The sun., 1900-04-30
THE NEWS or ENGLAND
Endeavors to Get RoSebery Into
Public Life Again.
OUR CLAIM AGAINST TURKEY
Comment by the British Press on
Our Quarrel with the Sultan.
Extracts From the Diary
of "a Duchess.

London, April 20.-Though the event
of the week in England has been the re.
sumption of parliament, it scarcely justi'
aiPS even passing comment. Lethargy has
marked and probably will continue To
mark debates. Dissolution is in the air.
Int all the members Of the house of com
mons now seem to realize that their hap
ny release from Westminster depends en-
tirCly upon the progress of the war i'll
South Africa, although, as announced
weeks ago in these dispatches. until
Lord Roberts brings the campaign to Il
climax the government will continue to
i,ill timc adopting n noncommittal attl
tnde toward any home measures that
might entail serious controversy and
carefully holding back amy announcement
sif Il permanent policy IN regard to South
Africa until Tic issue Of arias smpliiics
1hc multitudinous problems Involved.
Tho Liberal papers inv"i;sl against this
endcnYor to secure peace first ana an
nounce the policy nftrrward. maintaining
that Il frank announcement OF tho GOV
cl-m"nt's intentions toWud the South
African republics would greatly hasten
peace. However. tho Liberals are fai
too hopclossly divided or the war ques
tion TO have amy chance Of forcing Lord
Salishurys hand in this respect. Thus
this uninportant session is likely to drone
itself into forgetfulness amid Liberal
clamor that the government is making a
deathbcd repentance upon several inter
nal issues and that when Lord Roberts
breaks the backbone of the Boer resist
ance the premier will spring pro
gramme and go before the country.
Rosebery and the Liberals.
Judging from Lord Spencer's speech
last week, herculean efforts are being
made by the old time Liberal leaders to
reconstruct the party. Lord Spencer
blessed every Liberal section, but in the
same breath declared himself for Lord
Rosebery. 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 cir
cumstancc except the outcome of the
war. Strenuous efforts are making to
bring Lord Roscbery 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-
suadcd to put internal politics above con
silcrations affecting the empire. While
at one with the maj0rity of the Libpral
leaders on local issues, he is bitterly at
variance upon imperial questions with II
large body of the party, especially the
forwards or more radical section. As
lord Rosebery numbers among his fol-
lowers Lord Spencer, Sir Henry Fowler,
Mr.. H. II. Asuuith and many other lead
erS. it can only be surmiScd that the Con
scrva,iycS will put off the election until
a moment most opportune for themselves
and then, faced hy the disintcgraton OF
4lh itiaI fhp
more completely than at the last cleo
3ion.
our Claims Against Turkey.
The American complications with l'ur
Key continue the topic Of the day. The
Outlook, after declaring the sultan and
Isaac Gordon, the notorious money lend
or who died recently. We're 0Wn brothers
in mattels Of money, says:
'''ihc sultan has now fallen back on tlt
desperate dcbtol's lusi device Of buying
more and has offered to place an order
for a warship with an American firm il
only the American government will ac
commolatc him while longer But tht
American government will do nothing o.
the sort and grim!y intiinntcS that unless
4hr dollars are promptly forthcoming tho
gnattcr will be put in the hands of thu
United States navy. Yet President Me
kinley's candidature may not, after all
enjoy immense help from Il naval demon
strntiUn in European waters. for the E,l
ropcan powers who are fellow sufferer
with America and Armenia are in whole
some imitation taking steps to press thei
claims, and under such pressure Turke.
must give way. Russia. it is true, is hold
ing aloof but, menaccd by Japan, she i
hardly likely to lend Turkey more thai
diplomatic help"
The Spectator ampliiies its last week
comment, saying:
N'On the continent dplomatists point 1
1T as evidence that America since til
Spanish war has begun to interfere i
European politics. She will Interfere
indcrd. we may be sure of that-as sh
becomes great But the continent fol
gets that 30 years ago America threaten
al Austria with war for seizing refugee
, protected by the American flag. Their
world have been war indeed but tina
Nicholas | asked Austria to yield rathc
than Introduce an unknown factor int
the pGblic life of Europe.
During tie course of II long article Tl
Speaker maintains that the difficulty
~ chiefly due to the exploitation of til
i continental and American press and rid
M culcs the possibility of a serious ou
M come.
34 CrOker's Plans.
"AIr. Richard Croker will remain
VA England till after Derby day. and ne
W ther political rumorS nor personal par;
& graphs will alter his determination
E enjoy the English spring racing seaso
i@ So far as the Democratic national stu
tiun is concerned it may be taken f,
& certain that there has not yet occurr,
anything to change Mr.. Croker's view
i# OF the situation since he left New Yor
W. He is not talking for newspapers or rca
ing newspapers much But if the tin
comes when he cares to talk what he W
have to say will bear the stamp of a
thenticity and suffer no chance of mi
interpretation. He is i'll good health al
good spirits and worries about nothing.
The above statement, made by Il pc
sonal friend of Mr.. Croker, may be ta
s en- as an authentic summary of his pre-
ent attitude toward political affairs.