The evening times., 1896-05-16
Would War on the Beers But
Fears Political UpheaVal.
NOW LIES LOW AND WAITS
Hoping That President Kruger VIII
Make Some Accommodating Mis-
takes-lrish Members SOltdity In
support of GOvernment's Education
Bill Surprising to Liberals.

| by the British government to consolidate
| her interests in South Africa, and To main
| tain her position as he paramount po wcr In
| that part OF the world.
Against the opinion of Field Marshal Lord
| Wolseley, cunimantlcr-in-chiefo OF her naJes'
| tvs forces, Gen. Lord Roberts, aud all the
other military authorities in England and
India, the government has decided against
awaiting itself OF the preparations that have
been made for war in South Africa
though some time ago II was considered Ger
| tain by those in the inniost circle that South
Africa would be the scene of an armed
| conflict between the British and the con
| solidated forces OF the Afrikanders.
The political. aud not the military con-
siderations, were too much for the cabinet.
to brush aside lightly or otherwise. The
government has not succeeded in forcing
| Portugal 10 grant the concession OF Della
goa Bay as a basis for British military
operations from the right OF pre-emption
which Great Britain holds i'll respect OF
| Delagoa Bay.
The question of cost has been part OF the
trouble. The five million pounds sterling,
| the first offer from England, has been
| raised to twice that sum, with the further
quittance OF the debt of Portugal due to
England, though the latter would be merely
a nominal quittance in vie " OF the act that
Portugal has long since been released of
the debt by default.
REJECTED THE oyERTuRES.
The Interesting point of the matter.
however, is that European Intervention,
either that of Germany or France. or per
| haps. both. has obliged Portugal to reject
the British overtures.
The position at present, therefore, is
that if Great Britain should be forced To
conduct operations against the Trans
vaal she must. as the only practicable basis
for the dispatch of large expedition
into the interior and for supplying 1t with
everything necessary. use DelagOa Bay
without the consent Of Portugal pro-
ceedng that with certainty would result
i'll undesirable entanglements with either
the French or the Germans.
TheSc reasons have undoubtedly much to
do with the decision Of the government to
lie low and see " hat the next move OF the
Beers will be. As before stated in the
cable correspondence. IL appears as though
President Kruger had completely check
mated Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
ard the oihr ',enhers OF Lord Sdlisbury's
government. An English paper recently
summed up the situation by declaring that
President Kruger was only human and ex-
pressing the hope that he would shortly
make Il mistake. This. judging from
present Indications. is not Il con ntingency
of the near future.
TIE soliiity or the Irish members of the
House OF Commons in supporting the gov
ernment's education bill. which, of course
placed thcmin opposition 10 their sometime
friends and allies, the Liberals. has aston
ished every member of the Liberal party
who had any rena ming belief that the Irish
vote was not controlled by the Roman
Catholic interest. Why the English press
should rave it has done over the action
OF the Irish members Oh this quest ion seems
incomprehensible.
NOT A BARGAIN.
The Irish vote for home rule is not a vote
for English home rule OF an ythiDg remotely
near 1t. II hfIs always meant TO get as
much for Ireland as can bc got without con-
sderation OF England or anything Eng
lish. II is not bargain, but a balance,
When Mr. Gladstone wrecked his party
over the Irish home rule question, il was
know to be aitoss up that he had yeDtured.
1t was lost, as were most OF the vent
ures or That rnwiSest Of political rhetori-
clans, yet today the responsible organs OF
the Liberal party, taking the Speaker as au
exeinplar. inveigh against the action OF
the Irish members as If it were n depart
ure from the Irish policy.
The bill has nothing to do with Ire
land" says the Speaker 1T is purely an
English bill, aud is Justly regarded a an
insult aud gricvance by the nOn-conformiSi
churches OF Epgl5nd. In their struggle for
home rule the Irish have had no more
valuable allies than the steady phalaux
OF English non-uSnformists. WIN, although
told that home rule meant Rome rule a nd
that men who obeyel their priests in p0-
!itical matters were unfit for the free eX-
ercise OF civil rights, still supported home
rule"
What the Speaker does not bIuntly in
leadership OF Mr.. John Dillon, is con-
troIled by Cardinal Vaughan. who is "A
most bitter opponent of Ireland's autonomy
If Mr.. Michael Davitt had been con-
suited, or his advice followed. no such
abandonment Of the honest interests be-
tween Irish and English Liberals would
have been possible.
AGAINST RECOGNITION.
The commission of experts on the An
glicIn orders has. after a two months
session at the vatican, reported against
their recognition. This does not mean
that eventually the sacred congregation
viii decide TO the same effect. The com
mission has 40 duty beyond presenting a
pro and con statement. The repor. merely
implies Il balance gainst the recognition
of the orders. The pope will give his
decision in the matter in July.
The story that has been circulated to the
erect tilat BT JdIHe>Du- tne itdUer OF the
raid into the Transvaal, will shortly marry
a pceress is not credited. In referring to
the subj iect Today asks ''what peeress:''and
adds: "A more .COnteuptible imbecile and
creditablc piece of business than the Jame-
son raid it would be difficult to find on
the pa ges OF English history.
Apart from press opinion the fact is that
DR.. JamseOn is getting outside the fash
ionabic circle. where he was a short time
agorcceived as one of England s heroes. He
is now utterly discredited and recognized
as 4 rash fool. whose conduct involved ruin
all arCund.'
Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace. at one
time a wcll-known newspaper writer. has
been offered The post OF British ambassador
to Turke in succession to Sir Philip Cur
rie. Sir Donald Travelled extensively in
Russia. Turkey, Egypt and Austria from
l $50 To 1884. and during several years OF
that time was correspondent of the Times.
From SS4 to 1889 ne was private secre-
tary to the viccrOy of India. and in l $50
and S9l was political officer with the
care witch in India and Cc ylon.
Sir Edgar Vincent, governor of the Otto
man Bank and chief comptroller of the
Turkish and Egyptian finances, has been
offered the position of managing director
of the British South Africa Company, in
succession to Cecil Rhodes in the event of
the latter being compelled to retire. Sir
Edgar works on money terms. and politics
is a matter that would not influence him
as an administrator.
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Urge Favorable Senate Action.
At the regular meeting of Excelsior AS