St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-05
The Government Programme
Will Be Devoid Of Irish
Legislation.
But Action Will Be Taken to
Keep Up the Heart of
Irish Supporters.
Prize Fighting Will Also En-
gage the Attention Of the
English Statesmen.
Holland Dynastic Question
Engaging the Attention
of Germany.
Copyright Cable to the Globe.

Copyright Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Feb. THE absence of
Ireland frcm the first part OF the par
liamentary programme of the govern
ment is foreshadowed by the meeting of
the cabinet yesterday without the chief
secretary. Although the bill is not
ready, it is understood that the govern
ment is resolved to include an Irish
land purchase bill in the announce
mentS to be made i'll the queens speech,
but the principal objects of the an
nOuncemenJ may be to keep up the
hearts of their few Irish supporters. 1t
is understood that Lord Salisbury COM
municated to his colleagues yesterday
Lord HartingtOn'S contentment with
this policy as regards Ireland and also
his view of the county franchise for
local government. Mr.. Parnell's mas
terly contributions to the deliberations
of yesterday are also, in their way,
POWERFUL AIDS TO UNITY
of purpose, and his advice against OBJ
structiOn must have been felt in the
cabinet as strengthening national
opinion against the stringent rules pro-
posed for members of the house of
commons. The rule dealing with of
Tending members will. it Is believed,
provide that the first suspension shall
be for fortnight, and fer an indefinite
further term until the suspended men,
ber shall, after the expiration of the
fortnight, make in his place his apology
to the house. with an assurance that his
Ofiense shall not be repeated. Some
imprudent friends of the government
we're. MIR. Parnell is perfectly sim
and will give the govern
ment 10 reasonable excuse for
proposing the penal rules of procedure.
If the rules involving The possible Sus-
pension of members for a session are
proposed, the proposal will be met with
the strongest and most real opposition,
because of its seeming to aim at extend
ing the operation of the coercion act
into parliament. Mr.. Parnell will, him
self, bring forward an amendment 10
the address dealing with the present
administration Of Irish affairs.
THE ENGLISH ISSUE
in the coming 6SSiOn will be local gov
erhment, and it is possible that the Irish
issue will be Lord Clanricarde. The
Liberal party has not sought out Lord
CIanricarde. The government has
pushed him to the front. and made him
the pivot of the coming struggle. Mr..
BalfOur has known no hesitation in
backing him with all the force at his
command, and Lord Clanricarde has
fully ayailed himself Of his opportunity.
Lord Clanricarde is rich man, who
would still be rich if he did not draw
penny from his Irish property.
What makes the case particularly
bad, is that the land court
would give the tenants adequate pro-
lection if they could once get into it.
The few of his tenants who have been
court have had them reduced by 3S per
cent. Before they can go into court,
however, they must put up their ar
rearS in full, and here is where Lord
Clanricarde has the whip hand over
them. He can, if he pleases, depopu-
late half Galway and sweep 1.500 ten
ants off the land. Apparently he does
please to do so. and the government
will back him. Henry Matthews, home
secretary, will find himself faced by
A NEW PROBLEM
when parliament meets. He will be
asked if it is legal for newspapers TO
promote prize fighting in England. The
point is a pretty one. and the social
u.
The contention is made that the publ
cation of challenges for prize fights and
the details thereof are analogous to the
act of Irish papers in publishing the
proceedings of the parliament, and
therefore illegal. The law does not
recognize distinctions that have no diff
ference, hence it is argued by the OppO-
nents of prize fighting the English
newspapers are equally guilty with
their Nationalist contemporaries in Ire
land if they aid and abet an illegal
practice.
No dynastic question is the subject of
more political interest in Germany than
that of Holland. The king is seventy
one years of age, and his majesty'S only
surviving child is daughter, not yet
eight years old. If the king survives
ten years or so, he will have probably to
decide between German OF an English
husband for his princess. If she comes
to the throne during her minority. the
matrimonial question will be more sanX-
iouS and outside the present limits of
Germany. No matter is so near the
heart of Prince Bismarck as the entry
of Holland into the German empire
upon footing like that of Bavaria. Not
only is the position of Holland so favor
able for the development of German
SUIcliSlll dJ Scd, DuG llcI CDtOlildl possess
sions are especially attractive. They
are not so much coveted by Englishmen
but were Holland to join the German
states, the new empire would at once
become the second colonial power in
the world. Count Won HutZfeld, the
German ambassador, had long inter-
view with Lord Salisbury yesterday,
and afterwards called upon the Turkish
ambassador and the Italian charge d'af-
faireS, whom he undoubtedly Officially
advised of the publication of the
AuStro-German treaty of 1870. Prince
Bismarck urged the publication of the
treaty last November, but Austria dep
recated its publication, representing
that she still entertained hopes that
Russia would
NOT PROCEED TO EXTREAIITIES.
1t is asserted in Vienna that the pub
| licatiOn of the treaty of Vienna was due
in a great measure to the FlOQuet-
MOhrenhem reconciliation, the reports
| about which have been matter of
common knowledge in official circles in
Berlin for some time. The fact that the
| cZar yielded to France in patching up
| the reconciliation convinced Prince
Bismarck that FrancO-Russian alli-
ance was imminent, and hastened his
action in causing the publication of the
AuStrO-German pact. The foremost
question IN Berlin now is: Will
Prince Bifmarck speak to the
second reading of the army bill?
1t is known that he has already COLI
| suited all of the party leaders on the
| subject, and also that he has separately
eniOinpd secrecy unOD them as tO what