Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-22

cOncikiatiOn.
| Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
LONDON, May 22.-The situation may be de-
| scribed to-day AS having lapsed into the stage
OF vancouver. Certain members who are known
TO be the accredited channels of secret negotia-
ton between the government and outsiders are
harder at work than ever before. Schnadhorst,
who controls the whole liberal organization in
the country, had long interview with Glad
stone recently, the result Of which was to give
the latter immensely renewed confidence OF
the issue of n general election and cause a cor
| responding increase of alarm among those
members who are intending to oppose him.
The greatest pressure is being brought To bear
upon the latter from all quarters. Several have
already gone back to their allegiance TO Glad
stone. learn the latter is now determined to
take the final step OF calling
A GENERAL MEETING OF THE LIBERAL PARTY
will be held here. Gladstone himself and
number OF the cabinet ministers will meet
prominent liberals i'll the country and address
them. The result is certain TO be such an I'M
paraleled declaration of confidence and sup
port AS will almost remove the choice from any
waverer. The government is also endeavoring
to protract the discussion as long as possible
every day giving them better chance OF
catching another vote or two. A list of nearly
seventy members DESTROYS of speaking i'm favor
OF the bill has been drawn up aud submitted TO
Gladstone. II, as is probable, he favors all this
oratory division cannot be reached till the
latter part OF week after next.
CHAMBERLAINS wEAK-HEARTED FOLLOWERS.
AT private meeting of Chamberlain's sup
porters two days ago, those present stipulated
that their names should not be made public
which shows the dissidents are becoming afraid
OF public opinion. Chamberlain strongly urged
them to join the committee Tor the maintenance
Oh ine union, saying, for obvious reasons he
could not do SO himself, but ali refused. They
said they would do any thing he did. but not 90
step farther. Cham beriain's own position as
learn from an intimate friend of his is rather
a pathetic one. Ofali The radicals whom, polit-
ically speaking, he has brought up fed, defend
ed, introduced into political Lille, supplied with
remained faithful TO him at this crisis of his
public life Such a man Joseph Arch for ex-
ample, the agricultural laborer, would have re-
manned a laborer TO the end of his days. except
| for Chamberlain's attitude in politics. Yet, now
Arch Arc, Is preparing to stump the country against
unhappy at his recent experiences, and
TALK OF A RECONCILIATION
is once more in the air. Harrington is said, on
pretty good autiAEity, In spite of all denials TO
| be ready TO vote for a generslsesolution declar-
ing that the government Of Ireland should be
placed in the hands OF an Irish body or bodies
OF course the Irish members would not stand
the words ''or bodies" So, even il this is true
it does not help matters. The outlook to-day is,
special correspondence OF the Birmingham Post
which is generally supposed to be dictated
directly by Chamberlain. says it may on the
whole be expected that matters will not be
driven TO an extremity on either side, but that
the opposing forces would adopt an armistice
on conditions fairly satisfactory to both. Again.
referring to the rumers OF a general meeting OF
the party, ii says This is most important and
highly significant 1t points TO reunion of the
Chamberlain and Gladstone groups upon basis
Of autonomy TO Ireland"
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.
The incident in the commons last night when
Gladstone peremptorily and almost angrily rose
and waved Chamberlain who wished TO speak
upon question addressed to the prime minis
OF the Irish members, shows how high and
bitterly personal feeling is running.
BY Associated Press.
Gaining Ground by Discussion.
LONDON, May 22.-The NeWs this morning
says: "The Impotence of Sir Michael Hicks
Beach and Lord Harrington is a good sign and
shows ia the opinion OF those best qualified to
Judge, that the more the home rule bill is ex-
amined, the better becomes its prospect OF sue
cess Ii only Lord Churchill and the Marquis
of Salisbury would make a few more speeches
of the same tenor as those OF last week, the bill
might be passed by a respectable majority"
The Standard this morning refers to Mr..
GladstOnes ingenuity in deferripg the division
on the home rule bill, and says that a prettier
bit OF comedy has hardly ever been seen i'm the
house of commons than the cruel display of
eagerness on the part of Sir Michael hicks
Beach, Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Harrington
to hasten the dispatch OF the home rule bill
Mr.. Caine, member of parliament, writes
that if both Irish bills be Withdrawn and be re-
modelled by Mr.. Gladstone i'm the autumn
there will be a chance of liberal unity and Of
carrying the measures.
MIR. Daeitt, speaking at Swansea last even
ing, said that Lord Randolph Churchill had ut
tured in parliament Language just as treason
able that for which he lDavitt) had been
imprisoned. There was no reason To fear per-
secution by Catholics. All lnsurrectionary
movements that had ever occurred in Ireland
had been started by Protestants.