The herald., 1897-10-03
Express Views on Ruling
Policy
OIseRAcEs AND DISASTERS
THE SUM TOTAL OF SALISBURY's
ACHIEVEMENT
Monetary Commissioners Anxiously
Awaiting Decision Of the Silver
Conference Question
Press special wire,

Associated Press Special Wipe.
LONDON, Oct z.-(Copyright, 1879
The question ironically asked by the
Conservative papers relative to the
opinion of the Liberal leaders, has been
answered in trip hammer style during
the past week by the speeches of Mr..
John Morley, the former chief secretary
for Ireland; Mr.. H. Basquith. the former
home secretary, and Mr.. George W. e.
Russell. former under-secretary of state
for India.
Disgrace abroad" and disaster at
home" were the tenor Of all the speeches,
as was to be expected, but 1t must be adj
p1itted that the arraignment Is approved
by the consciences of many Conserva-
tives when they recall the record Of the
last few years.
Mr.. Russell, in dealing with the SUBJ
ject, recalled Prince Bismarck's verdict
of Lord Salisbury as being "A lath paint
ed to look like iron," and Lord Randolph
Churchilps later estimate of the premier
as being '@The greatest funk in Europe"
Mr. Russell added his own opinion Of
Lord Salisbury. namely "Frailty, thy
name is Cecil"
The recent by-election in East Dem
bighshire, resulting in greatly in
creased Liberal majority. seems to be q
warning that the people are wearying
Of the blundering which marks Lord
Salisbury's policy.
Mr.. Russell recalled recent instances
in which he said the premier started
with fine display Of vgor, which ''oozes
III g. ~
fight"
| Continuing, Mr.. Russell said Lord Sails
bury backed down before Secretary Oh
ney and is now backing down before
| Secretary Sherman, and that during the
course Of the peace negotiations between
Greece and Turkey, the czar and En-
peror William handled Lord Salisbury
so effectually that he was made to eat hiS
pronouncements.
Mr.. Russell concluded with remark
ing: His lordship has just conceded to
the French full sovereignty over Tunis.
and signs are not wanting that they will
soon begin to elbow US out of Egypt.
Even the Musseulman savages Of India
have taken heart. knowing that they are
dealing with a mere man Of words. In
short, there are no limits to the endur-
| Unless the signs are deceiving, trouble
| Is brewing in West Africa between the
British and French. There are mys-
terious stories afoat of disturbances at
Lagos, on the west coast of Africa, and
the movements of British troops to that
part of the world from adjoining colo
nies, coupled with the news that the
French colonial minister is going to
Senegal.
THE SILVER QUESTION
The chancellor Of the exchecuer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, returns to Lon
don next week. where his arrival is
eagerly anticipated by the United States
monetary commissioners. While the
chancellor of the excheQuer may com
municate message Immediately to the
commissioners, it is not unlikely that 1t
will be a notification that the govern
ment is still liable to give them defin-
ite reply to their proposals, but hopes
to be able to announce its conclusions at
specific future time.
Public men who are in the best posi-
ton to judge, think recent developments
foreshadow a negative answer. The sit
uation has resolved itself into contest
between monometallic and bimetallic
1
ael Hicks-Beach, who is personally an
advocate of the gold standard, but who
seemed disposed to accede the wishes
of the bimetallsts, is being turned
against the project of Great Britain's
cooperation by the pressure Of business
| interests.
ROYAL ANGER
The King of Siam has been the lion
Of the week, lunching with the cities
companies and dining at the Mansion
House. But the novelty of his visit has
worn off and Chulatongkorn III is gem
orally voted bore. His Majesty isvoted
to be very angry at the fact that he has
not received the Order of the Garter. He
thought as the Shah of Persia and the
Sultan of Turkey were both knights OF
the Garter, he ought to be equally hon
ored; but Queen Victoria is determined
that only Christian sovereigns shall
hereafter receive the order of the Gar
ter, as the knights oath can only be
taken by Christian.
EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID
The whole kingdom is excited by the
epidemic Of typhoid fever which is at
tracing 80 much attention to Maidstone,
Kent. There have been 1900 cases in that
town and it's vicinity and about fifty
deaths have occurred.
The epidemic is spreading at the rate
of 12O cases daily and the authorities
are working night and day in their ef-
forts to crush out the fever. The hospi-
tai accommodations are Inadequate.
temporary hospitals are being erected,
and the schools are being converted into
sick wards There have been numerous
cases Of typhoid fever throughout the
country among people who recently Wis
tied Maidstone The town authorities Of
that place are held responsible for the
outbreak, owing TO their refusal to re-
new the appointment of watchman for
the water supply at salary Of 5000
yearly.
DALZELL TALKS
Congressman John Dalzell of ponn-
sylvania, with his wife and son, sail6d