Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17
The Grand Old Man Won't
Have Everything
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
His Own Notwithstanding His
Majority he VIII BE Placed in
Embarrassing Situations.

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sustained as II would be by = majority
Of the liberal members of the house Of
commons. There IS every indication,
however, that Mr.. Gladstone, whatever
the result, will prepare and push q
home rule bill. He intends while pre-
mier to devote himself wholly to home
rule and other legislation, leaving the
foreign and domest affairs of the en-
pire apart from such legislation to his
colleagues. Mr.. Gladstone will be the
leader of his party IN the house in
this respect, having the advantage
of Lord Salisbury. who has been OBJ
iiged To entrust the leadership to a
lieutenant. For chief opponent Mr..
Gladstone will have Mr.. Balfour, who
IS said To be aching for the opportunity
to assall Gladstone from the opposition
benches. The report that Lord Sails
bury would retain office until vote OF
want of confidence should be passed Is
without foundation. The conserva-
tives are rather anxious to enjoy the
spectacle OF Mr.. GIadstone's conten-
ton with his meagre and doubtful
majority of labor men, antl-Parneilites
anu Parneiltes.
An Embarrassing Position.
They are confident that the liberal
leader will be in the most embarrassed
position of MS life, and are determined
To give him every opportunity to get
there. Lord Roseberry will IN all prob.
ability have the direction of foreign af-
fairs. Mr.. Gladstone could make no
selection more satisfactory TO the gen
eral public regardless of party distinc-
ton. There is strong faith OF Rose
berry's devotion to the foreign inter-
ests of the empire and confidence
that he would be a vigilant sentinel
against the aggressiOns Of Russia. His
connection with the ROthschlds 10 an
assurance that he would not be favor
ably inclined to Russian Establishments,
and also an assurance that he would
take no step calculated to imperil the
peace of Europe and thereby endauger
the great interests which the Roths-
ch,lds have involved in the mainte-
nance of peace. Lord Roseberry is
looked upon with more favor by con.
servatives than any other prominent
member of the Gladstonian party, and
his selection TO take charge of foreign
relations would be accepted a. q prom
ise on the part of Mr.. Gladstone that
the foreign policy of Lord Salisbury,
which has been the strongest point OF
| the conservative administration, would
not be seriously departed from.
Good for the Nattonalists.
If it is true, as reported, that the
Right Hon. George Shnw.Lcfevre is to
be chief secretary for Ireland. then the
Irish nationaIists themselves could not
have made = choice more satisfactory
| to themselves. Indeed it is more than
| probable that Mr.. Shaw-Lefevre was
suggested by Justin Mccarthy at the
conference with Mr.. Gladstone. For
Mr.. Shaw-Lefevre himself IT is difficult
| to sec how the situation can be other
wise than embarrassing. He has been
an earnest, almost an enthusiastic
champion of the evicted tenants and
assailant of the Irish landlords. He
has conducted bitter controversies with
his pen and on the platform, going
farther than any other Englishman OF
prominence III upholdlng the methods
of the plan of campaign and the utter
ances which brought Irish leaders to
prison.
Must Eat His Own Words.
As chief secretary for Ireland he will
have existing laws to administer until
| they are repealed, and he can enforce
| them only by eating his own words. On
| the other hand, if ne gives free reign
| to the Irish extremists and permits the
tenants To play ducks and draKes with
the property of the landlords nc will
expose himself and Mr.. Gladstone tc
severe criticism on the part of the con,
| servatives. Altogether. the lot Of Mr..
| Shaw-Lefevre. like that Of the police
man IN the PIRATES Of Penzance," and
| for very similar reasons, will not be q
nappy one.
Regarded With Apprehension.
The victory of Mr.. Gladstone is re-
garded with considerable apprehension
| in Berlin, Vienna and Rome. Since the
fall OF Bismarck and his English bait
ing policy and the renewal of the
triple aliiarce the three peace powers
have felt that they had the moral sup
port of Great Britain. This moral sup
| port has always been needed by the
triple alliance as IN the shadow of 4
great British navy. the naval inferiority
OF the triple alliance TO the alliance
| vas less apparent. Even the extreme
| radical organs IN Germany have fav
| ored Lord Salisbury as the representa-
tive Of strong foreign policy which i.
| most likely to hold hack Russia in
| Egypt. France, in Africa aud both on
the continent. Thus the yossschs
| Zeltung saws: ain tue election contest
between Gladstone snd Salisbury there
was no question Of the liberalism and
| conservatism. Tie Salisbury cabine'
while IN Office adopted no measure
which in prlnclpie conficted with iiber
slIsm. The defeat Of Gladstone wouic
not have been the defeat of liberalism
while his triumph IL likely to disturb
England internationally and TO chang,
the now satisfactory foreign relation
OF the empire.
sermssy aud Rs.sts.
The Hamburger Nsehristlsn and IN,
Munich AileemlnesZeutlng reflect th.
| opinion OF Bismarck. Who Always pro
fessef 10 desps<e England ss even |
moral ally. and contend that th.
having sought closer relations viii
EaglaHd AZ the expsase OF kussss. Re
pofts from ~ Petersburg show tha
I ~Htfffsf tHtpfr~-lons prevail tnetetof'
u = beiiaFssi that Toe liberal ststesalei
sli b< nsofr fayofsbiy lneilned &
| Hassis's political aud s8~estied "oal
tafs-ntssesoa" IN the esst tnss ths eou
sefsstfvss under NsI'slalff II . ais
hsilsFed tnst there siH he lee
etssaes q EsEisaa slamg WITH Ga
triple ailsnss "a tas sseat .