The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-12
GLADSTONE ARRAIeNEp.
Lively Times in the House of
Commons.

government the vote stood $50 to $40,
giving the Liberals a clear majority of
40. The debate on the address in reply
ITO the Queens speech was then resumed,
Joseph Cham berlain, leader of the
Liberal Unionists, taking the floor.
Chamberlain said that the Liberal
Unionists influence was not measured by
their numbers.
In parliament they remained an un-
doubted polite force which was not
lessened by their opponents call
ing them political apostates or an ill
starred abortion. He agreed that the
issue between the unionists and
me homo rulers had been decided for
time by the country, but when Glad
stone went on to say that it was irreve.
liant to do anything more than expel the
government without asking what would
follow, he must protest. The coming
government had been rightly described
as nebular hypothesis. 1t was SO for
the unionists.
Gladstone was not consistent, for
while refusing to explain his policy he
gave answers in writing to Justin Nc.
Carthy's questions. Was it not hard
measures when BIS Unionists must not
ask single question and the National
lists could ask five and get civil answers
to them? Nowadays powerful tele-
scopes forced nebular bodies to disclose
their secrets and resolved them into
component atoms Mccarthy must have
the most powerful Of these instruments.
Redmond must wish to borrow it,
(Laughter.)
The present situation was unparal-
leled in English polite al history. Hith.
erto vote OF want of confidence in the
government implied confidence in the
party replacing them. The present op-
position, II intact, could put the govern
ment in minority OF 70 ty, but the new
government might find itsolf in q minor
ity Of one hundred at almost the first
breath OF its existence. 1t was strange
position, SO the opposition strove to
stlfie debate. What was tho foreign
policy OF the incoming government?
Parliament heard nothing on the subject
Speeches of Gladstone and Morley, some
time ago had led many at home and
abroad to believe that they designed an
early evacuation OF Egypt, while they
disapproved the policy of the Triple AL
lance.
Morley, interrupting, said, ~ never
touched the question Of the Triple AL
lance"
Chamberlain said that the position of
Italy toward the allies had formed an
important part OF the speech OF Morley.
Continuing he said he hoped that Lord
Rosebery would be the new foreign min.
lister. The people had confidence in his
policy because 1t was opposed to that of
Gladstone and Morley. (Cheers). II
Lord Rosebery should not be the new
foreign minister, some morning they
would awake to find preparations being
made to evacuate Egypt, on which sub
jeot the opinion OF the house had never
been taken.
He did not believe the Democracy of
the country was in favor of Gladstone
and Morley's policy, If Gladstone kept
faith with the Irish members
no would offend Ireland The sim
that if they turned the govern.
ment out they did not know that the
coming government could command
majority of the House, and he had no
opportunity Of learning the opinions Of
the coming government. They had
been told that the policy Of the Irish
party was to knock one government af-
ter another. II so, how could the
Queens government be carried on?
(Hear, hoar.)
How long was this state OF things to
ducks and dralsos to be made of British
legislation? The task that the opposi.
ton had undertaken was of herculean
proportions They were going to try to
pull the union to pieces to construct a
constitution. There were two condi-
tions absolutely essential. First, they
must agree among themselves; next
they must rely upon tho moderation OF
their Irish allies.
They could, however, neither effect
an agreement among their own party
nor place reliance on the Irish NOM
bers. conservative cheers). Divided
among themselves, those thoy sought to
benefit began by debating to them.
(Cheers). He asked tho wisest among
the opposition to give the matter ser.
ious reconsideration. (Oh! oh). To
others he did not speak.
He asked them to consider that what
at all times had been difficult ques-
lament had now become impossible,
(Hear, hear. They could not conceal
from themselves the fact that they
would be unable to fulfil tho expecta-
tions which they had excited; that their
efforts were doomed beforehand to in
evitable failure. prolonged cheering)
The Jews Permitted to Proceed to Ham,
burg.
BERLIN, Aug. 11.-ISpeciall-Three
hundred and fifty Russian Jews. who
have been for some weeks living in a
starving condition in sheds at Myslowitz,
Prussian Siberia, on the Polish frontier,
have been allowed to proceed direct to
Hamburg. The object OF the precau-
tions taken In their case was to prevent
the introduction OF infection. The