The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-14
ENGLAND'S BIG ELECTION
EVERYBODY WAITING FOR PAR
LIAM ENTs ISsOLUTION.

Classes-The Talk of Civil War in
Ulster Still in Progress.
Copyright 1899 by the NJ Y. associated Press
LONDON, May 1S.-Sscretary Baltour
will meet the conservative election agents
May 81, when definite indication will be
given Of the date of the general election. In
the meantime election agents swarm in the
House of Commons. pesteriug the ministers,
whips and members to expedite this dissolu-
tion. A memorial to the government got
up by tory election agents urging that par
lament be dissolved In the middle Of June
fell fat. Only halt dozen members OF the
house signed 1t. The whips limited that the
appeal was superauous and might
embarrass the government, which was
already favorable to midsummer
election. The cabinet decision, when 1t is
announced, will find the parties all round
fully prepared and everything in readiness
The crown office will dispatch the election
writs within twenty-four hours after infor-
nation of the dissolution is given. Officers
In charge OF private bills before the House of
Commons have been instructed to wind up
their business as far as possible by June "a
Reasoning from this fact the liberals fore
cast events thus: The writs will be issued
June %. Two weeks later the burgh cleo
tlons will be completed and within three
weeks the county elections. According to
statute the new parliament must assemble
within l35 days Of the dissolution of the pre-
cediug one. SO the first week in August,
il the general expectation Is fulfilled, will
see Mr. Gladstone reinstated In po wer. The
Irish party take it for granted that special
session TO be held In November will
proceed with the home rule question.
Probably Mr.. Gladstone will not be In such
hurry. He has privately expressed the
opinion that the home rule movement ia
1886 suffered from haste in its preparation
and has declared that he will not make
similar mistake. He will take time to
sound every section Of his supporters In
framing the new measure. II a liberal gov
ernment is constituted in the autumn no
policy Of home rule ought to be fully de-
veloped before the session Of 1898.
In the electoral field startling phenome.
non is the activity of the Independent labor
party. The Schnadhorst clique relied upon
the absence of funds to weaken the inde-
pendents and to force them to a process OF
selection by the liberal executive, by which
insubordinates would be eliminated. The
calculation failed to take into account the
earnestness of the supporters OF the labor
party. No less than 1865 candidates are
already in the field, backed by subscrip-
tions from the trade unions, local societies
and tory donations. In daily increasing
number of districts workingmen oppose
the liberals. Mr.. Gladstone's negative op-
position to the payment Of members of the
house; to the S~hour movement and his in
difference to other articles OF the Newcastle
programme cherished by the workingmen,
has alieuated a considerable mass of
electors.
ULSTERS CIVIL WAR.
Doubt Is expressed In many quarters re-
gardinR the earne5tness of the Ulster move
ment and this has melted the leaders 20
more violent beating Of the war drum.
Mr.. Saunderson's speech at the st. Stephens
Club dinner openly proclaimed the inten-
tion Of the Ulsterites to resort to armed
force in their resistance to Dublin parlia-
ment. Ulster would, he said make short
work Of the Irish House of Commons He
led the largest united section of Irshmen,
who would be able, IL they were tested, TO
wreck the Dublin parliament His declara-
tions were received with enthusi-
asUic cheers. While the lord chancellor
censures the language as danger Gus,
the theory of rebellion is heard In silence.
Several members Of the cabinet side with
the lord chancellor in condemning Lord
Salisbury's Indictment to civil war but the
rank and file of the tories approve it.
j. w. Lowther, parliamentary secretary
Of the foreign office. speaking at public
lhSb nikubs ToISTF6u TO Tue eXs
pressed belief that Ulster would evoke the
aid Of the English Ioyalists and said that
the result would be that the country would
see the sternest contest that had occurred
since England was created nation This
was received with loud cheers.
On the whole the conviction strengthens
that the Ulster convention will be history
making event. The recent appeal Of the
Irish non-cOnformlss ministers to their
brethren in Great Britain has been REIN
forced by circular letter signed by Rev.
DR.. Brown. chairman Of the Irish Presby-
terian assembly; DR.. Lynde, ex~chairman Of
that body; DR.. Usher, a leading Baptist,
and Mr.. Guard, prominent Methodist,
again declaring the certainty Of a sanguinary
civil war if Ireland be placed under
parliament where the priestY
influence will be paramount. The oppoei-
tion leaders have now decided to leave it to
the Irish members to move rejection of
the Irish local government bill. Mr. Nc
Carthy, who Is still suffering severely from
sciatica, will delegate Mr.. Sexton to take
the initiative. The debate on fhe bill will
be short, the liberals desiring to hurry up
business.
THE BbIETALLIO CONFERENCE.
Efforts made to-day to sound Chancellor
Goschen as to the basis of the bimetallic
conference, elected a response that be would
not SPEAK on the subject while the negotia-
tions are in progress. as solution of the
problem might be compromised If iuforma-
tion we're given out now. This language,
with toe tenor of his expressions to the
chambers OF commerce deputation, is
accepted as Indicating Mr.. Cos
chen's belief that the conference will
not prove the futility the monometalllsls
predict. While leading London papers are
against the conference the chief provin cial
journals acclaim it. Financial papers arc
discussing the ratio between silver and gold
in the event Of an international agreement
being reached. Letters from two experts
II. H. GrenfelI and Samuel Montague, con-
cur in expressing the opinion that the fix
ing Of an exact ratio is not the essence of the
question and that any ratio proximately ac-
curate could be maintained under an inter-
national agreement.
THE TREATY WITH SPAIN.
The report Of the British delegates to the
commercial treaty conference at Madrid
has been presented TO the board Of trades
commercial treaty committee. The dele
gates regard as hopeless the possibility OF an
agreement. Spain will not give the favored
nation clause or any concessions permitting
the importation of British minerals In exr
change for reductions In the wine and raisin
tariffs. AS result Great Britain, on July
/, will be shut out from Spain and her
colonies.
Apropos Of protection. letter from Mr.
Gladstone makes an Italian pamphlet on
the effects OF protection in Italy peg for
this remark: "The evils despotism once
forced upon Italy was not her own work.
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