Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-28
TORY POLICY IN IRELAND.
SALISBURY SUITS HIS VIEWS TO
PRESENT EXIGENCIES.

OHclAEoU Al9pOHSlOAe-Cnu
| Ill Exhibiting His Discretion.
! LONDON, June 27.-The Tory Govern
ment is skillfully feeling its way along.
Even Lord Randolph Churchill has be-
come prudent since mis- party has had the
responsibility of the government thrust
upon it. The young orator has exhibited
surprising repressibility and has judi
ciously held both his pen and his tongue.
In view Of the impatlence of all Britons
to know what the policy of the new gov
ernment is to be. all this is remarkable.
! The only Minister of the new govern
ment VINO has up To date pub
! licly addressed his constituents is
Arthur James Balfour, the Tory member
Of Parliament for HertfOrdbOrough, which
he has represented since 1877, Mr.. Bal
! four is but 81 years of age, and il a SON
in-law OF the Marquis Of Salisbury, the
new Prime Minister, whose private secre-
tary the young man has long been. The
selection of Mr.. BalfOur for the important
office of Chief Secretary for Ireland must
DC looked upon as especially significant,
because he knows better perhaps than
any other person the inner views of Lord
Salisbury upon the whole Irish question,
and is the only man who has ever been
permitted by the present Premier to speak
for him. Hence Mr.. BalfOur's speech has
attracted profound attention.
COERCION LEANINGs.
Before his advent to power Lord Sails
bury was a most persistent advocate of
coercion in Ireland. The very crisis
which crowded his party into power found
him actively engaged IN opposing every
| tendency towards liberalism in Ireland.
| RpapouaibilitV hoWpupV has ~
tempered Lord Salisbury's views on this
important question, and he evidently
shrlnks from doing himself those things
for abstinence from the performance OF
which ne castigated the Gladstone Min
istry To use au Americanism, Lord
! Salisbury feels the necessity of letting
the Tories down easy on the question,
and Mr.. BalfOur is pushed forward
as the chief instrument in the lowering
process. The most striking utterance in
| Mr.. BalfOur's address was an unqualified
| declaration that he ''desires not less than
| Mr.. Chamberlain to see Ireland governed
| by equal laws with England, and TO see
! all exceptional legislation against the
! Irish people forever abolished. The Radi-
| calls and Parnellites who worried the Libe-
/ raj Ministery out of power never stated
! their wishes on this subject more tersely
4 and fully.
| HOME RULE FOR IRELAND
Not satisfied with this bold statement
Mr.. BalfOur has Just caused TO be pub
/ lished for general circulation brochure
on the Irish question. In this the new
! Chief Secretary strongly supports home
rule for Ireland, but contends that this
home rule shall extend to local interests
only. His argument for this limit is the
! faYOrite one of the Tories, viz, that it is
as necessary for the general welfare of
! Ireland itself as 1t is for the strategic Sc
curity of Great Britain, that in all ma
| tional affairs the present state OF depend
/ ence shall be maintained, and that
! all concessions to Ireland shall be
! based on the absolute maintenance
| of Ireland's imperial control Another
idea is elaborated in this brochure, name
/ ly: That in any new organization Of the
| government of Ireland the rights Of the
Irish Tories, such as the local minority in
/ Ulster, must be respected and maintained.
! While it may be said that these state
ments lack definiteness, still 1t must be
/ admitted that they Indicate q remark
able change of attitude in the Conserva-
tive feeling towards Ireland.
A BROOD OF DECLARATIONS.
Not only that, but there is an astonish-
| ing brood of Tory declarations Of the
same character as those made by Mr..
Balfour. In fact, all the reports from the
| Conservative clubs and political circles
show that Lord Randolph Churchill has
become the prophet of the Tory party on
the Irish question. His policy, which,
from all present indications, will prevail
with the present government, favOrs the
gradual replacement Of the present ma
chinery of vice regal government at Dub
lin Castle by the formation of an elective
central board to sit in Dublin and possess
the power OF dealing with all internal
questions Of government.
THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION.
Lord Salisbury has 80 far had but one
Interchange of views with foreign
power on diplomatic questions That
was with NJ. Waddington, the French
Ambassador, and it related entirely 70
the never-ending Egyptian question. The
interview was forced on the new Pre-
mier by a rush of official adVlces from
the Khedive's dominion to the effect that
anarchy practically exists in Egypt,
and that the administration Is
exhausting the treasury and is openly
hostile % English influence, and that this
hostile influence is inspired by Borelll
Bey, who is described as ''a powerful ad-
viser0 lie is said 70 be private editor Of
the BoSphOre Eggpten, which was recent
ly suppressed for the Virulence OF lts at
tack upon England. The protests Of
France secured the rehabilitation OF the
paper. and 10 is now 'wOrse cOnspira-
TORI than ever. B0relli Bey publicly holds
frequent levees with all Europeans hostile
TO England.
TROUBLE IN TEwFIK's HAREM
To add 10 the general confusion thore is
war in Tewtlk's barem. the vice queen
OF the harem Is actively interfering
against the political movement organized
10 oppose the addition Of an English pal
ace 10 the encourage OF the khedive. The
Cairo correspondent OF the Cologne
Gdzetfe referring TO Egyptian finances
and 10 the loan OF 3i5,000,00 recently
guaranteed by the powers 70 settle the
debts Of the country, states that that sum
will be found insufficient by at least
$4,000. .OOO English financial houses IN
terested in Egyptian monetary affairs
have been advised by thelr Cairo agents
that the loan will fall short u the actual
necessities Of the case by sum equal 70
Si5,OOO,000.
CuEERING POLITICAL PHO5PEcIs'
The spirits Of the Conservatives are
cheered by the latest reports OF thor elec-
tion agents, who are finding candidates
throughout the provinces among promis'
ing Young men belonging 70 Wbig iaini-
lies of great influence. These agents also
report that large sums OF money are being
readily subscribed 10 deiray the COneerya-
live expenses IN the coming campaign by
Gentlemen who hitherto have been strong
sunnortera OF the Liberal party, All