The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-01
HIS OLDEN VIGOR.
Years Are as Nothing to
Gladstone.
AGE SITS LIGHTLY ON HIM.
With All the Fire of Youth He Answers
BaIfour'S Attack Upon the
Government.
Special to THE MoRNING CALL.

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-ParHament reasSeh-
bled to-day. The Queens speech contained
no point of special interest beyond those
already outlined AT the close OF reading
the speech Parliament adjourned till the
afternoon. On reassembling Gladstone took
the oath as Prime Minister and was fol-
lowed by his colleagues.
At the evening session OF the Commons,
notice that Gladstone would introduce his
home-rule bill on Monday elected prolonged
Liberal cheers. At $50 Lambert Q4lberaD
rose to move the address He spoke to
empty benches, as did Mark Beaufoy, who
seconded the motion. The House filled ike
magic, however, when Balf0ur arose and,
amid storm of opposition cheers, began
In sneering tone general criticism oil the
Government. In their Egyptian policy,
Balfour said, the Ministers could rely upon
the support of the opposition so long as
they upheld British rights. He trusted the
Government would at lis earliest conven-
fence let Parliament know the causes which
had led to the recent troubles In CAIRO
Among those causes. undoubtedly, were the
rash utterances made by the Prime Minister
aud the Chief Secretary for Ireland when
they were in the opposition. Balfour de-
nouneed the evicted tenants commission as
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presenting a trustworthy report. He de-
manded that the Home Secretary should say
whether OF not the release OF Egan aud
Callan, the Irish dynamiters, was part OF
the policy of amnesty intended to involve
the release of all Irish dynamiters.
Gladstone was cheered loudly when he
rose to answer Balfour. lie reproached
Balfour for assailing with inaammatory
80 ~ inf and for
doing his utmost to prejudice the minds Of
his followers against the plan of home rule.
of which he was still ignorant. BaIfour
had asked where there was an empire which
had been strengthened by the adoption of
local autonomy.
Gladstone replied that as Lord Salisbury
had done some years ago, he would point
TO Austro- Hungary. He would also point
to the British colonies, which sixty years
ago were ruled from London, but had de-
msnded separation until self-government
was finally granted He would not reply
to Balfour's invective against Morley's ad-
ministratiOn Of Ireland, except TO say that
WISE policy of clemeney had been simulta-
ne Gus with great d crease in agrarian
crime. Balfour's attack upon the eyicted
tenants commission recJiled upon himself
Gladstone did not believe that 10 his long
Parliamentary career he had ever uttered
words so rash and dangerous as were those
uttered by Balfour concerning the difficult
ties in Egypt These words seemed to sug-
gest that the Government should lose no
time in getting out of Egypt.
BalfOur rose again and repudiated the
charge that he had suggested the probablI-
ity of hasty evacuation.
Resuming Gladstone said that the Gov
eminent bad not had time to consider the
question Of occupation. 1t was merely the
maintenance of order. In conclusion. Glad
stone repeated his appeal to the House not
10 be moved by premature denunclations of
the home-rule bill
In the House of Lords several new peers,
including Lord Playfalr, took the oath.
The Prince of Wales and his son, the
Duke of York, had seats on the cross bench.
Lord Brassey moved the adoption of the
address in reply to the Queens speech. His
motion was seconded by Lord Thring. Both
mover and secJBder spoke In general terms
in support OF the Government
Lord Salisbury. who to-day appeared In
the opposition, passed compliment on
Lord Thring. Touching upon the question
of home rule for Ireland. Lord Salisbury
said that one object of the Government dur
ing the past six months had been to get the
support of a class of men who, hitherto. no
politicians in England had tried TO conelli-
ate. The keynote of the Irish policy of the
Govern ment was supposed to be 10 get the
support of the criminal classes. The perog-
alive Of the crown had been used TO shield
murderers and release dynamiters. All the
acts of the Government caused the impress
sion that they were much more in sympathy
with criminals than DESTROYS of vindieaiing
the law. [Cries of Heal hear!l The
references in the Queens speech to home
rule was the most peculiar sentence he had
ever seen in public document. 1t seemed
to indicate that the Governments opiu-
ion of the whole Irish question with
which Parliamen ut had to deal was that 1t
was right for one portion Of the Irish
to place their heel upon the neck Of the
Protestant population OF Ireland. With re-
gard TO the other measures indicated in the
Queens speech, Lord Salisbury declared
that nobody believed that they will ever be
undertaken. They are simply repetition Of
the programme adopted by the Liberal con-
ference al Newcastle. Lord Salisbury al
luded to the agricultural depression and said
that agriculture suffered most from want Of
confidence. Political partsans now preached
doctrines that were filling the minds of
owners of capital with apprehension. There
was no country in the world, Lord Sails
bury added, where property was now so in
secure as in Great Britain. In consequence
of erroneous legislative action. [Cries of
'Hesrl hear!']
The Earl of Kimberly mildly demonstrated
with Lord Salisbury for accusing the Gov
eminent OF having sympathy for Irish GRIM
inals. He promised to introduce the home
rule bill in the House OF Lords as soon as it
passed the Commons. When the promise
was heard faint laughter ripped over the
benches, and the debate then adjourned.