The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26

candidates, but no money to pay their
poll expenses.
Many liberals Of the middle class are
anxious for a compromise programme.
They regret the increasing political diver
gence of rich and and poor and are op-
posed to the proposed surrender TO the
extreme elements in the party
The Hyde Park demonstration against
the House OF Lords tomorrow is more
likely TO put them and the party leaders
in better temper. There has been much in
ternal pickering over the management of
the affair. Many English radicals refuse
to take part in the meeting. pretending
they needed rest after the eX-
hausting work OF the parliamen-
tarY session. The Irish commoners
who had promised 10 appear on the plat
form then threatened 10 stay away unless
more English mem bers should accompany
them. The English promised sulkily 10
reconsider their refusal they will go but
not willingly. The resolution which will
be proposed at every meeting in the park
is substantially as follows. We regret
that the government has been unable to
give any definite pledge as to their action
regarding the House of Lords We call upon
them to take immediate steps to abolish
the mischievous aud useless hereditary
CHAMBER. We call upon all electors of
the United Kingdom TO refuse TO support
self TO advocate such steps
The Independent abor party threatens
to amend this resolution with a declara-
tiOn that the House of Commons needs
reforming more than does the House of
Lords. The executive committee say
that they will not allow this amendment
to be submitted
British manufacturers of armament
and ammunition resent greatly the
stringent enforcement of the foreign en-
listment act in view of the Chinese
Japanese war. 1t seems that both China
and Japan are ordering warships and am
munitions from firms in the United King
dom, and that each is laying information
at the foreign Office against the other.
George Nathaniel Curson's new book on
problems of the Far East, is receiving
much attention from the newspapers, as
II bears directly upon many questions in
volyed in the present war. Curiously
enough, it is praised as highly by the lib
erals as the tories. The speaker com
mends Mr.. CurZon's argument that. of all
civilized nations, England has the best
opportunity of prohting from China's
future, because England has am
pie capital to lend, and the En-
glish language is already becom-
ing medium of communication
between the Chinese Of different PROV
lnces. The speaker expresses further his
glish are naturally successful in conduct
ing governments in behalf of native
races" Mr.. Curzon argues rightly that
the British policy is not to conquer China,
but to strengthen her against Russia, to
gain her confidence, and when she asks
for assistance to give it freely. Already
the customs service is in the hands of
English
The queen wishes to make voyage to
John O'Groats when she goes to Balmo-
raj this year, and her physicians will
allow it if the weather is propitious.
The cottagers on the Dreamer estate,
| Scotland, are grumbling because the
Duke of Fife, the largest landlord in the
neighborhood, las refused to let them
take dodgers during the season. 1t is un-
derstood that the duke acts in behalf of
others, who resent the intrusion of Wis
itors, most of whom are women, who sit
on camp stools all day in front of the
lodge gates Of the large castles reading
sewing and peering at the princes and
! princesses.