Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-31
nation. This law was passed some years
ago. but no results are apparent.

nation. This law was passed some years
ago. but no results are apparent.
1t is again announced, this time from
an English source. that photography In
natural colors Is an accomplished fact.
The news reaches the public through Sir
Henry Wood, secretary of the London
Society of Arts, who tested the discovery
with other experts at Kings college TINS
week. The inventor is Villedien
Chassagne, of Paris. The process is sim
pie and inexpensive. The negative is
taken on gelatine plate which has been
treated with solution of certain salts.
The nature of the solution used is for the
present kept secret. The negative is de-
yeloped and fixed in the ordinary way,
and when finished looks like any other
negative. From it the positive is printed
on sensitized paper or gelatine MIN
plate or paper having previously been
treated with an unknown solution: The
positive looks exactly like an ordinary
Photographic print, and shows no trace of
color 1t is then washed over with
three colored solution, blue, green ana
red. and it takes up in succession the ap-
propriate color in the appropriate parts
and combinations of colors giving all va
rieties of tint. Thus in landscape the
trees take the various hues, green; the
sky becomes blue; flowers show their
proper colors; bricks and tiles of houses
are red and so on. In portrait the nesn
tints come out well, and the different
colors of the costume are accurately
given. The general appearance of the
picture is that of a colored photograph.
Looked at from a distance 1t would be
taken for one Inspected under magnify
ing power it is seen that the celors fol-
low details in a manner hardly possible
for hand work. Sir Henry Wood says
of the tests of the process made at Kings
college that Chassagne treated with per-
feet success some poStiVeS ne nad
brought with him. and with quite as
much success as he expected, some posi-
tives made by ourselves from negatives
which he took of various test objects.
The light was extremely bad. The DAY
was foggy and our pictures were inferior,
still, when treated as above described
they showed with perfect accuracy and
distinetness quite sufficient to test the
process. -
The distinct note of alarm in Mr..
Chamberlains speech on South African
affairs in the house of commons yesterday
has aroused considerable uneaslness,
which is reflected in the sharp drop in
prices at the stock exchange today
The speech was certainly an able one
and was as remarkable for what 1t did
not say as for what it did. 1t mad the
effect of promptly silencing the opposi-
tion among the supporters of the govern
ment to the appointment OF committee
of inquiry and nothing can now preVent
at least, the form of investigation. Inc
speech contained one significant phrase
which has not a pleasant sound in nom
est ears. 1.-THE committee" the speaker
said will know that 1t has to shield
great national interests and 1t Will know
how to subordinate personal preJudlces
to those higher and patriotic considera-
tons" This is very different from the
function assigned to the committee by
the government last session. Ihen IL
was to be the committees business 10
find out the truth of the whole miserable
South African business, no matter what
interests" national or otherwise were
affected thereby. The result of the de-
bate on the whole may be regarded as
favorable to Mr.. Rhodes. The PUBIC
record of the fifteen politicians who VIII
compose the committee of inquiry justi-
fies the assumption that whatever be
the nature of the evidence laid before II.
1t certainly will not report IN faVor OIL
putting Mr.. Rhodes on trial for hlgh
treason or. any minor onense. Mr.
Rhodes present idea is to have himself
examined by the committee as early as
possible and then to return TO South
Africa to resume his intrigues against the
Transvaal republic, the existence or
which is an impossible barrier TO the
realization of his ambitious schemes
leaving to his accomplices in high places
in this country the task of blocking the
committee by a vast quantity Oh evil
dence. 1t is thought possible by this
means to keep the committee at work
for two or three sessions of parliament
until having wearied everybody of the
subject he will present the world with
the accomplished fact of successful
revolution in the Transvaaal
The programme on Its face seems I'M
possible and fantas,ic, but it Is seriously
entertained by Rhodes and his accom-
pices. "A good many people are still dis
posed to place Joe Chamberlain in the
latter category, while others prefer TO
believe that he was merely the dupe OF
the millionaire fihbusters. A few months
fa chr tyh thDOrV a O.
curate If Mr.. Chamberlain honestly de-
sires to get at the truth he will be no
party to delay, and the committee ought
in that case to finish it's labors this ses-
sion. Meanwhile, some curious English-
men, who are not afflicted with the talnt
of jingosm, continue to ask why Rhodes
remains q member of the queens most
honorable privy council.
An anonymous writer to the Daily
Chronicle, who is reported to be no less
O. person than Lord Loeb, formerly gov
ernor of Cape Colony and high commits
sioner in South Africa, pertinently re-
minds the country that as privy coun-
cilor Rhodes swore to 'Aadvise the queen
to the best of his discretion, to advise
for the queens honor and the good or
the public without partiality, to keep
the queens counsel secret, to avoid cor
ruption, to help and strengthen the ex-
ecution of what shall be resolved, to
Withstand all persons who would attempt
the contrary, to observe, keep and do
all that good and true counsellor ought
TO do to his sovereign"
BY Rhodes own admissions he is guilty
of acts which constituted a violation of
every one of these solemn obligations.
There is no need to put him on trial, for
he has confessed and, to do the man
justice, he ha smade no hypocritical pre-
tence of being sorry for anything except
the failure of his conspiracy. 1t is evil
dent, therefore, that President Kruger
e., lot tnf md ofala
ground for suspicion of England's good
faith, so long as Cecil Rhodes is permit
ted to remain privy councillor.
NOT A SINGLE TAxER.
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