Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-08

| offensa Is that he has been giving the sultan
| unpalatable advice. He has refused to re-
sumo office as grand vizer unless the sultan
would change his policy. To resist the will
| Of the head Of an absolute dsspotism is trea-
son, since treason in such despotism means
doing something the despot does not like.
Said wasee,a!ned In the palace, but released,
| for is not Constantnople a prison? His
| escape was provided against but the British
| embassy seems not to have occurred to his
Turkish majesty. 1t is useless to forecast
the results Of such an incident. Anything
may happen.
| SULTAN TRUSTS TO LUCK.
| The same may be said Of the gunboat ques-
| tion. 1t is well that the six powers should
| be agreed on the general principle of inter-
| vention in Turkey. 1t may seem Quixotic for
| the sultan to stand out against them and
| Quixotc 1t would be II 1t cams to open war.
| But the sultan, despot and cruel though he
| be, is an able and experienced rulir. He
| trusts to the chapter of accidents. He knows
| how easy 1t is for governments which are
| at one in principle to differ on dstails. The
| gunboat question Is the datail. The six great
| foreign Offices of Europe have been exchang
| ing dispatches all the week on the question
whether they should compel the sultan to
| issue the frmans he had promised, or is
said to have prjmi, ell, or whether falling that,
| the passage of the Dardaneles should be
forced.
Down to this morning no decision has been
reached, or none made public Until 1t is
known all conjectures as to the immediate
future are idle, and now that this question
is complicated by the presence Of Said a
| refugee in the British embassy no guess is
too wild to BE- hazarded. l will repeat what
l quoted not long ago from statesman
who knew Turkey: II should be sorry to pre-
Diet what Turkey would do in any emergency,
| but il she have rational, honest and able
course clearly open TO her, that is the thing
you may bet certain she will not do" The
story q the present crisis is the justification
| of that hard saying.
GOOD SIGN IN POLITICS.
The election of Mr. Lecky, the historian,
as member for Dublin university, is very
interesting event, and a very honorable
tribute to his eminence in literature. Mr..
Lecky and Mr.. Balfour and Mr.. John
Morley and Sir George Treveyan compose
very admirable delegation to Parliament
from the world of letters. Whether Mr..
Lecky will make political reputation is
question. He resembles in not a few par
ticulars the late John Stuart Mill Like
Mill Mr. Lecky is shy reserved, retiring,
and with manner ill calculated to win the
| attention of the House of Commons. Like
Mill he has learning and authority. Mills
learning and authority in matters Of phios-
ophy, speculative and applied, were never to
the taste of the House Mr.. Lecky will be
listened to at first with respect. He may
secure for himself ultimately place Of au-
thority or influence in the House, but that
will depend whether he conform to
the standard of the House. In any event it
is good thing that students of distinction
should be invited TO take part in the councils
of the nation, especially historical students.
They will at least contribute on suitable oc-
casions some much needed information. and
their political opinions will be based on
knowledge
AHLWARDT'S IMPUDENT VISIT.
The arrival in New York of Herr Ahlwardt,
the Jew hater and Jew batter of Berlin
raises the question how far foreigner may
presume on that hospitality which the
United States offer, with certain restrictions
to all comers Mr. Ahlwardt visits this
country not as an individual bent On business
or pleasure, but as apostle of the gospel
of hatred. He comes expressly in order to
lecture us. He wants TO stir up an agitation
in America against the Jew. His aim is to
set class against class or to set all classes
against single class or race.
That is what he has tried to do in Ger
many. The Jews, he says, are a race so
able so gifted in affairs, with such genius |
for the making of money, that no other race
can compete with them, and therefore they
ought to be put down by force. They are
American citizens. but this foreigner would |
have us deny them the rights Of American
citizens. He wants us to oppress and perse-
cute a whole race, Well, speech is free in |
this country. but there is no law obliging |
anybody to listen to the free speaker. Mr. |
Ahlwardt's mission is of extreme i'm |
pudence, but l imagine that the sense of |
humor in America may be trusted to take
a right view of it and of him, and that he
will simply be let alone.