St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-28
A BRACE OF DESERTERS
Chamberlain and Trevelyan Shake the
Dust of the English Cabinet From
Their Feet.
Their designations Accepted and Their
Successors Appointed With I'm
seemly Haste.
Smalley's Specu1ations as to What
Gladstone's Home Rule Propos-
ais VIII Contain.
The Riot In Belgium Becoming APP.
Palltng--ManyP Persons Killed
by Troops.
Resignations and Appointments.

ResignatiOns and Appointments.
Special to the Globe.
LONDON, March 27.-The cabinet meet
ing held yesterday, after nearly fortnight's
interval, leaves the situation essentially un-
changed. The interval has been employed
in strenuous efforts to mitigate the opposi-
ton of chamberlain and TrevelYan to
Gladstone's Irish scheme. These efforts
have resulted in total failure. Liberal
party organs, abandoning the attempt to
deny or conceal the division in their party,
admitted that there was no hope of bring
ing round either of the retiring ministers or
preventing eitheTs resignation, and this
afternoon Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, presi-
dent of the local government board,
and Mr.. G.. o. Trevelyan, secretary
for Scotland, resigned from Mr..
GladstOne's cabinet, and the queen has
accepted the designations of both gentle
men. Right Hon. James Stansfield Radi-
ical member of parliament for Halifax. has
been appointed president of the local gov
ernment in the place of Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain. Mr.. Stansfeld occupied the same
office once before, but without seat in the
cabinet, resigning in 1874. The Earl of
DalhOuse has been appointed to succeed Mr..
G. P. Trevelyan as secretary for Scotland.
He will not, however. have a seat in the
cabinet. 1t is understood that Gladstone
yesterday laid before his colleagues, Cham
berlain and Trevelyan included.
A BRIEF STATEMENT
of his home-rule proposal. Rather more
than the usual pains were taken to prevent
disclosures, but strong impression pre-
walls that the measure will prove even
broader than has been supposed. The
Times believes that he will propose
a statutory parliament in Dublin, placed
in position of practical independence,
with wide range of legislative authority,
and entire control over home administration,
including law and police. The scheme re-
serves to the imperial government little
more than command of the armed forces Of
the crown. This account tallies with the
known views of men with whom Gladstone
has chiefly consulted, but affirms nothing
but a veto power which the Parnellites
regard as vital. Any scheme which
limits the jurisdiction of the
Irish parliament. or prohibits to
Ireland any Of those powers which the
American constitution prohibits to the
states will be accepted by the Parnellites
as an installment only. Yet Gladstone and
Morley have broadened their scheme ex-
pressly in order to relieve the imperial par
Lament from Irish obstruction. The oppo-
sltion to the other branches of Gladstone'S
project involving loan for buying out
landlords, has so steadily increased that he
has been strongly urged to abandon it and
propose home rule in its naked simplicity.
Labouchere again leads off IN this move
ment, which was started in order
TO SECURE PRECEDENCE
for the Irish parliament over land purchase,
but has now become a demand for home
rule only. The Standard retorts that an
undisguised proposal to place landlords at
the mercy of a tenant legislature would
| leave Gladstone almost alone in
the lobby with the Parnellites. Sir
James Card has unwittingly supplied
some ammunition to landlord haterS
like Labouchere. His letter to the Times
seemed to admit that a large portion Of
the existing nominal rent on small holdings
is practically irrecoverable by anybody.
Then why compensate owners?" ask the
Irish. But Sir James Cards figures
are challenged, his knowledge is i'm
pugned, and his assumption that certain
rents are irrecoverable is denied. Shaw LIE
Fefevre. among the strongest English home
rulers. publishes two letters, which tend
strongly to discredit Sir James Card So we
have the spectacle of partisans on each side
urging on lines fatal to their own case.
| Gladstone IN the meantime adheres to his
| original purpose. If he has made any con-
ceSsiOn it refers only to the order in which
his proposals shall be laid before par
| lament. His announcement yesterday that
| he intends 10 introduce bill for the future
| government of Ireland is interpreted to
mean that land purchase is postponed.
But believe this is erroneous, if only be-
cause it would involve Morley's retirement.
| Gladstone has resolved
TO STAND OR FALL
on the whole scheme. Hell preferred to
part with his colleagues rather than modify
| it, 1t is not likely he will mutilate it in
Difference to hostility, which he still fully
believes he can overcome. The faithful
home rule without purchase would
mean the turning over of all the
moral responsibilities of England to loyal
Ireland. The Radical revolt which La
bouchere heads will not go to the point Of
voting against appropriation. Bright who
was induStriously represented as having been
talked over by Gladstone, remains an oppo-
nent of the whole scheme. The Irish Loyal
and Patriotic union publishes to-day the
first portion of its answer to Gladstone's
request for information respecting the con-
ditiOn of Ireland. 1t aims to show the su-
premacy of the National league, whose
committees act as tribunals, exercise the
authority of courts, hear complaints,
summon parties to appear be-
fore them, pronounce decisions,
pass sentences, enforce DEGREES,
by boycOtting, cancel contracts, award
damages. and arbitrarily limit the liberties
and private rights of loyal citizens. Over
hundred cases supported by testimony are
cited. The Irish question came near being
settled by side wind on Monday, when
the ministry escaped defeat on the financial
question by only twenty-One votes III spite
of GladStone's passionate declaration that
he would resign if beaten.
REIGN OF TERROR.