New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-17
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
BIMETALLISM UP AGAIN.
KAISER WILLIAM TO MAKE A PENITENT
PILGRIMAGE TO FRIEDRICHsRUH.
HOME RULE. DYNAMITE. THE HOUSE OF LORDS
AND OTHER TOPICS IN PARLIAMENT-TH1
UNEMPLOYED SHIPPING INTERESTS
Mr. GLADSTONE - CARLYLEs
HOUSE - THE THEATRES
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copyright; 1898: BY The Tribune Assoe ta,ton'
London, Feb. 16.-Yesterday's debate in the
Reichstag on the currency question has some i'm
portance The motion for international con-
ference was supported by 2l0 members Of all
parties and finally the very guarded ad-
heson Of the Government Prince Hohenohe
read briet written statement OF his readiness
TO consider whether we cannot enter into
friendly interchange of opinions respecting com.
mon remedial measures with the other States
which are chiefly interested In maintaining the p
value Of silver"
This motion is by no means exclusively bi-.
metallic in It's aim Many of its supporters are
advocates Of a gold currency but in search OF
remedy for the existing economic depression.
Count Mirbach who introduced It, said Amer
lea must adopt either gold or silver currency, and
il she chooses silver. Germany will have to seal
her ports Theoretically against the United States"
Count Herbert Bismarck Of the speak
ers in favor Of the notion but put his finger on
one main cause Of the failure OF the Brussels
Conference The Powers which took part in that
conference had arrived at no previous under
standing Is IT likely they could now agree on
anything? Recent proceedings In the American
Senate and House OF Representatives do not en-
courage that belief for they reveal the silver men
in their usual irreconcilabe and unreasonable AZ
titude ready to sacrifice the interests and the
credit Of Government and country to the inter-
ests of that section which swears by silver. MT.
Clevelands effort to save the country from loss
and discredt, due to the financial errors OF his
own party receives due honor abroad The hon
orable tributes Of some OF his political opponents
are heard and echoed in England.
The German Emperor also is going to Canossa
in other words to Friedrichsruh. 1t Is stated
on what seems good authority that he VIII pay
a visit to Prince Bismarck at his home ABOUT
the time Of the Princes birthday, April l. Such
visit means more in Germany than anywhere
else and most OF all when II Is paid by the En-
peror to the Minister whom he drove from
power He exiled Prince Bismarck in order not
only to rule himself but to carry cut certain
ideas Of policy domestic and foreign. which were
opposed to those OF the great Chancellor. One
and all. they have failed. Events. tendencies.
ideas and the law Of human nature. have proved
stronger than the arbitrary will Of one or the
most arbitrary men who ever sat on throne.
The statesman who founded Germany and
knew Germany and the German people and
Europe is avenged by time. His successor
clung some four years to Office without real
power The present Chancellor came In only 10
acknowledge himself the pupil OF Prince Bis
marck And now the Emperor. a't.r being
forced to adopt one by one the plans ana policies
Of his discarded Minister, makes something Ike
a pilgrimage to Friedrichsruh and PUBIC
avowal OF his error This is not the official YER
sion. nor will it be found in Berlin kilograms.
but 1t is the plain truth
The House of Commons has resolved itself this
week at last into a debating society. with mis-.
sion TO discuss all subjects. and only to discuss
them The business OF legislation is at stand
still. while the talk on the Address proceeds,
sometimes in a trickle, sometimes In torrent.
The flow and overflow OF this stream may uti-
mately have a fertilizng effect. For the moment
IL Is sterile enough. The great contest OF the
week had TO be postponed. 1t was not till last
evening that Mr. Chamberlain was able TO move
his amendment challenging the House OF LORDS
polcy of the Government. Ireland blocked the
way once more. Has the Irish patriot thought
he could best plead the cause OF his country oy
pleading the cause Of the dynamiter?
Mr. Redmond however led the way to the
argument for amnesty by a larger issue. He
asked the House to turn out this Ministry be-
cause they will not turn themselves out and dis
solve Parliament and submit the question OK
Home Rule to the electors OF the United King
dom Logically, Mr. Redmond is right. The poll
icy OF this Government has left Home Rule IN
Allowance. The true way to restore 1t to front
place in politics is to ask the people of Great
Britain whether they are for or against some
definite scheme Of Home Rule for Ireland. II
they said they were for 1t. bill would be passed
by the next Parliament. The Lords would pass
il as we'll as the Commons That Is admitted
But Ministers will not take that plain course.
had 10 Redmond,
who spoke with force. though no doubt in the
interests of his little Parnellite band. All
Mr. Morley could say in reply was that they
wanted to pass the new Irish Land bill before
this Parliament came to an end. The rest OK
the Chief Secretarys argument was se"'-
mental. he is 100 apt to be- ministers na''
nevertheless the pleasure OF seeing their 'as'
weeks beggarly majority of twelve s"oHe" W
/ twenty. BY twenty votes has the Rouse Vi
Commons declared that it prefers 70 hVe =
little longer. even though Home Rule pe kept
on the dark shelf where It has been comior'aoS
laid for something like year ana NAIL
Then came the dynamiters. with Mr. Clancy
as their spokesman. There is nothing new to
be said about DAILY and his fellow-assassins.
The argument for clemency. as now urged is'
first that they have been punished enough;
and second that dynamite has been abandoned
as a political weapon. and that Ireland Is in
condition Of such contented tranquility as
makes it safe to release the men who would
endeavor to restore the old state OF angry dis
content Mr.. Asquith once more refused to lis
ten to this appeal The time had not come. he
said. Two years ago he said 1t would never
come while he Home Secretary. To that
extent has he modified his irreconcilable atti.
tude. Mr.. Mccarthy told him in 1898 that he
had shut the prison doors with clang Now
he has shut them again. but more softly. The
appeal to sentiment, and the nearness OF the
next election. wnen certain English Members
will want Irish votes, has enlarged the dyna-
mite minority to H., The majority numbered
300 less one.
But the cause advances The English Social