The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-16
THE HOME RULE BATTLE
ENEMIES or TIE MEASURE TO Thf
A GAME or DELAY.
They Want 10 Drive the Liberal Ministry
60 o Premature observation-disclosures
Figure Of Pathetic Interest,"

driven Mr.. Baltour, Mr.. Chamberlain
and Lord Randolph Churchill 90 Their
wits ends for some device to block MT
Gladstones rapid progress toward ms
goal. Obstruction. as II was. has been
crushed by the closure resolution. whien
slipped the Home Rule bill along as
smoothly on last Thursday night as In
the committees sittidg OF one week
earlier.
The stubbornness OF the Unionists has
been rendered only temporarily futile
however. II has not been conquered.
Mr.. Balfour, Mr.. Chamberlain ana Ioro
Randolph Churchill. assisted by Sir Hen
ry James and Mr.. Goschen decided yes
terday upon obstruction in a ne" FORM.
They are preparing to hoia pack ,,e
Government business by opstructihB the
work on the estimates.
The Home Rule bin will be gotten
through the House Of Commons on ABOUT
August Hsf. Under ordinary circum-
stances a fortnight more wouih wlnu up
the business OF the session. Inc game
OF the Unionists is, however, 10 prolons
the session, despite heat and exhaustion,
for weeks after the House OF Lords shaii
have rejected the bill. They intend 10
accomplish their purpose by means on
financial votes. They hope thus to reduce
the Government majority TO the mini
mum. and eventually TO drive the MIN
istry 10 n premature dissolution by their
prolonged brawling and bulldozine. Tire
dissolution Is now the goal or the Union
lists effort, for the Unionist leaders are
confident that another appeal TO the
country will result In n Liberal defeat.
They say that Mr.. Gladstone's repeated
Ii horr oil
from him thousands OF Unionist electors.
To their minds any means 20 hasten
the approach OF the next general cleo
tions are justified. as they hold that the
rejection Of the Home Rule bill by the
House OF Lords ought, according 10 the
principles obtaining In the relations OF
the Government to Parliament to be fol-
lowed Immediately by an appeal 10 tho
country.
A new campaign Of obstruction. there
fore. Is about TO be opened. with me
prospect Of SURPRISING In sheer vexation
OF spirit and the waste Of time anything
that Parliament has experienced
In preparation for this campaign Ro-
bert Hanbury Conservative for Preston,
has taken the field with almost one hum
dred amendments. Gibson Bowles,
dved-in-the-wool Tory for Lynn Regis.
has given notice OF fifty more. As there
will he n score more hardly more modest
| in their demands upon the patience OF
| the House of Commons, 1t Is dlfiicuit 10
| guess when the end will be.
II is certain that the Tory plan, unless
| frustrated In n novel manner, Will mean
| the complete blocking Of parliamentary
| progress.
| While this plan has been Matching the
| Liberals have hoped that 1t would be
rendered vain by the revolt OF the young
| Tory members. whose spirits already have
| been sorely tried by the necessity OF at
| tending obstructive debates.
The Conservative whips have crushed
| this hope, however. by arranging 10 give
patches OF members Of the opposition
| their vacations by turn. They VIII sehu
| away the different groups In such order
and numbers that the House can be Kept
| going. Early in September, at the time
| act nv the Government for prorogation. a
| large group of Unionists VIII be Drought
| hack fresh from their outing to ngnt TOT
| delay tooth and nail. These tactics VIII
| cause the ministers immeasureaDie en-
| barrassment. as II is almost Impossible 10
| closure the debates on the estimates Inc
| liberals are talking about the Govern
ments adopting radical measures
! thwart the opposition's game Out do ye.
| nobody has discovered the heahS Wy
| which this can be done. Whatever pia,,
| may be adopted the execution OF II WIN
he left probably to Mr.. Gladstones minis,
| terial colleagues, as the OLD man WIN
80 ,,o holidavs as soon az he shall have
| 60, ,ho hin through the COMMITTEES stage.
| whether the weak and vaciilatins Mel
| ,or will retain the chairmanship Oh 'hc
| House in committee TO the emu VI No
struggle with the bill is still III open
| question. The Radicals are as eager as
ever 10 unseat him, and miss no opportu
nifty 10 badger him In the nope OF uriv.
ing him to resigning. Should they oust
him, Edmund Robertson. scotch L,p-
eral, probably would take the cnalr' MT
Robert Robertson represents Dundee lie
is a lawyer Of great and quick Judgment
and Is a skilled parliamentarian'
The mutlny OF the Parnelites under
John Redmond against the financial pro-
posals will probably be subdued. me
| means. as usual, will be concession
from the Government. The parties VIII
smother their opposition 10 the clauses
| I'm question in consideration or MI. Iiad-
| stones promise to appoint a commission
| OF the relations of Ireland 10 Great Bri-
| tain.
Keir Hardie had the unspoken sympa-
thy OF many members. and the ministers
waited in dumb fear that he might di-
vide the House. and, with the aia o,
| the irrepressible Mr.. Laboucbere. lead
the Government into a disastrous pitfali.
He contented himself, however, with the
| protest.
In the two series of divisions taken un-
der the closure resolution on the Home
Rule bill, Mr.. Gladstone has been
figure OF pathetic interest. he has re-
| NAMED at his post. despite his painful
wearfness through both evenings, and
| has trudged faithfully into the LOBBY
| every time a clause was voted on. Last
Thursday evening In the crowded library
n. began talking with his nearest neigh
Dor concerning the success OF tho Gov
| ernment. After a few remarks ne asked
this neghbor for his name. The mem
her replied, John Burns, sir Mr.
Gladstone grasped the hand OF tho cele-
Grated labor agitator as he said pa
thetically. MY sight Is failing. Very
often only the contour OF the person and
the tone OF his voice enable me 70 rec
oenize him" The conversation then
,,,rnad ON the strain TO which the ses-
sion subjected the members. and MIR.
Burns remarked
aTJs rd work makes work. but at the
| sams time makes one love II.
$50 have felt" Mr.. Gladstone an
srrered .and may you live many years &c
nut that principle In practice. we DOLE
nave been hard workers"
rrhe conversation was overheard by scv'
aral members near Mr. Gladstone durine
the conversation, and has been repeatec
| IN the tone OF pathos which chaAars'f'
,,as so many OF the Liberals utterance'
concerning their aged leader.
General Hamley, one OF the most con
sn,cnous officers In the British army