Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-19
FIGHT LITTLE ISLE.
Britain and Its Active Political
Leader Chamberlain.
MEASURES OF MOMENT.
Changes In the Diplomatic servfce-Pauncs-
fots May Leave Neutrality-suspicious.
raj Foreign Notes of Interest.
(By cable 10 the Dlspatch.)

LONDON, November 18.-Ths dormant
energies of tho Unionists in the House of
Commons have been quickened at once
| by the return Of Joseph Chamberlain. the
| Liberal-C nlonist leader. from his Amer
| lean trip. Whatever the opposition have
accomplished In retarding government
measures since the House re-assembled
has been done through suIen inertia.
Anything like active, skilfully directed
attack has been altogether wanting. The
monotony of the debates has been phe-
nomenal.
The best evidence that no interest has
been injected into the proceedings Is seen
| in the public galleries. They have been
almost deserted. Often the strangers GAL
| lery. instead of being crowded while many
applicants waited for admission. has near
| " beer empty. on Thursday and FRI
day evenings II was occupied by barely
| half dozen persons.
The average attendance OF members has
| just sufficed for the quorum Of forty. The
rest have appeared only when summoned
| by a division bill.
II IS the best testimonial to ChamDer-
lalne powerful influence that the expecta-
| ton OF his return has rounsed the mem
bership from such apathy. lie VIII meet
| the Ijberal-J Inionists on Monday with a
view to putting in order the amendments
| 70 be offered TO the parish councils anu
| employers liability bills. file Will specify
| the mode OF obstruction TO be made to
| bcth and will move the rejection OF the
employers liability bill on the third read
ing.
| CHANBERLAIN APPREC1ATED.
1 xsiaxu "a
with some mlsgivings, as they know that
| no will exploit every advantage as
| means of killing time. The government
| may be compelled to resort 10 closure
and thus afford the House OF LORDS goou
excu.e for amending or rejecting the meas
ures. on the ground that they were not
fully considered in the Lower House.
The rejection of the employers Haoility
bill by the Lords is n foregone concur
| sion I'm any event. The large employers
object to the passage OF the bill, princl-
| Iii, becausa n will not allow the men
| TO exempt themselves by speclal contract
| from It's provisions, and the Peers IN
| svmn,thv with the employees VIII not
| accent the bill unless 1t be em1seulated
| so as to allow the men thus 10 exempt
themselves. The Liberals will not CON
sent. however. to nullify the Dill py al
| lowing an exemption amendment 10 De
J attached TO It. -,
r Chamberlain held the existence or
Itn> House Of Lords as very desraoie'
no certainly would not encourage lhefh
| in this course. which certainly VIII Io"S
| popular indignation against thern'
CHAMBERLAIN VS.. AsQUITH'
| In the Opposition, Chamberlain Is
| thought to be move largely by MS as
| like of Asquith, Home Secretary, VINO
| IN dislike
| with interest. In an interview last night
| MIR Chamberlain said: unfortunately
| Mr. Asouith, who is responsible Tor the
| cnnIovers' liability bill, has had abso-
mtely no commercial experience. He ac-
| cepted the measure from the Trades
| Union without revision, criticism or
| amendment. Then he usese the irish
| vote 10 force the measure through the
| House. A strong protest against such
procedure will surely be made at the
next election"
| John Burns, the labor member OF Par
| lament, who knows certainly as much
as Chamberlain, about popular protests
| and their probable direction, made to-
| day this comment upon Chamberlain
| Interview: "Asquith's bill will secure for
| Gladstone majority OF seventy or more
| AS for Asquith's capacity to deal win
| the matter, his knowledge OF CONNER
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| berlain's commercial experience"
| CHAMBERLAIN on AMERICA.
| After speaking Of English affairs last
| evening, Mr.. Chamberlain gave opinions
| on several features OF the political situa-
| ton in the United States. OF the tariff
| reform policy of the administration he
| said:
| 81 believe that Mr.. Cleveland IL abso-
| lutely honest and straightforward. He
| will adhere courageously to the principles
| which he declared in his prediction.
| address. His purpose Is to reduce Gus
| toms duties where they are not re-
| quired for revenue. or are clearly ex-
| cessive, and directed merely TO protect
| particular Industries. At the same time,
| Mr.. Cleveland Is surrounded by gigantic
| vested interests, which render 1t impossl-
| bic for an outsider to predict whether
| he will be successful I'm all his plans
| Probably some changes will be made,
| but / do not expect that they Will be
| radical ones"
| PAUNCEFOTE FOR ST. PETERSBURG.
The vacancy left in the st. Petersburg
| embassy By the death OF Sir Robert
| Morier, Is likely 10 be filed by Sir Julian
| Pauncefote, now in Washington. Sir Phil
! ip W. Currie Under Secretary OF state,
| IL named as the probable successor TO
the Washington post.
| Morier's death means great loss 70 the
| British foreign service. The relations be-
| tween Great Britain and Russia are likely
| to suffer from it, as Morier was favor
ite with the Car, and was on terms OF
| friendly intimacy with the Cars minis
| ters During his famous quarrel with
| Bismarck, Alorier was supported by the
| Russian court TO a remarkable extent,
| the Car, the CZarina, and twenty Grand
| Dukes attending u ball given at the Brit
| ish embassy.
| COALITION AGAINST ENGLAND.
The sensational stories Of a Franco-Rus-
sian coalition against England have not
stirred the pulses Of the English minis
! ters. Mr. Gladstone's assurance that the
| government was alive 10 the necessity OF
| England's supremacy over possible foreign
| foes has been universally accepted as
genuine.
AT the same time It has become known
| that the Admiralty estimates in the COM
ing budget will provide for large addi-
| tIonal expenditures. Besides proposing
| the construction of more war-shps. the
| Admiralty will ask grants for enlarging
the works at Famagosta and Larnica, on
the Island OF Cyprus, that the fleet In
the Levant may have constant access TO
copious supplies and ammunition. Admi-
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