New-York tribune., 1900-08-05


CESS OF THE NEW UNDER
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London, Aug 4-The signs and portents Of
dissolution are multiplied as the wearisome ses-
sion Of Parliament draws 70 close The gen
eraI elections have not been ordered. and the
party whips do not know when the Government
VIII 90 10 the country out nobody in the Com
mons expects that the present Parliament viii
meet again after it rises next week
General Hunters success N capturing the bulk
OF Prtnsloo's force and the increasing probability
that De Vets. OLvier's and Bctha's com
mandoes viii speedily be compelled to abandon
the hopeless struggle are bringing the general
election within sight The closing scenes OF the
session are little better than electi0neering de-
vices Mr. Chamberlain is so eager for the fray
that he is with difficulty kept under restraint
His face a fine study last night when he
was discussing the Hypothetical question
whether letters from Members Of Parliament in
the budget Of correspondence captured at
BioaUfontein were treasoua5Ie or not. and char
itably giving them the renedt OF The doubt
IIr BaIfuurs pale i1telIec ,uaI face also
lighted Up with pIeazurable excitement when he
offes-d the Oppozirlo2 chance ror continuing
the discussion OF South African affairs and
found himself confronted with empty benches.
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerrnan and other Lib
e-sl chiefs having run away. and Mr. Bryce
being left in splendid isolation to speak for him
self. ard nor for Her MSJesty's Opposition. The
hOsrse shout Of der1son raised by the Opposition
when Mr.. Chamberlain angrily denied that there
had been any secret correspondence between
/ himself and Cecil Rhodes had a note Of cleo
/ tioneering, and Sir William Harcourt's rafting
| speech on the financial proposals OF the Minis
| Try and the policy a proof that the
veteran was aware that the elections were close
at hand.
| The session of Parliament Of which the sands
/ are now running out has been one of consider
\ able legislative Industry. No large measure
/ has been enacted. but many small bills OF gen
/ eral utility and at least two acts OF special in
! terest to the mercantile world. have been passed
! The record Of the Uni0nist Parliament since
/ 1895 in business done has been creditabIe and
/ something Will De made Of it when the elections
/ come on The idea that the canvass win be
/ a khaki campaign. with all the issues except
/ South Africa excluded from it. is grOtesQue-
/ The nation is weary OF reading about war IN
! which the officers have shown their lack OF
training and in which the prestige OF British
arms has been impaired Why should any one
think that shrewd politicians will persist in
! talking about the painful subject?
The real issue Of the canvass Will be in
| perialisn as illustrated by the loyalty OF the
colonies in the great battle for the unity Of the
/ Empire by the confederation OF Australia. TO
| be followed by the confederation OF south
| Africa and by the comprehensive policies for
| strengthening the resources OF the worldwide
realm for common defence, and for developing
| the most intimate relations between the mother
! country and her dependencies Mr.. Chamber
| lain will represent these policies with more
! authority than any other Unionist leader He
| will not talk about old age pensions and Tory
| democracy but about q new and rational i'm
| rarfsIis1n and when the elections have ended
he will have 10 be reckoned with in any scheme
| for the reorganization Of the Ministry
Sir William Vernon Harcourt has shown this
! week bv his invective against exaggerated and
| fantastic Imperialism his own fitness for lead
! ing the Liberal party during the campaign
/ against Mr.. Chamberlain. but there is no truce
between the factions, and Sir Henry Camp
/ bell Bannerman is the only possible conpro-
| mise candidate who will be accepted by the
| Liberal imperialists and Little Englanders and
/ extreme Radicals
/ The abandonment OF the Shahs visit TO Eng
! land and the extraordinary precautions taken
| by the police here and on the Continent for IN
/ suring the safety OF the Prince OF Wales and
! the Duke of York have strengthened the feeling
/ among well informed men that systematic inter
/ national measures against the Anarchists are
| necessary. When English princes cannot at
/ tend the funeral OF a near relative without haV-
/ ing the route changed az the last moment and
/ the Journey ordered with the utmost secrecy.
/ and when an Asiatic sovereign is IN greater
| peril OF assassination in Paris or England than
/ he would be in his own realm, the hidden in
/ trfgues Of Anarchists become menace which
| REQUIRES extraordinary safeguards. The Eng
\ lish police has a method OF its own for regu-
! lating Anarchists. II keeps them under con-
| slant surveillance in London and other cities.
| and without doubt employs spies. who join Sc
cret societies for the purpose OF betraying con-
spirators against rulers and governments For
/ this reason London is probably the last place
/ where any plot against European sovereign
would be formed. because the police spies are
/ dreaded while IL is true that men Ike SIR Ed
ward Bradford and DR.. Anderson have better
| knowledge of the Anarchists than any other
! police officials in Europe. ard their success In
! tEwartiug their designs By sret espionage com
| Peis these miscreants 10 choose remote base OF
| operations like New-Jersey. for arranging their
/ ccnspiraces Sipido's aequittal and the plot
/ against the shah BY an Anarchist who has al
/ ready served two sentences in prison Illustrate
the feebIeness Of the ordinary processes OF law In
restraining criminals of this class; and the dan
ger Of the situation is increased by the Initiative
/ tendencies Of sensational crime and the preva-
/ Ience OF unreveaIed UnaCy. several thoughtful
I letters from medical experts and criminal law
/ yers have appeared in print respecting the most
effective method o. dealing with the common
enemies OF all government. The most striking
suggestion is that membership in Anarchist
society or club should be regarded as prima
| facie proof Of insanity and Justification for a
| medical inquiry. The advocates OF this method
! contend that police espionage only compels