New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
LONDON'S NEW TRIBUTE
TO Mr.. GLADSTONE.

Henry Irving have had glorious days re-
GENTLY. and to-day Mr. Gladstone is honoreu-
The ceremony of unveiling the colossal pfoh|e
statue at the junction of NewAldwych Win
the Strand has been conducted with siih-
plicity and John Morlry's was the most rev
erent hand to bring to light the tall. ghostis hs
Ire which has been haunting the avenue OF thea-
tres Hano T'hornycroft's statue is not SO spii-
tied as Raggis strong figure outside the Town
Hall at Manchester that represents the orator III
Producing the Home Rule BILL with his long
forefinger pointing and his figure strongly poseu-
This has little action in face OF nSure- Inv
arms are relaxed and the robes of the Chahcei-
lor of the E1chequer fall In massive foios 10 ms
feet The head is sharply turned ana is not
markedly impressive. The energy which the
figure itself lacks is not supplied by the four
sllegorical groups representing, without speelad
appropriateness brotherhood education, asplra-
ton and courage The site might better have
been reserved for the statue of Dr. Johnson IN
front of St. Clement Danes. where he used TO
sleep through the sermons Gladstone may nave
freouented the old bookstalls in Holywell-st-'
which have been improved out OF existence ana
he certainly attended the function of opening the
new law courts. wearing the robes of Chan-
cslIor OF the Exchequer. but these are hardly
adequate explanations for the choice of the site
There was space for the statue in the new
Strand Improvement and il has been filled with
the colossal bronze but the figure of Gladstone
is out of place there, far from the Houses OF
Parliament and seems with averted head to be
shrinking from the press of traffic and the stohd
stare of bus drivers There will be two addf-
itional statues. in Edinburgh and at Dublin be-
fore the completion of the national memorial
CHAMBERL4IN. AGAIN TO THE FORE
Mr. Chamberlain who defeated Home Rule,
shares with Mr. Gladstone the honors Of press
discussion. His Birmingham speech is full OF
fighting power. The issue of fiscal reform Is re-
stated policy for supplying the unemployed
with work and uniting the empire. There is no
trace Of dfsloyalty TO Mr.. Balfour. but sharp
attack upon the Marquis OF Londonderry ana
an ironical passage at the expense of LORD Rose
berry who is charged with recasting the New
castle programme on a cleaned slate Inc oate
Of the election is described aSnatter OF tao
tics but MI. Chamberlains impatience with
duatory leadership is shown Enthusiastically When
he condemns the policy OF marking time IN place
of fighting and declares that he would rather
belong to a powerful minority than to an 1npo-
tent majority This speech confirms the OPINION
of the politicians that the general election Is
coming within a few months. 1t cannot be oe-
ferred without another shuttle of the Cabinet
pack The Marquis of Londonderry and Austen
Chamberlain have proved this week they do not
belong TO the same Cabinet.
DEMAND WORK FOR THE VOORHEES,.
Mr. Balfour himself will have opportunity on
Monday for showing how he intends to deal
with the agitation of the unemployed Social
lists like MI Byndman are taking charge Of the
movement and demanding that the government
shall find work for the worllless and not stop
10 inquire whether the destitution has come from
any fault in those reduced starvation A DEL
egation of over 5000 win march across London
from the East End and make a pathetic exhl-
bitfon of the distress now prevailing in many
districts The demands for winter relief have
come earlier than for many years and there is
no doubt that many thousands Of unemployed
have swarmed to London from the country to
take advantage OF the recent legislation, meagre
as it is.
BURDEN OF TAXATION.
TIL. hard times without which the tariff
formers have considered it difficult to convert
the country to their cause. have come, yet the
free traders like Lord Avebury. deny that the
fiscal system is at fault and contend that in
dustries are crushed by a terrible burden of tax
alton. national and local The Yarrows sup
port this view by declaring that the rate of
twelve shiIlings on a pound compels them to
abandon their shipyard the lower Thames.
throwing 1900 out of work. and transfer
their BUSINESS to the Tyne. where they can knock
Off eight shillings In taxation. Withdrawals Of
this kind tend to lessen taxable valuations and
increase the burden of rates for the poor ten
ant occupiers. From every quarter or the
United Kingdom there is the same complaint
tha, the population is bled to death, yet at
the municipal elections held this week there
was little public interest and effective means
OF enforcing the demand for the retrenchment of
municipal expenditures.
RUSSIA CROPPING FOR LIGHT.
The perspective is lacking for accurate
view of the Russian revolution Future his
forians NAV have the sense of proportion, but
events can now be only through a glass
darkly AS the press dispatches are read, it
does not carry out the analogies of the French
Revolution nor is it twentieth century strike
of workmen closely organized, but is a charac-
teristic cropping of all classes in Russia for
more light and better administration 1t is not
vet clear whether the Car is wholly sincere as
q reforner or Count Witte strong enough for the
crisis, but ominous the massacres at Odessa
have been, the amnesty is sign that the sit
uation is improving and the nation moving from
darkness to light. The uprising of the Russian
people exerts influence. progressive as well as
disturbing, beyond the frontiers in the year of
unrest 1S4S. The most favorable effect is re-
ported to be the consent of Emperor Francis
Joseph TO universal suffrage which is con-
cession made not a day too soon. The markets
ss~ less disturbed by the revolution than might
have been expected with the large imports of
grain from Russia Some of the closest OBJ
servers in Mark Lane anticipate rising market
for wheat, the consequence OF holding large
stocks in America and the interruption of Rus
sian supplies