The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-03
SALISBURYS DAYS NUMBERED.
yrcENT ELECTIONS SHOW IN
CREASED Liberal SENTIMENT.

CVEASED Liberal SENTIMENT
rbe premier severely Criticised by
promincnt PO7iticians-A Crisis in
,he ENGLISH Cabinet Cannot BE Far
oU--TroubIe With the French in
.fricn seems Imminent The
United states Commissioners for
the Paris Exposition Has n Cause
of Complaint.
Downright 1897, by the Associated Press).
London. Oct. 2.-The question, ironically
asked bv the conservative press, relative
90 the whereabouts Of the liberal leaders,
has been answered in trip-hammer style
during the past week by the speeches of
Mr. Joha Morley, the former chief secre-
tarv for Ireland; Mr.. H. H. Asquith. the
former home secretary, and Mr.. George
W. E. Russell, former under secretary of
state for India. 'Disgace abroad" and
disaster at home'' were the tenor of all
the speeches, as was to be expected; but
If must be admitted that the arraignment
is approved by the consciences of many
conservatives, when they recall the record
of the last few years. Mr.. Russell, in
dealing with the subject, recalled Prince
Bismarck's verdict of Lord Salisbury as
heing "a Iath painted to look like iron,"
and Lord Randolph ChurchilPs later esti-
mate of the premier as being "the greatest
Il.a hi.
own opinion of Lord Salisbury. namely:
"Frailty, thy name is Cecil
The recent by-election in East Denbig-
shire. resulting in a greatly increased lib
eral majority seems to be a warning that
the people are wearying of the blunder-
ing which has marked Lord Salisbury's
policv. Mr.. Russell recalled recent in
stances in which he said the premier al
ways started with a fine display of vigor,
which "oozes away as soon as his oppon-
ent shows fight" Continuing, Mr.. Rus
sell said Lord Salisbury backed down be-
fore Secretary Olney, and is now backing
down before Secretary Sherman, and that
during the course of the peace negotiations
between Greece and Turkey the czar and
Emperor William handled Lord Salisbury
so efectually that he was made to eat
his own pronouncements.
Unless the signs are deceiving, trouble
IS brewing in West Africa between the
British and the French, who, since 1889.
have trebled their protectorate in West
ern SoudaR, and the great bulk of the ac-
cession to French territory has been carv-
ed out of country generally regarded as
being within the British sphere of influ-
ence. There are mysterious stories afloat
of disturbances at Lagos, on the west
coast of Africa and the movements of
British troops to that part of the world
from adjoining colonies, coupled with the
news that the French colonial minister IS
going to Senegal coast, and other signs,
lead to the belief that the situation is dan
gerous and that the conflict of interests
is becoming acute A high colonial office
official said to a representative of the As
sociated Press: 1.-The native ferment
amounts to nothing; but the fact is, the
French are hemming us in around La
gos and pushing US into the sea, and un-
less we are rehabilitated by a commits
sion to deliniate the Anglo-French from
tier more successfully than formerly,
there IS bound to be trouble
The chancellor Of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, returns to London
next week. where his arrival is eagerly
awaited by the United States monetary
commissioners. While the chancellor of
the eXchequer may communicate a mes
cage Immediately to the commissioners, it
is not unlikely that it will be a notihca-
ton that the government is still unable
to give them definite reply to their pro-
posals, but hopes to be able to announce
its conclusions at some specific future
time.
Public men who are in the best position
10 judge think that recent developments
loreshadow a negative answer.
Maj. Moses P. Handy, the special Uni
Ted States commissioner to the Paris ex-
position of 1900 has had a cordial inter-
View with the French minister for for
esn affairs, NJ. Hanotaux, in regard to
tAe objects of his visit to Europe; but he
ana his associates are dissatisfied with
t'e small amount of space allotted to the
'Nlled states, and threaten to withdraw.
u 's practically impossible for the author
N'es 10 extend the space. Apart from the
I'it that the ground has been definitely
N"'ssA, the horse car and railroad lines
approved and the concessions granted,
'4e'e is no available space whatever in
p'0Aimity to the building