St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-24
SCOTS MAY REBEL,
GladStOne's Government May
Soon Face a Grave
Crisis.
Home Rule Threatens to Be
the Cause of Its
Downfall.
Scotch Members Believe Other
Matters Should Be Con-
Sidered.
Morley Seriously Hampered
bV Tory Officials in Dub

LONDON, Sept. 23.-The placidity on
the surface Of political affairs is alto
getner deceptive as to this real state of
the Liberal sections of ministerial posi-
ton. There is nobody on the stump in
Great Britain, and, though some of Il G
Irish politicians maintain their con
troversies, their squabbles have small
bearing upon the tendency of events.
But unseen of the general public the
greatest danger menacing the existence
of the Gladstone government is the
formation OF a strong Radical cabal.
Mr.. Labouchere's diatribes do not repre-
sent fully the Radical discomfort or the
growth of Radical intentions.
The representative of the Associated
Press, having had a chance to inter-
view some of the staunchest Scotch
members of the house Of commons sup
porting Mr.. Gladstone, was surprised at
finding them declaring that the time
was near when they will refuse to con-
tinue that adhesion to Mr.. Gladstone if
he did not subordinate home rule to
what they considered more important
plauks in the Newcastle programme.
One prominent Scotch ,commoner said:
Position of the Scots.
1--WE are not only disconnected at the
sacrifice of radical politics to Ireland.
but are disguised. We shall vote for
the second reading of the home rule
bill. according thus far allegiance to our
chief, but we will not suffer our own
affairs to be delayed through prolonged
discussion Of the bill in committee. If
the UnioniStS OF the Irish choose to pro-
tract the proceedings in the committee.
and the bill is defeated on its crucial
clause, home rule will be dropped among
the commonerS adhering to this deter
minatiOn."
The representative of the Associated
Press learned that there cOncnrred in
this determination forty-twO members,
enough to make havoc i'll the party if
Mr.. Gladstone persists in his determine
ton to push home rule at all hazards.
The Scotch members of the house of
commons have rarely interviewed in
bulk against 4 Liberal government.
and when they do SO their action Will
be final.
Hon. John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland, is keeping in closest touch
with the leaders of the Irish party.
He finds the permanent officials of
Dublin castle burdensome, and he dis
trusts them as
They Distrust Him.
If he followed the advice of Messrs.
Dillon. O'Brien and others he would
dismiss the whole lot. They are no.
tnriously Unionist in their sympathies,
and are apt to hamper or perverJ every
measure he takes in behalf of the Ma
tionalists. Mr.. Morley is averse to clean
ing them out, but he is compelled to act
through others, thus making official
procedure slower and less direct.
The Associated Press has authority to
state that though Mr.. Morley cannot
advise the wholesale release of prison
erS convicted under the coercion act, he
is considering every case in itself, and
is hopeful of Overtaking every convic-
ton within a month. He has also de-
cided to release every one of these pris-
oners unless he is an offender under the
common law.
Concerning government protection of
tenants who have been evicted from
their holdings, practical steps in this di
rection will be taken in October after
Mr. Morley's tour of the distressed dis
tricts. He has sent circulars to the local
authorities asking them to supply him
with information concerning evictiOnS
in their districts. In view OF Mr.. Nor
ley's decisive Intervention, the eviction
campaign of the Tory landlords shows
signs of cessation.