New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
PROGRESS OF HOME RULE.
,,., ASSOCIATIONS ON Mr.. GLADsroNE's SIDE
HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION AT EDiN-
puRGH-rRENCH DIPLOMACY
THE ACADEMY.
my cApLE TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

my CABLE THE TRlBUSE'l
toSpoS. May LII the leading M'n'S'e''"' ois"n
.o,o, "a authority. Mr.. Gladstone Is no"
-, s;t,or 70 abandon or to modify every
-; % the Home Rule bill except one Inc
.,orse Of the bill established in Ireland iegis-
,..,ro consisting of the Queen and an lrish ies'S
,ative body. This says The Da'ty Ne"s' 10 '"'
..;.o;o,o of the measure: all the rest is arrange
.. ooa detail 1t seems all but incredible 'na'
Ar Gladstone one of the proudest men "''"e'
-, ,orsept 70 see his bill so dealt with; ou'
.,.,...or,, bormonizes with private accounts. Inc
a.h of tle opposition TO Home Rule III the
r,esent form has convinced the PIlme Minister Vi
the extreme difficulty OF securing majority Will
80. vary large concessions His present mood Is,
,hsrefore 70 bend all his energies to induce the
Commons TO affirm the principle of Home Kuie by
,ho second reading of the bill, with whatever
.rsndments NAV be necessary to conciliate Liberal
opponents
The Parliamentary recess .is practically over.
The course of events during the fortnight has dis
,rnoiuted the more sangLine expectations OF both
.;des There has been no overwhelming manifesto
,;ou Of popular opinion for or against Home Rule.
tbouch the current runs strongly one way. Large
oumbers of Liberal associations have declared
themselves IN favor of accepting Mr. Gladstones
measures as the basis for settlement of the Irish
ouestion. Large numbers desire notifications or
have declined TO express positive opinion, or have
refraiued from holding meetings. definite yea
nav is seldom heard from these associations The
&C aD1n
goes as far as any important body in approving OF
Mr. Gladsones measures in principle Ieinitting the
de1als TO future discussion. Mr.. Gladstone prob
ably regards and rightly regards these expressions
Of approval of his policy as demonstrations of per-
sonal and party loyalty
With respect to public oratory the weight of the
argument in immense preponderance is on the other
side. Mr. Gladstone himself has kept silent for OBJ
vous reasons He is doubtful what decision he
NAV have ultimately to take on several disputed
points He has no desire to commit himself further
The only really able and helpful speeches on be-
half of the Home Rule bill have been Mr.. Morley
md Lord Spencers Nearly every leading Liberal
in England ana Scotland has decided that he him
self in one way CT another is hostile to these bills
Mr.. Gladstones colleagues in the Cabinet. with
these two exceptions. have given him no help, and
have little or none to give The only other Minis
fer with the power of influencing opinion by public
sneech is Lord Rosebery, and he has had his hands
fnll with the Greek question and other foreign
affairs Itis Mr.. Gladstone contra munda@
Mr. Morleys speech last night at Glasgow lends
some confirmation to the view that almost I'M
limited concession is the policy of the hour at
Uawarden The audience was largely lrlsh ana en-
thusiasm aboundcd but Mr.. Morley has seldom
made a less confident speech. He insists that those
who favor a statutory Parliament for ireland ana
no more NAV aud should vote for the second read
iur of this bill That from Mr. Morley is almost
equivalent to pledge enforced, as he goes on TO
describe the plan elastic and OF great heXiOiIity'
Meanwhile on the same night i'll Edinburgh the
note OF resolute opposition was again heard from
Lord Harrington and Mr. Goschen who made re-
Inarkable speeches to a meeting still more remark
able The meeting exclusively composed Of
liberals and filed the largest hall in the city, an
overflow meeting being held in another hall The
Earl of Stair presided whose last public appear
auce was as president of the great Gladstone meet
ing at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. Every
member tor Edinburgh except Mr.. Childers was on
the platform with representatives from twenty
four cities and boroughs. resolution declaring
both of Mr. Gladstones bills highly detrimental to
the interests of Ireland Great Britain and the Ed
pire was passed unanimously after declarations OF
the most uncompromising character from both Lord
Harrington and Mr.. Goschen. The latter, amid loud
cheers fromhis constituents, declared that he would
never accept these impossible bills as the solution
OF impossible demands. All this IN the heart OF
Midlothian may well give rise to reflections at
Hawardcn.
Elsewhere criticism of a most destructive kind is
daily heard. Mr. Courtney at Llscard. ana Ear
Grey and Sir James Stephen in The Times examine
the bill clause by clause No answer is anywhere
ettempted with ANYTHING like equal authority or
equal ability. The opinion grows among the most
faithful Gladstonians that the only possible answer
is TO abandon the clauses hopelessly discredted
Lord Monck collected into q single phrase some o.
the strongest of these objections when he described
Mr. Gladstone's constitution as degrading Ireland
rom an integral part of the United Kingdom to a
tributary province.
Delyannis's reply to the ultimatum of Europe is
simply one more attempt at equivocatlon lie still
hopes 10 ride off on NJ de Freycnets shoulders. lie
insists that his assurance that lie will not disturb
peace is a sufficient pledge of his intention TO dls
arm He now adds that he will generally reduce
the present effective army. Europe will stand no
more Of this nonsense. Delyaunis has been plainly
tod that his answer is not satisfactory. Inc heet
Will remain till he submits.
NJ. dc Freyeinet has issued a long explanation IN