St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-19
WILL COME TO GRIEF.
The Opposition Confident That
Salisbury's Policy Will Be
Disastrous.
Is England Pledged to the
Support Of Austria and
Germany?
The Governments Irish Policy
Anything But a Sue
cess.
Irish Peasants Have Been Too
Strong for Mr.. Bal
four.
Conrrirht Cable to the Glohe.

Copyright Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Feb. 1S.-A more confident
feeling prevails in Liberal and Parnel-
lite circles that this session of parlia-
ment will end in disaster to the govern
ment. Between the local government
bill, the foreign policy of the govern
ment and the land purchase bill. Lord
SaliSbury'S regime will undoubtedly
come TO grief. The strenuous efforts of
Lord Salisbury to force his nephew,
Mr. Balfour, into the leadership of the
house, and the silence of the govern
ment respecting the allegation that
England had joined the AuStO- O-German
alliance, have created diSSensions III the
government camp. The refusal of Sir
James Ferguson to furnish the informa-
tion sought by Mr.. Labouchere regard
ing England's position towards the Cen
tral European powers has caused con-
siderable alarm throughout the country
lest Lord Salisbury has already pledged
England to the support of Austria and
Germany in the event of war with
Russia. 1t is asserted that this feeling
caused number of Tories and Liberal
Unionists to cast their votes for the
Gladstonian candidate at the Southwark
election yesterday. Lord Randolph
Churchill is preparing a vigorous attack
on the governments foreign policy, and
next weeks session of parliament prom
ises to be more lively than the present
one has been. A leading Conservative.
in an interview to-day regarding
the alleged foreign policy of
the government, said: "The league
of Austria and Germany is surely
enough to prevent Russia from being
the aggresSor on Bulgaria unless she
turns desperate and goes for her object
without regard to consequences. Our
adhesion to that league is not required
TO supply her with an adequate motive
for keeping the peace. Moreover. it is
possible that the breach of the peace
may come from the other side, and that
Prince Bismarck, wishing to
HAVE DONE WITH RUSSIA.
IS eager to use us as pawn in the
game. An English statesman who
would promise the active support of this
country in case of war might, in Prince
Bismarck's view, give him just the pre-
pOnderance of force he wants. Our
definite adhesion to the peace league
might therefore be the sigual not for
TO find that it has been advocated on
that very ground by the st. James Ga
Zette. But the general view of English
men is coming to be that while they
certainly do not want TO see Russia in
either z lgaria or COnstantinOple, other
powers have a still greater interest in
tho matter. They do not see why they
should pull the cheStnutS out of the fire
for Austria a second time, and they
know that if their country leads the
opposition to Russian advance upon
COnstantinOple they will have
20 reckon upon a Russian attack on
India, which indeed they are confident
of their ability to repel, but which they
do not want to provoke unnecessarily.
German writer's frankly tell us that it is
the interest Of Germany to push Russia
toward Central Asia and India, so as to
divert her from COnstantinople. If we
must choose we had rather see Russia
occupying herself with COnstantinople,
especially as we do not believe in her
ability to getit, than with India. On the
seems the best for us; and If Lord Sails
bury has departed from the traditional
English policy of avoiding entangling
alliances his conduct of foreign affairs
will provoke opposition not only from
the Liberal party, but from many mem
berS of his own party"
DISCUSSIONS IN PARLIAMENT
during the week clearly refute the as
sertion of the government that their
policy in Ireland has been a success.
At bottom, of course, the contest is
agrarian. 1t is land war pure and
simple. The tenants weapons are the
National league, the plan of campaign
and the bOycotting of an evicted farm.
Has Mr.. Balfour diminished the power
of the Nationals league? 7It is
as powerful as ever and the
suppressed branches meet and
are reported as heretofore. Has he
frustrated the plan of campaign in a
single instance? Not one can be named !;
and, indeed, the most signal victory for
the plan-that gained on the Defreyne
estate-was won only the other day.
Has he enabled landlords to let evicted
farms? 1t is only necessary to name
Bodyke. In short, in the fight between
landlords and tenants, though Mr.. Bal
four has thrown all the weight of the
executive on the side of the former, the
tenants have so far won, and unless Mr..
Balfour can raise the interdict on
evicted farms win they must and will.
The Irish peasants have been too strong
for Mr.. Balfour. The exposure of the
policy he represents is well nigh COM
PANSN. Ahls plouolOuC Ildy OllCu DS
seen in Birdcage walk, his daily route
TO the house of commons. Twenty
years ago he lived at IL Carlton House
terrace, a house second only in the
grandeur of its apartments TO the Ger
man embassy. His next London house
was in Harley street, nearly opposite to
that of Sir Stafford NOrthcote, which is
now occupied by Sir Charles Russell.
For good many years Mr.. Gladstone
held the official residence in Downing
street. For the last two seasons he has
stayed at the house of Lady Frederick
CavendiSh. his niece, or at DOLLS Hill,
the suburban residence of Lord Aber-
deem. He is now at Buckingham Gate
sufficient distance from the house to
allow him the exercise he likes in going
and returning. At Mr.. Gladstone's age il
ISFAR MORE IMPORTANT
that he should obtain rest at home than
engage largely in hospitality. That
duty falls more especially and fifty
upon Lord Rosebery, who for the last
season of his term holds Lansdowne's
hOuse...Lord Salisbury is in better health
than for years past, and seems more
able than at any period of his career tC
sustain before parliament the response
bility of power. The story recently put
forward that he dismissed with habitual
politeness the French tutor of his son.
for speaking with enthusiasm to the
young man of republican doctrines, may
or may not be true, but it is quite in
accord with Lord Salisbury's resolute
fidelity to his ideas of government, II