civility. Mean'lhl' '''
| French press Of every degree was RACING a1''"''
| Fncland and in imitation Of Mr. "ia ai''ono cry
| inc Hand. on" Mr.. Gladstone thou9h'
| nrndpn. to apologize TO Austria for 'ha' t''""'
| 700 vivacpus exclamation. The frcnch "pi'-N
will probably be scmc tim" in CROSSING Ni' N"
mel What is most significant ana most "'i"''
h,o .pd tbi. is fact number two. If thnt IN" best
French papers are az violent a' '"r "'''' "",
| that narcrs like the Temps which are official
~
| ,h.r tbosc of th. gutter The French for"iHh
Oeico has always been susceptible - th" lniln"h'
| of IN. French press Tho English For"ian on'"
,o.s its wav REGARDLESS OF such influences. i'"'
poseb-rv's tone has been uniformly cool an"
| civil in the past, and not less INN 'A"h CIV"
lie hos certain British interests TO prot'c'' ann
| he will not abandon them because the Jo"fha'
| -. noh.to- or tho "Cocardc' announc" daily
| that France will tolerate no Interference ID hc'
| quarrel with Siam.
| Tho civilized world has declared It's opinion on
! tLe merits Of that quarrel. Kussih mas hp'","
hor rrnrcb friends that II is game in which She
| cannot take O hand. germany conS''' va
r.o,oh attack OH Siam as act Of violence pure
and simnle a brutal iniraction OF interha'ional
49,. I'D a blow 10 Justice and humanity. Iha'
| :: a., lorou.oc of the most influential paper III
| ii co,m,pv where if anywhere in HcrnanS'
| ro might hone for lenicnt judgment. Nof'h
rd Soutb there is feeling OF delight 'ha' r'""''
should engage in another distant adventure .r %""
| souander her troops ana resources III ,''" ,;nn
| American press, so lar a. W. N"'" 80 .1
,,, oahlo condemns France with one accord
rho ENGLISH press has, like the French, patro'lc
;mnu,.e. and takes the English view' S"n"ry
Iiitlc England and l;adical ORGANS 'N'ei"~'
Even they do not justify Franco in her Treatment
81 s Siam. They merely desire their own country
to be inundated. There is in truth, oSloo not .,
France. hardly European voice when IS ho' d
voice of ccnsure upon France.