New-York tribune., 1902-06-15
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
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ss enercsse5 with the prepara tons for the coro-
nation and the arrival of foreign ENJOYS and
Indian colonial troops. The discussion in the
House of Commons has been perfunctory and
mainly financial. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach is
reproached justly by The Economist for pitifu
shuffling 3n dealing evasively with the question
of an imperial customs union instead Of ex-
pressing a clear and definite opinion on a mat
ter of the first importance. The country is not
likely to get anything like leading from the
government before after the imperial con-
ference. The Cabinet cannot unite on the ques-
ton Of encouraging trade with the colonies by
discriminating against foreign goods at all the
Britisz ports. for Mr.. Chamberlain and Sir
Michael Hicks-Besch DO not wear pair of
spectacles of the same size. One is condemned
to play with subject which he thoroughly I'M
derstands, while the other is privileged TO mag
Nifty his own office and beg the whole question
with ifs and qualifying clauses.
Equally temporizing is Sir Michael Hicks
3each's treatment of the proposal for the higher
graduation Of the income tax, for the relief of
professional men and people Of moderate means,
who are now crushed by the nordinate taxation
on earnings dependent upon the life and health
OF persons irritated and harassed by the in
qusitional methods of officials striving to OBJ
tain promotion in the Civil Service.
South African affairs remain full of promise.
the hurghers displaying admirable temper.
The number of Beers laying down their arms
already exceeds thousand. much more for
mdable force than the cautious military eX-
Terts expected. II enables military men TO
assert that the army has been fighting eighty
thousand burghers since the war opened. and
that progress against foe so resourceful was
necessarily slow. II also inspires apprehension
on the part Of pessimists lest there may be a
Of md or,Tb NJ
tilities after the release Of the Boer prisoners.
one great safeguard of peace, without doubt,
is the conviction Of the Beers that they have
nothing TO expect from foreign nations but a
sentimental admiration for their grit in keep
ing up q desperate struggle without the foreign
intervention they hoped to secure Hence they
may be contented and settle down as British
subjects and secure Dutch control Of the con-
federation destined TO follow the war.
The newspapers have been making a sys-
tematic onslaught upon the Fire Department
during the week, account Of the fatal re-
suits of the neglect to provide life saving ap
paratus which could reach the fourth floor Of
an ordinary city warehouse The fire brigade,
like a good many other branches of the metro
poiitan administration, needs a thorough shak-
ing UP. but the criticism directed against it has
been unduly harsh and intolerant. "A better
plant is requisite. but the force is ordinarily
well handled, and fails 10 display gal
lantry IN effecting rescues in difficult circun-
stances
Mr. Marconi made no new disclosures in the
lecture delivered before the Royal Institution
He summed up the results Of the experiments
conducted in February from the powerful sta
ton ar Cornwall when tape messages We're
transmitted 1.55l miles and signals 2,099 miles,
bat could not explain satisfactorily the influence
of daylight il interrupting the messages. He
asserted that while the results Of the New
foundland experiments would have been more
favorable If the messages had been sent at night
instead of by day. wireless telegraphy must
not be considered a work Of darkness The
most significant feature Of the address was the
confidence with which he predicted that with
little more power messages could be sent across
the Atlantic as easily as for short distances on
land.
The opera is going unusually we'll this season.
from the musical well as the social point of
view. The week closes with minor works for
the of nights when fashionable London is
emptied into the country The musical season
remains active, with the Nikisch, Bispharn and
AIbani concerts as features of next week and
a more of minor recitals- Nine Bern
hardts fine performance Of Francesca da Ri
mini" Will be followed next week at the Gar
rick by a repetition of the stronger parts in
Camille" ''Magda,-' Fedora" and 'Phedre. y
Sir Henry Irving continues TO find Faust a
drawing card at the Lyceum. especially with the
/ hotels crowded with Americans. He is also re-
" viving e fev Of his popular plays for special
performances.
Ecclesiastical extremes meet for once, when
the High and Low Church press unite in con-
demning the intolerance Of the ritualist remon-
STRANGE against the phrase Protestant Reformed
religion" in the coronation service. 1t is eX-
plained that the phrase refers TO the Estab-
lished Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and not
10 the Church of England. which is specially
singled out when the coronation ring is placed
on the Kings finger. Even The Church Times
contends that the sovereign is the protector Of
the faith OF the Nonconfornaists in England and
Scotch Presbyterians. The rituelistc clergy,
who have declared they cannot conscientiously
use The service for coronation daY. because the
word Protestant is popularity opposed to Cath
Ole are Justly charged with pedantry and in
tolerance unworthy of the comprehensive tradi-
tions Of the English Church
The Nonconforulist bodies have a different
cause for complaint Their representatives as
sert that they allowed inadequate repre-
sentation at the ceremony in the Abbey, and
that the time honored religious service ought
net TO be conducted almost exclusively for the
benefit of the titled classes and smart sets. The
unhappy court officials deserve the prayers Of
all sorts and conditions OF men in resisting the
pressure for admission 10 the Abbey on a thou
sand and one pretexts l. N F.