New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
VoL. .AIV -.~.N0 1873.
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
yp GLADSTONE PROPOSES AN ALLIANCE
WITH THE HOME RULERS.
OF uIs WIG AssOCIATE'-ThE

SCHEME TEMPORARILY ABANDONED
lBY CABLE TO THE TRlBUNE.l
,.ox Dec 1o.-The elections are decided.
a s ascertained that the Liberals Will he Ill i'i-
,.ority of from two to four. Many rumors are cur
rent respecting the probable course oil events
o,,. thing certain is that Lord Salisbury VIII no'
-,,,sn bofoIe the meeting of Parliament iheIo
iii he = Cabinet council on Monday. SeVerai
.inistcrs strongly urge immediate resignation nut
Lord Salisbury and Lord Randolph Churchui
,,r,e 70 stay in the rest must abide by their de-
islon.
The Liberals arc widely divided as to the policy
.bo rort,, onrht TO pursue 1t is much remarked
that the conferences held at llawmden thi' "ecN
have included no Radical. Lord Granville Lor"
Srcnccr and /. ord ROscbery have been Sumnohe"
70 advise with Mr.. Gladstone, Lord Granville pro-
acdjng thence to Chatsworth to compare noteS
,,tb Lord Harrington. Neither Mr. Chamberlain
u Sir Charles Dixie ha, been invited
MORE RADICAL THAN THE RADICALS
The +ruth il that Mr.. Gladstone himself is now
,emost advanced of the Liberals On the lriSh
,estion. During the Cabinet discussions last
nv Mfr. Gladstone supported Mr.. ChamberlalhS
,,sb prorosals, the National Council included
bicb Mr.. Parell was then ready to accept a a
nal settlement. bat which a majority OF the
abiuet voted down. When the result OF the
resent election became known Mr. Gladstone
.ems TO have resolved at once TO come
% terms with Mr.. Parnel and to accept scheme
of home rule. certainly embodying guarantees i'r
the integrity of the Empire, and probably saving
the property rights of the irl9h landlords HIS coz
leagues have heard with dismay that their leader
was prepared to enter into an alliance "l5h MI
rarnel publicly to accept his support, to turn out
The Tory Government by his help. and then
10 submit to Parliament what he terms
i constitution for Ireland. They demonstrated
strongly reminded him that he had found II lmpo'-
sible last summer to Induce the Liberal parry 70
snsta;n a much more moderate scheme, and eX-
n7oseed tbe belief that surrender TO Mr.. Parneil
now vould divide the Liberals IL the new House
shock the country and probably fal' the
result being a dissolution of Parliament
fresh election and large majority against
the new coalition Mr. Gladstone has
Welded 10 these representations and the project
has been shelved for the present
TIE RADICAL POSITION.
The R3d.c1I lea lers believe, concur with the
Moderates in regarding the scheme as premature
and dangerous and shoS no disposition to SIDE with
Mr. Gladstone. Neither Mr. Chamberlain nor SIR
Charles Dixie wishes to resume Office at the begin
ming of the session. nor to form part ola Ministry
il which the Moderates viii be sure to regain thelr
ascendancy. Both prefer an independent position.
~. Cu,riss DIike's rcmarkabie declarations on
Wednesday were made in complete concurrence
with Mr. Chamberlain. They offer the warmest
support TO the present Government in its attempts
TO deaf with the local government question, wh!ch
NAV easily. whether sir Charles Dixie Intended Ii
OF not, be made to include the IRISH question SIT
Charles Dixie said that he could see no reason from
the advanced Liberal point of view why
snch support should not he ungrudgirgly Civ
en-. Thsls understood to signify tha. the Radical
leaders have intended to sit below the gqngvay, TO
reaounce allegiance to the Liberals, and 10 pose aS
1triots rather than as parilSlas. Mr.. Ch1mpeI4aA
has said not "a word t. modify last weeks hostile
criticism on Mr.. Gladstone. HIS and Sir Charles
Jkes speeches clearly represent their present pur-
pose, yet commit them to nothing.
Mr.. PA8NELTs CAUTION.
MI Parncn IN the meantime Is putting out feciers
90 discover how mucn home rule inc has a chanci OF
sxtortIng from the present Parliament justin
HcCarthy sIys that Ireland will be content with
g.slat.ve powers equivalent to those of an Ame'l-
an stare. M OCounor urges that Canada Is
cne precedent to follow aad insists that that s tho
mmum Mr. Parnel viii accept
The IQily Ncc,. apparently unaware Of what
ls Just happened at lIawarleD, proposes the
,rmatiln OF a small commit zee Of the three parue9
cons Ter what sort Of domestic legislation Ireland
az SAFELY be allowed. Mr.. Paraei s reported 10
content to wait for the urn of events, aware
the danger that the Moderatcs OF both parties
ay combine against him if the Irish question be
! essed or obstruction be begun.
ELECTION RESULTS.
There are animated discussions on the results OF
the election in the newspapers and elsewhere.
Many Liberals insist that there substantial
victory fer them. Sir William HaTcourt pats this
,lew more ingeniously than anybody else, main
unIpg that there Is no Tory reaction and gen
uine Liberal MAORI greater than ever IN Eng
land. scotland aud Wales. Judlcious Liberals.
like Ihe Spectator, for example gently rebuke h'm
for oyersating his case. The general feeling OF the
liberals IL that the country declined 10
,o,ess q decided prcferepcc for either party. The
liberals have, III fact, narrowly escaped hope'es'
.astcr. and il is not yet certain that the party
will hold together during the coming session.
LORD sArIsBCRY's TRIUMPH
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