The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
SIGNS Of UNREST
ENGLISH AUTHORITIES INFLU-
ENCED BY DISAFFECTION IN
THE SUGAR COLONIES.
CONFERENCE ON BoUNTIES.
IMPOSE A CONTEMPLATING
TAX.
HE TRIED TO BLUFF THE CzAR.
Story OF the Inside History Leading
Up to the War Between Greece
md Turkey.

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The indications
point to a passage in the queens
speech at the opening of parliament,
referring to the sugar interests of the
colonies. 1t will probably announce
that the government has decided to
propose a conference of the powers in
terested in sugar bounties. 1t is under
stood the government is prepared to
announce at such conference that I'M
less the bounty system is abandoned,
\ Great Britain will impose countervail-
ing duties. The colonial Office has been
greatly exercised since the West Indian
commission reported and since the dis
cussions in the reichstag, in which Herr
Richter admitted that should Great
Britain follow the lead of the United
States and tax bounty-fed sugar, the
death knelI of bounties would be sound
ed. Signs are not lacking that both
Germany and France are anxious to
abolish the bounties, but neither will
abandon them so long as the other is
free to maintain them and so monopo-
lie the English market The Objec-
tions of the free traders to a protective
measure will probably be overcome by
q guarantee that the duties will be
removed as soon as the bounties have
ceased. The signs of unrest in the
, sugar colonies are having effect upon
the authorities. A West Indian planter
writes to a friend in London, saying:
eff the standard of rebellion is raised
in favor of an alliance with the Unit
ed States l will volunteer forthwith.
We owe all our sufferings to the i'm
perial connection, and it is high time
it was ended. England will have rude
awakening"
The ParneIlites are jubilant at the
statements made by John Dillon, chair
man of the Irish Nationalist party, at
the meeting of the national federation
at Dublin on Wednesday last, who
upon that occasion said that he agreed
with John Redmond, the Parnellite
leader, that all sections of the Nation
alists should arrive at an understand
ing upon the leading Irish questions
before the reassembling Of parliament,
and suggested a conference on the sub
ject between the Irish members. These
remarks are interpreted by the Parnell-
ties as being a confession of the cor
rectness of their attitude toward the
Liberals.
Mr.. Redmond said, in an interview
with representative Of the Associated
Press: ''Mr. Dillon at last admits that
the Liberals, at whose orders Mr.. Par
nell was deposed, have abandoned home
rule But he must go step further
and repudiate unequivocalIy and open
IL any alliance with the Liberals I'm
Ill he does so, no union Of the Parnell-
ties with him or his party is possible.
The Westminster Gazette voices the
Liberal sentiment, saying: "The party
will have to free itself from the thrall-
dom which Dillon seeks to impose upon
il, even at the cost of mourning the dis
pleasure of his friends"
There is a great deal Of interest in
the outcome of the Duke of Norfolk S
petition to the Marquis of Salisbury
to admit Cardinal Vaughan to a seat in
the house of lords. The Vatican is