The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-19
RADICAL DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
REGARDING THE EXTENT OF
THE TROUBLE.
ON BRINK OF A CALAMITY.
IRISH FEDERATION URGES THE
CALLING OF PARLIAMENT IN
SPECIAL SESSION.
DRUNKENNESS AMONG UPPER TEN
Increasing More Rapidly Than With
Industrial CIasses-More Women
Inebriates Than Ever.

LONDON, Sept 1S-The extent Of
the distress threatening Ireland seems
to depend largely on the party's eyes
through which it is viewed. The coun-
Gil of the national federation has de-
cided that the country is on the brink
of a widespread calamity and calls
upon Messrs. Dillon and Harrington to
convoke a meeting of the Irish men,
Ibers of parliament for the purpose of
requesting Mr. Balfour, the govern
ment leader in the commons, to call an
autumn session of parliament to de-
wise relief measures and to pass a bill
reducing rents in Ireland in proportion
to the loss incurred by the tenants
owing to the wholesale destruction of
their crops. On the other hand the
Dublin Express says the cry of fam
Inc is only a continuation of the party
war cry which is raised every year the
Unionists are in office, and adds:
Judging from the past we may hope
that much of the crops doomed to de-
struction by the prophets of evil will
be rescued and that the general yield
will be much larger than expected
The Daily Independent regards the
suggestion that the Duchess of York
will shortly appeal for funds in behalf
OF the Irish who are threatened with
famine as being an insult, and says:
IF the country was ten times as bad
ly off as it is likely to be, it would re-
sent any charitable appeal to the Eng
l1sh." The Independent emphatically
denies that Ireland, as a whole, will
suffer acute distress.
inspector in inebriate retreats show
that the efforts of legislative interven-
ton to reform drunkards is still ex-
pertmental and wholly inadequate
About one-third of those entering these
retreats are entirely cured. The re-
port contends that the number of
habitual drunkards in English society
is greatly underestimate and adds:
'Immoderate drinking though fright
fully common among the industrial
classes, is still more prevalent among
the Upper Ten. 1t is also certain that
among women of all classes drunken
ness is increasing rapidly"
Lord Rosebery, the former Liberal
premier, is preparing to re-enter pub
lie life He has recommended making
speeches and has round of autumn
engagements. His lordship visited Mr.
Gladstone at Butterstone on Friday
ting the grand old man to start him
on the right road to secure the sup
port of all factions of the party
A conference looking to the settle
ment of the disputes in the engineering
trades has commenced and while the
employers federation at a meeting yes
terday determined not to concede to the
demands of their employees, there are
the signs of a disposition on both sides
to end the strike, which is costing the
country hundreds of thousands of
pounds.
The speaker says it regards the cap
ture of Victoria de las Tunas, by the
Cuban insurgents as being a salutary
lesson, taking the ground that it gives
Spain ''shock" which it is hoped will
check her in her drift towards bank
ruptcy and civil war.
While not expressing sympathy with
the motives, the speaker adds: "The
United States can find excellent rea-
sons to intervene whenever she likes"
The speaker advises Spain to recall
Capt. Gen. Weyler and arrange terms
with the Cubans, through the inter
mediary of the United States, express
ing the opinion that, otherwise, Spain
may have greater dangers to face after
the United States congress meets
The Ligue Ornithophile Franchise is
organizing an international congress
for the preservation of insectivorous
birds. The congress will open it's ses-
sion in AK on Nov. g. 1t is proposed
to demonstrate that international agri-
culture would be wise to secure the
absolute prohibition by law of the de-
struction of these birds and that
severe penalties should be imposed
upon those who kill or capture birds
alighting in the course of their migra-
tons.