The sun., 1900-10-29
THE NEWS OF ENGLAND
Lord Rosebery May Again Lead the
Liberal Party.
DEFINITION OF IMPERIALISM
Ihp Church Asain Discussing the
Morality of thc StaGe-& Famous
Dickens Landmarks TO
BE Demolished.

,irad nothing occurred last week IN Eng
land capable of disturbing the cnthnSi-
;lsH over the Homecoming OF the city inn
pe,ial volunteers. The news of the sller-
li,!a successes III South Africa which has
leon received during the lnst few DAYS
has prompted some of the moro serious
publications to sound notes Of alarm. The
Saturday Review hogs Lord Roberts to
take - lesson from one who was Il great
u soldier than hc-namcly, C,rsar-and
ruthlrSsly suppress tho rebellion
The trucst mercy in the present case"
says The Globe, lis 10 hc mcrcilcss''
That fairly voices the average opinion
Of tic government organs, while Il few
ont and ont Radical organs scarcely con-
coal their satisfaction arising from thpir
ability to say II told YOU So in reference
II tle war hping long drawn out and en-
grndering racial hatred that 4 century
will not dissipatc.
Nm encounter ns dramatic as amy that
marked the battloiiplls If South Africa
aN shortly occur III Alulsciles. The
pah ~ Mr. Joseph ChamIrtlan, The Sec
raaig of statr ful the colonies. 10 20 Ia
Mil~eiles tp meet Mrs Chamherlaiu.
Wiz Is now III AiN les-liains, viii more
ilaaa probably be effected jiist about tie
tine that NH. Kruger I. arliViu% II The
.ftir port m 5hc Dutch cruiser Grileg-
hnai. Judging from thc tome 81 lrencl
plllic opinion the simultaneous arrival
"a llic.r two leading gGtcs II the late
world drama would afford opportunities
fnr demonstrations NOT too pleasant for
NH. Chamberlain and which might posi-
hly cause international complications that
would he hard to settle pearcahly.
R0scbery May Lead Liberals.
What is frccr from supposition and
perhaps moro vitality concerns Great
Britain is Lord Roscbcry's rcitppcalincc
before the public in his rnuncintion Of
ncw definition Of Imperialism. Speaking
Fiday before Il meeting of the Christian
Social union. this versatile and brilliant
figure in British politics struck il nbtc
which meets with universal approval
from all sections of the liberals even
those who We're most bitterly opposed to
the former leader "Imperialism. he de-
clarcd. depends on the integrity and
heart Of the empire for its virtue"
Continuing. Lord Rosebery snid
What is an empire unless ii is pillared
on an imperial race? The heart of the
empire is Great Britain. and the heart of
Great Britain is London. You cannot
afford 10 let the source and center Of the
empire decay or he poisoned. and this is
what you are doing if You allow this inn
prrial race to he vitiated and poisoned in
the dcns of crime and horror in which too
many of them are reared at this mo-
ment'
Lord Rnschcry's subtle turn in making
the virtue Of Imperialism depend upon
internal reform has opened n door to the
mnlcontpnts, and The Star, which fought
his mrdship tooth and nail declares,
II his Is the tlle and only Imperialism
for this clMpgp of Great Britain "
Sir llcrN Campbell Zimmerman, who
has hcon tho Ibcln leader iii tie house
q commons up TO tile present. Is said ID
q rady @ accept Lord iIosohery's lead
rship, Combining this With The fuilunr
pt,lnipr's dtoSpbeW'sl partial retirement
from Tho tlWf. tiic espGcmtinG Il rirn that
~ win return n th, arem oi nciive paii-
ties aud max thc iialt u iie lii" ugaii~t
tue mammoth majority" u tl1 pfrscl.
government
I5ugiish Cturch Nnttrrn.
Church mntefs arc atiaciag nu littlc
interest. lE resignation of tlie bislmp
III Exeter, the R%ht ltpy. Edward Hon
ry Rickcrstpth. has given Lord Salisbury
the chance to add unr more ii tic long
li> Of bishops Of Ills creation. IN oppoi'-
tunity which the NrnSiitps tantiriiIal-
istsi have improved ly mcmoriazins he
premier t. appoint low church man
who will protect the Protestant interests
better than the former bishop.
Within Il few days final steps will he
taken TO amalgamlto the two great
Scotch churches, the Free church and
the United I'rpsbytrlianS. under the
name Of the United Free Church of Scot
land. which will accomplish Il greater
prenknS down of religious barriers and
fIa4tt,
The old question of the morality Of the
stage is once more discussed by the Eng
llsh blshnps/and clergy. This time it is
the Rochester diocesan conference, where
several clerEymcn urged Il sweeping cru
sal" against the immortality of English
plays and actors Canon .Iclf. well known
here. declared it WAS Il dreadful thing To
see Il Christian man taking the part of n
murderer and 4 Christian woman playiny
the part Of harlot now SO common in
the London thcatcrs. The bishops of
Rnchrster and Southwick, however, pcr-
sladod modification of the resolutions
the bishop Of Rochester telling the clergy
TREY would hc ashamed to utter such
statements before one delicate. refined
la'ly who was Il friend Of his in the pro-
5fesSiun. Ii WAS then agreed that stage
authors, managers and artists merely re-
CURED watrhful attention of chFchmen
t'nriouSlT enough the last new play,
Mir. and Mrs Dayrnry." produced At
the Royalty thcatcr Thursday, has re-
cciyed Scatning criticism on all sides for
itS indccrncy. which was moi redeemed
iy the faintest trace Of originality or
crverness, though the acting Of Mrs.
Patrick Campbell who has assumed the
Leading role is universally praised. This
latest exposition Of .thc sins Of society"
is written by Frank Harris.
Dickens House to Go.
That the memory of Charles Dickens is
not gualql~d very icalously is clearly evil
deneed by the fact that his house in Tav-
iStOck square. where the novelist lived
nine years, entertained the celebrities of
the day and wrote ''Bleak House and
other works. is now i'll course of demoli-
tion and that in a few days nothing will
be left of it. The removal of this land
mark visited by so many thousands of
Americans is due to the Duke of Bed
ford's desire TO erect on the site build
ings which produce more revenue.
TnuchinO upon hotIepS with history If