New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23

nounced his want OF confidence In the present
policy Of the present Ministry
All this in Scotland in the capital OF Scotland.
and with a Scochman Prime Minister! Nor 10
that all Mr.. Wallace. member for East Edin-
burgh began his address two days later to his
constituents. chiefly worklngmen by declaring
himself substantially in accord with Mr. NC
Evan. He too. had vote of confidence Two
out OF the four divisions of Edinburgh are there
fore in open revolt A third Is represented by a
Jiberal-Unionist There remains one which may
NJ may not be stalwart Finally the only re-
naming Liberal paper in Edinburgh indorses Mr.
NcEwan Such Is the political condition OF
things within seven miles OF Dalmeny
\ blow Of differen, kind has fallen in Lon
don The elections for vestryfDen and guardians
IN Saturday and Monday were relied on by the
Radicals to strengthen them in the contest or
next March for their present ascendancy in the
London County Council and TO prepare the way
for future Parliamentary triumphs. They were
confident, they should sweep London They
have themselves been. IL not swept away de-
cisively defeated In the vestrics. They have
done better with the guardians. but their disap-
pontment over the whole business is bitter. II
is conceded that II an impression Is TO be maze
at the next Parliamentary election on the present
Jnon:st majority. seats must he captured In
London: and what is the prospec; OF capturing
them now Small wonder tina, the Cnionists
grow da,iy more confident. or that Mr.. Balfour.
speaking yesterday at Haddngton on the ever
growing difficulties of tho Ministry. declared
that he felt certain gentle compassion Tor their
lot.
Il. may interest your guest--"The Daily News
says he is your suest-Mr. Burns. 10 know that
tie trade unions which he alternately supports
and opposes are having a bad time OF 1t TINS
week First the boermakers large anu I'M
portant society. have resolved by some lo,ooo
N 10000 votes to withdraw from the Trade Union
Congress They do it on the express ground that
they cannot approve that resolution In faVor OF
Socialism and general confscation passed las.
summer by the Trade Union Congress al Nor-
Vv,ch and holly advocated by Mr.. Burns. Close
upon this follows the public accusation OF forgery
and fraud against another eminent Trade I'm
ionist. Mr. Havelock Wilson. Mr.. Burnss Parlia-
nentary comrade. Mr.. Laws. secretary Of the
,binninr Federation publishes in THE Times
circular purporting TO come from the shipping
Federation advising reduction Of seamens
wages and making other hateful proposals This
circular saws Mr.. Laws was forged and was cir
cuIated by Mr. Wilson knowing its faisity MI.
Wilson has been secretary and boss or the Sea-
mems and Firemen's Union. That union, as II III
anticipation of this exposure. was suddenly
wound up at the end of last month. MI Laws
letter appeared on Thursday. Mr.. Wilson has nor
yet found time reply TO charges which, II raise
will be worth large sum Of money to him. ana.
~ true. must involve his retirement from that
House Of Commons which he adorns.
: The American vagaries of Mr.. John Burns sup
nlv the British public with a certain amount Of
innocent amusement. Neither they nor he is
taken very seriously except. perhaps by the
socialistc or semi-socialistic and wholly radical
organ. The people on this side used TO Mr.
BURNS. Their estimate Of him does not differ
widely from that OF his fellow-delegate. MI
Holmes IL Mr. Holmes be truly reported What
they do not understand is the alleged hostility OF
American Socialists to Mr.. Burns. IL is sup
posed to mean that the American Socialists are
really not American but imported Europeans OF
the most violent type; Anarchists rather than So
cialists. Mr.. Burns is an Anarchist at odd mo-
ments as when he suggested that the LONDON
police should be sent to Heaven by chemical par
cells post.
He is said to have given some sort OF quahheu
denial to his well-known statement that INDUS
trally American workman were hardly distm-
gushable from African slaves. II is only neces-
sarv ia saw that the sentence was taken from the
tersea which appeared in various London papers
He did not contradict it at the time IL mas peeh
repeatedly quoted since without contradiction
do not understand that he contradicts II now,
hut saws IL was misinterpreted. He Is entitled.
like the Prime Minister his "honored colleague,
To nut what construction he likes OF his words,
and IL will be accepted. 1t is. however. pity
that he did not think Of reconstructing or IN
terpreting his sentence til he found himself race
to face with the American workngman he had
illuminated. Perhaps it was to obscure the
memory OF this indscretion that Mr. Burns de-
scribed Chicago pocket edition OF hell The
Standard" asks where he found opportunity
of consulting the original folio. This journal.
which is conservative and serious. chairs the
eminent dock-striker in a way which FEAR MI.
Burns would think little In harmony with his own
idea of his own position in the public life OF
England The counsels OF this emotional DEM
ocrat' against violence thought to contrast
oddly with his practice in England. He was the
leader Of the dock strike. 1t is his chief title TO
fame and the success Of the dock strike WAS due
TO violence.
Mr.. George Curzon. NJ p. author O. Prob
lens of the Far East" and now The Times's
correspondent in Asia has had the extraordinary
fortune to make his way TO Cabul and the still
better fortune 10 make his way out OF IT, He
has seen the Ameei and invited him in the
Queens name to visit England. The Ameer has
accepted and promises to come as soon az his
health permits. and Mr.. Curzon is safely in Cha
man. telegrap hlng home his good news. He ac-
complished this journey In spite of the opposition
of the authorities in Calcutta. and against the
strong remonstrance Of frontier experts who pre-
dicted. as experts commonly do that he would
never return alive He is a correspondent CT Tine
Times" only for the purposes Of this journey; nut
journalism is still entitled to claim some credit
both for Mr.. Curzon's energy and courage. ana
for the very great ability OF The eight or nine
- -. howe 7 ina zine that but for