The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-07

London, Feb. 6-(SpeciaI Cable.)-As
stated in this cable correspondence last
week, Mr.. Dillon, the Irish leader, finds
himself too late in the field with his
opposition to the appointment of a new
commission to examine into the fnan-
ci9l relations existing between Great
Britain and Ireland. If an amendment
regarding the subject had been moved
to the address in reply to the queens
speech, the debate must have elected
from the government some idea Of its
intentions as TO the scope of the COM
mission and its probable composition.
The opposition would have thus OBJ
tanned some information enabling them
70 take q definite line of attack against
the governments proposals. As it is
the scheme of the cabinet has been
allowed to be matured in the dark, anG
Its discussion has only been accorded
when the government could not help
1t; that is on the cabinets proposals
being placed before the house of COM
mons The commission viii be en-
powered to deal with a much wider
range of inquiry than was the COM
mission 1898. It's inquiry will GER
tainly last more than two years, as was
originally announced in this cores
pondence, and before the final report
can be made to the house the govern
ment viii be prepared to connect the
commissions finding with the cope
stone of their Irish Dolicy-the local
government of Ireland bill and the re-
distribution of seats bill. the latter
of which will deprive Ireland of some
80 seats in the imperial parliament.
! The government at first intended to
have only seven members constitute
the commission. Urgent representa-
lions from the Irish landlords, from
the great brewers and other interests
will induce them to enlarge the mem
bership.
The brewers, who have great influ-
ence among the Unionists and contrib
ute largely to the party purse, fear
that the suggested increase in the duty
on beer to balance a possible reduc-
ton in the duty on whisky may find
support in the commission. The Irish
contention is that beer is unduly ia
vored. Equalization would be a severe
blow TO the brewing interests and to
the English beer drinkers, but wouldyl
be a questionable boon to the Irish /
whisky drinkers.
SENATOR WOLCOTT'S MISSION.
The effect of Senator Wolcott's mis-
sion in the interests of bimetallism
sWill only be known after his return |
to Washington from Europe The act
i've bimetallists in parliament whom |
Mr.. Wolcott has seen, hold that the /
initiative for new international con-
ference should be taken by the United |
States government and that the con-
ference should meet in Washington.
The leaders of the British Bimetallic
Union have been in communication
with the chiefs of the German League
who would approve of initial Ameri-
can action. The British government
would undoubtedly send representa-
tives TO Washington. The idea of
fresh conference at Brussels finds no
favor in English monetary circles. The
last conference held there was
"bOtched" 1t is feared that if an
other were held there it would have
a precedent in futility which would not
pertain to a Washington conference
DILLON-HEALY SQUABBLES.
The Dillon Healy squabbles continue
to excite the contempt of ConserVa-
tives and Liberals alike. The balance
of opinion among the Liberals blameS
Mr.. Dillon, Mr.. Blake and Mr.. Davitt
as having indiscreetly handled the
Healyite trouble. especially as regards
the resolution touching the payment
of Door members of the party Mere
onlookers, whose sympathies are with
Ireland and home rule, concur as to the
utter unN isdom of these brawls at a
time when the whole Irish fighting
force should lie concentrated on fore
ng the financial question towards sat
tsfactOry solution.
WILL FORTIFY LONDON.
London is to be fortified against
possible invasion by forces landing on
the southern coast. The plan of fort
works dates as far back as the time
of the Duke of Wellington, but has
been revived by Lord Wolsley and other
military authorities and ADAPTED TO
the changes Of modern warfare. The
military works win provide for the I,
construction of a chain of fort works
from the Southern Downs TO the
heights on the south of London, on
which the crystal palace is con- +
spicuous object. The scheme includes :
barracks and other military works. The !
cost. which viii be something fOrmid- {
able for the. treasury to face, viii be
met by advances from the consolidated i
fund. to be repaid by installments ex- :
tending over 20 years. (
SIR JULIAN'S RETIREMENT. I
The retirement of Sir Julian Paunce- i
fcte from the Washington embassy and a
from the diplomatic service Will not s
take place until the Venezuelan arbi- t
tration reaches more definite shape, o
and the last possible difficulties in the a
way Of acceptance of the general treaty o
Great Britain and the United
States are over.
SIR PHILIPS REMOVAL. 5
The removal of Sir Philip Currie
I
tinople at an early period is certain. Ii
It is nc secret that Lord Salisbury is :,
dissatisfied with Sir Philip and that t
the cabinet would concur in his trans "
fer to some other post. A highly G
placed prominent official of the foreign o.
bfice told 2 United Associated Presses ii
reporter today that the Currie diff s.
Guilty had been under consideration for t.
some time. If a special envoy was
sent as proposed, to assist or replace
him in the enormously important diplo- -,
matte struggle at Constantinople Sir II
Philip would resign and retire. Lord "a
has q warm personal regard h.
or him, dating back to the time when II
Sir Philip was permanent secretary sc
If the foreign office. He wishes him h,
o continue in the diplomatic service,
)ut it is difficult to replace him after
lie has held a leading enthusiastically. Il
f a long period of diplomatic quiet e,
becomes the prospect at Washington, b,
le might be sent there. tt
VENICE SANITARY CONFERENCE. "a
The sanitary conference on the bu- ri
oonic plague which opens at Venice