New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-21

,.p GLADSTONE AMI COLONEL GOu-
o.rp-MR CHAMBERLAIN IN THE
yo,-sE OF COMMONS AND ELSE
wuERE-MR EDWARD ATKIN-
CONS MISTAKE-HOw
GREAT NOBLEMAN
RETRENCHEs
London, August TO-
,,rcs Ferdinand Of Bulgaria has made no
.asr 70 NJ Stambuloff's statement touching his
p,.ration II is not now believed that he will
:. one nor would the spectacle OF Prince and
ptme Minister exchanging contradictions and
vsA,ces be an edifying AS matters now
,d the Prince claims to have forced NJ SIAM
.D1 10 resign NJ. Stambuloff insists that he
- the Prince to accept his resignation: In
18th case he has less grievance than the world
-,n,sed The question may we'll stand over TIL
. sambuloff finds a constituency 10 elect him
:. the new chamber and then reads the letter
Itch he holds at present like pistol to the
Princes head
Tho great drama Of Berlin and Friedrichsruh
All seems likely enough to be played over again
lesser stage. II II should be. We shall doubt
~. hear the English press again complaining
,,,, an ex-Prime Minister OF foreign country
.,.. mt In all respects adjust his conduct to
r,gish standards Of propriety. There never was
100 Sign that Prince Bismarck was deeply affect
:. nv the censures which rained down on him
~ this moist island. II is just possible that
" stambuoff may prove equally callous. He
,.-. with that momentary unpopularity among
81. ou,n countrymen which so often assails fall
:, statesman. He knows he is hated. He has
ting known II. He Is hated not only by those
r,om he has thwarted. but by those who. but
q, him. would never have emerged from obscure
80 nor ever had country on which TO try their
,nrent,ce craftsmanship. That also Is usual. Time
..u hiring him his revenge: the revenge which.
,n.eine. he most cares for: that OF indicating
bis own policy.
Mr. Gladstone's letter refusing the invitation
visit the United States comes as near 10 being
no,itive refusal as could be expected If he
S.3 said simply that he could not go and was
very sorry he would not be Mr.. Gladstone. He
&m no more idea OF making the Journey 10 Ameri-
a than he has of taking trip to the planet
usn But he leaves himself a loophoe in case he
.houd change his mind. Or perhaps ne takes
refuge In ambiguous circumlocutions in order TO
avoid giving offence to the gentlemen who signed
believe. Colonel Gouraud Mr.. Edison's energetic
AGENT knew as we'll as anybody that Mr. Glad
stone could no, accept There was no great harm
IN asking him. and the compliment Of an invita-
tjon signed by Senator's and Judges and Govern
ors and other great men is one OF which Mr..
Gladstone would naturally be very sensible; and
no doubt Was.
But Colonel Gouraud ought to have suppressed
oItct vx,hn fpie nh nod
from New-York TO the London papers that every
body knew Mr.. Gladstone could not come. but
desired to offer him civty. II may be hoped
and believed that the venerable statesman did not
see this dispatch. He does not now read the
newspapers, OF course. nor perhaps did he ever
read them very thoroughly. Colonel Gourauds
relations with Mr.. Gladstone grew out OF the
phonograph He used TO issue invitations for the
photograph also. and not to Mr.. Gladstone only,
but to distinguished persons of all sorts. Some
Of them came. Mr. Gladstone sometimes came
speech perhaps expected from him on these
wcasions. II he did not make one, Colonel Gou-
md did. which might be a disappointment TO
ghers but answered Colonel Gourauds purposes
very we'll Once I think Mr. Gladstone did ex-
press In a few words-for II is mistake 10 sup
pose he cannot be brief when he chooses-his
pleasure at hearing the message which had come
To him from across the Atlantic. think there
were resolutions. which the phonograph duly de-
uyered Mr. Gladstone had heard resolutions read
before but not in this uncanny and all but super
natural manner They were printed next day In
the papers and the photograph market was the
better
Such as I imagine was the true though remote
origin Of the invitation TO Mr.. Gladstone to visit
America Mr. Carnegie had asked him before.
Then as now the circumstances were unfavorablei
nor has there OF late years been any time when
be could have borne the fatigue and excitement
hseparable from the tremendous outpouring OF a
nations enthusiasm which would have awaited
hin In the United States. Probably nothing
would have Induced him to risk 1t except the be-
kd that he might somehow have promoted The
ouse OF Home Rule 1t was never clear 70 MIN
hat any such result would have followed
Mr. Chamberlain's attack on Mr. f. j. c. Nor
Ton Is very good specimen both OF his debating
manner and OF his Scotch talent for boarding and
fnally paying off grudges. This last at any rate
the explanation which Mr. Morton's champions
the Radical press offer TO their conhding READ
ss The Radical papers quote speech In whicf
Mr. Morton delivered an invectve against MT
chamberlain which Is perhaps. more eiaoora''
Than effective. It Is permissible TO CONJECTURE
that Mr.. Morton has himself supplied the fauica
papers with the passage which they quote. lhe'
can hardly keep collection Of this gentleman
0ratorical efforts. and an index to them. he ina
1it may, Mr. Chamberlain went for MIN Win al
energy which made the incident conspicuous IL
IN evening Of Incidents.
II was the closing debate on the Evlcteo len
ants bill. which has now become the Ieha''
Restoration BILL Mr. Morton had dilated on ten
ants wrongs in Ireland. and on the cruelty
landlords as landlords Challenged to name a cas'
which would bear out his accusations against 'h
hndords. he stated one which he described a
Wpical-the Ahearne case Mr. Chamberlain 'or'
u to pieces. and left Mr.. Morton "fecN
Never" said witness Of the scene an eNpe
mnced witness--"never in the whole COURSE