The herald., 1897-09-12
BRITAlN'S
BLUNDERS
Call Forth Much Caustic
Criticism
UNITED STATES JINGOISM
FINDS AN ECHO ACROSS THE
OCEAN
In Poorest London Bread Is Sold in
Slices-Theatrica Gossip.
The Ducal Tour
Associated Press Special Wire.


LONDON, Sept. 11.-(Copyright 1879
The past week in Great Britain has been
marked by effervescence in the labor
world. the quieting of the Indian troubles
with more or less confession Of the gov
ernments impotence in dealing with
the Ameer Of Afghanistan) and the de-
feat of the Marquis of Salisbury in the
case Of the German bondholders in the
dreary struggle over the Greco-Turkish
peace negotiations, which defeat has
been caustically criticised and has been
followed by the sultan sending winter
clothes to the Turkish troops in Thes-
sally.
The trades union congress at Birming-
ham, which has been styled by Tom
Mann, the labor leader, the congress of
featherheads, adjourned today after
session chiefly notable for the proposal
to form a gigantic trades union out of
every conceivable trade, in order to con-
front capital with the threat of a gen.
eral paralysis Of all industry and by the
proposal to stand by the engineers in
their present struggle. The balance of
the time of the congress was mainly
occupied with re-affirming time -honored
resolutions expressing, as the Morning
Post says, "Pious opinions of little value
in practical life''
Even the Daily Chronicle says: 1--WE
suppose there is nothing for it to do
pending political revival but to go on
passing the same good old resolutions"
The ninth week of the engin GERS strug-
gle leaves $4,000 engineers $4,000 trade
unionists, $500 non-unionists and 5000
laborers out Of work, with strike pay
amounting to s33,0OO per week. New
firms depending on engineering are stop
ping work.
JINGO ECHOES
The so-called "jingoism" in the United
States Is finding an echo here. An
anonymous correspondent has written
long letter to the Spectator, in which he
attempts to prove that the United
States is really friendly to Great Brit
ain in spite of the American newspaper
statements to the contrary. The Spec
tator replies to this letter, saying:
while official America treats England
as at present can anyone believe in her
friendliness?"
BREAD PRICES
The rise in wheat to 40 shillings has
dragged up the price Of bread to 6h@7
pence, and in the poorest quarters of
London, where bread Is sold in slicee,
the loaf is fetching shilling. On top of
this the Millers' National union has
started demand for shorter hours of
labor with threatened strike If their
demand is not accorded.
A KLONDIKE BOOM
CipCe oppoupoaroap% -
tensive discoveries of gold in the Klon-
dixie region, the company promoters Of
London have been busy taking advant-
age of the newspaper boom given to that
part Of the world. Fifteen Klondike
Qimited) companies which have recent
ly started, have brought out capital to
the amount Of 2,046,SS3 pounds sterling,
of which 1,137, ,691 pounds is offered to the
public. In the meanwhile there is an
immense demand for anything Klon-
dikian, in order to float further compan-
les In the spring of 1898.
THE DUCAL TOUR
The tour of the Duke and Duchess of
York, who are now at Glasgow Scotland,
where they met with an enthusiastic
reception, forms the subject of the
heartiest congratulations in many years.
PoA eASuidiiy Al 4Ielduu, WHeTe the people,
politicians and others admit it has done
good deal for Irish trade. The Duchess,
for Instance, accepted Galway fisher
cloak from Mother Dooley. This cloak
was made at factory which Father
Dooley started in Galway and already
100 Of these cloaks have been ordered
either in white or crimson. The latter
color is correct
Another result of the visit of the Duke
and Duchess of York to Ireland, is that
q royal residence will in all probability
be established in that country and in ad-
dition the early abolition of the Vice
royalty is everywhere accepted as fact
The Duchess won all hearts and the
Duke was almost as popular though he
did not escape criticism.
Across their sojourn, however, fell the
shadows of the coming famine. 1t is said
that since "Black Az the Irish laborer
has never faced a winter more full of
privation.
The harvest is as bad as it can be in
the west of Ireland and it is pretty sure
that there will not only be food but
also fuel famine. Potato and grain
corps are beaten down by rain. Grain
Is not worth reaping Turf cut will not
dry. Unless there is exceptional wealth