New-York tribune., 1886-05-09
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
RUSSIAN DUPLICITY FEARED-MR. CHAM
BERLAIN'S ULTIMATUM.
TERMS on WHICH THE RADICAL LEADER WILL
surroRr HOME RULE-THE CAUCUS ON
MR. GLADsToNE's SIDE
rny CABLE TO THE TRIBuNEl

SUPPORT HOME RCLE-Ihh ShSSSo O~>
Mr.. GLADsToNEs SIDE.
rny CABLE TO THE TEIBuNEl
IoxnoN Nav s.-The koy to the Greek difficulty
20 no;ther in London nor in Athens. but In Livadia
C,.v. &c events are the chief peril ahead lies In
The nossibilty of Russian duplcity. Greece in the
of concerted action on the part of England
Germany. Austria, Italy, and Russia. must submit
France docs not matter. She has no interest IN
rroyoking war and could not help Greece. Inc
momentary hesitation of the European Powers ana
the presentation of fresh collective note Is sup
noscd 10 he due to this doubt about Russia out the
Powers have taken the final step. Inc Mlhis'crS'
tbe French excepted, have left Athens Inc nus
ala Charge Afiaries remains like the others IL IS
boped that the Russian Minister Will arrive az
Athens only to Quit it. The instructions given to
enforce the blockade must soon bring Delyannis to
his knees. unless Russia not only encourages but
supports him. The belief here still is that Alexan-
der wishes peace and cannot in any cvent break
with Germany Prince Bismarck and Lord Rose
berry are in hearty accord.
The crisis in the Liberal party has now reached
its most acute stage. Everything turns on the
probability of reconciliation between Mr Glad
stone and Nj Chamberlain. Mr.. Gladstones latest
if not last word must be sought in Mondays mani
festo Mr.. Chamberlans reply appears this morn
ing He is not satisfied with Mr. Gladstones
assurances. Mr.. Gladstone proposes to treat the
maintenance of Irish representation in Westminster
as an open question. Mr. Chamberlain declines to
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position. lie assents heartily to the principle OF
autonomy for Ireland, but insists that MI Glad
stones method of giving effect to this principle m
wolves separation, whereas federation is the only
pruciple in accordance with democratic aspia-
tions and experience. In short if the Government
will embody in the bill before the second reading
this principle of Irish representation in the Imperial
Parliament they can have Mr.. Chamberlain support
If not. not He valves the other points included
in his previous ultimatum. To this he adhtres.
A Cabinet meeting will be held to-day, when
decision will be taken. The matter does not depend
wholly on Mr.. Gladstone, who has before now been
voted down in his own Cabinet and may be again.
The opponent of Home Rule are dreadng the effect
of concession and point out that Mr.. Gladstone IS
in effect asked to abandon his own bill and to sub
stitute Mr. Chamberlains. This surrender, tncy
say is demanded on the express ground that Mr.
Gladstone by excluding the Irish from the Imperial
Parliament destroys the unity of tho Empire and
renders inevitable the separation of parts no longer
organically connected. Mr.. Gladstone is believed
to be averse to giving the explicit pledge that IS
now demanded and to be confident that he can
CARY the second reading without Mr.. Chamber
lain's support appealing to the House to regard the
vote as affirming merely, in accordance with his
manifesto the expediency OF establishing sepa-
rate legislature in Dublin. One thing certain is that
the publication of Mr.. Chamberlains letter has ex-
asperated the Gladstonians They are astonished
10 find that Mr.. Chamberlain does rot consider
himself extinguished by the overwhelming majority
against him in Wednesdays National Liberal eau
GUS They expected him to return meekly to the
party fold accepting humply whatever concession
Mr. Gladstone might graciously offer. They accuse
him of wishing to bully Mr.. Gladstone, Writing
from mere irritation and being determined to i'm
pose on his former chief the alternative OF humii
alton and failure; this too the eve of a Cabinet
meeting summoned with conclIiatory purpose
On the other hand Mr. Chamberlain is warned
that he is making dangerous proposals and that he
has to deal with an old Parliamentary hand who IS
an adept in the art of Keeping promise to the ear
and breaking it to the hope
such language OIL both sides affords measure of
the prevailing excitement. Every body feels the
strain of the situation. livery day brings forth new
incidents. The opponents of Mr.. Gladstone's meas
ures have had no such blow as that which the eau
Gus dealt them "Cancus is short for Council OF
the National Liberal Federation a body which rep
resents all the Liberal associations throughout
Ingsnd They met Wednesday 600 strong.
They broke away from their traditions their former
leadership and their present officers. After a
stormy debate and amid rioous enthusiasm reso-
luton affirming the confidence of the caucus in the
Government and pledgipg their support to Mr..
Cladstone's measures was carried by more than
twenty to one. The exultation of the Ministerial
is.s since las been unbounded. They have beyond
question henceforward the machine in their hands.
Every Liberal member WHO votes against the sec
ond reading votes with the halter round his neck.
Nevertheless Liberal members are daily publicly
declaring their hostility to the ILL in its present
shape. The number of opposing Liberals is now
reckoned at from seventy to ninety. The Liberal
whips say that many who will not vote for the
bill may lie induced to abstain from voting against
il. Lord IIaltngton's formal assumption of the
leadership of the Liberal opposition will make it
difficult for any Whg to refrain from supporting
him. Should Mr. Chambcrlain's offer to Mr.. Glad
stonc be rejected tactics of a very decisive k ind
will be adopted.
The agitation in the meantime continues. Meet