New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
DIPLOM4CY OF THE EN-
DIRE UNDER DISCUSSION.


=, March 31.-The diplomacy of the en-
-. taken the place OF the Morocco Confer
p'ie -" +he chief subject of public interest. The
eice . 80 the Ministry In Offering resistance to
h0 osy,,;ntstration are as insorutable as the
c Emperor's campaign of adventure in
-. ~ a coaling station, and the results Of Ill
go r,eddling are equally unsatisfactory. Ma
-, :, not q good quarter for experimenting with
,.,, fads and interfering with executive acts
.,,o1 administration. II is an intensely
- oolonv with settlers OF high grade or
.,,..,,ca fully capable OF taxing care or
conscience without assistance from
I1o,,,r;np Street Whereas there are hve blacks
~ white in the remainder Of South At
-o' ta,a are ten in Natal, to say nothing of
fioS' - tbousand- Indian coolies employed in
linz '4uN1 ,nsustrv If the danger OF race con-
~ .+s anywhere IL is in Natal, where the
~ - ere outnum mbered by the horde of blacks
- FIein's interference on sentimental
-ro,,nds With the death sentences of black muir
so-s mas resented as wanton tr1nlng with
,orial rights of self-preserVatlon 'Ihe Whole
eo,orx headed by the Ministry, revolted against
T1o,rrinp Street The crisis ended abruptly by
ne surrender OF Lord Elgin, with ungracious
..,s,,re for Sir Henry McCallum for not keep
= t;-, halter informed. Uninquisitive igno-
- ,,ouId have been wiser than inquisitive
-. Co. the exercise Of the imperiaSveto upon
.o,,,io1 legislation but direction for the sus-
-sioD of criminal administration The LIB
=, ,o,-ernnoent !n the course Of thee months
b.s contrIyed TO run up against the stone wall
% ,,,bIic opinion from the Cape to the Zarnbesl.
r,-a,essss Of empire wreckng, suspended since
H. loss of the American colonies, have been
-.rs,rad with no other apparent motives than
. ,,orl,id apprehension that the colonist may be
osrzeslous in preventing massacres and re-
80, in his passion for unsettling everything
IN South Africa through discomfort with the
Roer War. in which blood and treasure were
sacrificed with splendid, almost prodigal. patri-
-, bv the mother country and the loyal
colonies.
MINISTRY AND LABOR MUTINT.
Ministry bold enough TO defy the self-gov-
srniDg colonies lacks the courage for suppress
ing the mutiny Of the labor group. The trades
disnute bill was feeble compromise for the
odi,,str7ent Of Cabinet differences with the
trades union demands respecting picketing and
s,e,,r,+ior1 from the common law against COM
binatIons conceded and liabilities for damages
in civil suits limited TO the acts of agents au-
thorized by the executive committees. The com
nror,ise was the work Of the Lord Chancellor.
and was introduced by the Attorney General
with a solemn warning against creating priv
neeed proletariat, but when the labor members
turned against it solidly, the Prime Minister
led the way IN voting for more radical bill
with absolute prohibition OF damages levied
AGAINST the funds OF the trades unions. The
government bill will be amended in the COM
mittee stage 10 suit the Labor members. but the
Lords are likely 10 restore the original clause
respecting the law agency, and possibly to in
sert safeguard for the protection Of the COM
mon law right of the workman not a trades
unonist 10 sell his labor in the open market.
The Compensation for Accidents bill intro
duced by Herbert Gladstone is more logical
and comprehensive measure which will be easi-
" enacted The Lords mastering for the de-
fence OF Lord Miner were a fine looking body
Of legislators, differing widely from the ira
ditiOnaI mob OF peers which smashed the Home
Rule bill The government by its laundering
and meddlesome methods IN dealing with the
colonies IS exciting the upper house TO prove
how useful and necessary IT is.
MORE HONEY FOR EXCISE.
The revenue returns for the fiscal year clos
ing to-day indicate that Mr.. Asquith will have
larger surplus than was expected. A large re-
duction IN income taxation cannot be effected
unless more money is squeezed out Of excise,
and this course is favored by Liberal journals.
Ike The Manchester Guardian which argue
as much from liquor licenses English towns
OF corresponding population. AS the consump-
tion Of liquor per capita is greater in England
than in America. licenses ought to yield more
here than there, whereas Boston raises from
this source ten times much Manchester.
and New York eight or ten times as much as
London. Higher licenses are foreshadowed as
the coming Liberal policy.
large Increase in emigration to Canada is
reported at Liverpool, ten thousand sailing this
week by six liners The booking is heavy
that the exodus Of British emigrants already
promises TO be Of exceptional magnitude during
the spring and summer The Salvation Army
is taking an active part In this movement OF
population across the seas from the overcrowded
centres.
The anu-Greek campaign has been reopened
a. Cambridge A fresh report proposes to ex-
eInpt from Greek large classes of candidates
both for honors and ordinary degrees and differ
entiate bachelors in letters and science In titles
and degrees. The proposals are vigorously cha1-
lenged fatal blow TO the study of Greek al
the universities and public schools. The re-
formers are trying 70 push the door aJar so that
they can open II fun width another time, but the
Obstinate Greeks block the way.
BRISTOL UNIVERSITY MOVENENT.
The Times" prints a full report OF the Ameri
car Ambassadors speech at the Colston Society'i
banquet a. Bristol where he was the guest o.
The Lord Mayor and shared with Augustine Bir-
rel the responsibilities OF oratory for stimulat'
hg the movement for converting the college into
university Ambasss6or Reid gave an ex-
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