New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
mean to be either subservient or partial, and mary
are the secret longngs among the Gadsonlans
for the masterful hand and clear head Of their
opponent, Mr.. Courtney

opponent, Mr.. Courtney.
Mr. Gladstone's health has il is feared. suffered
from this prolonged and harassing struggle, of
which the end is still remote. Sir Andrew
| Clark has again appeared upon the scene. That
eminent physician is sometimes a political factor
of the first Importance He ordered his ilustrous
| patient to take little rest and il is Sir Andrew
who is really responsible for the interval of the
last two nights. during which Home Rule has
given way to other subjects Mr.. Gladstone has
gone to IIawaren. for, il is said, fortnight. not
dsmaycd certainly. hardly even dsconr-
aged, for his courage is equal to any
/ fortune But the adrotness and fertility Of his
own tactics his oratorica successes his incompara-
bic skill in leadership his mastery over the sym
pathics of the House. his opponents included, can
no longer entirely blind him to the tremendous
obstacles which stand between him and the sue
| cess of his bill.
Already Won hear rumors that the financial
clauses of the bill may be abandoned. 1t is
difficult to come to any financial agreement with
the Irish which his English supporters will stand.
II any final proposals be made, they must be
discussed Even Mr. Meor cannot too often
apply the closure before the very complicated and
! difficult details of Home Rule finance have been
adequately discussed There is no question on
which the House is moro Jealous of its authority
than on a question of finance But where is the
| time to be found for adequate discussion If the
bill is ever to get to the Lords? And why ask
some of the eager Gladstonans. waste time III
pcrfccting the details of a measure which the
Lords are certain to reject. So there is some
notion of inserting dummy or temporary financial
clauses, a measure so desperate that | do not
believe it credible | refer to it only as dn
illustration of the doubts which begin 70 possess
the Gladstonan mind But it is Mr.. Gladstone,
and not the Gladstonians. who will take the final
decision This is Mr.. Gadstoncs fight, and he
| is i'm command.
The Church of England has given notice that
| it does not intend to be disestablished without
| resistance 1t looks upon the Church in Wales
as part of the Church of England indeed il is.
Ii looks upon Mr.. Gadstone's Welsh Suspcnsory
bill as the first direct attack upon the Church of
| England. That also is a true view. Its leaders
| thiak it bad policy to allow the Church to be at
tackled in detail or disestablished piecemeal There
also they are clearly right. Their case in Wales
Is weaker than anywhere else if they consent 10
allow Wales TO be dealt with separately but they
strengthen both Wales and the whole Church by
treating the Church everywhere as an indiSsoiu-
BILE whole
The service in st. Pauls Cathedral on Tuesday
morning attended by 5000 people. WIS followed
afternoon The Archbishop Of Canterbury pre-
sided over this meeting, which included nearly all
the bishops and vast number Of the most emil
ment laymen The Archbishop revealed himself IN
a new character Heretofore he has passed Tor an
amiable devout and devoted Prmatc, good ana
faithful administrator. in whom few susp'c'c"
the militant prclate, who now thund'rs u'hih'
TO ecclesiastical spectators and AL their aloers an"
abet,ors His speech stirred the great audience
10 deep enthusiasm, and Its warllRc 'ohe' hS
stern enmity 70 the enemies OF the Church, is
resolute dignity and courage, must nave gNe"
rise 10 reflections in the mind OF HIS crea'or' W.
Gladstone was his creator. He IT was who 'o 'n'
surprise of the Church. made DR.. Benson Arch,
bishop of Canterbury, IN testimony 10 picN an' M
learning then not widely known All his He
Ionr Mr. Gladstone has been prremlncntly
Ch~rcbman lie still is in spirit not only a
Cbu.bman. but an Ecclesiastc. II did not PR,
cont him from destroying the Irish Church' IL
docs not prevcnt him now from des'roSi"E VI
from, attacking the Church Of England 10 Win"
rho Welsh Suspensory bill is the price ne pays
,or tbose twe.ty-eight Welsh votes IN the i'""'0
- Commons. without which be would ha'' "o
majority. II is a cruel necessity, ""' -
noccssitv His surrender to Welsh Nohco'ii'''"'
il the inevitable sequel TO his surrehue' u ~"
N.tionalism lie undcrrated. II Is ho" o'i'
the depth and strength of the lmpefI" ''''''
IN England The Albert Hall mec'lhe may "'P
.o convince him that the Church also, as weii a.
-, I-nion is stronger than nc Thought, ana 'hn'
,r,;oni.ts and Cburchmen are likely to JoE MINUS
for their common defence.
The HUI dock strike ENDS win 'he oo,"p'
surrender Of the unions, and the cohp'e' ',''P
If the Shipping Federation and oil th' cn'p''S
mt. III
,ho ,rrme that the employers offered SIN weeks
W. =, ,,ov had been accepted then, the men
I'D have been spared six weeks loss Of wage"
o.a uould have retained their places. Ihey nav"
a"rorod mucb hardship; they are poorer an"
u,ar,, T taem will find their places Mica ""'
,bov who wantonly provoke Il contest 'nue' '0
content. if beaten. TO pay the price
| rho union leaders ordered strike Dec""Se
| VI Wilson declined their demand TOT pay
| mont of their workmen's dues 10 t'e uhlo'. w.
~ ;n,nudcnt demand has ever, in the history
=. .aahor struggles. been made. II ended in u duei
| hot,yecn the unions and the shipping fcdera'ion'
and Mr. Burns himself Is authority Tor thc s'',o
| mopt that the victory Of the employers wo"i" "'
fatal to that form OF unionlsm winch ""''' "
lilac and violence. There was violence enons"
:: iii There was incendiarism, and, nut 1or
| A. ro.opce of troops the very existence OIL
nm ,,,auld have been impcrilled The strikers
were desperate men,
Tho hostile greeting to Mr.. Gladstone az 'ne
Prince Of Walcs's reception at the lmpcrai Ihe.i-
| into ON Wednesday evening Is regretted even "y
his opponents but it was spontaneous anu ,, n'
pressiblc There were 2o,ooo guests anu uai Wv"
| P' ,o.,v ~ the middle classes. Mr. Clad
~ u,os bissed and hootcd whenever and where
o,or no appeared lie traversel the building anu
-Ions amid an cver-spreading storm OF cXecra-
,;on The Kisses and groans for the Prime Minis
q, times so &c neral as 10 drown the cheers
" " Az Prince Of Wales. and for the Duke OF
~. ~, a,d Princess May. London never behcld
, III scone and. il may be hoped, will never
hchold similar one 1t ci,
strongly that Mr. Gladstone's age anu anu
.osi,;on. aud his own uniallins cour,e9S