The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-01
Two Nations Vexed.

France and Russia arc now seriously
displeased with the situation, which Is
SO much more serious, as tho commits
sion is to continue in existence as per
manent controlling authority, oven
when the chosen Prince Of W1ed be-
comes the ruler of Albania The prince,
by the way, is in no hurry, which is
hardly to be wondered at when 1t is
practically certain that his arrival will
be the signal Of fight to finish be-
tween Scutari and Valona, as to which
of the two towns is to be the official
residential town Of the country's new
ruler. Neither of them is really ft to
receive a prince, for Scutari boasts only
two tolerably modern houses and Va
Iona only one.
At present it looks very much as if
the triple entente will retire from the
commission, though this would imme-
diately result in the fat falling into
the fire, for Italy and Austria, who
both want Albania, would not be long
in making up their minds to fight out
their difficulties, and this, Of course,
Germany and the kaiser want to pre-
vent at all costs. AS will be seen, there
are certainly wheels within wheels and
a satisfactory settlement Of the Bal
kans question is still far off.
Fight on Churchill.
While we are still in blissful igno-
rance of what is really happening in
side the cabinet, it is certain that the
enemies Of the present government are
using every means trying to induce
Winston Churchill to break openly with
tho Liberal party, Very little indeed
is heard or read at present about u
ster or tariff reform, the main object
Of the tories being for the moment to
prevent Churchill and number Of
younger tories who are exceedingly dis
satisfied with Bonar Laws leadership
or lack Of it from forming the threat
which would probably hold the balance
Of power, at any rate as soon as the
number Of Irish representatives at
Westminster is diminished.
A rurpor is aloat which / personally
take no stock in, to tho effect that
Winston Churchill has practically con-
sented TO come into the Unionist camp
on the condition that tariff reform be
shelved forever, which might be done
cially retired, and that big fight for
the control Of the house of commons
shall be made at the earliest possible
moment on a platform, the principal
plank of which is to be big navy and
home rule for Ireland with Ulster ex-
cluded.
Strife Not Serious.
If were, for once. to try my hand
as a political prophet, I should ven
ture to predict that those who build
their hopes on q serious quarrel be-
tween the chancellor Of the excheQuer
and the first lord of the admiralty are
doomed to disappointment: No such
thing will happen or we should never
have soon Mr.. Asquith going to the
members Of his family, fact which
the tory papers tried to make the most
of, using tho different line of argument
that the family was only. convenient
excuse md that tho prime minister
really went to France to make an at
tempt to soothe the feelings Of France
which had been ruffled by Lloyd
Georges expressed hope of limitation
of armaments. The argument WAS kept
before the very much scared readers Of
tory papers until the very moment when
Mr., Asquith boarded the channel steam
or, and I can imagine the curses Of
tory editors when he was mean enough
not evou to leave his car in Paris, but
go straight on to the Riviera to join
his wife and children.
May Make Rich Pay.
What I think will happen is this.
Winston Churchill will be permitted to
ask for all the money he can prove
within reasonable doubt that he must
have to safeguard the country, and no
word of protest will come from Lloyd.
George, who knows that he shall be
able TO raise tho money by taxing the