The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-02
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Matters that Arc lust Now interest
Ing England and Europe.

INK Ehsinnu ana EUROPE
London, August IA Cabinet Council
lasting over TWO hours was held yester-
day at which it IS understood that the
Russo French proposal to establish a
blockade of the island OF Crete was fhe
subjec. under consideration Subse-
quent to the adjournment OF the Coun-
Gil the opinion was expressed at the
foreign Office that Lo.d Salisbury was
opposed to the adoption of the proposal
for blockade, and would reply TO the
suggestions that such a course 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 Winchilea
took part in yesse:day's debate on the
Irish land bill In the House of Lords.
and. although 'consenting that the mea-
sure should go TO its second reading,
the three peers threatened what hey
would do when tile BIZ should have
reached the committee stage Despitc
these threats, however the convlc ion
prevails among mln!steriallsts tha; the
peers will not dare to tamper se.iously
with the measure.
The right Hon. A. J. Balfour Tcirs.
Lord of the Treasury, and Conserve
tive leader in the House of Commons.
SAID to member in the lobby of the
House last night that he expected to 90
on holiday to Whittingham on the
nth instant
W, n NJ
der-tn- chief of The British forces ho,.
created sensation by a statement made
70 the INDIAN Military Commission on
ednesday that lie woull not like to mt
indian troops in front Of European SOL
d!eis. Military officers now in England
VINO nave served In India declare that
there Is no ground for General Wolse,ey,.
remarks. The Indian troops, they de-
clare. are an adminlble fightine force
equal In every way to the soldiers of
Russia Or any other country.
The disgraceful proceedings that
marked first two days sessions of the
Socialist Congress has further increosnd
the animosiU of the real working men
among those Socialists whose principal
II not sole labor. is done with their.
mouths. Such an utterly disorderly
gathering has seldom been seen in Lon
cause Socialists and Socialism TO sink
further into public discredit 1t Is MOI
believed that the work of the Congress
VIII nave any result whatever beneficial
or otherwise. beyond affording the for
| eign delegates a holiday in England
and the English delegates an oppor-
tunity to see the sights of London. To
use an Americanism, n majority of the
ueleSates are rampant blatherskites,
whose generally second hand ideas for
the betterment of the world In general
ana the workingman in particular are
utterly incapable of fulfllment
The English Socialist lea lens anl their
organs in commenting on t[he silver gil
cation and the growth Of Popuiism. deal
with them as Offering more Or promise
than of immediate fruitlon Mr.. HIND
man writes that q triumph Of II silver
ties in the Democratic convention need
not be regarded with satisfaction by the
Socialists. currency jugeles," he adds.
are only red herr!rgs 10 draw r.:e work
ing people off the right trail"
Nha Ia, II .l,a 10,
'of the red flag organs. says: IF the
d American voter imagines Democra tic
,binitItaSism or Republican import duties
twill make any difference TO him. he mag
tines vain thing. The blood suckers will
get there all the same until the people
}ise up to demand their own by pro
snr!a!m:ns an out and out socialist plat
s,form."
d The Clarion concludes that the issues
must ere long be favorable to Socialism.
s By and by, says another Socialist paper
= the workers of the United States will
S see that the real issues are more than
v free silver, free land, with free this and
f lhat."
The leaders of the great London dock
il trike of 1889 are organizing another
:, equal magnitude. Messrs Tom
lann Ken Tilleit and ]. II. Wilson are
t 'orking 10 get the various Thames
Mons to federate and strike simulta-
|
how that the siXpence MISE. the dock
IS banner supposed to have been CON
eded by :he dock companie: was a
oiusion. The dockcrs are really worse
q than ever Strike combination agents
ae actively at work canvass.ng the
mn at Dutch. Belgian and German
pets to help the Thames strikers The
dek companies have refused all the
mas demands.
| ne rumor which for some time pa
nas been in circulation in social circles
ma the queen was about to abdicate
Is Htlrely without foundation
ms was the last day of the Tnterna-
,iohi Socialist Trades Congress. and
us fTults. as was expected. have been
mn. was decided o-day that the next
Cong'ess would he held in Germany i'm
1899. If the political difficulties in that
county prevented the holding of the
congress there then il would be held In
faris N 1900. 1t was also decided that
! anarchists would not be admitted as
ueleEates To the next Congress
Prior TO their adjournment the dele
| gates hurriedly adopted a number of
resolutions, including one in favor of
granting amnesty to political prisoners.