The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-28
STIRRING TIMES IN EUROPE.
xAEKDT PAAaEg OF THB POLITICAL H.
CTTeMBNT IN EnAHCH.

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LONDON, Jan. N.-While very favorable ro-.
poYts ere received daily from Cannes OF the
esnsral improvement in Mr.. 0ladstone's health.
4 10 not probable that he will be able to assume
me- active responsibilities Of leadership In the
same degree % during the last session. An In
timate political and personal friend OF Mr..
0ladstone's says that II 10 impossible that he
should again undergo such strain. and that
while his ambition is undated and he Ii fully
alive TO the magnitude Of the questions which
will absorb the political energies Of both parties
for some time to come. he will abstain a. far
- 10 may, from the personal administration
70 which he has heretofore been devoted. and
gradually transfer his burden to his successors.
Mr.. Gladstone would prefer TO retire under con-
ditions which would insure the survival OF his
party under vigorous leadership. and he 10 OF
the opinion that the great reform projects Of
the next session will naturally call forth .
leader 10 whom he can bequeath the broad and
comprehensive policy which he has matured.
Prince Nspoleon's proclamation has at least
served TO show how unworthy Of It's trust the
present Government IL. and in what q small
degree 1t represents tho stability Of the people.
Neither the Orleanist conspiracy nor the Bona
parte posters have touched the masses In the
slightest degree. Tho agitation has been con-
fined to the politicians. 10 the lighter social
elements. and to an hystsrical and Intellectual
press. The whole diflculty has resolved itself
Into hand-to-hAnd conflict among 8 lot Of
pretentious demasogues. every one Of whom
deems himself the heir apparent TO Gambetta
Il 10 wranGle for the dead mans Shoes and
whoever can first step into them and exile the
Bourbons and the Bonapartes or send the
Door Empress homo to London when she
comes over shopping shall be the great man Of
France. Ostracism 10 the lateet nns word in
French politics. It worked we'll In ancient
Greece. and why should not the republic try 1t
ON the Chambords. the D'Aumales. and the
Napoleons9 These pretenders are In the last
stages OF decay. and could safely be left to na-
ture. Their adherents are among the devout
Catholics. and are mostly women. while the
men who have lived In their traditions are all
old. equity. and too rheumatic TO take hand
in q coup dttdt France 10 undergoing . won
derful transition. but II is in the direction Of
new life. not restoration.
The Egyptian question 10 dormant. but gath
erine energy fast When the French Govern
ment shall have been reconstructed. and shall
have courage enough to look around at the
world outside Of Paris the Porte will DO dis
covered Offering every possible inducement for
an alliance for the joint purpose Of rehabilitat-
ing French interests in Egypt and restoring the
lost sovereignty OF Turkey. At present II is o
very hopeless case for Turkey. All the powers
except France have signifled their approval Of
the course OF England and the prospect Is that
no material external obstacle will be presented
10 the tedious and expensive experiment which
she has undertaken upon the Nile. There will
be q good deal Of sQuabbllng over the matter
when Parliament meets Recent speeches from
the leaders on both sides show that they arc
by NO means in accord either - TO what 10
really being done In Egypt or what the real in
tention OF the Government II.
The moro rapidly and surely the Government
progresses toward the repression Of crime In
ireland and the determination Of the assaa.
Dinatlon society the stronger becomes the Ma
tionallst party. The result Of the Mallow
election has been received with dismay By the
English Conservatives. who have all along
entertained certain beliefs Of their own as to
theenec remedial legislation was producing
IN Ireland. 1t is now obvious that the next
general election must witness the return Of q
great Nationalist majority more aggressive.
vigorous. audacious. and experienced than
ever before. and to whose assaults the parlia-
sistance. Preceding agitatons have been
feeble compared to that now ON foot In Ireland.
and not at any time has the question Of home
rule assumed 90 serious an aspect. English
Liberals admit that In the face Of recent events
home rule u inevitable. and that the chief
question in the present emergency II not how
Il shall be avoided but how best II may be con-
eeded. Conservatives call openly for the abso-
lute suppression Of the Nationalist reprcsen-
aation in Parliament. for the exclusion Of
III Irish members from the House Of Com
mons. and the temporary Acknowledgement Of
Ireland. No compromise II possible. II u q
question. they say. Of thirty millions Of psopls
against I'VE millions. Either homo rule must
b granted or the Enslish people must stand
b and ses their entire parliamentary system
wrecked. That such should DO the actual Ian
guAge Of Conservative journals shows In q
striking way. TO what stage The persistency
q home rule agitstiGn has attained.
4 year or Two since such . view
would have seemed an impossibility.
but to-day II II the natural result Of the tenn
Per and attitude Of the Irish people, The
Government u daily doing more and moro "a
eliminate from the Nationalist party ill stain
Of responsibility for or completely In Irish
asrarian or socialist crimes. Fully absolved
thereirom In the eyes of tho English people
and pursuing resolutely tho course which III
leaders have marked out. success cannot be
long delayed. 1t 10 question now 20 vital and
% fully recognized in It's force and urgency
that 1t can DO driven out Of Enslish Legislation
only by tho arbitrary interference Of force
Nothing short Of the most desperate methods
Of repression can AFFECT 1t. and that English
Tories should openly advocate resort 10 the
practices OF Russia in Poland IL conclusive
evidence OF the nature OF the situation. Their