New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20


by the unanimty Of men OF all parties IL Is
intimated In a quarter likely to be well informed
that Lord Rosebery took the matter into MS own
hands However that may be- everybody saw
Mr. Mundella's continued presence "eaAeH-u
the Ministry.
He saws in a letter to his constituents MS
acts will bear the fullest Investigation. W
luckily they have been officially ana )uui'ia"y
investigated and though Mr.. MundeIa pe'So"-
al integrity Ia not mpugned he IS ihVoNeu III
the grave censure passed on the ac'S Vi .no
Board of Directors. Of whom he was o"e' Inv
rule Of public life here Is that ma" mus
clear himself from suspicion or go. Ciear "i''i-
Golf ha could not. and he has therefore gone.
Since Wednesday. London has been theoreu-
cafly without cabs Practically there nave peeH
90 rs enough There Is. however s'riNe' ""'V"
orects bareoms not ourwheeers. me drivers
b,va q nuarrel with the cab owners touchl"s
tho amount properly payable for hlre oil c"o''
Tho difference between thom is ABOUT 90 ce"''
for q dav. To adjust this the drivers str1ke DUN
owners and drivers seem willing that the coR'es'
sho,d no carried on at the expense of the public
The drivers. nevertheless. appeal 10 'he p"'"e
Cor svmpathv and funds. They get no great
amount OF either. =, l.,
7, e. soon there were too many cabs II is
,o, ,hat tho usual strike tactics are adopted by
tho drivers. Their union issued manifesto an
nouncing that after Wednesday morning no c""S
ware 70 DO allowed on The streets of London eN-
80. b,. tbe,r nermission and license. All others
MARA "hlacklegs' and ito be treated as such
THAT means that owners who wished TO hlre
their ca bs and drivers who wished TO drive WERE
~ he prevented by violence. the Farus were
n,cpetA1 intimidation was pracused on 'he
usual scale and bv the usual means Inc ponce
folded their hands. they ala IN 'he e''"'
dock strike Pcke;ing IS lawful ana 'he P""Oe
do not care to take the responsibility OF SaH'"s
AT what point 1, becomes unlawful oPe" Wv
ence Is unlawful but that Is practised' II at an
| when the police are away. Terror answers wv
| nurpose Few owners who resist succeed IN SEND
| Too az, cabs Few drivers will take a cab I'M
! licensed by the strike authorities. They say
thev dare not Seven or eight thousand are
| ,llA-nen who are anxious to work. and are pre-
vented by theil comrades" from working inc
drivers have a weak union and little money. The
| associated cab ow lers are thoroughly organized.
| Their funds are ample. and with equal courage
| on both sides they ought therefore. to VIII
Two remarkable exhibitions have been open
| this week One Of fair women at the GRAFTON
| Gallery; one Of British silks at STAFFORD
| House. by the permission and with the warm en-
| couragement OF the young Duchess OF Sutner-
| land The fair women al the Grafton 1aIlerF
are on canvas They are portraits Of all SCHOOLS
| and all periods from early Italian to laie Eng
| ush Of the present day; altogether such col
lection as has never before been seen IN one ea-
| lery or group Of galleries
| The Stafford House exhibition Is an eiiort low
! ard charging the market for British silks ana
the British public is appealed to on the grounu
that the silks are British and they are asked 10
! buy British rather than French silks Iha' j.
unite right. If It occurred In America. We should
| ha told il was a form Of American Protectoh.
Here. Of course It IS only development ~ the
| Free Trade principles OF Adam smith ana "i
| Golden. The exhibition is in any case of great
| interest and beauty. There are. moreover f"b-
ushmen and more especially. English women
vho are disposed 10 appeal to Americans to en-
| courage this British industry: not as against
| American. but as against French SILKS. IL - l
believe agreed that for certain classes OF SILKS
the British are now competing, even IN designs
| on fair terms with the French: and In some such
| as hanengs and silk brocades for furniture they
claim a superiority The experts must decide
| Rut the exhibition has attracted more Visitors
| and more comment than anything OF the Kihd
800 ho,, h.tora q. W. 5.