New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
LONDON.
:, CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL STU
ALTON.
.,,orrRcIAL DEPRESSION AT HOME AND
lBRoAD-oRLING's SYSTEM OF WIRE
rrss ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION.
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,o,son Oct 26-The political situation has
:. hssn changed either by the voluminous ora
.,-v recorded in this mornings papers or by the
Drnsr episode the Importance Of which has been
.v.geerated. Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman
- st Stirling a faint hearted attack upon the
-.rs-nunent in what the Scotch would describe
"pawky" speech; but his own authority
-, his unruly followers rendered more
.o.r,sin by the bated breath with which he
..ss-tsd il. Mr. Chamberlain was virtually on
-. defensive at Edinburgh. although he COW
-ss his tactics by furious onslaughts upon the
r,,sb Liberal Imperialists and the pro-Boer Rad
,c,Js When he had finished little had peen
,adss 10 the stock II current information. The
wsr must go on to the bitter end, as every po-
uscsl fatalist already knew, even if South
africa were destructive of one military reputa-
,o, after another. There was a metallic hard
ness in the grim reminder that Pitt was forced
N use up several generals before he discovered
wolse, but there was an inhexible determination
,n the announcement that sterner measures
vould be employed, and that the time for con-
csssion 10 an obstinate foe had passed Little
rrb- was thrown upon the domestic policy. The
-r,ss NJ the House Of Commons would be revised
ssa safeguard against Irish obstruction, and
-Adistribution of seats would be effected when
the government with an overwhelming majority
and a fresh leave of power, was ready TO dis
solve Parliament Mr.. Chamberlain's Vehe-
-uence in denouncing the conduct and pro-Boer
synpathies Of the Irish will probably be helpful
10 Mr. Redmond in his American mission.
Otherwise the speech is not reassuring to the
country, although more or less exhilarating as
evidence that Mr.. Chamberlain has not lost his
aggressiveness and fighting form.
The Exeter council Of General Buffers stanch
pevonshire friends was something like con-
ference Of the three tailors Of Tooley-st. There
win be no Dreyfus affair in England; Aldershot
is not beyond the control Of the War Office.
adnirals and officials in the civil service are
not allowed TO engage in newspaper controversy
or 10 comment upon confidential documents OF
the government. and generals are subject TO
the same restraints and decorum and good form.
It is InrateriaI whether the impulse for Gen
eral Buffers removal came from court exer-
eised with due regard for constitutional usage
or, as conservative politicians now assert, the
King reluctantly sanctioned the act after Mr..
Brodrick had threatened to resign II discipline
were not enforced. Talking generals had be-
come a scandal and nuisance, and stern meas
ures were required. The subject may be brought
up in Parliament, but there viii be neither
pubic ror a rrilitsrs revolt against the ENFORCE
fnent OF a discipline which public decency has
~eoui-ed. Until the Boer campaign var was
lottery with no blanks, the generals having safe.
rot always easy. work in operations with
savage tribes, and returning with promotion and
decorations The Boer war has been lottery
well stocked with blanks. and generals find it
hard to reconcile therns~lves 10 the hardsnlps
Of their lot.
Foreign affairs receive scant attention here
when the press is preoccupied with political
oratory and military scandals. Rurnors OF
Manchuria agreement between China and Rus
STA are not credited by well Informed men The
attitude Of the viceroys in Middle and Southern
China was so strong IN the memorable crlsis
that II is hardly credible that a Russian pro-
tectorate over Northern China will be attempted.
Russia will be satisfied with railway facilities
and will defer her demands for Asiatic prov
inces. The rumors respecting the determination
Of the terrible Empress 10 supersede the heir
TO the throne and substitute Prince Lun for
him are not confirmed authoritatively.
From Germany the only news is dismal It'd
ings Of commercial depression, with thousands
OF artisans out Of work and mercantile energies
temporarily paralyzed. The industrial situation
is 50 serious that the demands Of the agrar1ans
for an increased tariff IN foodstuffs will be re-
sisted with difficulty If the leaders succeed in
making e working arrangement with the manu-
featuring class.
The municipal election in New-1ork attracts
nc attention from the London press. but Presl-
dent Roosevelt's acts are closely followed. The
conversion OF THE Times" TO reasonable view
Of the canal question is a good sign. pending its
settlement. THE Spectator" which has been
right on this question from the outset puts the
case IN nutshell when II says that the 18TH
Haan canal viii be used against the enemies OF
The United States in time Of war. and that Eng
snd viii do the same with the Suez Canal
under pressure OF necessity.
Provincial cities are showing signs Of COM
rercial depression, and OF the protracted strain
o. the war Manchester is fairly prosperous
Because trade with India has improved, but
bradfora is in the doleful dumps since the de-
msnd from the United States for worsteds and
~oollens has fallen of. Other shipping mar
kets are quiet and business with Continental
countries and South America is slowly shrink
lng in consequence Of German competition
Towns like Leicester and Northampton. which
are dependent upon the hosiery and shoe trade.
are suffering heavily from the competition of
America and Germany.
The iron and steel trade is wholly engrossed
with rumors Of extraordinary combinations OF
capital and productive resources for common
defence
me Swedish Antarctic expedition has arrived
a. falmouth on its way TO Buenos Ayres and
tAe falkland Islands. The expedition is an
important auxiliary TO British and German sci
ehuhc work in the Antarctic. Grahamland VIII
ns surveyed. and work continued near the South
shetianos the lines followed by Weddel in
40 The leader of the Swedish expedition,
->ofoenskJold. a nephew OF the great explorer.
mas been enjoying the hospitality OF Sir Glenn