The morning call., 1892-02-07
PROGRAMME FOR
PARLIAMENT.
The Irish Government Bill the
Leading Measure.
GladstonGs Curiosity 10 Be Gratifsd.
H0me-RGle LegisIa,iOH-EGsc. Of Spur
gems Daa.b-COntilentaI Gossip.
Special 70 THE NoRSNe CALL

NEW YORK. Feb. 6-Smalley's speci al
cablegram to the Tribune from London
says. The programme for the coming ses-
sion, which LoId Salisbury omitted to de-
fne at Exeter, may be fomi, or part Of it
may De found, In the leading Tory organ,
which has clearly been supplied from some
authentic source with the tune which It
now p,ays First0f all the Irish Local Gov
eminent Bin viii really be introduced by
BalfouI Immediately on the Teassemblng of
Parliament Gladstone's passionate curl
oslty 10 know what is in il aud whether he
and his h0me-rule schemes are to be de-
feated VIII be gTatifed. Common courtesy
and the spirit Of reciprocity would seem TO
suggest that he should in return say what
he means by home rule; bat Of this there
IS as yet no sign. The relentless Tory
critic now goes so far as to hint that
Gladstone's scheme is not produced
because It does not exist. ! have
no doubt that he has not one
but a dozen schemes. Ii is not poverty but
Rf1uence which f0rbi3s the disclosure. He
does not vet know accurately how high he
will have to bid for those Irish votes, in
which lies his sole hope of q majority. 1t IS
not his way 10 pat bis cards on the table.
He likes TO see il not his adversary's mis-
partners hand first When the Paruellites
and ant-Parnellltes have agreed upon their
irredgc.b.e suinlmUm we may or may not
be allowed 20 know whether Gladstone
thinks he can bring his English supporters
up 90 that mark. But until then the world
is 10 wait. aud the chances of each one u
those dcZ u projects are equal There are
at least q dozen ways of breaking up the
empire Whether there are as many ways
Of putting it together again is another
matter
THE INFLUENZA sUBsIDING.
The infuenzl is sensibly aba,ins. The
death rate IS everywhere going dowu,
though s-ill above average. Dr. MacLagan,
distinguished London physician, has pub
Hshed a paper IN the Nineteenth Century
full of what seems, to The lay mind, TO be
practical good sense respecting the preYen-
ton ana treatment Of this disease. Ills
spec ne for th- prevention Is sahceae.
EFFECT OF SURGEONS DEATH.
SpurgeCu's death is undoubtedly. when
every allowance has been made, a real loss
70 England, ant an IrrepaTabie loss % those
great Tell EloUs bodies iu England who allow
themselves 10 be grouped under tie nom
CODformIetS. lie va, a Baptist, but lie was
a leader Of many other re lgl9us druomina-
tons. Tie whole uuuCeIIlrL st world
looked 20 m as Us ciIe', BE WIS the one
man among then. who Lad q hold On the
peutl tle AMI the popular imagination. II
vas taelr Cue great preacher. Ills name
was a tag. There are other able men
among these sects-many able men with
profound religious sense o. devotion, Of
learning, Of nigh qualities; but SplTge0n
alone had commanding name and per-
sOnal IS which made him taI-Teachu5
force. lie was not the most lraTned-he
was not learned al all, nor an adTOit taci-
elan, nor many other things, but le was
SpuTgeCn.
HIS STRONG PERSONALITY.
He was great preacher. because he
preached year after year 20 great audiences
whom he held spell-b0und, Capriyated, sub
dued and OJedIent TO bis Will Not eiO-
Quent perhaps, but he reached tie ends al
which elCQueuce aims by hCmelY ana tJIcl-
bic peTSuaSIVeDesS by authority, uy an end
less variety If manner, Uy bis know ledge OF
human nature, uy his eccentrIclty. and
above al by the intensity q his conviction
and bis uIguencaaJ.e aTdar ln the salvation
Of souls lie lad admirable personal quail
lteS and virtues, among which refinement
was not ne: aud he lacked deIicacy. lie
=
thar nobody can be named as likely t. sue
eeed to his Iuha ence or authority.
TIE TECSStAE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The conflict over be new pruss an Educa-
tioIa Bll las ended for the present 10
compromise and committee. 4 minis
teTlal crisis IS u4ed over Dy the f3vyute de-
wee Cf modern diplomacy, "the mOduS
vIVtudL" Neither N.Quel, The Minister Of
Finance, nor Bennngseu, the President Of
tie HauCveTlau administration, viii resign
f.T tie present The German EmuerUr nor
G pTY seems + have dscUvcEeg that even
IN Prussia tie people nave opinions, and
that political CONVICTIONS are not IenOuuCed
OIL the instant at the EmpeT0T's nod. The
bill is now 10 he hands of q Committee Of
tWsnty-eislt, w..l Government majority
va yIuE ou tie various points from TWO 20
eleven. CtpTiyi has minated that a con-
cessIOH vii be made. No concession can
be made which VIII satisfy the Liberals and
not destroy tie measure, Inc intention Is
not O. fg.ce the B.il through. A majority
of DrUt thirty Is believed 10 be certain In
tie Lal d,aE, but competent witnesses say
lii tt popular agitat q against It Is iuCTeas-
ing. All over the kingdom, the press, lin
tied as IT is, uulzled rs II Is, speaks out.
GERMAN ARMY OUTRAGLs.
The stories of cruelUe5 TO the soldiers IN
the German army which provided a spnsa-
ton for the cary part Of the week are not
denied. They could not Of course be denied
u Ut lti lit tt hlttut4li ltl " bA Nilt tlI-
cuar issued 10y Prince George Of Sax0ny to
his coi1nels. The only answer yet sup
Piled officially semi ftiCiaily is the state
ment thar the circular was confidential aud
that tie authors Of TIE crueites have been
puEished with severity. The socialists
have stolen march and published the cir
cuiar, II that helps matters any Cruelty
IS IN any case dscountenauced
by the Emperor, but tue Emperor,
though Omni>ceut, is not Omnipresent,
aud German sergeant has heavy hands.
I. may be apropOs tO this unwelcome dis
closure, or from some other source, that the
Kaiser has suddenly discovered socialism TO
be rampant and bent on mischief. Hitherto
he al c0ufte.ce that his grand paternal
goytrRment had proved a specific against
revolution. lie believed that the social sts
bad been Won over, and that tie repeal Of
BismaTck's antI-sOciahst laws had brought
10 danger 10 the State. He has been unde-
ceiyed, he says, aud has uttered a note Of
warning which tie anarchists will have 10
heed lest worse things befall them, Tor the
Kaiser, ike his drills .rgeants, has a heavy
hand which ne Is on occasions quite ready
70 bring down on offending beads.