Birmingham state herald., 1896-08-02
QUEEN WILL NOT ABDICATE There Is No Foundation in the
 Rumor. THELORDS WILL NOT HAMPER Belief Is That the Irish Land Bill Will Go Through the Upper House. THE ECHO SAYS THERE WILL BE WAR Between England and the United States if MT. Bryan Is Elected and Gold
 Bonds Are Made Payable
 in Silver.


 day at which, it is understood, that the Russo French proposal to establish blockade of the island of Crete was the subject under consideration. Subsequent to the adjournment of the council the opinion was expressed at the foreign of flee that Lord Salisbury was opposed to the adoption of the proposal for block ade and would reply to the suggestion that such course could be taken by counter proposals for the granting of autonomy to the island.
 The Marquis of Londonderry, the Earl of Dunraven and the Earl of Winchelsea took part in yesterdays debate on the Irish land bill in the house of lords, and although consenting that the measure should go to its second reading the three peers threatened what they should do when the bill had reached the committee stage. Despite these threats. however, the conviction prevails among ministe- rialasts that the peers will not dare to tamper seriously with the measure.
 Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the treasury and conservative leader in the house of commons said to a member in the lobby of the house last night that he expected to go on a holiday to Whit tenham, Scotland, on the 17th instant. -
 Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, comman- der-in-chief of the British forces, has created a sensation by a statement made to the Indian military commission on Wednesday that he would not like to put Indian troops in front of European sol dfers, adding: T should not like to fight the army of France or Germany or any other army with Indian troops" Militia " officers now in England who have served in India, declare that there is no ground for General Wolseley's remarks. The Indian troops, they declare, are an admirable fighting force, equal in every way to the soldiery of Russia or any oth- CT country It is the consensus of opinion in military circles that the commander in-chief was animated in making his statement by feeling of jealousy to- wares General Lord Roberts, whose high opinion of the Indian soldiery is based upon experience. Field Marshal Lord Woiseley's action has caused indignant protests upon all sides, and has placed him in evil odor.
 The disgraceful proceedings that marked the first two days sessions or the socialistic congress has further in- creased the animosity of the real work ing man against those socialists whose principal, if not their sole labor. is done with their mouths. Such an utterly dis orderly gathering has seldom been seen in London and the effect produced will surely cause socialists and socialism to sink further into public discredit. It Is not believed that the work of the con- gress will have any result whatever, ben eficial or otherwise, beyond affording the foreign delegates holiday in England and the English delegates an. opportunity to see the sights of London. To use an Americanism, a majority of the delegates are rampant blatherskites, whose gener- ally second hand ideas for the betterment of the world in general and the working men in particular are utterly incapable of fulfillment.
 op in mol tation and the growth of populism, deal with them as offering more of promise than of immediate fruition. MT. Hynd- man writes that a triumph of the silver ites in the democratic convention need not be regarded with satisfaction by the socialists. Currency juggles," he adds, 'sare only red herrings to draw the work ing people off the right trail"
 The Clarion, largest in circulation of the flag organs, says: 'If the American iism or republican import duties will make any difference to him he imagines a vain thing. The blood suckers will get there all the same unless the people rise up to demand their own by proclaiming an out and out socialist platform"
 The Clarion says that the issues must 'ere long be favorable to socialism. By and by, says another socialist paper, the workers of the United States will see that the real issues are more than free SllVef, Tree Idnu, WILL Tree lhiS diu titde.
 An Influential popular organ. the Weekly Echo. predicts that if MT. Bryan be elected and gold bonds become pay able in silver there will be war between England and the United States, and the great capitalists behind the English government have power to compel them into conflict.
 The leaders of the great London dock strike of 1889 are organizing another of equal magnitude. Messrs Tom Mann, Ben Tillett and J. H. Wilson, members of parliament are working to get the va rious Thames unions to federate and strike simultaneously. It has long been publicly known that the six pence rise, the "dockers' banner" supposed to have been conceded by the dock companies. was delusion. The lockers are really worse off than ever. Strike combination agents are actively canvassing the men at Dutch, Belgian and German ports to help the Thames strikers. The dock companies have refused all the mems demands sss.
 The rumor, which for some time past has been. in circulation in social circles, fhatsthe rqueen was about to abdicate Is entirely without foundation.