New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20

ex,Iode AZ suddenly as the Maine went down.
There Is known to be a war party In SPAN IN
spIred by mingled feelings OF religious 'a"ap
csm race resentment and national despair, "
ha, n leader in VIEWER. the one man OF "ho"'
TIRE Ministers are afraid, because theY u""e'
.,,cd ri. mower over the classes most eager for
war and know that he wants to heh' ANY,
,-r.os,ness over the relations Of the Powers IN
the Far East has aba.ed. Leader WRITER'S '"'N
om,nously about the crisis In west Africa gnu
China but there no war scares on NH"se
TT. French demands upon China for political
commentators are analogous in form TO the con-
c.ss,o,s previously asked by England and Ger
manv and are discussed calmly by the press
although the fac, is clearly discerned that
80, ,s reourea from the Picking Government
rcspecting the region In which British ,n'eIeso
AZ. sunarlor TO those Of any other Power. What
ys,ue ony pledges made by that Government
NAV have Is an unknown factor in the Ch'nese
d,r,onatic puzzle All well-informed observers
perceivo that the Cabinet at Peking is a hotpeo
o. intrigue and that the trend OF events Is III
thn direction Of the overthrow Of the Manchu
dynasty
Tho prospectus Of the new Chinese loan issued
to-day reveals complex system or securities
and charges for service in the debt ana us u''-
mate repayment. These matters interest invest
ors but the practical question which men OF the
Forward school are asking is whether pieoseS
from powerless Government or assurances
from covetous rivals arc worth anything anu
,r,a,bar I, would not be wise for England to
snatch some port and keep UP with the Eu-
ronean procession. With Lord Salisbury in re-
tirenent British diplomacy on the Chinese ques
t,on is in a state Of suspense. Its aims are NOT
RI
phrase about the open door" What practical
men perceive readily enough Is the fact that
with all the hieh- sounding talk about poss,nie
war Europe really desires peace England GER
tain,y wants nothing else. Russia Is not pre-
nared for a naval war in the Pacihc, nor is
France sufficiently interested in the west ATT
can swar1ps to fight about them the prlncipa'
question Of dpomac, is whether Iorh S"'is-
hury's retirement from the Foreign once may
not he permanent, with the necessity for re-
orcanizstion II the Cabinet. The opinion l.
.,tadilv gaining strength that he will not re-
sumo his work at the Foreign ONCE ana 'hd'
lord Cromer will be called. to avoid the shh'ing
of the Duke Of Devonshire from the presioenC'
OF the Council. The Iibera-Cnionists can haro'y
expect 10 control both the Foreign and the
Colonial offices
One foreign quarter in which there are signs
NJ Improvement is Crete. where the sullen re'lre-
nent of Germany is believed to indicate re-
vival Of the candidature of Prince George lor
Tho covernorship as soon the Turks are out
Of Thessaly.
The India, Government is not yet decided
ghe,her it will impose pTohibitive duty on Sill
yer for the sake of rasir the exchange value
81 the scarcity rupee. proposal which MI
n
nothing les sthan tyraIlca
The debates in the Commons have been mainly
academic this week. the two most important
speeches being Mr. Bafour's on home rule all
around and Mr. Chamberlain's In explanation OF
the West Indian grant The Irish Centenhiai
dinner was mainly remarkable for the pathetic
letter from Mr. Gladstone. There is some acr,d
criticism Of the Governments programme as TO
public works which includes the completion OF
the South Kensington Museum on new lines. as
we'll az the building of a new War Once ana
the construction Of Government building on
the Parlianent-st site
Mr.. Gladstones health has not improved at
Bournemouth. and his intense eaEerness to re-
turn TO Hawarden will be e-atihed next week.
The neuralgia pains are slowly wearing him out
but his serenity Of mind is unimpaired. Many OF
his letters and private papers were recently sent
10 Mr. John Morley, who by Mr.. Gladstones
expressed wish will be his boGrapher and lit
erary executor A work of this magnitude Will
virtually take Mr.. Morley out Of politics.
Ibsen's SEVENTEEN birthday was commem-
GRATED to-day by present Of old silver from
forty of his English admirers with graceful
letter. This remembrance was arranged by Mr..
Edmund Gosse and Mr. William Archer.
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