The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-05
THE IRISH QUESTION.
THE Liberal MINISTRY MUCB
VExBD AsT sTOITS PROPER COURSE.
A Serious Rreak Between Chief Secretary
Morley and Home Secretary Asquith.
Anarchists Trades.

held to-day. 1t was attended by all the
ministers. The Cabinet ought to have met
yesterday. but the meeting was postponed
after Mr.. Gladstone had conferred with
Mr.. Morley. chief secretary for Ireland.
II has been readily assumed that the
Ilsh questions, which the English Libe-
rails had hoped were tabcoed for the ses-
sion, were again troubling the Cabinet.
| Ministerial circles attach less Importance
to the hostile action Of the Parnellites,
who threaten to withdraw from the ma
| jorlty, owing 10 the differences with the
| government as to the relief of the
| eWcted tenants and the release Of politi-
| cal prisoners, than they do to the widening
| breach between Mr.. Morley and Mr. AS
quith. the Home Secretary. Mr.. Morley
fayors more coEciliatory policy towards
| the Irish malcontents. He advises the
| Cabinet TO introduce before Christmas a
| bill for the relief Of eyicted tenants I'm
| Ireland, and to release several more poll
| ucal prisoners. He urges this policy as
| necessary TO avert the partial dislocation
! OF the anti-Parnelite party under Justin
| Mccarthy upon whoset unbroken support
| the government depends TO carry the pro-
| jscted English legislation. Asquinth op-
/ FgoNo 4AN4lfg at tdtil Dl iilttt DOiulS anu
| reports credit the Cabinet with an over
| whelming sentiment against asking par
lament TO consider this winter any Irish
measures involving a prolonged debate.
John Dillon, William O'Brien and
| other anti-Parnellites speak and write
as If the government were pledged 10
| Introduce in the next session bill TO
| reinstate the tenants. Privately the
Liberals Of ministerial rank deny that
any such pledge has been given. on
| Monday John Redmond leader Of the
| Parnellites, will ask Mr. Gladstone I'm
| the House Of Commons whether the gov
| ernment intends TO introduce or propose
| a temporary measure Of relief, based
| upon the thirteenth clause Of the land
| purchase act Of 1891, and supplemented
| by provisions for compulsory settlement.
| Mr.. Gladstone's reply can be predicted
with considerable certainty. He wilr
! decline to introduce the bill suggested
by Mr.. Redmond although he may indi-
cate the possibility Of a compromise
| within the limits Of the thirteenth clause.
The wisdom Of this course is foncen-
trated i'm the point that no long Con-
| servative opposition will be provoked
| by It. and that the progress Of English
bills will not be impeded.
The Duke Of Argyll. speaking in Glas-
| gov this week, said that the cause Of
home rule was dependent entirely upon
! the line Of Gladstone and would vanish
| with him from the field Of English poll
| tics This view Of his grace was hardly
| enUnciGted before It was most strikinSly
| contradicted by the sDeeches Of MessrA
| Asquith and Campbell Bannerman, Sec
! retary Of State for War. both of whom
| proclaimed for the first time their at
titude I'M favor Of federaliZing the United
| Kingdom. Mr. Campbell Bannerman told
| his constituents that not home rule IN
Ireland alone but home rule for other
parts Of the United Kingdom was the
| aim Of the Liberals. Any Inconvenience
attendant on the retention Of Irish mem
| bers at Westminster he added, was sure
| ly worth enduring for the sake Of their
great object AsQuith does not hesitate
| TO confess to similar convictions. The
| Daily Standard, the Weekly Spectator.
and other Unionlst organs dilate on the
| tremendous Importance Of a policy by
which the Liberals virtually commit
| themselves to resolution to weaken the
historic continuity Of the constitution
and to Transforming the United Kingdom
into a collection of State governments
on the federal model
Mr.. Gladstone has not derived so much
benefit from his holidays as the Liberal
press would make the country believe
His gait Is feebler and his face IS ashen
gray. His voice, however, is as clear
and resonant as ever.
In the absence Of Joseph Chamberlain
Sir Harry James is leading the Liberal
Unonists in the House Of Commons
The Duke Of Devonshire, leader Of the
Unionists I'm the House Of Lords. has
| subscribed for a fund for the defence Of
the Established Church I'm Wales. This is
the first time he has identified himself
with the opposition TO Welsh disestab-
lishment.
The London Anarchists celebrated. with
a public meeting. last evening, the re-
lease Of their comrade David John Nicoll
from prison. The speakers revelled In
the most incendiary and blasphemOus
language. They became so utterly reck-
less occasionally that the audience groan-
ed and hissed them Prince KrapotAn
and Louise Michel who had promised to
attend the meeting. sent regrets. c. W.
Mowbray publisher Of The Commonweal
which was edited formerly by Nicol
proclaimed, without mincing words the
revolution of force. Better fight than
starve," he said. Editor Samuels, Of The
Commonweal characterized social Demo
Gratis as damnabe towards. while the
socialists present groaned and hissed.
Gladstone, Asquith and the whole misera-
Bile pack, he said were humbugs lie
answered the protests from the audience
by CHALLENGING anybody 10 come 20 the
platform lie was ready to stand against
all comers. Any true anarchist would be
as fearless. Jesus Christ himself would
not frighten him. There was no more
fooling about the Anarchists. They
would rathed die fighting, than die like rats
i'm a gutter. Samuels closed his TRADE
amid ferVent cheers, Ianowski, editor OF
the Arbeiters- Freuend denounced the
Chicago courts for having murdered the
Chicago Anarchists. Nicoll described his
prison life and predicted that the day
was at hand when some OF his audience
would be called upon TO die for the cause
Of anarchy. Several detectives were
present They took notes, but made no
effort TO restrain the speakers.
A Vienna firm Is reported TO be Offering
on easy terms portable coining machines
Many are said 10 have been sold on the
continent and not a few In England Tor
export TO India, where the native states
and private concerns are transferring Dar
silver into rupees. AdVice3 from lhula
Indicate that this Illegal mintage IS NOT
likely to influence values or imports OF
silver materially. Financial experts in
Indian affairs agreed that the undoubted
magnitude Of the Indian demand FOR sill
Yer since its mints closed is due 70 cessa-
ton OF the practice OF melting down
rupees for ornaments. This practice was
too wasteful 10 be continued after the
coinage OF silver ceased, and bar silver IL
now used almost exclusively by the arti-
sans and manufacturers, hence the re-
cent influx of silver
During the last three months the ship