New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25
,ca, ouest,ons The Prime Minister has

the benefit of the most depressed Industry OF
the Kingdom. 1t is easy to express omciai sym
patty, but hard to restore prosperity !"
farmers whose crops are undersoid In 'he''
own markets by foreign grain under the
Free Trade system. Certainly such expedi-
erss as light railways for the transpor'a-
ton of farm produce. and the establishment Oh
credit banks designed to enable them TO tue
over bad years will be Of little avail The re-
peal OF the Indian cotton import duties is ur
gently demanded by the Lancashire textile traces
and the activity of the bimetallists VIII not NC
suppressed by Mr. Balfours evasiVe rep! "
Sir John Leng. reiterating his own iai.n AZ an
international agreement, but confessing his help
lessness in dealing with his Ministerial WI
leagues. The Church party has also been re-
organized, and has tegun operations oy oeii'a"u-
ing increased assistance for voluntary schoois
.na recommending serious consideration OF al
v,r,stra ,,on reforms in the Established Church'
Neanwhile the Liberals are comforting respect
two tho causes of their defeat, and summoihhs
a rational assembly OF the party SIT "''i'aii'
uarcourt manfully stands by his flag; refuses u
admit that the Local Veto was respohsioie io'
the Liberal Waterloo. and reafiirms MS iai'" III
the Righteousness Of the temperance measure
which caused his ejectment from DERBY WA"
helm from the organized association OIL oie"e''
rho Governments legal appointments have been
cornleted after a harassing struggle Messrs' III
Law and Kenny obtaining the remaining prizes
and each being Liberal-Unionist. hach 10
sood LAWYER and will be a competent sohci'or-een
eral But there is heartburning among the oio
Tories over the success OF Mr. Chamberlain as
patronage-monger. ,,.s
In military circles Lord Wolseley Is creoi'eu VIZ"
many plans for the Improvement OF the sei'''e
after his accession TO the command OF inc Amy
an Tho frs. OF November He has been known as
an advocate Of a reconstruction OF the recrui'iiie
.vsten. by which the Army would be MADE more
attractive to Young men. His plan would be 10
increase the soldiers pay and TO reduce the e&
nerse Of recruiting thereby. This method Oh
Amy reform IL not likely to meet with the APP
nroval of calculating economists. 1t Is propapiy
trre that many men who join the police FORCE
might be induced by higher pay to enlist IN 'he
Army. Lord Wolseley has been a free talKer' ana
his comments on Army reform are now recaieu
nrenoaturely The War Office will not be hKeiy 10
allow him absolute license TO carry out the PROV
cots formed before he armed with RESPONSE
bility for the military administration.
Tho New-Forest manoeuvres have been IN prog
ross during trying weather for large podies Oh
troons- which have suffered severely from arou-
Gus marches.
Yorkshire and Lancashire are rejoicing over 'he
Improvement in trade in which great increase
in the export Of woollen worsted and cotton goous
TO America plays an important part Every iooii
in Bradford is in motion. The demand lIoh
American clothiers for all the cheaper graoes VI
wooyen and worsted goods is very heaVy' LAS
months exports were five times as great as IL
July OF the previous year, and trace with 'ii'
United States continues brisk, especially II
stuff goods and worsted coatings. There Is also d
large increase in the export Of wool from brau
ford TO the United States. In Huddersheld. "her'
the finest woollens and worsteds are maze io
merchant tailors exports TO the Uni'eo S'a'e
have nearly doubled in the last year. ah'
more than trebed in the last quarter. EXpor.
from, Leeds have also materially increased, al
though the woollen trade there Is only one
many industries Manufacturers of woollens an
worsteds in Yorkshire explain that the improve
noent In trade Is not confined to America, but ex
tends N all countries. stocks having apparently
run very low in the long period Of depression
They have reason to be satisfied with the con
dition of trade for prices are advancing steau
ily Exports from Manchester to the unite
States have also doubled over those OF the CORE
spending period last year. the increase peihs e
pecially noticeable in cotton piecegoods' co,'o
velvets fustians, linens damasks ana hahuhe'
chiefs. Every cotton mill in Lancashire Is ruf
ming on full time and the operatives have all IN
work they want.
The strike among the Dundee mill workers ha
left 250 900 operatives idle. although the Grlmohc
set the example OF compromising with them
offering an advance Of per cent in wages. III
lutte industry OF that town, with us well
ganized factories, is mentced with something
destructive as Chinese cheap labor. namel
Scotch capital The American economic arg
ment that labor must be protected in some we
against the competition Of enormously cheap
foreign labor is understood in that part or SEQ
land more clearly than formerly.
Lord Farrers Golden Club speech has bee
sharply criticised by many English writers on a
count OF his warning that Lord SALISBURY ihu
be watched and also his fervid defence OF priso
made goods Mr. Chamberlain has answered u
latter by announcing that the Government
striving to prevent by negotiation the import
ton of the products Of convict labor.
The sessions Of the Cooperative Congress ha
been we'll attended but the movement Is maki
slow progress In England
The Iron and Steel Institute meeting at b
mingham has abounded in technical discusslc
The approaching Trades-Union Congress promis
TO be an important and exciting meeting II
American delegates Messrs. Samuel Gompe
and p j. Mcclure, have arrived In LONDON
announced that they do not represent any Ia
tton or interest but American trades-unions &c
orally and hope to learn much from the stu
Of English methods.
The news from Armenia. Constantinople
China Is still most unsatisfactory Inc sultan
very stubborn. and the Chinese ofhcials are
In earnest in the suppression OF anti-foreign
breaks Although reports Of new outrages
current the consular inquiry is not promising
g. results when the Chinese Government
hampering 1t in many ways.
The French Government has announced tina
commemorative of the American Embassy N
visit ex-Consul Waller detained in Carva