Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-20
Of the Gladstone Regime Is the
Sighting of the Radi-
cal Section.
FOUR GREAT MEASURES
Parcelled Out Among as Many Com
mittees of the New Cabinet.
PLANS FOR COLONIAL DEFENSE.
Arrangements for the Monetary Conference
not Cyerruled.
NEWS FROM THE EUROPEAN CAPITALS

lcoprR1GHr. 1S92 BY n. Y. ASSOCIATED PRESS. J
LONDON, Aug. 19-Mr. Gladstone's Sc
lection of some minor members of the
Radical section for minor posts in the Gov
ernment has not remedied the tactical
mistake made in the exclusion of Radicals
representatives from the Cabinet. Thorough
Radicals further declare that there is not a
man among the whole of the latest appoint
ments who is genuinely attached to pro-
gressive opinions, Sidney Buxton, perhaps,
excepted.
The three new whips, Messrs. Causton,
Macarthur and Ellis, though nominal Rad
icals, have never shown that sympathy with
democratic movements which is now recog-
nized as the leading inspiration Of the left
wing of the Liberal party. The fact is
now universally recognized that Mr.. Glad
stone has carefully avoided admitting to
Office men who are in any wise identified
with independent Radicalism. Pseudo
Radicals like Mr.. Burt, the miners dele
gate, who is submissive Gladstonite, and
Mr.. Ellis, who is called Radical because
he is strongly in favor of church disestab-
lishment, were admissible because they
have never made a covenant with the Pro-
gressives, while those tainted with demo-
cratic notions, men of the Labouchere
stamp, have been ignored.
Gladstone Meets Threatened Dangers.
The exclusion of MIR. Stansfeld is e1-
planned by Gladstonian papers as due to his
expressed desire not to hold Office, but Mr.
Stansfeld himself says it must have been
due to other causes. Mr.. Stansfeld was
ready to accept Office and seemed to expect
his former Cabinet post, but Mr.. Gladstone
never communicated with him.
Mr. Gladstone's plans to meet some of the
dangers threatening an early overthrow of
the Government are already seen in the
formation of Cabinet committees. At to-
days Cabinet council, during two hours
sitting, devoted to alloting work and pre-
pairing measures embodying part of the
Newcastle programme, three committees in
addition to the Home Rule Committee were
formed. One committee is charged with
labor questions, another is to draft bills for
rural reform and local option and the third
is charged with a measure of the first i'm
portance-reforming electoral registration.
With mastery promptitude the Grand Old
leagues that will make the coming session
fruitful
No Interference With the Conference.
The Associated Press has high authority
to state that the new Government will not
interfere with the completed arrangements
for the international Monetary Conference.
No powers were vested in the delegates ap-
pointed by the Conservative Government to
assent to anything that might be proposed
at the conference without prior consultation
with the Treasury. The instructions given
the delegates are exactly similar to those
given the British delegates to the Paris
Conference in 1881. They are charged to
decline to discuss any proposals entailing
an alteration of the monetary system of
England, but they are authorized to con-
slider proposals whereby India might join
an influential league of States for fixing the
ratio of silver. If such a league should be
formed, the directors of the Bank OF England
would be empowered TO act on the bank
charter act, permitting them to hold one
fifth OF the reserve in silver.
In official circles here the question
whether these instructions are likely to lead
to any such practical result as will induce
the United States Government to proceed
with the conference. Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, the new Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, does not interest himself in the mat
ter, and If the Washington authorities want
to enlarge the basis open to the British dele
gates for discussion, they ought to try to in
huence Mr. Gladstone, who has an open
mind on the subject, somewhat modified by
views formed since 1881.
Schemes for the Defense of the Empire.
The report of the committee of the In
perial Federation League, proposing a
scheme tor the defense of the United King
dom and the British colonies, will be sub
mitted to the council of the league in No
yember. After approval of the scheme,
MI. Gladstone will be asked to summon a
conference of colonial statesmen to discuss
the scheme with representatives of the In
perial Government
The wealth of Baron Houghton, the new
Viceroy of ireland, is partly derived from
the American land investments of his
father, who held CO. 600 acres in the United
States The wealthy and fatherly Lord
Crewe donates Baron Houghton a10, 900
yearly during his tenure of office.
1t is expected that Mrs. Maybrick will
soon be released from prison. 1t is under
stood that both Sir Charles Russell, the |
new Attorney General, and Mr.. Asquith,
the Home Secretary, are in favor Of her
release.