Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-02

does 1t seem consistent that the eenate. after
| applauding President Clevelanis recent
| message, should vote a resolution bearing
| upon an essentially European question, OF
should call upon the ,ignatories to the Ber-
! lin treaty to fulfill their engagements. The
Berlin treaty concerns only those powers
| who we're parties thereto. / do not think
| the United States was among the number.
| II would perhaps not be amiss to lraw the
attention of the United States senate to a
passage in Mr.. Oneys dispatch to Lo:d
Salisbury, in which the former deprecatcs
American interference in European affairs
| With regard to the present resolution, the
way in which It will be received, II /. is even
presented will probably depend upon its
| form and tone. Mere than this I cannot
| say for the present"
| M. Hanatoux minister for foreign affairs
| in the Ribot cabinet, said: "If l were to
| question you your replies would not be tele-
| graphed all over the world. / am in a diff
ferent position. 1 am fully aware Of the
| Importance and influence OF the World, but
| the role of minister no longer in power
| is to hold his peace"
At the French ministry of foreign affairs
| the World correspondent received by
| M. Arago, the chief secretary to M. Bertho-
| lot.
up to this time" said NJ. Arago, I'VE
have received no official notification of the
| senate's Armenian resolution and before ex-
! pressing definite opinion with regard to
| it, we must wait and see in what form 1t
will be presented. Much, very much, will
| depend upon the form it takes AS the
Monroe doctrine has never been recognized
by the European states that side of the
question may at present be ignored. All
| that can be said at the moment is that any
| communication made by President Cleveland
| will receive NJ. Bertholot's immediate at
| tention and will be treated in such a manner
az may seem advisable"
Miss Clara Barton left London for Con-
stantinople this morning, having first called
at the United States embassy here and re-
ceived from Mr.. Bayard some additional
credentials to the sultan. She expressed
herself as entirely sanguine of success.
MORLEY SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE.
John Morleys reference to the Venezuelan
dispute was the most outspoken and unquali-
fed advocacy Of arbitration yet made by any
really first rate public man in England 1t
clearly shows what will be the policy Of the
liberal opposition in Parliament, pledging
the Salisbury administration The opinion
among experienced politicians here is that
Lord Salisbury, whatever may be his per-
sonal inclination, cannot resist the pressure
of even SO relatively small a minority as
the present opposition when that pressure is
exercised on the side of peace and undoubt-
edy is in consonance with the preponderat-
ing body Of public opinion throughout the
country.
'.I had a conversation yesterday with one
Of the three leaders Of the liberal party in
Parliament, who, referring to Mr. Morey's
speech, said: His reference to the Ven
ezuelan question was directly inspired by
Mr.. Gladstone
"Mr. Gladstone" one Of them declared,
expressed himself privately in intensely
strong terms in favor Of arbitration. He
considers that the liberal leaders have been
too ready to give Lord Salisbury free hand
in this, as in the Armenian question"
The veteran statesman was described by
my informant as a-chafing at the inertia of his
successors in the management Of the party.
In his opinion it should have been made
clear beyond question that this dispute Is
one to be settled by arbitration, party
attitude which would have commended itself
to the entire country.
BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN.
''Whether or not Prince Ferdinand Of Bull
garia will permit his infant son. Boria, to be
baptized into the Russian church Is exciting
the interest OF all Europe. If he decides not
to authorize such baptism now or to walt
until the boy reaches maturity the proba-
biity seems strong that he will be forced
to abdcate and the choice. of his successor
will again reopen the whole Balkan question.
The prince married Princess Louise of
Parma. and in accordance with the rule Of
the Roman Catholic church he promised be-
fore marriage that their children should be
baptized and educated in the faith of their |
mother. The pope refuses to absolve him |
from this promise, while his ministry and |
apparently the whole Bulgarian people in |
slst that the only hope Of obtaining Russian |!
recognition and friendship is in yielding to |
the czar's alleged first condition--that the |
heir to the principality shall be received into |
Orthodox Greek Russian church,. The
prince having lost the strong support of |
Stambuloff, whom he ungratefully gave over
to assassination, is apparently without sup
port or wise counsel in his own realm or
sympathy anywhere In Europe.
SHUTS OUT FEMALE VOCALISTS.
doubtless will be Of more interest IN New |
York than any controversy over European
theme is the present enforcement in Paris
of a long-standing, but ignored, order of the
Roman congregation Of Ries. well as OF
Cardinal Rlcheleu, forbidding the employ
ment Of woman vocalists in sacred edifces.
The cardinal now says the order must be
vigorously observed, and explains that the
immediate cause Of its strict enforcement is
that many scandals arose out Of the appear
ance in Paris churches of famous prma |
dome. On one recent occasion, for instance
when Sybil Sanderson sang In the Church of
Notre Dame de Lorette the edfce was tenn
porarily turned into a pandemonum Long
before the service began the church was
'rowded. people were trampling on each other
IN their anxiety to find room, men swore and
women ragged because they could not get
enough standing accommodation, and during
he most solemn part Of the service angry
voices were heard in dispute. In another
church, where an operate artistic once went
20 sing, she was boldly applauded. and many
shouts of ibis" (again) were raised.
Complaints were made also that fashion