New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

effect to the New Radicalism. If 1t is anybody's
organ IL is the organ Of one wing Of the Labor
party Of the trade unions, Of the Socialism
which Is ambushed in the New Radicnlism. AS
you see IL Is tremendously in earnest and speaks
out with a frankness which to the cautious par
tisan is appalling The cautious partisan .eX-
presses his opinion edtorially in THE Daily
News that present it is best to let the LORDS
alone
The Lords may yet have reason TO be grateIW
that they have among them a more cautious
leader than Lord Salisbury They gave way yes
,erday on most OF their amendments to the Par
ish Councils BILL and 1t seems to have been the
Duke OF Devonshire who instilled into ms COL
leagues the spirit of concession. The Radlcals
are disappointed. They hoped the Lords would
be stubborn and supply their opponents with
another grievance. 1t is true LORD SALISBURY
does not retire with very good grace lie does
not shine in retreat No more do the bishops
who abandoned the field But it seems agreed
on both sides that after Yesterdays concessions
the bill is safe The Lords surrender the amend
ment by which London was put back into the
hands Of the Vestries The provisions of the
bill touching alotments of guardians and other
points which to the Radical mind are vital are
restored They adhere to some minor amend
ments but there is nothing left to fight about
ence to Mr. Gladstone's eyesight, and gives a
rather confused and troubled contradiction TO
one portion of the account cabled you fort
night ago He declares, first. that "the whole
thing is an invention" Then he declares that
II is almost entirely imaginary" and finally
that "the statement generally is a most eXag-
gerated one
HIN only specific denial is that he was asked
to perform an operation on Mr.. Gladstones eyes,
That he says. is IAN invention" 1t may be So
and If So the question who invented II becomes
interesting. l have laid my dispatch before TWO
of the persons present when DR.. Granger mace
his statement Neither has any correction to
offer l do not think either Of them invented
the story about the proposal for an operation !
The existence of the cataracts does not seem to
be denied by DIR. Granger.
He is for obvious reasons, in delicate posi- |
ton, and no one wishes u be hard on nm. lie
has thrown some doubt on the question OF what
actually took place between him and MI CLAD
stone but his own first account of what took /
Mace was substantially and essentially the ac- |
count cabled you.
The death of Bourdin remains more or less a
mystery. The police. however, are now salts
fed that he was bent on mischief. and not try
ing TO escape or to secrete the bomb which Killed
him. He was buried yesterday. Mr.. Asquth
seems to have been inclined at first TO allow the
funeral to be turned into an Anarchist gorhca-
ton 1t became evident however, that II the po-
lice did not interfere the people would The feel
ing against Anarchy and Anarchists happens 10
be rather strong. There would have been dis
turbance. probably riot. SO the police took
charge Of the proceedings prohibited the in
tended procession. changed the route OF the
funeral. suppressed all speeches. arrested one
nd hrI,r no
to an orderly close. There were some significant
demonstrations The windows of the Autononie
Club were broken. and one Anarchist had TO be
protected by the police 1t is too much TO hope
that he has a sense Of humor.
The Anarchist campaign in France continues
as II does elsewhere. and the police are now the
particular objects OF attention. Anarchists, ike
other criminals have dislike to the police
They have tried to entrap and murder TWO po- |
lice commissaires but succeeded only in killing !
one poor woman and woundng others. A num-
Der Of Anarchists have been arrested IT seems
doubtful whether the right man is among them.
The French Chamber has finally fixed the i'm |
port duty on foreign wheat at seven francs the |
quntal as proposed by the Ministry, instead OF
ten francs as proposed by the Tariff COMMITTED
This is an increase of forty per cent on the |
present duty. The debate interesting. So !
ciasm presented itself in the person OF NJ |
Jaures eith it's very latest scheme for the eco |
nomical regeneration Of society. The latest |
scheme proved to be the very old one that the |
State should set up a monopoly Of wheat i'm |
porting that middemen should be suppressed |
and prices be fixed by the State. NJ Jaures is a !
good speaker rhetorician. professor. and
has that talent for epgrammatic paradox dear |
\ TO the French mind; wherefore the Chamber lis
tened to his brilliant absurdities. and no less
man than NJ. Leon Say replied to him, and fifty
two members voted for his proposal, which was
rejected by 3Sl votes.
Russia meantime is said to have demonstrated
against the increased duty and to have threat
ened retaliation French imports. This If true
did not prevent the Chamber from voting the in
crease by 81 to 172. The English TO whom any
form of Protection Is a red flag, describe the
present measure fatuous foolishness. phrase
well calculated. like some Of those addressed to
America. to promote international good feeling.
The French Academy contained on Thursday
eleven members who think NJ lola ought TO be-
long TO that venerable institution. They are not
a majority, and the great apostle and pTacu-
toner of obscenty in literature was not elected
NJ. Heredia. a French Cuban author Of one
single volume OF and no more. was
chosen on the fifth ballot There would seem
TO be dearth Of deserving candidates, and it |
Is now thought that NJ lola whose pertinacty |
defies all rebuffs, may ill the next or some near
vacancy. II he does II will not much matter who |
else comes in or stays out.
Signor Sonnino's budget statement and pro-
posals sufficiently startling He owns to |
deficit OF So, 100000. He proposes TO meet it by |
economies of s. 900 OCO in the public service. and
fresh taxes to yield s20.OOO.OOO. the balance to
be obtained by conversion Of the Italian per !
cents into per cent gold stock for for
eigners. and Az per cent currency bonds for
Italians, both free from taxation. The general
criticism this scheme is that it pays too much
regard to Bourse and banking influences and too
little TO the dstresses of the Italian people. The
English Stock Exch fhnuPhf We M he