The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
AUSTRALIA FEDERATION
coIoniaIs Object 10 Eneland's Priyy Council
Being Court Of Last Resort
SALISBURY sIlRs UP 4 HORNETS NEST
His Opposition to Temperance Not
Populnr-TibernIs and Conserva-
tiver May Turn Against Him.

London, May 12-1n comparison with what
100000 British troops have been doing In
South Africa during the week, the events In
England itself are perhaps unimportant. Yet
they TEEN with human interest and Internal
importance.
First and foremost Is the question Of Aus
trallan federation. Delegates from this great
colony are ceasclessly speaking pleasant
words TO London audiences through the lux
urious medium OF public dinners and lunch
cons, to say nothing of copious press inter-
views, but meanwhile are fighting Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain tooth and nail in an
sndeayor to maintain Australias objection
to having the English priyy council as a
final court for local cases. No promise has
yet been reached and Mr.. Chamberlain VIII
soon introduce the subject OF federation IN
the house OF commons advocating That the
bill be passed and forwarded to Australia
with the exception OF an amendment grant,
Ing the prvy council the power mentioned
above. Presumably the commons Will follow
the governments lead. What Australia Will
do remains to be seen. The obligation sub
prdinating the highest colonial courts TO the
pr.vy council. under which Canada now Ia
bors, may wreck the whole scheme of fedora
ton.
home matters are almost equally 80.
The Outlook SENT hulporously stirs up
these matters by representing Lord Salisbury
as saying. Let US nave Tine clubA every
where ana let the young maidens fetch their
fathers dinner and beer"
This reference to beer Is not halr so TACO
tious as might appear Lord Salisburys out
spoken oppos1uon TO radical temperance
measures In the house OF lords on Tuesday
will probably afford tho basis Of one OF tho
strongest planks OF the opposition platform
at the next election, Confronted by inc
united archbshops and bishops the premier
spoke more frankly upon the temperance
question than almost any leading man IN
anr 10 II Az AZ
the Primrose league meeting, Lord Salisbury
appeared 70 be thinking aloud with no re-
gard TO consequences and declared he did
not sec the force of preventing certain
number OF people getting drunk when it en-
tailed preventing six times as many soort
customers having the opportunity for free
indulgence to which they have right Tne
term free indulgence is a campaign head
limo that will not be easily forgotten. Nor
did the slim majority OF three by which Lord
Salisbury carried the debate strengthen THIS
position of the government
Lord Windsor one Of Lord Salisbury
warmest supporters, publiahes articles say
ing the premiers attitude on this question Ii
deeply regrettable aud may turn conBerNh
tlvee and liberal imperial.stB into unoom-
promising opponents Of the government
Another curious feature OF tho week is The
narrow majority OF eleven which tho govern
ment secured In the house OF commons over
the motion 10 prevent ministers from beinf
company directors. Had the motion oeen
carried, forty companies would have lost
members OF their boards and twenty 1--WE min
isters including Lord Salisbury. MIR. Gosch-
en-, MIR. Chamberlain, Lord Hamilton anC
tho earl of Seibourno would have lost ar
additional source Of income.
An the weeElies, regardless OF party, agree
in supporting the principle of the detontec
motion and doubtless in the course OF time
the government Itself Will bring In measure
10 prohibit any minister OF the crown from
taking part In the direction OF public coin
pany.
The Saturday Review, interpreting Lor'
Saiisbury's recent generalsm regarding
hatred toward England and tho necessity o
arming the country, declares: During IN
Cuban war there were large number q
people in this country who sympathiaed wit
70 themselves. Not discordant note wa
Aeard Ia our press and the government pre-
vented a combination OF European power
that wotGd have thrown the American Natol
pn it's back.
How does the United states repay us? w
we're treated to all kinds OF intr.gues owe
the Alaskan boundary and the Nioaragu
tanal; ana now at least half the American
press ana Nation loudly proclaim their sym
pathy with the Beers and are organizing re
reptions for their delegates. We shall hay
10 defend our empire, and must do 1t, a
Lord Salisbury says, with our right arm,
This is interesting comment, but 1t nnithe
represents the best informed nor the pOpula
opinion. Lord Salisbury had no idea OF re-
ferrng 20 American pro-Doer manifestation
when speaking at the meeting OF the Prim
rose league Moreover these manifestation
nre popularity regarded In England, thank
Hpondente, rs nothing but a temporary effer
vescence OF political agitation In a oountr
on the verge Of an election and as such @
no serious import