The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-08
The ABYSSInIAN CAMPAIGN,
Rays Disasters May Restore the Entente
Between England and Germany.
CRISPI ASK D SAlISBURY'S SUPPORT.
The Transvaal Troubles Have Taken n
Place la the Background Introduction
to Mary Anderson's Autobiography.
Salvation Army Break.

LONDON March THE political event
of the week has been the question of
Liberal organization. The Radical section
has long been dissatisfied with the inti-
nate connection between the National
Liberal Federation and the Liberal Cen
trail Association, which, they contend,
amounts TO fusion. The official Liberals
deny that there is any fusion between the
two associations. and contend that their
point OF the unions are and VIII remain
separate. The main sphere Of the Liberal
| Central Association IS in Parliament. II
being offered by the party whips. On
/ the other nand. the National Liberal ed
/ Grafton Is supposed 10 weld together the
various Liberal associations OF the coun-
| try and TO voice the views Of the party
! independently OF the official leaders. out
! side Of these primary duties, the two so
| ceties have many objects In common
! For purposes Of economy they are haused
i'm the same building. ana work by the
/ same staff. The party purse. which was
| greatly strained in the recent general
election. is now altogether too straighien-
ed TO admit Of doubling OF offices and
| salaries.
REGARDED AS \ MISTAKE.
The Radicals committee which Is lead
/ irg the agitation. OF which MIR Henry
Labouchere. Sir Charles Dixie, and the
| Hon. Philip Stanhope. are the most
| prominent members, wrote recently 10
| Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the Liberal
| leader i'm the House OF Commons, sun
hitting their views and asking his advice.
Sir Williams reply has not been allOWeu
| TO transpirc IL is known. however, thht
| he believes that the original coupling or
| the societies was a mistake. but that an
| alteration Is lmpracticable under the pres
ent condition. The Radical committee
met I'm one Of the committee rooms OF
the House OF Commons yesterday ana
~,.lr resolution declaring
value Of the National Liberal Federation
depends entirely upon its independehce
and representative character. ana that
it's Liberal relations with the LtDeral
Central Association imperils Its indie
pendence. Therefore. the committee re-
crets the failure of its representations
TO the leaders. and maintains It's OPINION
that the relations between the TWO asSo-
Citations ought 30 be Immediately ana Ell
fectiVely terminated. This has a great
deal stirred parliamentary circles, ana
the matter Will be discussed al a 'aeet-
ing of the party TO be held on March 10Th
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
II is held i'm certain diplomatic circles
that Italv's disaster in Abyssinia will
restore the entente between Great Britain
and Germany. The compact mat Is UNI
derstood 10 exist between Prime Minister
Salisbury and Prime Minister Cilspl re-
garding common maritime action IN the
Mediterranean and the Anglo Italian ar
rangement relative 20 Nassala and the
Southern Soudan gives England special
interest in Keeping italy strong, an inter
est as strong as Germany s, VINO desies
10 keep her alley undisaDled
Before Signor Crispi concluded TO re-
sign IL appears that he telegraphed 10
Lord Salisbury asking for some form or
effective support in Abyssinia. II Is i'm
possible TO learn what actual form or sup
port was asked for. hut the British FOR
eigh Office certainly received the nlshl
prior to Crispis fall long dispatches from
II hot
know whether the British troops In
Egypt could be sent TO temporarily occu-
py kassala and watch the DeINlshes
while the Italian garrison at that place
Joined the main force that IS opposed 10
King Menelek.
PRESS COMMENT.
The French newspapers concur in the
opinion that Great Britain and Germany
must aid Italy in some pracucal way
With very fewf executions the i'ohnoh
newspapers express strong sympathy WIN
Italy The Morning Post of all the ia
perS suggests that financial assistance
should be extended to Italy. rms IS Just
the assistance that Lord salisbury dare
not attempt to give. lie might agree 20
the occupation OF Kassala by Brltsh
troops and give his assent TO the ltal-
lians' using Selia, British port on the
coast of Somaliland. as a route LOT
new attack on the Ahysslnlan province OF
Shoa but 10 deal with the rotten ia IAN
finances would he fatal 10 the Cabinet.
SignOr Crispi's last appeal 10 EUROPEAN
financial houses was futile. but the heso-
tiations ended in secret help being gwen
to Italy through a German syndicate
which received guarantees from the I'M
perial government for the repayment or
the money advanced
that she has been beaten by the Abyh-
sinians and withdraws her troops from
Abyssina, her finances. though thcy VIII
be worse for the money spent. VIII not
L.. Ia,
TO restore her prestige IL VIII involve the
expenditure OF 2iOut,wn pounds, ana me
nation viii ultimately sink beneath the
Overwhelming burden
formed diplomacy Will be qulescent- 1T lhe
current opening in the official circles mere
is right. Lord Salisbury viii advise itaiY
to accept the position ana make peace
with King Menelek.
THE TRANSVAAL.
The German Roer plot to secure pos
session of part of Delagoa bay the Por-
tsuguese territory on the east coast OF
Africa through the purchase OF the con-
cesslon granted TO a German firm, Is dis
cussed In Berlin and Lisbon, and is vari
ously denied and admitted. The North
German Gazette says II does not see Why
the Hamburg nrm houid not acquire the
strip of territory In question, IN lhe same
way that many Englishmen acquire prop
erty at DelagOa bay. The nrin acted Tor
themselves alone In the purchase. The |
Globe. of London asserts that there is
proof that the Transvaal Government
supplied the money for the purchase OF |
the land concession.
The Times Berlin correspondent eN- |
plains the case as already explained 10y |
the United Press. but adds that the Der |
lin government knew nothing OF the Ter
ritorial concession.
At any rate, the affair has now lost |
what interest 10 possessed, having been /
followed uD in the greater events arising |
from the Italian trouble The IransNAal |
now takes a place in the background
The lOng-pending report Of the Com |
miss on OF Agriculture has been MADE |
public. II recommends the remission OF |
- per cent. of the rates on agricultural |
land a system of Government loans. and |
implements. The Radical minOri- |
" on the commission sign a separate re- /
port They declare that the result or |
the adoption of the suggestions of the |
majority will mean that 3.OoeD pounds /
SHAH bee annually given as state RELIEF.
Landowners. they declare. should bear /
their share of local burdens.
Lord punraVeu has been reelected |
president Of the S0lent Glasses Racing |
Association.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor of
the Exchaquer, has refused TO receive
ienutatiOn who desired 10 visit him IN
the interest of the gold standard. The |
members OF the Cabinet do not want 10
hear anything about the currency the rest
Of the parliamentar. session. Neverthe-
less. the Bimetallic League viii ask Lord
10 receive immense Occupations
Of the chambers OF commerce. trades
and other industrial bodies.
ON March nth the House OF Commons
will debate "A motion urging the Govern