The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03

London, Oct 2.-(Copyrlght, 1897, by
the Associated Press).-Tne question,
ironically asked by the Conservative
press. relative to the whereabouts Of
the Liberal leaders. has been answered
in trip-hammer STYLE during the past
week by the speeches of Mr., John Nor
ley. the former chief secretary for IRE
land; Mr.. H. b. Asquith, the former
home secretary, and Mr.. George w. E.
Russell. former under secretary Of state
for Endia.
Disgrace abroad" and disaster at
home" were the tenor of ali the
speeches, as was TO be expected, but Il
must be admitted that the arraignmeat
is approved by the cOnsciences of many
Conservatives VIXEN they recall the
record Of the last few years. Air Rus
sell in dealing with the subject, re-
called Prince BismaTclS's verdict OF
Lord Salisbury as being "a lath painted
to look like iron" and Lord Randolph
Churchill's later estimate of the pre-
mier as being the greatest funk in
Europe" Mr.. Russell added his own
opinion Of Lord Salisbury. namely,
"Frailty. thy name is Cecil.
SALISBURY SCORED.
The recent bye-election in East Den
bighshire, resulting in a greatly in
creased Liberal majority, seems TO be
warning that the people are Wearying
of the blunGering which has marked
Lord Salisbury's policy. Mr.. Russell
recalled recent instances in which rs
said the premier always started with
q fms display Of VigOr which -cozes
away so soon as his opponent shows
=g~fs- RNcSqfi gaif
Lord Salisbury backed down before
Secretary Olney and is now backing
down before Secretary Sherman, and
that during the course OF peace nego-
tiauons between Greece and Turkey
the car and Emperor William handled
Lord Salisbury so effectualy that he
was made to eat his own pronounce
ment Mr.. Russell concluded with re
marking: His Iordship has just con
ceded the French full sovereignty over
TuniS and signs are not wanting that
they Will soon begin to elbow US out
OF Egypt. Even the Mussulman saw
ages Of India nave taken heart, know
ing that they are dealing with a mere
man of words. In short, there are no
limits to the endurance of noltroonery
in high places
TROUBLE IS BREWING.
Unless the signs are deceiving.
trouble is brewing in West Africa ba-
tween the British and French, Who
since 1883 have trebied their Dr0tec-
forate in western Soudan and the great
bulk of the accession TO French terri
tory has heen cared cut Of the coun-
try generally regarded as being within
the British sphere of influence. There
are mysterious stories afioat Of dis
turbanceS at Lagos. on the west coast
Of Africa and the movements Of Brit
ish troops to that part Of the world
from adjoining colonies. coupled with
the news that the French colonial min
lister is going 10 Senegal. the NIahom-
medan chief SamoTy is operating in
the Hinterland Of the gold coast. and
other signs lead tOjthe belief that the
situation Is dangerous and that the
conflict Of interests is becoming acute,
a high colonial office official said TO a
representative of the Associated Press:
The native foment amounts 10 Moth
ing, but the fact is the French are nem-
ming Us in around Lagos and pushing
US into the sea, and unless We are re-
habilitated by a commission 10 de-
Intimate the Anglo-French frontier
more successfully than formerly there
is bound TO be trouble"
THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
The chancellor Of the excheauer. Sir
Michael Hici,s-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
communicate message Immediately
TO the commissioners, il is not unlikely
that it viii be notification that the
government is stu unable TO give them
definite reply TO their proposals but
hopes 10 be able TO announce its can
clusions at some specific future time.
Public men who are IN the best position
TO judge think that recent develop
nlents f0reshadoW q negative answer.
The situation has resolved itself into
a contest between the banking inter-
ests and the bimetallic forces in the
government. and the impression in the
latter circles IS that Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, who is personally an advocate
Of the gold standard bat who SCENE
disposed 10 accede to the wishes of the
biTnetaiiists. is being turned against the
project of Great Britain's cooperation
tx che pressure Of business interests.
PARIS EXPOSITION.
Major Moses P. Handy. the special
United States commissioner to the Pari:
exposition of 1900, has had a cordial in
TerView with the French minister for
Foreign affairs. NJ. Han0taux. in re-
gard TO the objects of his visit 10 Eu-
rope: but ne and his associates are
dissatisfied with the small amount of
space allotted to the United States and
threaten 10 withdraw 1t is practically
impossible for the authorities to extend
the space.
AMERICANS RETURNING.
Returning Americans continue to fill
the London hotels and restaurants and
all transatlantic steamships durins
she week sailed with heavy passenger
lists.
The King of Siam has been the lion
Of the week, lunching with The city
companies and dining at the Mansion
But the novelty Of his visit has worn
off and ChuialOngl1orn II is generally
voted a bore. He is said TO be very
angry at the fact that he has not re-
eeived the order of the garter. He
thought. as the Shah of Persia and The
Sultan of Turkey were both krieshted