New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
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[BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.1

ing from the wles Of the Palace intriguefs anu
the tyranny Of despotic master; out fres'o'
Change! and out he goes with handsome PEN
son after driving good business bargain "''h
the Sultan. Weeks are wasted In stupid dscus
sion of the trivial question OF the ADMISSION Oh
extra guardships Then, at the cars perso"a'
request. frrnans are issued and the vessels are
let in. Never there a siier traVesty upo"
serious diplomacy, yet 1t is heralded as an impor-
tant victory for the moral forces Of Europe.
The Sultan is in a stronger position from havins
resisted the will Of six Powers in a matter OF no
moment Europe is weaker than before, De-
cause by centrng its energies upon small de-
mand 1t has confessed its inability to race ths
great questions which confront It, :
In Asiatic Turkey meanwhile. the blood OF
thousands OF Christians is like water poured
upon the sands; II cries out for justice reform@-
ton, peace without dishonor; and the sultan
grns and the Powers do nothing. although they
have all the warships and bayonets In Chnsten'
dom behind them, and although there is now nt-
tie doubt that orders for the massacres which
have nearly exterminated the Armenians Nd
many districts were issued from the Palace.
According to some English critics, there Is
silly season in American politics, or which ths
debate in the House on the Bayard resolution i
Times" which, while deprecating Impeachment
as too severe penalty, frankly admits that no
European Ambassador would have been guilty
of Mr. Bayard' indiscretions in the Boston ana
Edinburgh speeches. The foolish talk ABOUT
American JIngoism does not obscure It's judgment
that Mr. Bayard. In discussing economics ABROAD
has violated diplomatic usages. The 81. James,
Gazette" assumes that he cannot retain his post
after such an attack upon him, and suggests
that his offences were so deliberate that he
may have contemplated resignation as the prob
able sequel Of his speeches. 1t remarks bluntiy
that the English would resent it II one OF their
Minister'S abroad should attack In pubic
Jeech the policy Of strengthening the Navy.
This Is good parallel to Mr. Bayard's abuse OF
Protection, but a stronger would have been
the hypothetical of Sir Julian Pauncefotes
venturlng to make In Washington vehement
assault upon English free trade. The rebukes a.
English journals have surprised Mr.. Bayard,
who has hitherto received euloges alone. II he
had been as English as the British Ministers
themselves he would have kept out OF politics
and would not now have been in trouble His
resignation is evidently expected by the Eng
sh press.
Beyond the bare announcement that President
Crespo has received the British ultimatum there
is nothing new in the Venezuelan question. Such
articles as appear in the English press ring the
changes upon American Jingoism. but acquit MI
Cleveland of syn pathy with what are described
as the vagaries of Irish politics Evidence is not
wanting. however, that in urging the arbitration
Of the boundary dispute he has raised moral
question which appeals to the English con-
science.
Sir John Tennel hits off Mr.. Chamberlain well
ting Crpfr
ing matrimonial agent with Briton and colo
NAL dame before him listening to his words:
my dear young friends. If you will only let m:
know what you both want ] will what car
do for you'' The cartoon, which is captally
drawn, eptomizes the recent circular from the
Colonial Office A more practical commentary
was that address of Judge Conde Williams at the
Royal Colonial Institute on the sugar-makinS
colonies in which 1t was shown that business IL
Mauritius and Jamaica carried on at Q
loss. and that the only hope for the industry
was that foreign bount'es might some day be
taken off. OF this however, there is no sign since
Russia is now preparing to increase her bounties
80 per cent. The Germans. by the bounty sys-
tem have destroyed English sugar refining.
which once great industry. and have near
ly ruined cane-planting in Mauritius and the
British West Indies. and Mr.. Chamberlain now
trade between England and the colonies. The
true answer would tie. Nothing, without .
tariff"
The closest approach to serious politics this
week is Mr.. McCarthy's speech in which he
nounced that the Irish party would vote with
the Government in giving further assistance to
the sectarian schools and would fall in with the
scheme for establishing a Roman Catholic uni
versity in Ireland. This shows that the Govern
ment can rally all the forces OF clercalism in
the United Kingdom TO the support of State
aid for voluntary schools. The minority against
it may be small in the Commons. but the policy
is a dangerous one
II politics are stagnant, economics have been
vitalized by the charge OF Government. The
great offices are besieged weekly by delega-
tions and committees asking relief measures for
suffering or ruined industries. Lord George
Hamilton. in receiving powerful delegation
from Lancashire. could not promise help In secur-
ing the removal OF the Indian duties British
cottons which, while nominally for revenue pur-
poses are bringing into existence native man.
ufactures and are in reality protective. The
shrinkage OF the Lancashire cotton trade with
India Is great not only because OF the duties,
but also from the growth OF Indian manu-
features. employing the cheapest labor on the
planet The Lancashire delegates went empty
handed. like the hop-growsrs and barleyfarmers
from the presence Of Lord Salisbury and Sir
Michael Hicks Beach. Lord Winchelsea. their
spokesman wanted the beer iuties changed
in the interest OF farmers. and asked to
have shilling added II the beer made
from foreign material and a shilling taken OF II
It were made from British barley. malt and hops.
The Ministers protested that this would be pro-
lection. and would have none OF 1t. Lord Sails
bury even out -Petered Peter In denying that he
heard the cock crow for protection three years
ago: whereupon The St James'O Gazette"