Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-15
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS

II IL not likely that any other coutro.
Tprglnl legislation Will be- attempted IN the
present British parliament. it we except
bills abOlishing plural voting aud reform.
ing the registration laws The discstah-
ishment of the Kite Of Scotland aud of
.ho Anglican Church of Wlirs, aud the
proposed application Of local option TO
The liquor question viii have 10 wait nm.
Ill a new general election gives Mr. Glad,
stone u considerably larger majority than
be- has now, \ prescniauy ~ the thre
issues named might cause fatal Schism
among his followers. As regards the
lncrense of the navy Mr.. Gladstone will
probably make some concessions 10 the
Furrput feelings OH the. subject. though
he VIII 10 1t 40 the risk of exciting wide
spread discomfort at the resultant nwgrn-
gntlon OF taxation As the Conservatives,
however. Will vote 10 q nun for an on,
lhrgel naval appropriation, thoy Will fluid
1t difficult TO make party capital out Of
the fact that extra taxes are imposed
VI time Of unusual industrial drurossinn.
Mr.. Glntlstonc's failure 20 met tho wish
rs of London progress Ia the matter Of
Rugmenting tho powers of their county
sounril cnn scarcely weaken his claim nu
their support because the lords have
proclaimed thcir purpose Of defeating amy
movement To that end. Until the horcli.
tary legislators are made 10 tremble for
the existence of their order, they are
not likely 10 permit the London Radicals
10 tax the noble owners of ground
rents at their discretion.
King Oscar, ruler Of the dunl kingdom
Of Sweden aud Norway, finds himself
face to face with an acute crisis In the
relations between the two parties of his
monarchy. In spite OF the hostile ma.
jority IN the Norwegian storthing, tho
king has for many years maintained n
conservative minority, which favored q
reading OF the act Of union between the
two kingdoms in accordance with a
Swedish Interpretation Of the net The
coming election In Norway will certain.
Nv result In the return Of another Radi
cal majority. before which the present
ministry VIII be compelled to retire. A
Radical ministry would leave the king
with the choice between the altcrnatv,
~ granting complete authority To Nor
way. both In internal and foreign affairs
OF a dissolution of the union. which would
be followed by the establishment of d
Norwegian republic Against the mani
Test determination OF the norwegian
people, the king, 4 appears, Is prepared
10 use force. The Swedes. who were al
first appathetlc, seem 10 have been ar
rousel TO such a pitch that the king /,
confident Of their support: aud he vii
neither surrender the Norwegian crown
NOR surrender the union. which he be
lieves TO be essentn 10 the safety anl
Prosperity OF both Sweden and Norway
Although the policy hitherto followed b.
tho king IL not without support anon
a considerable number Of the Norwegian
people, the largely propenderating senti
ment Is with the Radicals Among thei
most prominent apokesmen In the storth
ing they can count NO less a personag
nlan the celebrated author, Bjornsteni
Biornsen. who Is most Outspoken Re
publican and Separatist But the 6rs
the Swedes would rally the whole Nor
weEian people. Conservatives as well a
Radicals. 10 the defense Of their country
aud unless the European powers VIII
were the sponsors Of che inior. I, ianla ~
4erssne the disruption Of the ScandlDa