New-York tribune., 1897-07-11
THE EUROPEAN CHAIN GANG
AN APT CHARACTERIZATION OF rHu
PRESENT ATTITUDE OF THE
POWERS

No INDIAN MtTINY IMMINENT
FNGLIsH LABOR TROUBLES
lBY cfBLE THE rRrprxrl
London July lO-although the London pre<a
Is mainly occupied with the aftermath NJ m.
jubilee and rejecting on the Impossible problem
Oh imperial federation American question. are
''' !" inc background. The American Embassy
mas become centre OF diplomatic activity The
special ENJOYS who have come from Paris ana
81 petersburg are enabled at once 10 en,e,
upon their work under favorable cona,,,.,.
lhis IL because Ambassador Hay has op.neA
the way for them and Facilitated ,h.,. -
my ma themselves In a congenial atmosphcrs
In official and diplomatic London owing - 80.
social prestige and consumma,s tao,
The three silver envoys after nea,,r1 yn.A
"a"soury AT the Foreign Once. and con,err,n,
win eminent fnanciers Will be the eues,. 80
'he queen at Windsor. The French Fmbassv q.
'o'd'aiy supporting their negotiations for d.
"o'ie'ary conference. The cause Of rational ri
'"e'a"isih now enlsts the hearty co-operation
oi the TWO Governments directly Interested In
"S triumph Ihe ENJOYS are hard at work and
sa"euihc OF ultimate success The Diplomatic
resources OF the two embassies are behind them
anu 'heir appear Is made to ministry which
contains half dozen convinced birnetaIIis,s
HN-"ecretary roster Is also working steadily
athough quietly. and the prospect OF an inter.
national solution OF the Behring Sea ouos,,on 4.
Frightening He has not yet visited the ro..
| eigh once but this is not material since pe~o-
tiations are under the direct control NJ co,or.,
nay. Meetings between Mr. Foster and ho,h
Mr' chamberlain and Sir wnfrid Laurler bsv.
Deeh arranged by Colonel Hay and conference.
,'",e peen heid with the Russian and Japanese
4
eH""asS'es' what Is now wellnigh certain 4.
mat japan VIII Join Russia and the Jrnited
''a'e' III conference at Washington In the
N",D'a" ior the regulation Of peagic fisheries
~ '"e PROJECTION or the seal herd II is not
propape that Great Britain will decline % ,.L.
! part In that conference
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid since HE r.,,..
Windsor, has been overwhelmed v,,,, .',- 0''
sasenents' and has made a speech at the ccrJ.
waners' dinner which was veil rao,,,.,, r.
! reports telegraphed from Newyork ,s.. 49,.
| feid and Colonel Hay have hoo, .,.,,.
"' certain journals for their speecbes \, ~.
american 'linner are read hara VIII, 49,.
fnent' Both speeches were uncornror,,s,no,,
american in tone. and mar kedy in con,ras, u,,,s
the order OF post-prandial oratorv which A..
bayard introduced Consul-G aneral Osborn. A.
scribes Mr. Reds response rs the host A,ar,-
can speech which he ever heard
Inc passage Of the Tariff bin bv the sa,.,.
Is chroniced here without Intelligent comm.n,
S'hce the measure Is not vet clearly understooa
ai'" "s nnai FORM is matter for conjecture
| Inc improvement In American securities caused
| ny th~ dehnlte knowledge that the struggle ever
''e p'i Is drawing to close is more significant
'hah any editorial comments II l,aJing tour.
mails could be-
The Colonial Premers are receiving hospi.
taty and attentions without end, but there IN
no practical evidence that definite progress has
been made in the direction II imperial fedora
tiOn. Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr. Goschen have
been comforting with them, and many questions
have been Informally discussed; bat the convic-
ton IS gaining ground that the general prob
| lem is beyond the range OF practical politics
under existing conditions. sir. Chamberlain
virtually admitted this in his speech at the
Cordwainers' banquet when he spoke Of the
Australian Confederation and n similar move
ment in South Africa as policies which might
open the way for imperial federation The Jubl-
lee has enlarged. if not created. the atmosphere
for imperial unity, but there is not yet any
definite proof that new institutions have taken
root with the promise OF growth and vitality
The heartiness with which the Premiers have
been welcomed ought not to be underratei II
has promoted era OF good feeling In which
anything short OF the miraculous may be
brought about in the relations OF the mother
State and the colonies. 1t has been a genuine
English welcome with Sir Wilfrid Laurier as the
chief guest OF honor At the New-Zea and din
ner to Premier Seddon. exciting dance Of
Maoris. stripped to the waist and grotesqualy
! dressed and painted. was thrown In a side
show; but meodramatc accessories have
been needed to stimulate public interest In the
Colonial guests. or loyal sentiment and popular
enthusiasm there has been no lack but the
problem Of squarng the circle OF a worldwide
empire has not yet been solved even by 50
astute a statesman as Mr.. Chamberlain
The South African Committee is revising
Chairman Jackson's report. With Mr.. Labou-
chere privileged TO dissent from { and Mr. Blake
in retirement IT is confidently assumed ihat the
main report will reafirm the conclusions OF the
Cape Parliament. censure Mr. Rhodes. exonerate
| the Colonial Office and casually mention
Hawksley's refusal to hand over the kilograms
| There IS more interest IN the probable action of
the Commons than in the report itself The Op-
| position will raise debate upon IT, but probably
without Sir William Harcourt's leadership. and
it is hardly credible that the Government can bs
| forced to take any action when committee
| recommends none. The best point to be made 10
against Hawksley, but he is an agent. not prin-
cipal and it is not probable that Mr.. Rhodes will
be brought back from the Cape to produce the
| kilograms
A strong effort may be made by the Radicals
70 have Mr.. Rhodes expelled from the Privy
| Council, and in order to meet this attack .ss
committees censure OF him in the report W.
probably be most vigorous In phrasing. What 10
lacking is public opinion with an Irresistible
moral force. Engshmen are weary of the sub
ject and only anxious 10 have 1t buried out OF
sight.
There has been something like a scare about
! India but without apparent reason. Journalists
| have been writing though another mutiny