New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-12
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.,onyy,on,, 1898 Blythe Tribune AssOeio"on'

.,sca and that in the House OF commons
u,ouire ont Of it, have been the topic OF 'he
week English opinion on the Ma'aoe'e eo"-
,ost is a curious medley of imperialism anu pa"
tr,otism on one side. and of mauoh se''''
Of nersonal animosities and of personal p'i''O'
on the other. Two more victories nave oee"
won over the Matabees, the last apparently uo'
cisive resulting at any rate IN the ues'' u'"o'
~ Ruluwavo and the fight OF Lopeis"'" ~
Jameson was in command OF the a'lacN''s
Soroos Terms have been offered to the King II
he will submit .
,,a,ohos 20 tho Colonial Office authorities
from Mr.. Rhodes touching Mataoele afairS'
,,,o,. rra,, he summed ND in a statement of Mr.
Rbodes's alleged ultmatum to LORD hlpoh'
"1 81 me- alone. or South Africa Will let Ho"
o,one" The threat or suggestion that S"u'h
,fr,ca might set up for herself Is not heard
Gov tho first time Mr. Rhodes could make IL
o vary dangerous one if he chose. ] 90 not
think he chooses: but of his power there Is
hardly a question. He is Prime Minister Oh 'apo
Colony. and incomparably the greatest person.
age in all South Africa He has courage VAST
capacity. vast wealth. unrestricted access 10
every source of public opinion, and con'roi
over most the press included, and ne mas INC
prestige Of continued success. The Enehsh' ''e
Dutch and the natives at the Cape are All 10!
Mr.. Rhodes
His renovn in London is equal to his renown
at the Cape The Prime Minister and the Leau
er of the Opposition contended with each o'hei
as to who should praise Mr.. Rhodes hlehes'
He has come not only unscathed but triumphant
or+ ~ a debate led by his bitter enemy and
carefully organized for his destruction MI La
boucbere once more took command Of the Radi-
him askance. He spoke for an hour and hal
11a collected into one mass all the ruInors. scan
dal gossip and fictions with which long intl-
macy with the purleus of the Stock Exchange
has made Mr. Labouchere familiar. He became
the spokesman of the sentmentalists, to whom
all war is horrible. He had with him the irlsn
oblivious of Mr.. Rhodes's generosity to Home
Rule He had every advantage. and his failure
was complete.
One Success If It be a success, he may boast:
He brought down on himself a chastened yet
stern rebuke from Mr.. Gladstone. and he mas
made a breach between the Government and
their Radical supporters; how wide or how last
ing is yet TO be sem But yesterday gave US
the interesting spectacle OF two OF the most
Radical organs attacking the Ministry. one de-
claring It was on trial. another roundly assert
ing that the Liberals were worse in such mat
terS than the tories. ms last Is Dul all VIII "a
Mr.. Labouchere's remark to Mr. Bafour across
the floor of the House. on Thursday. that when
the Liberals were in office there was always a
massacre in Africa.
The Government through all these difficulties
have behaved we'll. Mr. Gladstone spoke in a
high tone, as becomes the ruler of great en-
pire Be the truth about Mr.. Rhodess message
10 Lord Ripon what it may, some influence or
other has stiffened the backbone Of the Colonial
Oflce Mr. Buxton. the Under Secretary for the
Colonies himself Radical and lover Of peace
stood handsomely to his guns. II was well un-
derstood in the House and by the whole Glad
stonan party that "the Old Man." az he is
anectionately called by his supporters. was in
no mood TO be trihed with. He was not ex-
pected TO speak. but he rose suddenly and spoke
briefly but with extraordinary frmness and dig
nifty. Nothing is offensive to your true Rad
ica as the Imperial note an Imperial attitude
THE Old Man." says the chief Radical organ.
balanced TO and fro in the adroitest Of egg
dances" Clearly he did not intend the leader
ship Of the party TO be taken out of his hands
by the political guerilla whom he still refers TO
as his honorable friend the Member for North
ampton; nor was it, nor will it be- If there is
to be O Radical cave. that is one thing. But
Radical cave would mean the overthrow Of
ton, that is the last thing likely to happen.
The Radicals rage elsewhere than in the
House. They have been holding meetings at
the National Liberal Club. and resolving that
they regret the Government has not achieved
more reforms especially for London Sir Charles
Russell smoothed down these angry gentlemen
IN a speech which was both persuasive and
peremptory, but mutterings Of discomfort still
break out. Mr.. Morley spoke at Manchester
Wednesday. and. Minister as he IS, il is easy
to see that he Is not satisfied with the present
state of affairs. Mr. Woods is hurrying the
Prime Minister about the Eight Hours bill, and
the Prime Minister has made answer that
nothing can be done this session. This Mr..
Woods thinks unsatisfactory. and threatens to
raise debate next week.
There is more comfort for the Ministry inside
than outside the House of Commons. Not only
have they come happily out Of the Matabele
debate. but their Parish Councils bill. clev-
erly engineered by Mr.. Fowler was read the
second time on Tuesday without a division.
Mr.. George Russell supplied the House with a
little innocent amusement, first by a speech re-
plete with fashionable fustian and secondly by
an attack on Mr.. Bafour. who bowled him over
amid general hiiarity. Then came a sharp con-
test on the Contracting act clause of the En-
ployers' Liability bill. sending in victory
FOR the Ministry by nineteen majority. 1t is a
trades union triumph.
ireland. outside the House. Is OF course the
nrst point Of interest. as 1t is inside. English
men are treated to the spectacle OF Government
prosecutions of Irish members of Parliament
and Of the De Freyne evictiOns. Mr. Morley,
whether he Ike II or not. must enforce the law,
ana the law is that tenants who will not M y
must 90. Messrs. Harrington. Davtt, Dillon
and Redmond all protest. but protest in vain.
mt harrington far lost patience to say
"', Morley was worse than Mr. Balfour which
pe'nsps he does not really think.
oe"sst has been holding another great Union
oemonstration with the Duke Of Devonshire
smst orator. There Is a note Of victorious
ssnce In his speech. which does no more