The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-28
IN OLD LONDON.
EDUCATION BILL HAS BEEN ABAN-
DONED.
Cobdenites Celebrate the Jubilee of
the Abolition of the Corn Laws
American Bicycles Abroad.

LONDON, June 27.-The topic of the
week in home politics has been the
abandoning of the governments edu-
cation bill. The measure itself was
never liked, and it was made more un-
popular by the demands of the eX-
IRENE clericals. Even the conserva-
tive papers of all shades of opinion
are severe in their criticism of Mr.. A.
]. Balfour, the first lord of the treas
ury and conservative leader in the
house of commons. This has greatly
discredited his leadership, and there
are rumors in circulation that he may
be compelled to resign from the con-
duct of the governments business in
the next house. The opposition news
papers do not claim the credits for
defeating the bill, but insist that it is
purely the result of revolt within
the conservative PARTY.
In fact, they assert that no such re-
volt against political leaders has been
known since the days of Peel and they
hold that it furnishes clear proof that
the
IRISH DO NOT INTEND
to allow themselves to be priest rid
den.
ne SsJGdhSI says LudI TIE SONSIll-
ment has suffered a moral shipwreck;
that it may remain in office for two
or three years, but that its prestige is
gone.
The Cobdenites have today been cele-
brating the jubilee of the abolition OF
the corn laws with a dinner at the
Greenwich, at which the Earl Of Kim
berry, Lord Playfair Leonard H.
Courteney and Thomas G. Spearman of
New York were the guests.
An address was presented yesterday
to the speaker OF the house Of COM
mons, the Right Hon Charles Pelham
Villiers, member Of South Wolverhamp-
ton.
In this address is the following Gu
rious admission:
England is an exception to the
prejudices of the civilized world
This caused the Globe this afternoon
TO remark:
Perhaps it is not altogether won
derful that after you fail to convert
any of our rivals, the suspicion is be
ing entertained that the civilized
world
MAY PERCHANCE BE RIGHT.
The suspicion at any rate, exists and
may develope a force with which
statesmen will have to reckon. Only
the most rash will now venture te
prophesy that in another fifty years
this will be a free trade country
There is no doubt that a substantial
anti-free trade. sentiment has grown
up in England of recent years Ever
the Saturday Review admits free trade
has only a handful of celebrants, while
the world over the dominant tendency
is in direct opposition of the doctrine
which it was fondly believed was es
tablis@aed for time in 1916.
The Speaker, while strongly uphold
ing free trade, does not hope that other
nations will change speedily. 1t says
1T is possible that the commercial
treaties and arrangements at present
| occurring in, both hernisDheres, includ.
ing the 9an-American efforts of the
United States viii eventually prove the
back doors fer free exchange
Continuing, the speaker points ou
that in all protectionist countries. ex
cept the United States, the struggle
Of life is becoming harder and thu
struggle to raise adequate revenue i:
becoming harder still
There is a general feeling here tina
the arrest and subsequent release O
Crown Surveyor Harrison has ad
vanced
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION
a stage, as it has stimulated the no
(; gotiations between Sir Julian Paunce
F! fo'se, tine Erlttsh ambassador. and Sc
nor Andrade, the Venezuelan rninista
! at Washington. In any case the affai
I has led Great Britain to make consid
J era BILE concessions to the views of tn,
! United States by inviting Secre4ary
Oney,s good Offices, and it is hoped
I that the recognition of the claims O
the United States and Venezuela vii
/ aid the conclusion of a treaty.
American bicycles Continue to max
I great Roadway here and are gradual,
/ ddsplacing the English machines.
The Field this week publishes a Ion,
! comment article on the wheels mann
featured by some of the leadin,
American manufact
Land and Water expressed regret q
the fact that the English manufac
turers
ALLOWED FOREIGN coMPET1
TION
to step in, adding; For weeks pas
it has been Impossible to get a. bicvcIs
or even civil treatment. from any O
the English dealers. Some of tn
worst trash ever produced was put Of
the market. The Americans hav
opened a vigorous campaign, and ON
new arrival advertises a consignment
OF thousand machines, offers to sur
ply anything required within four.tee
days and promises that there shall b
no more waiting for machines to b
built
In price and finish the American
! are quite on a par with our best, an
in weight they cut us dreadfullv.
Great excitement has been caused b
the action of the Amateur Athletic as
soc,ation yesterday in suspendin
Bradley, Bacon, Downer, Watkins an
1 Grassland, who were all entered 70
the amateur championships on tn
Fourth.
DENIED By ALTGELD.