New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
NO DISSOLUTION LIKELY.
A SECOND "LONG PARLIAMENT"
GLADSTONE GOVERNMENT RESOLVED TO
PUSH ITS MEASURES

oPINION-AN ANARCHIST LEADERS, MILD
LAyGUAGE-A TALK wITn sTEPNIAK.
tc.pyrfgnt. 1899: Nv The United Ir'")
London. Dec. 1s-Conservatlve reports sta.e
that Parliament is about to be dissolved on the
issue Of the Local Government bill The Min
listers are riding for a fall" say the Opposition
Several reasons are given for this policy. the
Cabinet have been pressed into a close corner ow-
ing 10 the hopelessly backward state OF Parlia-
mentary business; they dread the bad budget
which the Chancellor Of the Exchequer Is about
to present they are torn by internal dissensions'
in short. they are in such dcplorable CONDITION
generally that they will welcome the end In pref
erence to further attempts TO carry out their leg
islative programme.
Mr. Goschen Chancellor OF the Exchequer in
the last Salisbury Cabinet. said in speech at the
United Service Club last evening that he DeheVed
the cfpl-Unionist and Conservative organ
tiers were acting upon the conviction mat lhe
general election would be held In FEBRUARY
There Is little doubt that the campaign icaders
Of the Opposition are in ferment OF preparation
for an oppcal to the country. yet all this ex-
element has not the smallest basis. There Is no
indication on .he Ministerial side that a DISCO
lution 10 contemplated. Nothing occurring in
rnbc or privats justifies the expectations OF the
Irn,onists The Liberal Electoral Executive Is IN
q state OF comparative inaction. All the l,lberai
vbins are warning the members that the House.
unon res,iming work after the Christmas recess
will sit until the Parish Councils Dill shal dc
passed and then after the brefest resi-, VIII take
I'D the remainder Of the Government programme
weary time IL before the members al ms
session. already OF unprecedented length Tor inc
sitting may be prolonged with only nominal
prorora uon until next autumn Both sides ilnd
difficulty IN bringing their men together Inc
average attendance in the Commons Is only ABOUT
cne-third Of the House. but the determination oi
the Government to push its measures 'hronsn
remains unatcrabe. The strain upon inc Ml"-
,sters must be great although II has produced no
visible effect upon Mr.. Gladstone. VINO IL pTish'
end buoyant Sir William Harccurt Chancellor
Of the Exchequer. is always at MS post wheh
wanted. and Henry Fowler President OF the
7 oo,I Government Board IL over on the alert 10
da,end tho Parish Councils bill. Herbert As
ouith the Home Secretary, IL still quick to meet
all ouestions az TO his office. The Ministry really
seens "a be teaching the House that II Is the
lam.si working body In recent British history
Never since the Long Parliament held Christmas
Dav sitt,ngs In 1913 has the House OF Commons
made such a record
The Conservatives fulfil their duties OF attend
ance with the familiar pre,ence OF Indifference
lounging at the Carlton Club, ana making
Themselves generally comiortnDe. m"" ss.,,sh
them while eager for holidays. have no reilSh
for the dissolution. for in the next genera ele'
ton the present contingent Of the squires VINO
are about onethird Of the present c0hHsrVu rs
partv I'm the Commons. Will be retired Inc
last notable division OF the session VIII be inau'
next Tuesday on the Governments naNai ponvs'
The prospect has made sore troupie LOT .ne
I-nionist whips who find II Impossible 10 gel
good representation Of the party together Inc
irish members now at their homes. VII re-
turn to town in force to support the Govern
ment. The Liberals will not pair WIN ,nr
Tnonlsts many OF whom. IN defiance OF the
whips. are already beginning their holidays.
Mr. Gladstones statement concerning an ln-
crease of the Navy Will not 90 beyond annnrnc-
ing his recognition Of the necessity That Eng
lands superiority Of the sea shail be maln-
tanned The amount Of the extraordinary
naval credit 70 be demanded by the Govern
mcnt has not yet been determined II WIZ hot
be less than i. 100000, ana. according 10 sur
az 10 the Admiralty reports on the subject Is
likely TO approximate az. 1000. II Is certain
that the Cabinet has decided upon stalwart
measures. ~
tion. "The sea power OF Great Britain - dls-
tinctly challenged In n way affecting l'S ha'g.hI
existence. The challenge must he mel ~
safest and most economical course III 'I.' I"nt
run Is 70 end the competition Of foreign Powers
by proving II hopeless. The Government ~ awe
IN the magnitude ~ the issues. and Will ask
the House Of Commons for whatever sum ~
required however large It may be. The rlabora
ton Of programme TO govern naval expenhi-
lures over period OF years however cannot
be attained without careful Thought
chic Army and Navy Gazette" refers to an
interview on the British Navy with 6cn"rhi
Tracy cx-Secretary Of the United Stat"s navy
40 worthy OF attention. since. while In Office. he
showed that he fully understood the navai n eeus
Of the United States G rhe ca1 tra THAT
mere superiority in displacement or numbers Is
not sufficient for the British Navy provision
must be made FOR superiority, after allowing
for ships being absent from the scene or acuon'
/ nbf
sia however England must complete nineteen
battleships within two years.
hn,lding under contract for the Admiralty ana
the number will be increased soon by Twelve.
Most Of the contracts are held by the lyme
on The recommendation Of the Portsmouth De-
fence Committee operations will soon be begun
| 10 enable n naval fleet to be at anchor In me
| barhor Although the work will be largely
dredging. the cost will figure considerably In
the coming estimates
The Anarchist leaders Of the unemployed have
changed their tune since the trafalgar square
crowd chased them away last sunday. ~ rover
| Hill Yesterday Williams meekly ADVISED MS
hearers to say nothing about bombs, as THESE
we're not needed In free country. The un-
employed, he added ought not to transgress
the limits Of the law. This language Doth sur
prised and displeased his audience
The French Government IL consulting with the
Foreign Office az to the expulsion of many
| Anarchists from France. and Scotland YARD de-
! tectives have been sent TO the large ports TO
co-operate with the French officials in Identify
| ing and watching the exiles. Stepniak rebutted
I'm an Interview to-day. the charge that Nihilists
were the same az Anarchists. Russia was the
only great country in Europe. he said. where
there was neither freedom Of speech nor pre-
| tence OF representative institutions. The Mill
| lists were constitutionalists. They wished To get
| rid OF Russian antocracy and obtain representa-
tive government. through which reforms could
be carried out In a lawful parliamentary man
ner Stepniak added that. while disappearing
OF the recent dynamite plots. he felt II was not
right TO restrain in any way freedom OF speech
as the restrictive laws always created an at
| mosphere OF discomfort In which violence throve.
| \, the case Of Nolan and Mearns. suspected OF
| completely In the last dynamite plots In Dub
| lin the police will rely upon evidence given by
! -. <ls y, IL q yha ha