St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-22
THE SITUATION CRITICAL,
But Gladstone Hopeful OF Ultimate
Victory.
The Parliament scheme to be Pre-
eeded by the Land Bill.
England. Political Turmoil.

Special TO the Globe.
LONDON, March 21.-My opinion, which
l share with nearly every one meet in or
about the house of commons, is that the
Radical mutineers will not number dozen,
and that Chamberlain will, if he
resigns dish himself and not the ministry.
the fact that there is u revolt even in Birm-
ingham against him was brought to the
knowledge of one of the junior ministers
last night. ! have been told myself by one
of the leading working men members that
that section will support AIr. Gladstone at
all hazards. The Scotch Liberals, besides
being ardent GladstOniteS, are very friendly
10 the Irish since Wednesday, when fifty
PanelliteS stad away from National meet
| ings to defeat the Tory Scotch bill.
With the Welsh. the Scotch. the work
mgmen, the regular English Liberals and
the Irish against him. Chamberlain will
be nowhere, and backed by such COM
binatiUn, possessing the power of diSsolu-
ton, Gladstone, ii his health continues
good. can beat down any opposition. In
fact 1t may be said that the
ISSUE of THE CRISIS
chiefly depends OH Glandstone's health and
spirits. At present both are excellent and
his reference To the crisis last evening in the
commons brought this fact out prominently,
the result being To show beyond
all question his overwhelming influence IN
the house. The whole Liberal side cheered
HIM most heartily. saying. in effect, that
there was JOY over his confidence, and that
he might rely upon his followers. Ii is
now considered possible that even the lords
will not throw out the Irish scheme of the
government, for the splendid bait
offered TO the landlords may never
| be offered again, and will be
obtainable now only by swallowing home
rule At the same time. With the aStuteness
of an old tactician, Gladstone, it is now
generally understood, will unfold the land
purchase project first and then make an
Irish parliament an essential part of the
machinery for carrying it out. Thus the
landlords and the
PEERS ARE CAUGHT,
and already have heard of deputation of
landlords being about TO wait on Harting-
| ton and Salisbury to get them 10 grasp at
the last chance of landlord salvation. The
fact. too, that neither Chamberlain nor
Harrington has any policy which any side
would support tells in GladStOne's favor.
As 1 write. however the situation on the
whole Is undoubtedly critical, and neither
! Ireland nor Gladstone is out of the woods.
The Irish party, in pursuance of Its policy
OF temporary neutrality. is doing nothing
and will do nothing to hamper the minis
| tiers, and thus. in view of the coming pro-
| pOSals of the government Parnell has
decided not to- bring forward the Irish land
bill, which was fixed for Wednesday next.
| Parnell, may add, is very hopeful. more
/ so even than any of his followers. although
some of them are sanguine enough.
The Post believes that Mr.. Bright is me-
dating between Mr.. Gladstone and the cab
met members who threaten to resign.
Chamberlain Will Resign.
LONDON, March 2l.-Sir II. c. Hamil-
ton, under secretary for Ireland, has been
summoned to London by Mr.. Gladstone for
a consultation in regard to home rule. The
| Observer says:
Lord Dalhousie and Henry Fowler will, it
| is considered certain, be appointed to I'LL the
forth Coming vacancies in the cabinet. All
approaches TO Mr.. Chamberlain have been
without effect. He is determined to quit the
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