New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11

English press of giving advice to foreign Powers
He dsclaimed all party feeling or party purpose
in foreign policy. Much else was sald III 'hi saiis
tone of true public spirit and OF Devotion 10 the
Empire and to the best interests of the people
rn,s ,s the true Lord Rosebery. the Prime Min
lister the statesman not the mere party leader
no smoke at Bradford and proposed to pull down
an ancient legislative body because 1t viii not
do the bidding Of an impatient faction.
The origin of the Tilney-st. explosion remains
a complete mystery to the public, and, PROBABLY
10 the police also Nobody can imagine wny MI.
Reginald Brett should be singled ont for attack
He "a an inoffensive and excellent person. son
to the Master Of the Rolls, and unpaid temporary
private secretary to Lord Rosebery. with taste
for party politics, for historical literature, ana
for writing review articles. 1t is thought the
bomb may have been intended for Mr.. Justice
Hawkins an able. upright Judge, long hateful 10
the criminal classes including Anarchists. on
some of whom he has passed heavy sentences
Colonel Majendie. inspector OF explosives, mas
satisfied himself that the bomb contained pierre
acid and on that is based a theory that II was
OF French origin Picric acid is favorite ex-
plosive with French "politcar' assassins II
might be hoped that this theory is the true one
England would then possibly cooperate with
other European powers dnu no iOHSci 'PO'i nv
doors 10 Continental Anarchists.
No small portion of the London public is pro
foundly agtated by the coming school board
election. The English people have taken lesson
out Of the book which has long been the Bible OF
the Roman Catholic priesthood. They do on one
side and on the other now understand that the
battle between rival churches and creeds is to
be fought. prtrnarfly> In the schools The COM
promise on the basis of religious or Blphcai
teaching without the intrusion of doctrinai
theology has been disturbed. Each party ac-
cuses the other of disturbing 1t. Whichever be-
gan the controversy of Today. it is being fougnt
out on familiar lines The Church has gained
some ground during the last three years, and is
irving TO keep 1t. The anti-Church party are
trying 10 regain what they have lost, and the
bitterness Of this contest is extreme
In these circumstances Mr.. Gladstone suddenly
presents himself as a sort OF arbiter. He has
written letter which is one more masterpiece OF
modification Neither side is agreed as TO what
IL means Neither quite claim him as
champion Neither is content with his declara-
ton that IAN undenominational system OF reis-
ion framed by under the authority OF the state
is moral monster" When he adds that the
State has no charter from Heaven such as may
belong 10 the Church or the individual con-
science" he uses language which both parties
twist TO their purposes When he expresses
an opinion that ii would be better for the state
to limit itself to giving secular instruction than
TO adventure upon the moral monster" system
he angers both Churchmen and Secularists
Everybody knows. however where Mr. Glad
stones real sympathies They are with the
Church The Progressives therefore turn upon
him. They respectfully invite him 10 keep out OF
this Controversy, or at least to make up his mind
whether he means TO take part in public HE or
TO continue in retirement. They assure him that
so long as h is half in and half out ne is terri
bic embarrassment to his old friends HE hinseH
says he IS anxious to spend the remainder of his
days in freedom from controversy. They assure
him they also are anxious that he should. :.
This is not the first occasion on which he has
afefvened He dealt the extreme temperance
PARTY blow under which they are still stagger-
ing, and incurred a lofty rebuke From Sir William
Harcourt for his presumption. as he does now
from the London Progressives. The truth Is, his
6d followers, and especially the most advanced
among them are most apprehensive that at any
moment he may write a letter express an opin-
ion which may upset their most careful plans.
He may do so on the House Of Lords question
He might with a few words disorgan!ze LORD
Rosebery's Bradford Dattalions he might
strengthen them. Nobody knows which But the
Radical and especially the Socialistic Radical, is
most DESTROYS that his old leader should hold his
peace. g..
The refusal Of the courts to interfere in the En-
pire Music Hall case and to compel the London
County Council TO rehear the application for an
unconditional license Is based on the failure Of
the evidence to support the allegations in the
petition. 1t was alleged that members Of the
Council who had to adjud.cate on the license
had taken part in a conspiracy TO defeat the
license The court held that there was no sufii-
cient evidence Of this. The judges do not seem
to have doubted that they might have interfered
had good case been made out AS 1t is now,
the Council triumphs. and Mrs. Ormston Chant
will continue her self-imposed mission Of regu
Eating the morals Of this community. The Empire
meantime has been reopened. minus It's prone
made and bars.
Haddon Chambers's clever and effective new
play oddly named John a. Dreams Is one
more of those studies Of wrecked womanhood
which seem Of late years to have more fascination
for the good British public than any other sub
ject This, however is not entirely nor mainly
study nor Is any serious effort made 10 state or
solve a problem. 1t is a play of cQntending pas
sions. and OF the rivalry betweep two friends for
the love of.7n woman about whom the action
might welt enough have centred had there been
no catastrophe In her life But in that case we
should have missed Of the most pathetic
notes in the dramatic melody which Mrs. Patrick
Campbell as the heroine composed and played.
The hero would still have been the hero, and
Mr. Beerbohm Tree might have given
representation just as realistic and subtle
Of the opium eater and dreamer and visionary
who goes by the name Of Harold Wynn Mr..
Cham6efs, however had his own motive. and the
choice Of 1t is amply justified by the ingenuity
with. which he has put together his situations
and the mingled daring and skill With which he
ever hangs over the brink Of an abyss into which