New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-31
SALISBURY TAKES ADVICE
WILL TURN OVER FOREIGN OFFICE TO
LORD LANSDowNE.
ACTION TAKEN on ADVICE OF HIS PHYsr-
CIANs-DoNDON TOPICS OF THE HOUR.

CIANs-LoNDoN TOPICS OF THE HOUR.
GcopyriFht; 1900: BY The New-Yorl Tribune.I
[BY CABLE TO THE TR1BuNEl
London, Oct. 81. a. m-''The Standard" re-
Gently published an apparently inspired para
graph stating that Lord Salisbury would con-
tinue to hold the dual office Of Premier and
Foreign Minister Now. however, THE Tele-
graph" announces, see mingly with authority
that the veteran statesman. acting on medical
advice. has, decided to tighten his Iabors by re-
Iinquishng the Foreign Secretaryship Lord
Salisbury has had over eleven years in the For
eign Office. and, though he has passed his
SEVENTEEN birthday. if he had merely consulted
his own natural desires he would have con-
tirued TO hold the two offices which he has oc-
cupied with such unvarying success AS Prime
Minister he viii be able to exercise general con-
trol not alone in foreign affairs. but in other
departments Of the public service Lord I.ans-
downe, who has been a failure at the War Of
fee, viii be- according to THE Telegraph" the
new Foreign Secretary. He is a weak politician
but has been a successful Viceroy and is per-
soma grats with the Premier. With Lord Lans-
downe at the Foreign Office Lord Salisbury will
still be able to direct the foreign pooicv of Eng
land, whereas such might not be the case If a
strong man like Mr.. Chamberlain had been ap-
pointed 1t is not unlikely, however. that there
viii be great outcry if Lord Lansdownes ap-
pointment should be officially confirmed.
Mr.. Chamberlain again is under obligations to
his enemies for magnifying the Importance Of
everything he does French suspicion pursues
him 10 Gibraltar and Malta, and invents all sorts
Of insidious schemes and intrigues in explana-
ton OF what is in reality holiday journey for
rest and recreation Englishmen laugh at the
idea that Lord Salisbury has sent him as an
emissary from the Foreign Office to investigate
the condition Of Morocco and the strategic value
Of Ceuta or that the Admiralty has armed him
with a rowing commission to investigate the
relative Importance of Mediterranean naval sta
tons At the same time his unvarying success
in exciting suspicion abroad and commanding
the attention of his enemies in England is proof
Of his power and influence. There is a strong
feeling % Chauvinism even in sober minded
England, but the press is under self-restraint
and does not encourage II by indiscreet utter
ances. There is deep distrust of France, and
firm conviction among men of influence that
England must always be on guard against her.
The opinion has been constantly expressed
. among military during the last ten days
that the agreement with Germany was not
aimed against Russia but against France. and
that its effects have already been witnessed in
the abandonment Of offensive preparations for
welcoming Mr.. KRUGER at Marseiles and Paris
and in the expulsion Of Sipido These vagaries
~ judgment are not reLeCteu Dy the EHSlASI
press. which, under the wise leadership of THE
Times" never loses its head on foreign affairs.
There is a good deal Of mCralizing in print
over the dsoTderly scenes and outbreaks Of
''HooIigansm' al London's patriotic town show.
The crowds in reality were not SO large at the
Jubilee procession. but the congestion was
greater at certain points. notably Pail Mall and
Fleet-st- since the route barely half as
long, and South London was not shut off by bar
ricades at the bridges The police authorities
are Unjustly censured for neglecting necessary
precautions and safeguards. The real source of
trouble was military acknowledgement. Lord
Methuen planned the Jubilee procession with
scientific precision, and the entire route
lined with troops in good time. and the crowds
were not allowed 10 become unmarageable. The
volunteer regiments arrived at the stations on
Monday too late, and it became impracticabe to
clear the roadway in the Strand and Fleet-st
Military management was at fault and the
volunteers were blocked repeatedly in their
progress TO the GuIdhall. and forced to straggle
IN broken files and scattered parties into St.
Paurs Churchyard because the road was not
properly kept for them. London crowds have
also acquired since Mafekng Night strong
taste for horseplay. Beginning with feather
tickling hat smashing and practical Joking, they
have ended with kissing bouts and orgies Of
Drunkenness and rowdyisrn. "Hcoiganism," for
which the restoration of the whipping post Is
a'most Indispensable in certain districts Of
South London. holds high carnival on festal
nights ia the thoroughfares of the metropolis.
Winston Spencer Churchill has the best wishes
o. all his fathers old friends and commands
their services Lord Wolseey has introduced
him on the lecture platform, and impaired dig
nifty to mis- recital of personal experiences III
South Africa, and both Arthur Balfour and MI
Chamberlain stand ready to help him on in Par
lament He speaks with energy and hre, ana
his style is incisive and graphic. His first audi
erce contained many of his fathers friends and
received him with exceptional heartiness
IN view of the strained situation in turf cir
cles the report shat hitch has occurred IN the
arrangement for Sloan to ride for the Prince OF
Wales may not l.e without significance
The belated election in Shetland and Orkney
results in an unexpected Unionist GAIN and IN
wolves revision of al the tables for the al
Tnanacs and political manuals. The Liberal de-
feat is attributed 10 the absence Of voters with
the fishing fleet. J. n L.
TRIBAL REVOLT IN MOROCCO.