New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
AFFAIRS IN LONDoN
portu Politics Not Taken Seriously
Need of Nego Peace Congress-

~,.ars They now say the tide mas O--.o,, =,
low water mark and turned. s.o,,, North
,,,s pIrg the Liberal MeHiUet ...t
--.o-eIand 10 their cause anu '.'O -
:. Tr,tonist victory there IN the o' e~e..or.
OF 49, che elatfon of the tariff reforiners'
hardy '"s' -'u.a .be,o e the evidence that the
Nhat iiAp4 a.. -,r4v organization has passed
A. cbamberIain's control, and that fleo
- - oa,rot hone to receive nominations as
--,st.e The Cobdenite section OF that party
=, -,.,ou+ a daily paper, and forced 10 wait loi
co+,ydav's Spectator" for intellectual s'i'i'u
,o,+ The optimism Of the Ministers mas reNlNea'
end IN 5ubilant speeches the general eiec'iot
6<arre6 until 1906 and the Liberals are chal-
,.rged 70 defeat them while the present Far
usn,ert lasts What IS rising without douoI Is
.be tide of partisanship and unreason- 1he
question raised by the Beck Commission ana IHe
,9ooeesi.x for the reform Of criminal procedure
and safeguards against red tape in various gov
eminent offices. on only of which there Is
general agreement and economic and iInpeflai
issues are discussed with Increased neat anu
ecerbitv Partisan writer's draw the widest in
se-ences from the Australian attitude toward
Interference and President Roosevelts intentions
respecting reciprocity with Canada Inc lid
eraI orators shout themselves hoarse In proving
ny official statistics that trade has revived ana
the tariff reformers retort by eXaggerating the
s,,i6ence of the lack of employment in London
md the Industrial North. the restitution OF the
lower classes and the impeding famine in Ire
land through the failure Of the potato crop.
PartisanshIp becomes quite Blind when the rise
Of sugar IS discussed. Free Traders. who have
been Indifferent TO the ruin Of the British sugar
refining trade and the losses Of sugar planters
through overproduction Of a bounty fed beet IN
dustry, are moved 10 tears by the operation OF
the Brussels convention and the closing Of mar
uoalade and sweets factories by reason OF the
advance in the cost Of raw material. What is
q temporary effect produced by the shortage OF
the beet crop through dry weather IS magnifed
into national disaster, though John Bull
lived on Jam and pickles alone. The climax Of
absurdity is reached when Englishmen are
warned that all industries viii share the ruin Of
the confectionery trade If anything be done to
interfere with cheap importations and that the
corner now formed in the sugar market will be
followed by combinations and trusts in all the
great Industries IL Mr.. Chamberlains 10 per
cent tariff be enacted in defence Of the home
market.
Meanwhile society is settling down to a gayer
winter than usual with larger dancing and din
ner parties and more entertaining by Americans,
and the book stalls and jewellers shops show
signs Of fair holiday traffic. There is marked
Improvement IN business on the stock mining
changes, with the American list appealing to in
vestors and a revival of speculation in Kaff1rs.
Neither business men nor the gay world of
wealth and fashion take party politics seriously.
nation dependent upon neutral law in the
Mediterranean plotting against it in British
waters. the passage Of a section Of the Russian
armada through the Suez Canal and the deIiv-
cry Of a turbine torpedo destroyer from the
Thames ct Libau are timely illustrations OF
the urgent need Of g Peace Congress for dis
cussing the rights OF belligerents and the obi
cations Of neutrals. The Suez Canal officials
with force Of not over 200 native police
available. watching mysterious yachts and
taking measures for securing the Baltic feet
against attack in neutral waters. and the
Thames police is censured by British officials for
neglecting TO exercise more diligence in Dre-
venting the escape Of the Yarrow boat Safe
guards are not lacking for protection Of the
canal by international law and for forestaJIing
such Incidents as the Sinnetts voyage and
'e previous sale and delivery Of British SUBJ
marines TO the japanese Government but acci-
dents are likely TO happen, in spite Of precau-
hon and closer definitions of belligerents' rights
and the duties of neutrals are necessary. IN
ternatlonal jurists are not agreed upon the az
pedlency Of limiting naval operations to the
actual theatre Of war, but they favor the idea
OF having a permanent wartime commission
a. The Hague to which incidents like the at
LICK upon the hshlng fleet and all breaches Of
neutral law can be referred
While genial speeches like ArnIoa ssa6or r,hoa+e,s
III the American dinner on Thanksgiving Day are
helpful, the opinion is gaining ground tbo+ En-,
land and America can render the eraa+eS+ car,
vice TO the peace of the world by coonera+,o,
III ilAhlls the Hague tribunal more nrsctica1
learn from The Hague that the Dutch go,-
eminent Is now fully alive 10 the Importance
OF carrying out Mr.. Carnegies nuniecaor no..
with the least possible delay The Minister -
Foreign Affairs, Baron MeIvil de Lvnde, no.
taken the proper view from the start and
wanted TO have the best possible site selected
ior The Temple Of Peace but lacked either the
Hauence or the savoir faire required for i'm,
pressing his colleagues and the public with the
Necessity Of action. The Ministers are now act
ing IN full accord. and the States General min
PISS a nlh before January for the purchase of
7 'eio adjoining the Mallebren site suggest
60 ny Sir Henry Howard.
ne departure Of Lord Curzon from Mar
'iieS Tor India puts an end to the persistent
runors Of the transfer oe rora Nd go
SCUM Africa hear from, To-d A,iI,ar,s ,,..
nate friends that his health has NOT broken
oo"h uAoeT the pressure Of work and that ba
"peS'S 10 remain et his post while +ba ,rasa,,+
i'i''eAt lasts. Lord Curzon fs most ar,xio,,s
-Ou'-o OUT his brilliant career &c yrioaro,,
e. Inns ms work Lord Ktchener's MANS
- - gu seI1zauon OF the Indian army can
e1'iieo out under any Vlcerov. I'm. - 9
ha+o- -.seii Is needed for winding IN the ri
go. e-l-1ii' receiving the son Of the A,raou =.
o~a,-1-'9'' sending delegate to Cab, "a
IT, me commercial mission 10 -
matters require adroit rnanagsr,a e!SL1'
- @Zo-a exciting Russian resentn... -