Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-24
FOREIGN.
Lord Churchill's Resigna-
tiOn Creates a Stir.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
A Great Deal Said Because Lord
Churchill Resigns - Some
Other Matters.

| LONDON, December 23.-Ihe resig-
nation of Lord Randolph Churchill from
the Cabinet, has caused a sensation.
| I he desire to increase the expenses of the
Admiralty and War Office, to which
Lord Randolph was opposed, indicates,
it is believed that the government is
of the opinion that a European war is i'm.
minent and that extra naval and mill
tary preparations on the part of Eng
land are required to make her influence
felt on the continent.
The st. James Gazette says that if
financial reasons explain Lord Randolph
Churchil's resignation from the Cabinet
there is nothing to be said. there is not
much to be deplored, but if the local
government bill was the cause, then the
government has grievously erred.
The Echo says it believes Lord Ran
dolph Churchil's resignation was due to
the essential divergence of opinion with
the rest Of the Cabinet, unless, says the
paper, Lord Randolph gave better rea.
sun of his action than that of financial
differences with his colleagues, he will
he unable to repel the hostile criticism
of his course.
The Eceniag News says the patriots
are paiued and surprised. L. asks Lord
Randolph Churchill to justify his course.
warning him that if he does not his
name will never he heard hereafter
without exciting evaporation.
Tho (1Iabo unntI ha RI IF, anIt
for the warmest admirers of Lord
Randolph Churchill to vindicate his
steps.
The Pail Mall Gazette declares that it
will be impossible for Lord Salisbury to
govern unless Lord Harrington steps
into the breach. 1t says it is impossi-
BILE to conceive of any hypotheses upon
which Lord Harrington could depend
morally or politically refusal to ac.
cept the post which Lord Randolph
Churchill has vacated.
The @ ieen sent her private secretary,
q N. SIR Frederick Ponsonby to Lon
don to-day with message for Lord Sal
isbury.
Lord Salisbury had long conference
to-day with with the Right Hon. w. Il.
Smith, Secretary of State and War, and
sir Fred, rick Ponsonby, Prime Minister,
has returned to the Hatfield House this
evening. The Queen summoned Lord
Randolph Churchill and Lord George
Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty,
to the Windsor on Tuesday. Failing to
reconcile Lord Randolph to the Cabi-
let's views, the Queen gave him time to
consider the points at issue. Lord
Salisbury was aware of Lord Randolpl.'s
decision yesterday morning, and the
matter was whispered at tho ball given
at the Hatfield House last evening.
Lord Randolph's premature divulgence
of his decision to the Times is considered
as breach of faith. Matthews, Home
Secretary, is the only member of the
Cabinet whose resignation is considered
probable. but the Right Hon. G. L.
Richie, President of the Local Govern.
ment Board, and Mr.. w. L. Jackson,
Financial Secretary of Treasury, who
share Lord kandolph's views, may pos
sibly retire. Lord Randolph, in an in
terview to-day, said that his health was
better than it had been for months past,
his decision to retire, he SAID, was the
result of due deliberation and arose from
no i'll temper or weariness of office.
Lord Randolph Churchill authorizes
the statement that he will continue to
give general support to the government,
and on disputed questions in Parliament,
he will hold aloof rather than oppose
the government, avoiding everything
that might tend to jeopardize the entente
between the Tories and Liberals on
unionist principles. 1t is reported that
Lord Salisbury has renewed his offer OF
the premiership to Lord Harrington, he
himself proposing to take the foreign
portfolio, and Lord Harrington to have
the right to select portion Of the cabi-
net.
The Carlton and other conservative
clubs are almost deserted, owing to the
holidays, but the members remaining
give unlimited expression to their fury
against Churchill, stigmatizing him as a
| traitor who will be forever unworthy of
party confidence. The Conservative As
sociation in Lord Randolph's constitu.
ency is arranging for the appointment of
q committee to call upon Lord Randolph
and demand of him an explanation of his
conduct. An informal meeting of the
| Gladstonians was held at the National
Liberal Club tonight. There was much
rejoicing over the prospective break. up of
the Conservative Unionist coalition, and
hope was expressed that the gradual
| approachment Of Churchill. Chamber
lain alliance to the Gladstonians will re-
suit in the course OF the coming session
| of Parliament in the return of Gladstone
| to office.
A reporter called on Parnell at the
Euston Square Hotel this evening. Par
| nell looked much paler and thinner than
at the end of the last session, but he is
evidently making good progress. He
said that his ply siclan believes that he
will be stronger than for many years.
| Parnell then turned to the political
situation. He remarked that the gov.
ernment, now that Lord Randolph
| Churchill had resigned. would have
hing else to think of than coercive
powers.
This morning the Post says that the
resignation Of Lord Randolph Churchill
has no connection with the foreign poll
cy of the government; that his opinions
on the foreign policy coincide with those
of the Cabinet.
The Standard says; Churcniil mas
missed his mark; the circumstances at
tending his secession will deprive him
of the sympathy extended to Ministers
who resign from conscientious convic-
tons"
The Daily Ne,os says: "We under
stand Lord Salisbury has asked Lord
Harrington for assistance. The idea
that he will resign is absurd. Lord
Salisbury is not that sort of man to
admit publicly that he can not
conduct the affairs without Church.
i'll. Churchill may possibly now
ioin the Liberals. Gladstone would,
without doubt, accept his friendship, as
he has ever had kindly feeling for
Churchill in spite of his monstrous Ian
guage. The Morning Post says it has
authority to deny that negotiations are
in progress between England and the
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