The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10
Ry PAUL.

GPEcAL BY TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD N THE ST. LOU REPUBLIC.
London, May s~.-(Copyright, 1&3.)-king
Edwards continental tour, now at an end.
has been thoroughly beneficial. but peculiar
importance belongs to the Partisan visit
England and Italy have always been
friends. since the days when Paimerson'
Russell and Gladstone co-operated with Ca
YOUR. The Kings %sojourn in Rome Is merely
the outward sign of sympathy which has
never been disturbed.
In France, on the other hand. there have
been from time to time explosions OF fesl-
ing against England, which threatened act
ual disturbance OF European peace, but now'
after tho Kings visit to Paris, we may
hope all past sources of Irritation VIII Dc
forgotten. No city Is more critical OIL man
ners. and the Kings gracious act In taxing
~ h,s hat to the ~tricolor was a fine speci-
men of his genial exchange OF 1eiicitous
compliments with the fresioen' =" A'
French Republic.
II Is a long time since the mutual reia-
tions between the two great western row
ers of Europe have been 30 sausiaG,oiy'
and part of the credit Is due TO the Ains.
Rut the French Minister of Foreign A1airs
.hould mot be forgotten. NJ. Delcasse's
.uavitv ia equal to his ability. Under the
most difficult conditions he preserved q con-
Az
ciliatory demeanor.
IRISH LAND BILL
Parliamentary opposition has practicai!y
disappeared. The second reading OF the
Irish land bill, incomparably the most I'M
portant measure Of the session. was car.
ried on Thursday night by a ma1ori'y oi
<3 votes against &c.
This may justly be described as one of the
most startling and puZzling events In the
parliamentary history of England.
The bill, as Mr.. Morley said in his power
full and interesting speech. is a social revo-
luton. 1t aims at nothing less than the
transferrence of agricultural Ireland from
the rent-receiving landlord to the rent-pay-
ing tenants.
In form, no doubt, 1t is a voluntary meas
ure, but the position of the landlord who
refuses to sell will not be a happy one. and
unless he be a man Of Iron resolution he
will soon fall in with the wishes Of his ten
ants to effect this purpose.
The sum of 100000. which will be ad-
vanced from the Treasury on the credit of
the United Kingdom, will be increased on
the lowest. estimate to the extent of $780,
90 ,OOo. There will be nothing between the
State and purchasing tenant paying his
annual installments for a period OF sew
enty years.
Mr.. Gladstone's land bill Of 1856. de-
nounced from every Tory and Liberal
Unionist platform in England. made the
Irish legislature responsible for every shil-
ing. There is no such responsibility here.
Mr.. Balfour's act OF 1891, which almost the
whole Liberal party opposed, dealt with
sums infinitely small in comparison with
those now involved; yet the leader Of the
Opposition. with some reluctance. supports
this bill. Mr.. JOIN Morley supports, with
enthusiasm. Sir Edward Grey, on behalf
Of those Liberals. who have abandoned 1t.
with as much earnestness as Mr.. Red
mond has himself, and only a handful Of
Radicals. scarcely one Of whom has ever
been in office. had the courage to vote
against II.
WYNDHAMS CHANGE.
A few months ago Mr. Wyndham was
putting Irish members of Parliament in