The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-24
SALISBURY AND THE TARIFF.
THE PREMIER sQUELCHEs THE
PROTECTIONISTS.

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No McFxfnIeyism I'm His POIicy-The
Advocates of Sectarian Education
Art to Get Through such LegisIa-
tIOn as They Favor-The Purse of
the Liberal Party Gre wing Slim
Owing to the Deserti of the
Richest Members of a. Party.
Danger of II Financial Iurry at
Paris.
London, Nov. 28.-The cool contempt
with which Prime Minister Salisbury,
when speaking last Tuesday at the meet
ing of the National Union of Conserva-
tives, treated the proposals of the protec-
tionists relative to the imposition of a
tariff ca wheat. oats, barley and hops
has keenly disappointed the agricultur-
lists, who trusted that the accession of the
tories to office would imply some modi-
cum of protection. His explicit declara-
tion that a tariff for protection in any
form was impossible has not deferred the
agricultural interests from making fresh
appeals. Yesterday deputation from the
Ndtlo4dl Association OF hop Growers
waited on Lord Salisbury and protested
that unless q tariff was placed on for
eign grown hons, the English hop indus
try would soon cease TO exist Again
the prime minister was compelled to
speak plainly. He asked the deputation
to look closely into the problem of pro-
lection. III protection should be granted
to the hop growers, he asked, what would
be the feelings of the wheat growers?
They would be enviOus. Taxing as highly
practical the demands for a protective
tariff, what if they were granted, would
be the feeling of the consumer at find
ing the price of bread raised2
The government, he added had no in
tenton OF placing tariff on any article
OF general commerce. 1t was seeking by
other means TO relieve the agricultural
distress.
Unable to crafty the party yearning for
protection the government is preparing
to crafty the desires for sectarian edu-
cation Lord Salisbury used a suggestive
phrase in speaking TO a deputation of
lie said: I'VE must do what we can, ana
what we can do must be done quickly"
The prime minister obviously meant that
the sectarian day of triumph might be
brief, and that he was ready to grant
urgency to the educational reforms APP
proved by the clercals. The earnestness
OF the bishops over the question is un-
hilstakaDle me archbishop OF Canter-
bury left bed of sickness for the pur-
pose of heading the deputaton and he
spoke under the strain of suffering. The
W esleyans had the next audience with
the prime minister on Wednesday. The
Rev. Mr.. Rigg, the president of the Yves
le}an conference, and the Rev. Hugh
Price-Hushes and other leaders support
ed the platform that has been accepted
NY winch limits religious instruction in
elementary schools to Bible reading with
an exposition suitable to children.
The government proposes to ask for an
increase of e 900 600 in the coming budget
on the vote for shipbuildng. This will
raise the navy estimates to E22, 100000, near
~ half of which will be devoted to ship
building.
The desertion Of the richest liberals
from the party is causing a depletion of
the purse of the party. The executive of
the National Liberal Federation desfgns
70 levy an assessment of a shilling a
head upon the members of the party and
it is calculated that this viii produce
tlO0Og yearly, but il can be said that un-
less the executive Is eformed the rank
and file win not subscribe.
The settlement of the Paris bourse
which begins on Monday is awaited with
anxiety at the stock exchange here. Dur
ing the week, the break in the markets
here was chiefly due to large Paris sell
ing. A great French operator, who was
recently worth millions, got embarrassed
thinking he could liquidate his account
without help. After dispOsing of large
lots, the market became alarmed and the
operator could find no buyers The Roths-
childs then took over his Kaffir and for
eiSn securities, thus aVerting a failure
and saving the markets generally. De-
spite the readiness Of strong Paris firms
to assist weaker houses, some failures
are expected.
1t is likely the strike in the shipbuilding
yards on the clyde and at Belfast will
drive prospective contracts partly TO the
United states, and partly to Germany
The report current early in the week that
Capt Mcclure will come to England as
the agent of the Chinese government and
look into contracts for the construction
of ironclads and torpedo boats is repeat
ed. The orders, it is said, will extend over
many years and it is said they are the
largest ever given by any power at one
time.
The latest feature of the labor dispute
is q proposal of the Tyne shipbulders to
join hands with those of the Clyde and
Belfast The dispute does not promise an
early settlement.
Although the expedition that is to go to
Ashantee is not likely to fight anybody
the forces have been increased. 1t has
also been decided to send 500 white effec-
tives, coo of the West India regiment and
15G0 Hussars The British battalion is
drawn from it. fun grown men selected
from a number of a regiments. The special
weakness of the army was shown by the
difficulty in finding men who We're fit for
the service required. One infantry regi-
ment could show no full grown men, the
ranks being filed with Young and weedy
soldiers. Several regiments did not have a
sufficient number of full grown men TO
supply the demand.