The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-24
The Premier Scheming to Avert Ministe-
rial Crisis, and at the Same Time Satisfy
Ireland and Avoid War with Russia.
A Victory for the Conservatives Almost
Certain To Be Followed by War.
Victor Hugo's Bequest to the Poor-Failure of
Mediation Between Guatemala and Saliva
d0r-Invasion of the Latter Country.
BRITISH POLITICS.

Conflicting Reports as to Cabinet Dissen-
sions-Peril of the Liberal Party.
LONDON, May 3-The majority of the mem
bers of the Cabinet have already left the city
to spend the Whitsuntide holidays This
fact is generally accepted as pretty
good indication that they have by no means
brought about any actual crisis, but there are
persons, and well-informed persons, too
who assert that the Cabinet is
really on the verge of split 1t is
rumored in some quarters that the Right Honor
able Sir Charles Dixie, President of the Local
Government Board, rendered his resignation
before he departed, yesterday, for Dublin.
Many of the Radical newspapers declare
that Sir Charles is mainly responsible for the
dissension in the Cabinet. He caused the
trouble, they say, by his persistent efforts
to force the government to adopt radical policy.
The London Dispatch, which undoubtedly is
the organ of Sir Charles Dixie, is urging the
Radicals to combine and assert themselves
1t says that if they do they will have
the best chance of securing control of
the next Parliament. If they do not secure
majority, they can, the Dispatch argues so
increase their power as to secure leader more
truly radical than Mr.. Gladstone is, or than the
Radicals could hope to ever see him, even if he
were twenty years younger.
general survey Of the political situation
would perhaps show that no man in England
realizes more thoroughly than Mr. Glad
stone that there are in the present
state of British affairs all the elements
for political crisis, and that he himself is
strongly in favor of making every reasonable
concession in order to hold the Liberal party
with all its diverse factions. together
as a solid body to prevent the return of
the Conservatives to power. shrewd ob
server can, perhaps, discern in the visit of Sir
Charles Dixie to Ireland the cunning hand of
Gladstone. Sir Charles goes to Dublin to
attend the meeting of a commission for
housing the poor of the Irish capital He will
be the@sguest of Earl Spencer, at the Vice.
roy's official residence, Dublin Castle. Lord
Spencer is far from being Radical He
believes thoroughly in renewing the Irish
crimes act, which Sir Charles opposes In the
many conferences which these two gentlemen
that the strong personality of Earl Spencer
will seriously effect the impressionable
Sir Charles, and that he will return to London,
after the holidays, more tractable in his
relations to the Prime Minister. If he does,
then you may look for good compromise
renewal bill, which will give offense
to no one, and whose harmless life will
be limited to about one year Mr.
Gladstone has his way of doing things,
and it may be has cast lines successfully
for thus getting entirely rid of coercion in
Ireland. If the surmse provescorrect, the gov
ernment will, before recess, announce the lines
on which they will proceed next year with the
bill for local sef-government in Ireland.
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Mr.. Gladstone, and consent to make almost any
concessions to the Radicals, rather than cause a
split in the Liberal party serious
division in this party would most like
ly result In putting the Tories in
power. The return of the Tories to power dur
ing the ensuing election would most inevitably
be followed by war with Russia
Lord Randolph Churchill, the aspirant for
the Tory leadership in the House of
Commons, bas already attempted to induce Lord
Salisbury, the leader of the Tory peers, to join
forces with him in opposing the renewal
of the crimes act. Lord Salisbury refused
Young Churchill nothing daunted has
arranged on his own account to organize Tory
opposition He will fight hard and effectively
if the government do not steal away his
ground by withholding the renewal bill. 1t
is certainly somewhat extraordinary condition
in English politics when a Tory leader organ
Irish members of the Commons to fight
coercion in Ireland. 1t is difficult, in
view of all this, to withhold admiration
from Parnell for the educational effect of his
long parliamentary agitation The dublin
Freeman's Journal, commenting to-day
upon the situation, says that the re.
tiSement of either Sir Charles Dixie or
~. Chamberlin from the Cabinet would be far
more disastrous blow to the government than
any such occurrence as the resignation of Earl
Spencer, who is credited with threat to resign
the lord-leutenancy of Ireland unless the
Irish crimes act is renewed. The resignation of
either of the two gentlemen just named, the
Journal thinks would cripple the government
during the rest of the parliamentary
session, and go far to prejudice their chances
for success in the general elections.