The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07

Established Church IN rsspeot 70 schools
and removes the tests which formerly
operated against nOnOOnformist teachers.
PoR INDIA AND nHLAND.
John Morley, the Secretary for India, Ia
too we'll known In America 70 require an
introduction. He stands In the front rank
Of English men Of letters and his appoint
ment has given new hope TO the people OF
India.
In presenting the Indian budget . few
days ago he promised q reduction OF taxa
ton, especially no detestabls salt TAI,
n said hat a commission was inquirtng
how far the doctrne Of self--government
could be applied 70 the people Of India.
The fact, however, that but o few hours
were devoted TO Indian affairs. while days
and weeks are devoted 70 home problems.
shows how far the interests OF citizens are
placed above those OF remote subjocte.
Mr.. James Bryce, the Secretary for Ire
land, 10 also well known In the United States,
his American Commonwealth being q
standard work among us. He brings TO
his duties wide experience and . splendid
mind and, what Id moro important, an ex-
cellent heart. His ympathies are broad and
he has enough Irish blood to insure an
! equitable view Of Irish problems.
JOHN BUKNs's PROBLEMS.
The Prime Minister made an excellent Sc
lection when he named Mr.. O Burns
as president Of the Local Government
Board. In this position Mr.. Burns has to
deal with the subjects to the study Of which
he has devoted his life, namely, labor and
municipal affairs. Having worked his way
up from the ranks, he Is able to give invalu-
able assistance In all matters pertaining to
wage earners, factory inspection and mu-
nicipalization. He In q tower Of strength to
the Liberal Ministry.
Mr.. Winston Churchill, son Of the late
Lord Randolph Churchill, a the repre-
sentative Of the Colonial Department in
the House Of Commons, has to deal with
the Chinese question in South Africa, one
| Of the leading questions Of the recent cam
J paign. The new Government has under
taken to abolish a system Of contract labor
which has been described IS little short Of
slavery.
The mine owners insist that Chinese
labor is necessary for the successful work.
ing OF the mines and that the conditions
imposed upon the Chinese are not severe,
but the laboring men Of Great Britain are
quite unanimous in their condemnation OF
the system, and the Liberal Government is
supporting their views. Mr.. Churchill Is
a brilliant young man and has, as his friends
believe, a bright future.
The fact that his mother is Of American
birth gives him a, more thar usual interest
in our country and makes us watch his
career With a friendly eye. His connection
with the important work Of framing a con-
s~titution for the Transvaal is likely to
largely increase his political prominence.
FREE TRADES CHAMPION.
Ihave left for the last the Chancellor OF the
E~xchequer, although in order Of Importance
his Office stands near the head Of the Minis
try. Mr.. Henry Asquith, the present occu-
pant Of this position, is one Of the strongest
members Of the Liberal party, and probably
its foremost debater.
He was put rival to reply to Mr.. Cham
berlain in the tariff controversy. and ac-
quilted himself we'll. He is opposed to the
protective tariff, whether levied for the aid
Of particular industries or as a part Of the
scheme Of retaliation, and his ideas are,
for the present at least, in the ~ascendency.
II the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, with
the prestige given him by the Boer war and
with his extraordinary ability as a public
speaker, cannot overthrow England's free
trade policy there Ia little chance that any
other English statesman will be able to at
tack IL successfully in the near future.
Mr.. Asquith's department has the admin
i~stration of the income tax and the inheri-
tance tax. The latter has yielded more
within the last year han ever before, three
large estates having turned into the treas
ury Tor will do so) some SO, zoo, 900.
The income tax Is not only a permanent
part Of the fiscal system, but a commission
is considering whether a graded income tax
should not be substituted for the present
uniform one. The tai is o uniform. ex-
| cept that small incomes are exempt.
A VICTORY FOR DEMOCRATIC IDEAS.
Besides the measures above referred to
| the new Government Is building homes for
tenant laborers in Ireland, and proposes
so to change the election laws as to reduce
the landholders to one vote each-at present
each landholder can vote in every district
in which he has land.
The Government is also supporting a
measure which protects the English tenant
farmers in their improvements and in their
right to vote according TO their own views,
irrespective Of the wishes Of the landlord.
The Liberal victory was a victory for pro-
gressive, democratic ideas, and the new
Government is earnestly at work putting