The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-29
POLITICS IN ENGLAND
Parliament Waiting For Trans
yaal War to End.
TALK OF DISSOLUTION
WITHHELD INTENTIONS TO-
WARD THE REPUBLICS.
Efforts TO Force Lord Salisbury's
Hand Futile-Diseussion in Lon
don Of the Controversy Between
the United States and Turkey
Little Confidence in the Sultan.

the United States and Turkey
Little Confidence in the Sultan.
Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press }
London, April 2S-Though the event
Of the week in England has been the
resumption Of parliament, it scarcely
justified even passing comment Leth-
argy has marked. and probably will
continue to mark the debates. DiSsolu-
ton is in the air, but all the members
OF the house of commons now seem to
realize that their happy release from
Westminster depends entirely upon the
progress OF the war in South Africa,
although, as announced weeks ago in
these dispatches, until Lord Roberts
brings the campaign to climax, the
government will continue to kill time,
adopting a non-committal attitude to
wards any home measures that might
engender serious controversy, and hold
ing back any announcement Of any per-
manent policy in regard to South Africa
until the issue OF arms simplif1es the
multitudinous problems involved.
The liberal papers inveigh against
this endeavor to secure peace first and
announce the policy afterward, main
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the governments intentions towards
the South African republics would
greatly hasten peace. However, the
liberals are far too hOpelesSly divided
on the war question TO have any chance
CT forcing Lord SaliSbury'S hand in this
respect. Thus the unimportant situa-
ton is likely TO define itself into for
getfulness amid liberal clamor that the
governments is making deathbed re-
pentance on international issues, and
when Lord Roberts breaks the back
bone OF the Boer resistance, the pre-
mier will spring a programme and go
before the country.
Favors Lord Roseberry.
Judging from Lord Spencer's speech
this week, herculean efforts are being
made by the old time liberal leaders to
reconstruct the party. Lord Spencer
blessed every liberal election, but in the
same breath declared himself for Lord
RcseDery That is the rock on which
the liberals split.
The attitude of the former premier
will probably have more effect on the
next election than any other circum-
stances, except the outcome of the war
Strenuous efforts are making to bring
Lord RCsebery into active politics
again and within the fold of recognized
party lines but so far they have met
with no success, as he cannot be per-
Sdade0 to put international policies
above considerations affecting the en-
Dire-
While he stands with the majority Of
the liberal leaders on local issues, he is
bitterly at variance upon imperial ques-
tions with a large body of the party,
especially the forwards, or more radi-
cal section. As Lord Rosebery numbers
among his followers Lord Spencer, Sir
Henry Fowler, Mr. Fl. H. Asquith and
many other leaders, II can only be sur
missed that the conservatives will put
off the election until moment most
opportune for themselves, and then,
faced by the disintegration of oppoSi-
ton. sweep the country even more COM
pletely than at the last election
An Unsuccessful Celebration.
The past week mas witnessed a feeble
attempt TO celebrate St Georges day
with the outward signs that marked ST.
PatrickS anniversary. One result was
that roses slightly increased in price
(nest o. them came from Franee), and
there was a sprinkling of flags, But,
on the whole the efforts to celebrate
England's patron saint were by no
means successful. Except by handling
the gold coinage of the real, few peo-
pie here have any knowledge of st.
George and in the popular mind he re-
tainS only unintereSting associations in
which he is connected with the mere
conquest over the dragon portrayed on
The sovereigns, which fails to awaken
enthusiasm in stolid England
American complications with Turkey
continue the topic Of the day. The Out
look, after declaring the sultan and
Isaac Gordon. the notorious money
lender, who died recently, We're own
brothers in matters of money, says:
The sultan has now fallen back on
the desperate debtors last device of
buying more and has offered to place
an order for warship with an Amerf-
can firm if only the American govern
ment will accommodate him while
longer. But the American government
will do nothing of the sort and grimlv
irtimates that unless the dollars are
promptly forthcoming, the matter will
be put in the hands of the United
States navy"
Position of Russia.
yet President McKinIey's candida
ture may not, after all enjoy immense
help from a naval demonstration in
European waters, for the European
powers who are fellow sufferers with
! America and Armenia are in whole
some imitation, taking steps to press
| their claims. and under such pressure
Turkey must give way. Russia, it is
true, is holding aloof, but, menaced by
Japan, she is hardly likely 10 lend
| Turkey more than diplomatic help"
During the course of a long article,
the Speaker maintains that the diff
Guilty IS equally due to the exploitation
Of the continental and American press.
and ridicuies the possibility of a seri-
! Gus outcome, saying:
The devils shadow promises to re-
build, punish, tax and to do a hundred
| things, but pay he cannot Tnereupon
his vision conjured up Admiral Dewey.
Of all people. sailing into the Meditter-
ranean and occupying one of those
| ports, for the virtual neutrality of
which the great Europeans are willing
to risk the chances of a great war
among themselves. It is on a par with
the boycott of the French exhibition
of the Don Pacifico claim
Richard Croker Will remain in Eing-
land until after Derby day and neither
| poEtical ruEnors nor personal para
graphs will alter this determination TO
enjoy the English spring racing season.
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