New-York tribune., 1903-02-06
LONDON'S LATEST NEWS.
U-ORE FOR THE CIBINEI.
Tightening the Ministerial Ship
EmioYdtion to Candd0.


5srec,,l 20 The xew-York Tribune by French cale)
cccpvrisht 1905: Bg The Tribune Assccation)
London Feb Is. a. m.-The resumption OF
Cabinet activities after a long holiday VIII pe
tb, earliest sign of the revival of serious poll
tics The optimists have been contendins for
weeks that the Venezuela affair could not be
critical because the Cabinet not called TO-
getner TO discuss It. Premier Balfour is known
however TO have been IN daily communication
with Lord Lansdowne respecting 1t and hakihe
strenuous efforts to secure settlement peloie
the opening of Parliament. The OPINION iaN'
night among the politicians was that ne "ouiu
succeed in disposing of the troublesome matter
with the help of the STATE Department, whose
resources have been kept in reserve While Mih-
lister Bowen was acting for Venezuela ana Ie-
vealing remarkable cleverness as well as an en-
perience as diplomatist Domestic questions
viii be uppermost at the Cabinet meetings TO-
day and Tomorrow at the Prime Minister'S
residence George Nyndham has convinced
himself that the new Irish Land bill will satisfy
every body except the British taxpayer aho
has waved the olive branch with poth halius
by suspending the operation of the crimes act
The London Education act will be SNORT
measure hut the Cabinet will find it most
vexatious matter TO provide a substitute lor
the experienced School Beard. The reduction oil
the income tax by few pence is the main work
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and viii
probably be brought about even II MI hron-
rck's costly if superficial army reorganization
scheme perishes from sheer inanition. The
Ministerial ship needs to be lightened by Jeth-
soning the German alliance and NenezueIa
coercion measures when it is waterlogged ana
overloaded by its domestic cargo.
The principal Colonial ovpstion outside South
Africa is the British emigration movement 10
Canada. Commissioner Preston tells me that it
has already become almost unnnanaseabe uh-
DER existing conditions, and that the Canaclsn
Government will need TO make special arrange
ments for supplying a largely increased NUMBER
of townships in Northwest Territory and taking
care of the settlers in transit. II admits that
the American invasion from the Western states
has been convincing argument IN favor W
q British movement, and asserts tha' WINE
few Scotchmen seem interested thousands "l
English and Welsh emigrants are applying for
passage to the new lands which the American
farmers have pronounced promising
The Kings convalescence has been so rapid
that one or two provincial Journals throw out
dark hints that il was not sufficiently serious
10 account for his abandonment of the Chats
worth visit These hints are echoes of ire
sponsible gossip in London clubs and craving
rooms and cannot be supported by evidence. II
IS not necessary for the scandalmongers 10
gossip amIessly about Chatsworth when tneF
have full scope for SO many inventions respect
ing the enforced retirement OF Colonel kinloch
from the Grenadier Guards in consequence OF
the raging of three sons of nohlemen by a
sham court martial by their companions III
arms This Guards scandal, with its fresh
proofs Of the perncious intervention of the
titled class and the society woman into the
military administration, will probably lead to
interesting episodes when the question hour in
Parliament IS resumed.
The news that the opposition of the North
western Senators will probably prevent the rat
ifcation Of the Alaska Boundary Treaty is re-
garded here as very disconcerting. THE Daily
Chronicle considers that the failure of the
treaty will mean the indefinite continuance of
the deadlock. Canada" it says, will lose the
chance Of obtaining A free port in the Klondike
district and most violent friction must arise
if gold should be discovered in the territory
under dispate."
The LONDON and North western Railway Com
pany is arranging to send deputation to the
United States to study the latest American
railway methods. Frank Rec, goods manager,
viii head the deputation. which will include an
thoroughly into every point connected with the
American system Of electric signalling. The
Scotch railway companies are also anxious TO