The times., 1898-11-27
PROPHECY OF SALISBURY
Recalled in the New Relations
of France and Italy.
LORD ROSEBERY'S POLICY
Signs OF a Liberal lAwakening-Home
Rule Displaced by Other Consider
GtfOns-Criticisms of Abolition of
Sunday Concerts Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry White Guests of Royalty.

London, Nov 26.-This week has wit
messed what is accepted 10 be one step
further towards the fulfillment of Lord
Salisbury's prophecy of repartition of
the world as the Inevitable result of
contact between the living nations and
the dying.
Last week il was the first mutterings
of the struggle over the possession of
the Holy Places that accentuated the
new lines of division between the great
powers. This week it is the commercial
treaty between France and Italy.
Neighbors though they are, and allied
by race. France and Italy have been on
miserably quarrelsome terms with one
another for ten years past, and the fact
that, despite their ardent protectionism
and many causes of difference, they
now come together, proves how great
is the pressure from without. Each ma
tion grants to the other the most-favor-
ed-nation treatment with respect to all
goods except silk, and every free trader
recognizes the sanity of the arrange
ment.
The Raheita Episode.
AT the same time France and Italy
are seen to be composing their differ
ences over Raheita. The prevailing ten
dency among Englishmen just now is
to speak contemptuously of the Latin
races, thus being forced together by
England's policy in Africa, by Ger
many's pushfulness in Asia Minor, and
by Americas expansionism, but the
Spectator today throws out the other
note and reminds Englishmen, and in
cidentally Americans too, that league
including France, Spain. and Italy is a
league of eighty-seven millions of civil
lied men combining French fire, Span
ish stubbornness. and Italian persis-
tency with a magnificent geographical
position on two seas. and would consti-
tute an immense body of power such as
would make attack nearly impossible
and would dominate the Mediterranean.
This is a consideration much in many
French minds just now, and nothing
would please them better than a revival
the Latin races with Russia thrown in
TO outweigh the growing sympathy of
purpose between the Anglo-SaXon and
Teutonic races.
The KaIser's Position.
It may be doubted. however, whether,
despite Mr.. Chamberlaln's somewhat
fulsome fattery of Germany this week,
Kaiser William is eager TO make dan
gerous enemies on both sides of him,
just when his own land is beset with in
ternal Earrings. AS the Berliner Tase-
bla;t put it yesterday, an AnglO-Ger-
man understanding may possibly be
useful to both countries, but only pro-
vided Germany is not prevented from
keeping on good terms with other ma
tons. especially Russia The govern
ment organ, the Post, is even more out
spoken: we will not" it says, ''let our
selves be fed with fine phrases. while
England garners the whole harvest. We
say this because this or that simple citi-
zen may conclude that Germany has
given herself up soul and body to Eng
land, to conquer or die with her"
Revival of Liberalism.
Despite the anomalous and leaderless
position in which the Liberal party
stands. there is distinct awakening
among the rank and file. Some we'll
known advanced Liberals being anx-
ious to push the party forward, have
been sending postcards broadcast
I l. sfsafr hot
the new fighting platform should be.
The result is that the abolition Of the
veto of the House of Lords has been put
in the first place, as Lord Rosebery
long ago contended that il ought to be.
Home rule is placed by these Liberal
forwards. not first, not even second, but
after "one-man, one vote" and registra-
ton reform. These again are somewhat
Roseberian tactics.
The Liberal attitude toward home
rule is. Indeed, exciting interest just now
in all political camps. Among the Tories
the Liberals are taunted with throwing
over the whole Irish alliance, and,
through Mr.. Chamberlain, they seek to
make positive sbjuration of home rule
a test for every political candidate at
the elections.
Home Rulers in PriucipIc.
To this the Liberal reply is clear. Sir
Wemyss Reid summarizes IL usefully in
the Speaker today. He claims that the
Liberals remain home-rulers in prin-
ciple, but that they see the Irish ac-
cepting the great local government bill
as substantial installment of their de-
mands. ihis act having been given by
the anti-home-rule party. At the same
time, the Liberals are warned by the
whole body of Irish nationalists that
while they cannot agree upon anything
else they are quite resolved TO end their
alliance with the Liberal party. having
thus had freedom restored to them. The
Liberals propose, in the interests of Ire
land and the home-rule cause, to wait
quietly until the results of the great
experiment of local government have
become visible, and add significantly
that pledges which are binding upon
one party to bargain are necessarily
binding upon the other" Irishmen can
not have their liberty without giving