The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-28
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1ALFOUR NOT 4 SUCCBss As LEADER
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMOyS

1ALFOUR NOT 4 SUCCBSs As LEADHb
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LONDON, Feb. 27.-Mr. Balfour's Numbering
management ct tho House OF Commons has
caused serious delay to public business this
week. Tho whole OF Thursday night was 90
supted BY debate on tho Scotch Money bill.
and II was not until nearly Midnight that Bal
four discovered that tho bill should have been
introduced In what 10 technically known 40
Committee Of tho Whole. The House night
Was entirely wasted. therefore. IS tho bill will
have to DO brought In aRain. and the members
Of the opposition are not likely to forego the
malicious delight Of repeating their speeches
Of last night
An innocent little motion authorizing the
use OF State subsidized school room for pub.
lie meetings ct certain times and under cor
tain conditions was moved from the Liberal
benches and opposed BY the Government. but
after i've hours debate. Balfour WAS com.
PEELED to promise to bring IN bill embodying
the principle OF tho resolution. Even In such
small matter as the wording OF the resolu-
ton expcllng Decobain. the fugitive member
for Belfast. Balfour managed to put himself in
. humilistine position. The resolution was
eouched in atrocously bad and ungrammatichl
English. aud BAlfour had to accept an amended
version from his old enemy. Thomas Sex
ton In other and smaller matters Bal
four 10 demonstrating his unHtness for
the leaderships He IL constantly late In his ar
rival at the House. delegates to others the an
swers to questions to which the leader is ex-
pected to replay. shirks routine work, and 10
prone to give needless offence alike to friends
and opponents.
Some say that Baliour 10 bored. that his ine
soul is offended BY the sordidnees OF Psrlia-
mentary life. and that he requires the stimulus
OF Gladstone's presence and opposition to re-
store him to himself It 10 more likely that
Balfour 10 oppressed BY sense OF the unreal
ity Of his position. There 10 reason to believe
that at tho Cabinet Council hold on last
Saturday the Ministers decided what bills
would be proceeded with and hxed tho ap.
proximate date for the general election. II
that be 80, Balfour knows that his leadership
will be Of brief duration. for II is an open
secret that not ono Minister doubts that the
general election will result in ladstone's re-
turn to power. In these circumstances 1t Is
not surprising that Balfour should be careless
and his followers dsspondent. and that the
feeling should have become general on the
Tory side that tho sooner the suspense 10
ended by an appeal to the country the better.
Tho Irish Local Government bill has been
al Alt A. IL IL
and affords boundless opportunities for "ob-
struction." The Irish Education bill. which
hAA slso AeAA -iateoAaoed this week. contains
sons objectionable features. but It 10 essen.
italy compromise measure, and as such the
Government can pass 1t into law II they really
desire to do 30.
Mr.. Chaplin. ON behalf Of the Government,
has submitted to Parliament useful measure,
designed to revive tho moribund class OF yeo-
men or small freeholders By helping them to
buy farms up to nifty acres in extent. Tho
chief defect OF tho bill 10 the absence Of the
principle OF compulsion and tho lack Of COM
pulsory powers. which has made the so.ealled
Allotments act practically . failure. Tho lat
ter measure was intended to benefit agricul-
tursl laborers by empowering local bodies to
acquire lands. cut 1t UP into small plots. and
lot tito steady men at reasonable rents: but
IN most places these local bodies. composed
largely OF landowners. declined TO take advsn-
tsge OF the act and no one was able to compel
them to move. while in some districts tho
owners OF land refused to sell or de-
msnded exorbitant prices for their prop
erty. It is feared that Chaplin's scheme
will partly fail from similar causes
II It should pass In its present form.
The Liberals have given the bill very
friendly reception. but they will endeavor to
Improve it By the addition Of compulsory
clauses and IN other ways. II they should fail
the bill will be allowed to pass and the Lib.
erals will walt for q more favorable oppor-
tunity for amending 1t. With all its faults.
however. this small holdings bill is the longest
stop In the direction Of agrarian reform in
England ever taken by tho Tories. and no dis
credit attaches to its authora from the fact
that 1t is directly due to the conferment Of the
parliamentary franchise upon agricultural
laborers BY the Liberals In 1885. Hodge has
now vote. and both political parties believe
Il will be given to the highest bidder.
The Government has promised to afford IA.
ciities for . discussion upon Gillian affairs.
The Irish members will take leading part
In the debate. with Wow to clearing up Ger.
tain matters. at present obscure. relative to
to intrigues carried on by British subjects
and British ofaclals. against Minister Egan.
But 1t is understood that no com plant will
Minister.
The Ministerial crisis in Paris has only lust |
concluded. and In n manner which may lead !
to its revival very shortly. Senator Loubet,
the new Premier. held the office OF Public |
Works five years ago. but everybody had for. |
gotten the fact. and nobody dreamed until to- |
day that lie would DO suddenly called to the |
head OF affairs. 1t 10 tho fashion to predict . |
short life for every new French Ministry. and |
the present occasion is no exception. Three |
months 10 the span Of life generally predicted
for this Loubet Cabinet.
Over year ago the constant complaints 70.
specting the ineficiency OF the British army
compelled the Government to appoint a com. |
mittee Of inquiry The committee took an |
enormous mass OF evidence. upon which IL |
drew up report which has this week been |
presented to Parliament. after an Intellectual |
effort BY tho Government to suppress It or de- |
lay it's publication. Tho report affords full |
justification for the critics. and. In conse-
quence. is calculated to cause serious public |