The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08


the Freeman's Journal to-day about ex
polling Healy from the party, but it would
be impossible to obtain a majority of the
| members for such an action.
Thomas L. James, returning from an
extended tour in Scotland and Wales, has
a very interesting story to tell of the re-
ception extended to himself and party at
Hawarden. Gladstone nowadays is ex-
tremely chary of seeing visitors, but he
cordially made an exception in this case
and devoted marked personal attention to
his guests. General James was particu-
larly impressed by the zeal that the ven
cradle statesman displayed in talking on
the Irish question. 1t is obvious that ne
still holds it near his heart and continues
fervent In the faith that it overshadows all
other possible issues in British politics.
Upon parting Gladstone was asked to
give message for the Nation of his ad-
mirers across the ocean. He replied upon
deliberation to tell the American people
that when they adopt free-trade policy the
United States will become the foremost
commercial power on earth. In brief
conversation ensuing he repudiated the
idea that such change would also work
great benefits to Great Britain. perhaps
we might gain 1 or per cent upon the
present dimensions of our trade" he said,
''but you would gain and hold 80 per cent
OF the worlds whole business" General
James confesses himself unconverted even
by this, but he is properly proud of being
chosen as the bearer of what is perhaps
Gladstone's last message to his friends
over the sea.
The Trades Union Congress at Cardiff
managed, after all, to get through its ses-
sions without the expected rupture. There
was scene of some commotion at the first
turn of the committees screw, but no open
revolt. 1t is said that thereafter both fac
lions got along with rather less friction
than usual. This result was obtained,
however, only at the cost of the wholly
colorless session, which settled nothing
and interests nobody. The only outcome
of any Importance is Ben Tillet's failure to
reelection to the committee, which leaves
only a single independent labor man on
the board of twelve.
AS all the news facilities of London be-
come paralyzed early Saturday afternoon,
there is no hope OF learning the result of
the first yacht race tonight. There is
more interest displayed here this year than
usual, but it cannot be in the least COM
pared to the excitement obviously existing
il America on the subject. Unless the
Englishman owns yacht, or is the happy
.possessor of friends who do, his sleep will
not be in the least disturbed tonight by
curiosity as to to-day's event. He is in
capable of working himself up over an
abstraction, and his newspapers do not en-
courage him to do so. Cricket he knows,
and he follows the scores daily with
breathless concern. He talks more this
week of Surveys triumph in the counties
contest than OF all other human topics
combined. Football and horses are also
concrete realities to him; but, except he
be yachtsman himself, this great inter-
national event will find him quite IN
moved.
Pillsbury's remarkable victory at Has
tings has been courteously commented
upon here, but no more. English chess
men say privately that the adoption of a
time limit, with the necessity for the
player of keeping one eye on his clock and
the other on his board, has destroyed sure
chess in tournaments. AS they couple
this with the logged assertion that their
man Blackburne would have won instead
Of being whipped out of sight if it had not
been for those confounded clocks, argu-
ment is rendered difficult.
l am told that there are beginning to be
serious doubts about how thousands of
American tourists on this side are going
possibly to get home before the snow flies.
All the steamer lists are jammed up to the
end OF October, and the shipping offices
are besieged by throngs of applicants, who
are imploring for tickets on any terms,
without berths or sleeping accommoda-
tons beyond chair in the saloon. In
many cases holders of return tickets are
making private arrangements by which
women and children of several families are
put together in staterooms, the males
shifting for themselves outside.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has pub
lished a column pastoral epistle in answer
to the Pope's English letter, in which he
at great length avoids direct reference to
the latter. It is vague and feeble docu-
ment, which only one daily paper in Lon
don has ever mentioned editoriaIly, and
which contains nothing whatever to the
essentials to the discussion, if, indeed, in
even had any.
When Cecil Rhodes and the chartered
company were sweeping Mashonoland with
Maxim guns gread deal was said of the
noble friendly chieftain Khama, who
brought his whole forces to assist the white
conquerors and played very important
part in the crushing of Lobengula. This
old renegade has now arrived in England
with delegation of other chiefs to ask for
English protection against Rhodes, who
threatens to annex their country. The pc
tition they bring with them says that
Khama now sees the chartered company
does not love the black people, but only
loves to take the territory of the black
people and sell it to others FOR gain. 1t is
doubtful if even Chamberlain, resolute
though he is to make his administration
of the colonies a brilliant feature Of the
new Government, has nerve enough to
tackle Rhodes on his own South African
dunghill. Moreover, if he were brave
enough to face Rhodes with the threat of
breaking his British connection and could
carry the Ministry with him. Khama fur
nlshes the weakest possible pretext for such
an action. He betrayed his own color by
helping to exterminate Lobengula and the
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