New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

KISS 4 Nd BE- FRIENDS SCENE.
COMPLIMENTS IN THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LORD woLsELEYs UNFORTUNATE REMARKS Ii
REALLY NAWE?-THE BRITISH TRADES
UNION CONGRESS JOHN wANA-
MAKER WANTS MRS. LANG
TRYs YACHT
London Aug 15-The Parliamentary tussle over
the Irish Land bill closed last night, when Parha-
meni was prorogued to October 81 with 4 kiss
and-be- friends scene in the House Of Commons
The RICH; Hon. Edward H. Carson Conservative.
member FOR Dublin University. said he regretted H.
in the warmth Of debate. lie has offended any
body. Timothy Healy. the well-known Irish mem
Der, heartily thanked the Government for the good
work 1t had DONE and expressed the hope that
more would be done for the benefit OF ireland AT
the next session.
Arthur j. Balfour. the Government leader In the
House. whose conduct OF the Governments bust
ness has called forth much adverse comment, made
a humorous speech, with mock-heroic peroration,
In which he declared that a great peace had de-
scended upon the land. The speech evoked much
laughter and applause.
The general public had become greatly wcaried
over the long newspaper reports OF the debate on
the Irish Land bill. and rejoices that the matter
has been settled The bill too technical for
the public fully to grasp It, and It was not realized
how serious the crisis involved Lord Sails
bury relied upon TO kick the peers into sub
mission.
By good fortune the Government. enabled to
prorogue Parliament day earlier than was eX-
pected. and by tonight London will be, hguratively
speaking. deserted. The Ministers and many men,
bers Of the Houses are hieng to the grouse moors,
while others are Fastening their departure for
Continental resorts.
During the debate on the Indian budget in the
House OF Commons General Sir Henry Havelock
Allan. who had been prompted by the Commander
in-Chief Of the Army, General Lord Wosecy. ex-
MIA hot he SIN he al
before the Indian Military Commission regarding
Indian troops not intended TO reflect upon the
loyalty or courage of those troops. II was crti-
cism Of the errors In organizing the Indian army,
Lord Wolseley told the Commission that he should
not like TO fight the French German or any other
Elected upon the courage Of the Indian soldiers
His remarks caused much Indignation among army
crecs IT was be S that Lord NV" Wose~y in max
ing the statements. was animated by jealousy OF
General Lord Robefts formerly commandsrin-
loved in India as Lord Wolseley is hated.
Mr. Chamberlain hopes to see the Old Age Pen
sions Commission TO report In favor Of his or some
other kindred scheme before the opening of the
House in 1897. The Commission will hold its first
sitting during the recess in September Lord
Rothschild. who presdes. fayors the proposal OF
giving every person over sixty-fve years of ase
five shillings per week Sir Frances Mowatt. Per-
manent Secretary Of the Treasury. who will coach
the chairman and the committee generally, has
leanings in the same direction. As Mr. Chamberlain
means to get an Old Age Pensions bin out Of tie
House next year he IL likely 10 keep his committee
up to the mark In reporting It,. Mr.. Chamberlain
has phiosophic ideas about the effects of oil
pension scheme in cultivating imprOvidcncc.
though he is contemporaneous with Mill and Spen-
Ger. he is first Of all an cpportunist politician. and
will get his old age pension measure carried next
session, quand meme
Ii Hung Chang is furnishing columns of amusing
through the Bank of England the Postoffce Wool
witch Arsenal and other places calculated to impress
him with England's greatness; but whether the
bland Chinaman has been duly impressed is a mat
ter of conjecture. He had an awkward habit OF
posing his conductors with great number Of point
blank questions. some Of which pointed
to excite doubts OF their naivete When being shown
through the Bank OF England he lectured the d.
rector tdllism. insisting that Great Britain
could settle the question If she wished. lie added
however, that she would only do what WAS 10 her
own advantage The director replied: Like every
other government"
The Chinese statesman laughed, and said: yes
it IS the same the world over. but more especially
in England" All of which goes TO show that he has
knowledge of AT least one English characteristic.
In official Quarters where cVery effort is made to
show the superiority of British diplomacy it is
barren as he came, though disinterested observers
cannot that England gains anything from him
or his Government. Not being able to secure any
thing 1t Is now the object OF certain officials TO
throw discredit on Ii Hung Chang, and to say that
he never had any authority TO grant anything. 1t
is added that in the interviews he has had with
Lord Salisbury he has been hampered by the fac;
that the British Premier. to every proposal offered
by Ii Hung Chang, asked by wire 10 Picking whether
and how far the Chinese Government assented
The answers were so indefinite as to amount TO
reputation Of Ii Hung Chang as an envoy ac-
credited TO conclude anything. Even worse, per
haps Tor Ii hung Cndng, was LOrd Sdilsburys
production Of a provisional treaty which III Hung
Chang. under reference 10 Picking, signed at st.
Petersburg. conceding to Russia the Chinese
suzerain rights over Corea and territorial conces
sions for railway through Manchura to Port
Arthur. The British Foreign Office, 10 which this
draft treaty does not appear to be surprise in any
way. believes that it implies the complete subms-
sion of China TO Russian control, including customs
and naval control. Ii Hung Chang offered Lord
the inducement Of the absolutely complete
construction OF the new Chinese navy In England,
the manning of the ships by English officers. and
added to that the prospect Of large strategic railway
concessions, the leading condition being the assent
of England to the increased customs tariff Lord Sal
isburys reply was that all these matters must be
referred for settlement 10 Picking.
Apropos of the trick Ii Hung Chang played upon
the German Government and German firms. 1t is
learned that Germany will dispatch special com
mission to China consisting of two members of the
Consular Department of the Foreign Office and
three men selected from the chief commercial Ger
man houses. who are charged to report on the
advantages held out by Ii Hung
Chang. one Of Ii Hung Changes troubles is
nectcd with the Chinese immigrants injo the Dutch
settlements in Java. While at The Hague he asked
We're in Java an equal footing with the Euro
peans. The Dutch in Java look so their European
organs say upon the Chinese immigrants Il
horrible pest. spreading disease and immodcsty
they are practsed fOrGerers- briefly. ntolcrable
SO the Dutch Government have refused
Ii Hung Changes request. ana even decline to allow
Chinese Consus in the East Indian possessions TO
exercise their functions
In this cable correspondence last week the gen
eral lines on which the British Trades Union Con-
gress would be conducted were indicated. and the
practical character Of the resolutions TO be sub
mitted was cOntrasted with the resolutions OF the
recent international Sociallstc Trades Congress.
7 he agenda OF the British Trades Union Congress
which has just been issued. bears out the summary
of the resolutions The Parliamentary Committee
OF the congress has decided to appoint n suh-com-