The morning call., 1892-05-29
SlLEBURY'S VICTORY.
How the British Premier Gained His Great
Majority in the Commons.
The Government Sustained in I've Other Matters.
France and Germany Strengthening
Their Forces.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, May sS-Smalley's special
cablegram TO the Tribune from London
says: On both sides it is believed that an
early dissolution of Parliament has been re-
solved on. The date was probably fixed at
yesterdays Cabinet meeting, and it will
probably be announced next week. This
majority Of % for the second reading Of the
Irish local government bill Is displeasng
to The Gla dStonianS for more reasons than
one. It has a very direct bearing on the
coming election. 1t is larger than anybody
expected on either side. II is about 20 more
than the normal majority Of the Govern
ment. 1t Is the majority for a bill which
the opposition met on its first introduction
with ridicule and obloQuy. They thought
that they could laugh il out Of the House.
The laugh is not now on their side. II IS
ma iorify which makes deep impression on
the country; so deep As to alarm 10 some
extent the shrewdest OF the Gladstoniau
managers. Their imDatience for dissolu-
ton has been for some time less than il
was. This vote diminishes it sdll more.
We're the election TO occur tomorrow the
Government would 60 to the country with
all the prestige OF great victory in the
House OF Commons on the great Irish ques-
ton, the vital or at least an integral, part
of their whole Irish policy. More than
that-far more-;his majority oil 81 Is the
verdict OF the House, not on local govern
ment merely, but Oh Ulster aud on Lord
SRlisbuTy's Ulster speech.
Two important votes other than on the
Irish question we're taken this week iD Par
lament. The House rejected the motion
for the disestablshment Of the Scottish
church by 90 majority and passed by 207
majority the second reading Of Stansfeids 5
ha first vof tltrf
p0nes The inevitable, though il does not ap-
pear that the anti-church party gains much
ground in Scotland itself. The second was
not party vote and will not cause much
Justice. Some Of the provisions OF Stans-
feld's bill are Just and necessary, but the
proposal to allow the electors to vote on a
three months residence, allowing residence
in different districts to count is proposal
10 facilitate fraud which Tammany would
welcome
Tie alarmis's, and some who are not
RlaTmistS, are commenting on the new war
measures at Paris and Berlin The French
Minister Of War has submitted two bills to
the Cabinetfor Strengthening and increasing
the military forces of France. Bills with
similar object are shortly to be laid before
the Reichsiag. People who play with panics
cry out that this means war. There is no
reason to suppose tnat this means anything
Of the kind, nor is there anything like a
panic or anarchy in either country, or any
where in Europe. But both Germany and
France are bent, as they have long been, on
making their armies as efficient as possible
Each must keep abreast Of the other, and if
possible little shead. Stronger battaliOns
on one side are met by stronger battalions
on the other. There is absolutely nothing
in the relations between the two powers to
suggest that either meditates immediate
war. SaHsbuTy's assurance the other day
that everything was quiet on the Continent
was emnhatle and still hnldS gnnd.