The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-10
EASTERN AFFAIRS.
In lnti-Hasonic Congress to Meet
at Trent.
CONCERNS THE BRITISH AND
AMERICAN MASONS LITTLE.

Tire strike Of a Million Men in London
win Not Come Off-Cecil Rhodes and
the Misery in Rhodesia-M Hung's
Visit to London.
London, August 8.-The anti Masonic
congress, which is to meet at Trent, in
the Tyrol, September 20, will be attend
cd by Catholic elergymen or by nominees
OF clerical ruled bodies in Rome, Paris
London and Vienna. American and
English Freemasons have but small con-
CORN in q congress which utterly miscon-
ceiyes their character and their aims.
But congress of Freemasons which has
just been held at The Hague, will give
color and excuse for the attacks on Ma
from the front meeting. The Hague
conference united, under the auspices of
the Grend Orient OF France. all Dutch,
Belgian and Italian lodges affiliated with
the Grand Orient 1t has long been known
that duly constituted lodges II America.
Great BTitains and throughout the world
refuse to recognize tina Grand Orient,
sinoe tbs ritual of that body became ir-
religious. The Hague congress confined
the worst features Of the Grand Orient
and added platform Of D politico-soci-
alist character. utterly at variance with
Frse Masonry, as accepted outside the
Grand Orient. Upon the doings of this
congress at The Hague the Trent critics
can seige but the great Masonic bodies
throughout the world will disregard both
The Hague and Trent.
The great strike of the dock laborers is,
OF was, fixed by j. HavelHok Wilson and
Tom Mann SO begin August 16. If Will
CONS beastsd plans are carried out 1t
will be a worldwide STRIKE not mere
dock laborers and all allied workers are
summoned out until another shilling or
two per week and lessened hours are &C.
corded them by the employees. Wilson
complains that delegates at the American
ports are inducing the men there to or
ganizs on behalf of q universal strike
against non-unionists. Wilson can hard
" be taken seriously. The Thames, Liv-
erpooI and Glasgow companies. whose
business would be paralyzad by strike
Ehioh is TO call out q million mon, &C.
ooFdipg 20 the agitesors do not seem to
be seaEed. The chairman OF the East
and West Indies Dock Company, which
c0Ebts4AiJ WOuiu 1851 buo plHcu u huCu o
strike, has just told the shareholders that
there lis no discomfort on the part Of
the lah0FeFs and that since 1889 the sys-
TEN then fixed after the big strike has
bsen working well. Wilson. Mann,
I'll EFT q Company are obviously in the
f'vhan5om business" There will be no
great strike, local or other, and their
new agitation dodge, tue international
Federation of Ship, Dock and Riverside
Workers - jS llE0IY TO flZZle out.
The programme Of the coming trades
nnion congress, now being drafted by the
parliamentary committee of the
congress, win be found to con-
trast III verything that constitutes
common sense and practically with the
errAti0 proceedings Of the Socialist and
pseudo Grades union congress recently
held il London. Probably little sick
ened by the fantastic oapers Of their So
ciaist friends the trades unionist leaders
have kept out OF their proceedings leso-
lutions which had place in programmes
OF previous years. They ventured on
little beyond the. commonplace demands
fer legislation in regard 20 the working
Glasses, employers liabilities, picketing,
hours of labor, intimidation OF non-uHion
Laen, ana such like practical matters.
Recent decisions of the English courts.
affirming the principle that "pioketing"
ia unlawful when the least show of in
limitation EXISTS have deprived strike
managers OF a powerful weapon. So
thezp Is strong trades union movement
so have the Ian better defined and
Rinenced in their favor.
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese viceroy,
is being much feted, and ia treated with
the greatest distinction. 1t 10 stated that
I,o 10 ~ n q
Lang to resume tho chief command Of
the Chinese navy. Capt. Lang. who
WAS formerly admiral of the Chinese
navy, is now in command of the Brit
ish warship Devastation. His term of
sergica IN the British navy will expire In
about @ year, when, it is expected, he
will ACCEPT the offer made him by the
Chinese government through its envoy.
Can't. Lang owes his retirement from
tbs command OF the Chinese naval forces,
10 is said, TO the machfnations- Of a clique
of asstl-foreigners at Zoo Chow. Ii
HuRg Chang visited st. PauPs Cathedral
this morning and placed q wreath upon
WHO was killed By the Mahdists a6
Kher5auGn IN The Soudsn, January 26,
1885. Ii Hung Chang and Gen. Gordon
were personal friends. They became &C.
ouainted in the sixties, when Gordon
Joined the allied army il China. When
Gordon was appointed to the command
vi the victorious army III 1852, at which
time the great TAPPING rebellion was In
full sway, Ii Hung Chang gave him
oreas assistance, and in is months Gordon
Suppressed the rebellion and saved China
FROM ruin. The friendship thus began
lasted until Gordon's untimely death in
the 5oudan. Shortly nfter Ii Hung
Chang's arrival in London he expressed
desire 50 visit Gordon's tomb, and
this morning his wish was gratified.
Hon. Ceeil Rhodes will undoubtedly
shortly be brought to book for the part he
took IN brineina about an invasion Of the
Transvaal 4 comparatively short time
ago Mr. Rhodes was made a membe of
Her Maiesty's priyy council, but his
name will be stricken from the list OF