The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-13
m OUR LONDON LETTER.
QUEENS INDIGNATION OVER THE
CoNsTANTINOPLE MASsACREs.
Visit of the Russian Imperials to
BaImoraI May Yet Turn Out to Be
One of Most Extraordinary Inn
portance.

LONDON, Sept. 12-(Special London
letter. 1.-The orders issued to the Brit
ish squadron to rendezvous at Salonica
in October are distinctly connected with
the change in British policy towards the
porte, which marked the arrival of Sir
Philip Currie, the British ambassador,
in Constantinople Sir Philip, without
ostentatiously declaring a more active
and isolated English policy, has convey
ed the impression to other European
diplomats at Constantinople that hence
forth the European concert will be adj
hered to by England, only so far as it
agrees with a purely English policy.
There must be no more massacres Of
Christians, nor Moslem mob riotings,
nor MEETINGS to general murder, with
out practical intervention by England,
with or without the approval of the
other powers. The game which Rus
sian diplomacy played under Prince Lo-
banoffs artistic hand of paralyzing in
reference in the sultan's doingS until
the time became ripe for the utter ruin
of Turkey to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Russia, seems about to end. There is
no doubt that
THE QUEENS INDIGNATION
over the Constantinople massacres had
much to do with this change of policy.
Her majesty rarely interferes, but when
she does the interference is effective.
Apart from the message which she is
understood to have sent to the sultan
through Sir Philip Currie, expressing
her Indignation and horror of the mas
sacres, the queen is known TO be using
her influence with the car. The visit
of the Russian imperials to Balmoral,
which was supposed to be purely fam
lily affair, devoid of all possible politi-
cal results, is likely to prove quite the
other way. and to have more practi-
cal influence on European politics than
either the visit to Vienna or Breslau
and possibly more even than the Paris
demonstration.
Mr. Chamberlain's absence from the
colonial office is distinctly felt. Lord
Selborne, his locum tenens, has, as I'M
der secretary for the department, some
what of reputation as a promising
young man, but he does not appear able
to deal with the sudden troubles aris-
ing in South Africa. All babe for peace
when Mr. Chamberlain left for the
United States. The dominant control
Cecil Rhodes had exercised in South
African affairs was gone, Rhodes him
self being under pledge to come to Eng
land to be heard
IN DEFENSE OF HIMSELF
and the British South African COM
pany. Now Rhodes, usurping the func-
ton of General Sir Frederick Caring
ton, the commander of the British
forces, is trying to make peace with
the Matabele chiefs. He has offered
them terms which General Darlington
refuses to accept, and generally deals
with affairs in Rhodesia as if ne were
still master of the situation. Lord
al lacsc in
tact with his chief, but it takes a.
strong and early hand to deal with
Rhodes. The Matabele war, if it con-
tinues, will owe its continuance to diff
ferences between Rhodes and Caring
ton The former would make peace on
conditions which would leave a. large
section of the natives armed the lat
ter only ON their unconditional sur
render and disarmament.
The introduction of an Irish local
government bill in the coming session
of parliament is undoubtedly among
the subjects which will engage cabi-
net attention when the ministers re-
sumo their meetings. Mr.. Chamber
lain's remark on Mr. Healy as the
greatest IrishInan living has already
been commented upon by cable as
made with q. purpose. In well inform
ed unionist quarters, it is known that
pronounced him the greatest living
Irishman, had informed Mr.. BaIfour
that he would support the undonist
government in promoting any good
measures of local government for Ire
land.
THIS SMACKS OF TREACHERY,
saying that his principle is to take a
11da ny 1-fU
There is to be a parliamentary in
auiry commission in the prison treat
ment which deprives men like DR.. Gal
lagher and Whitehead of mental and
physical health after prolonged con-
finement. In the case of Irish political
prisoners it is alleged by their friends,
who have watched their decay, that
their treatment by underling officials
in Chatham prison, laid the seeds of all
subsequent troubles, and whilst Mr..
Matthews was at the home Office proof
was laid before him that Daily and
others were exceptionally badly treat
ed, caused the removal Of those SUBJ
ordinates. But the maltreatment was
continued, it is feared, after the po-
litical prisoners were removed from
Chatham. The government cannot and
dare not refuse the inquiry which will
be demanded.
The colonial Office, responding to an.
inquiry as to the truth of a. report in
American papers that the Pacific ca
Bile commission has decided to forth
with lay the Vancouver Australian ca
bles, states that the report is incor-
rect. The cable commission has only
affirmed the general principle of the
desirability of an all-British cable to
Australia, and will not deliberate fur
ther on the subject until the views of
Mr.. Laurier the Canadian prime min
lister, are known.