New-York tribune., 1886-04-04
THE HOME RULE CRISIS.
OPPOSITION TO Mr.. GLADsroNE'S POLICY
RAPIDLY GROWING.
.o,,.psr OF THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATED
ME-. CHAMBERLAIN WORKING HARD AGAiNsr
,r-sco1cH LIBERALS wAvKRiNd.
rpY CABLE TO THE rRlBUNE


,r-sCo1CH LIBERALS wAvERiNd.
rny CABLE TO THE rRIBUNE.l
,ovnox Aoril 3-Englsh and Scotch opposition
4. ,.o,. Rule has been growing more and more
nronounced all the week. When Mr. Gladstone an
rounces pext Thursday the provisions OF the Dill 10
.,,eud the future government OF Ireland he Will
b,re 10 deal with three or four sets OF opponents
those opposed to Home Rule In any form; those
.r,osed TO separate Parliament; those opposed 10
uome Rule with land purchase; and those op-
rossd to Home Rule without land purchase " 10
,ow expected that all these heterogeneous iorces
r;l he marshalled under the joint leadership oi
ord Harrington and Mr. Chamberlain 'rea'
ct. - making to induce Lord Harrington to abb
s.o;n from active opposition
Tho Tories on the other hand profess themselves
,oo;v "a follow Liberal leaders. Lord SALISBURY re-
.nrns 70 London tomorrow. The Tory plan OF cam
.o,c, will then be settled. Reports agree that he
tavors close cooperation with Anti-Home Ruie
I,herals The STANDARD publishes strong appear
Co.. rri,.d action aud strongly deprecatcs any at
tempt of the Tories to assume responsibility lor 'ho
conduct of the debate.
Mr. cbamberlain will follow Mr.. Gladstone; then
AR. Trevelyan. Applications for admission irom
strangers surpass all precedents, $50 members ol
the Nouse di.puting for 12O places. and many ask
,ro dozen seats for friends. The Speaker in con-
xeouence abandons his own gallery to the chances
of ballot. Seven embassies and the American Lcsa-
t;on arc deprived of their usual seats-two each
Soma Of the strongest English Home Rulers put
side the Ministry urge Mr.. Gladstone to confer no
nowers on the new statutory Irish Parliament be-
.-,a .bosn beloncinc to American State Legislat-
,,ros and warn him that the country will stand no
more They profess TO believe that Mr' Parnon
r;, accent that when convinced that larger meas
ure is impossible
The multiplying signs of dislike for Home Rule
.hro,obout England and Scotland have alarmed
more than one of Mr.. Gladstones colleagues. he-
norts are current of dissensions In the Cabinet.
Lord Spencer is said to be dissatisfied because land
purchase is postponed a week after Home Rule but
il now appears that Mr.. Gladstone means both
measures ultimately proceed together lie prefers
bovever 10 sta3d or fall on the proposal for
,berefore is first introduced. Two other Ministers
are en,eavorlng to the scope of the measure
which it is now believd gives the Irish Parliament
control over the customs taxes and police III snort
setting ND an Irish Canada within thirty miles OF
The English coast.
This belief il is which has stirred loyal Liberals
in Scotland to protest. Nothing has more startled
the Ministers than the declaration OF 1he Scofsmdn
that such plan or anything like it would be- ana
ought to be- rejected by Parliament lie Scosmah Is
Mr.. Gladstones ablest and most devoted supporter
in the entire Kingdom. Its editor is the personal
friend of Lord Rosebery. The Scotch members OF
the House express similar opinions. The number OF
protests increased during the week till some OF Mr
Cladst-ne's Cabinet began to apprehend general
revolt. ANY considerable detection among the
Scotch members would be fatal Mr.. Gladstone
therefore say his colleagues, stands between the
Scotch Scylla and the Irish Charybdes. Unless he
modifes his project number Of Scotch members
will abandon him. If he modifes it, Mr. ParneiIs
American masters will Lot allow him to accept 1t.
So rapid has been the growth of this hostility
that r,nnors abounded on Thursday that a collapse
OF the Cabinet was imminent. Mr.. Gladstone totally
refusing substantial concessions and being resolved
to meet Parliament with his original scheme Few
men inside or outside the House now believe it will
be possbe for him to carry such scheme, but 1t IS
remarked by his colleagues that 4" the old man has
got his back against the wall and Will bring
everything down with him sooner than yield
They add that he will not cOncede TO lesser men
what he has refused tc Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr..
1reveyan.
The two designations were announced on MOI
day Unlike Lord Harrington. who sits behind the
Treasury bench Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Irevel-
van took seats below the gangway. MI Chamber
lain's friends say that he is working hard and
silently to overthrow the Government which he has
Quilted He or some other influence has paralyzed
the movements of the Liberal associations which
were relied on to support the Ministry. These asso-
Citations in former crises sent up addresses OF conf
dence by scores. Now not one is sent Not single
important public meeting has yet been held IN Ing
land in favor of Irish Home Rule.
There was great and enthusiastic meeting yes
terday of bankers and merchants OF the City of
London, the Lord Mayor presiding, and leading
Liberals and personal friends of Mr. Gladstone like
Sir John Lubbock. Mr.. Grenfell, and many Liberal
members aud officers of Liberal associations being
present The meeting resolved in energetic terms
against a separate Parliament in Dublin. Sir
John Lubbock said that he was still a warm sup
porter of the Government and that Mr.. Gladstones
real enemies were those who wanted him to take a
fatal leap in the dark.
1t is difficult, Indeed, to say where the Govern
ment can look for fresh support Mr. Game, stand
ing for Barrow in Furness, has pronounced against