Washington sentinel., 1898-06-18

ASaSOndDIe iacllitieS hitherto affof ded
Tor reireshment in anything but a reason.
able way. If, therefore, the present
proceedings disclose the fact that the
law has been broken it is more likely
that the law makers will alter it than
they will allow it TO interfere with the
convenience of friends and constituents
VINO 60 to Westminster to see and hear
them.
SPAIN AND AMERICA.
If'Hes-London, June 2.
Some gunpowder has been burnt off
Santiago de Cuba, but not much else
appears to have been achieved by either
side, One thing at least the
Admirals and Generals upon both sides
are accomplishing with great steadiuess.
They are spending large sums of money
which their Governments have to pro-
vide. AT Washington the embarrass-
ments to be overcome proceed from the
politicians. The "Silverites" think they
see their opportunity in the War Rev.
enue bill. and accordingly this necessary
measure makes but little progress. .Thev
continue to bring in amendments and
to preach their favoute economic
heresies with a perseverance and an
indifference to the immediate wants OF
their country which makes il impossible
to say when the bill IS even likely to
pass. In Madrid the difficulty takes a
different shape. Gold is, of course, an
unknown fiscal luxury in the peninsula.
The Spanish fnanciers will have every
reason to be grateful II they can get and
Keep silver. They are taking some very
strange steps to accomplish these ends.
but TO their credit the Spanish Conser-
vatives have refused to press their OBJ
Jections, we'll grounded although they
believe these 10 be, to the legislative
action OF the Government on this SUBJ
Ject. But the patriotism OF the people
at large, deep and sincere though it
unquestionably is, is not profound
enough to induce all Of them to ac-
quiesce in the prospect of heavy fall in
the value of the paper CURRENCY.
BeyltAe,- NeEesks Nachvichken.
There can be no doubt that Spain
could inaict a very serious blow on
America by the simple process of cutting
the cables connecting her with Rurope.
Her commerce would be materially
impaired. Her Stock Exchange would
undergo a panic. She could not hold
out three weeks were she cut of from
all connection with Europe. We are
astonished that Spain has not made use
OF this simple but effective means of
warfare. Spain should remember the
maxim Ia gHSrrs, coNERfe a III g~xerrs.
The German law for the protection of
cables has been in force since MAY I,
1888. In time of peace the cables are
protected but, on the other hand,
Powers in actual state of war have a
free hand to do as they please.
WHERE ARR THE SEVEN BIsHoPsa
English C5EvcAmaS.
History does not always repeat itself.
In 1858 King James II, demanded Of the
English clergy that they should read in
their churches his proclamation OF Rehg-
ious federation" the covert object Of
which was to encourage the influence
and recognize the teaching of the Papal
Church in England. Seven faithful
Protestant Bishops, as we know, tenn
perately, but firmly, memorialzed their
Rome serving sovereign, and affirmed
that their conscientious respect for the
Protestant Reformed Religion, estab.
lished by law, would not allow them and
their clergy 10 yield obedience to the
royal mandate. The Remaining King
chose to deal with this act OF Christian
fidelity as being reasonable to the
throne, and forthwith committed the
protesting prelates to the Tower Those
resolute Christian bishops really refiec.
ted the Protestant sentiment of the
nation. England, since the reign of
Queen Elizabeth, has remained radically
Protestant, not always demonstratively
so, vet reliably, and, on occasion de-
manding, irresistibly. 1t is a perIlous
venture, therefore, when the authorities,
in either Church or State, attempt, by
any overt and serious act, to violate and
arouse the popular sentiment Of the
people.
Now, it is this very fact that lends
peculiar gravity to the attitude assumed
Dy the oIsnops, as a whole, in the pres
ent eventul crisis in the National
Church. The crux Of the crisis is that
not the Crown, but the Episcopate, is
attempting the Remaining policy under
the specious gulse of religions tolera-
tion. The English Bishops, whom our
Prime Ministers-of both political par
ties-have out in power, occupy a posi-.
tion in relation to the aims of the Papal
Communion in England diametricaIly
opposed TO that which Archbishop San.
croft and his six noble colleagues took
up in 1858. The Bishop Of London
recently told deputatiOn of the Church
Association, representing Is, 1000 church
men, that his policy was not to repress
By vigorous measures the enormities of
Papal aggression in the Established
Church, but by suasive and fatherly
appeal to influence the Romanizing
clergy in has diocese. The "tolerationp
Of the Mass, whether by name or IN sub
stance only, together with a tacit allow
ance Of the claims Of his sacerdOtaI
clergy to absolve judlclally a contessing
laiiy. practically takes back the Church
of England to its position under the
federation" policy OF lanes II. The
Upper House of Convocation has now
IN its hands a comprehensively drawn