The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-18
ROSEBERY And THE IRISH.
Home Rule Not to Be Abandoned by
the New Premier.

Finally Satisfied That the New Cabi-
net Does Not Intend to Abandon
Gladstone's Irish Polioy-The Disso-
luton of Parliament.
Copyright, 1894, by the United Press1
London, March 17.-Lord Rosebery's S
definition of his attitude towards the
question of Irish home rule as given in
his speech at Edinburgh tonight. certainly
ought TO be sufficient to defeat the pur-
poses of the malignant misrepreseuta-
tions of the premier's remarks in the
House of Lords. No reputation of the
meaning which the unionist newspapers
have succeeded in attaching to Lord
Rosebery's utterances has been deemed
necessary in ministerial circles, excepting
with view of dissipating the uneasiness
in the ranks of the Irish parliamentary
party which misinterpretation and mis-
representation have created.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MORLEY.
Justin Mccarthy, Thomas Sexton and
Timothy Healy had an extended inter
view on the subject with John Morley,
chief secretary for Ireland, on Thursday,
and obtained from him once more a pre-
else statement of the home rule policy
which the Rosebery ministry intends to
pursue. Mr.. Morley informed the Irish
deputation that the policy of the present
government in regard to Ireland was the
policy of Mr.. Gladstone, which had not
been altered and would not be altered
Home rule, he said, was in
the forefront of the liberal
programme, and there was no in
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which had long ago been marked out.
Concerning the speech Of Lord Rosebery
in the House of Lords. Mr., Morley said
the premier's rather unhappy phrases in
the upper house had afforded the union
lists an opportunity for perverse interpre-
tation, but to-night's elucidation of the
governments policy and the preuier's
views in Edinburgh should restore conf
dence in the sincerity Of the government
and in its purpose to carry out the home
rule policy of Mr.. Gladstone.
HOME RULE NOT POSTPONED.
Irish home rule, the Irish secretary de-
clared, had not been indefinitely post
poned, as the unionists and tories had
alleged Even in the event that the next
general elections, be they far or near,
should give the liberal party a majority
smaller than it has now, the home rule
The exact terms of Lord Rosebery's
statement of policy, continued MIR. Nor
ley, was agreed upon between the new
premier and Mr.. Gladstone, who desired
that all adverse criticism and speculation
as to the policy of the new liberal
ministry should be followed by an
explicit declaration reanirming the prin-
ciples of the liberal party under the for
mer leadership, Neither at the cabinet
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Office on the day of the rCOpening OF par
lament, nor in the debates in the House
of Lords, had Lord RoSebery had q full
opportunity to make proper elucidaton
of his policy The liberals throughout
the country wanted an inspiring mani
festo touching the whole range OF party
questions and with u view of en-
abling the premier to pronounce such
Il manifesto, the Edinburgh meeting
had been especially arranged The inter
view between the Irish secretary and the
leaders of the Irish party was entirely
satisfactory on both sides, and the Irish
members withdrew with the conviction
that the current reports as to the Irish
programme Of the new premier were
founded upon nothing more tangible than
prejudice.
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.
The reports circulated by the uuionists
that the government is preparing for a
dissolution of parliament in July are
based upon their expectation that the
House of Lords will reject the registra-
tion and evicted tenants bills, in which
event the assumption is that an appeal to
the country will be preCipitated. 1t is
true however, that the plans Of the min
istry point definitely to general election
in 1895 unless the registration bill shall
be passed in time TO complete the new
electoral roll by autumn, IN which case
there may be an election earlier
The Duke of DevOnshire, the leader of
the unionists in the House of Lords. has
stated that the peers will insist upon a
ons-yote-One-value clause, implying such
equalization of representation as will
abolish the anomaly of Ireland having
130 representatives in the House of Com
mons, while London, with a population
about equal to that Of Ireland, has only
siEty-twO members. The only chance of
the registration bill passing the House of
Lords, therefore lies in their acceptance
Of part of the provisions Of the bill, while
| rejecting the one man one vote provision,
which is really the essence Of the meas
ure. The government certainly intends
to try to prolong the session until Sep
tember, but all sides recognize the diff
culties that beset the ministry, and are
agreed that in a situation so difficult an
appeal to the country may come even
earlier than July.
GLADSTONE STILL on DECK.
Mr.. Gladstoue's season of rest at
Brighton by no means implies that he
has freed himself from the turmoil Ofpoli-
tics. On the contary, he is very much in
evidence in the political trial now on be-
fore the country. He keeps up regular
commGnciation with, tho minister's,
advising them in all matters sub
mitted to him, and has written
to the liberal whips that he is
in readiness at any time to respond
TO their summons to take part
in any important division or debate
should his presence in the House of Com
mons become necessary. The conviction
is growing in the inner ministerial cir.
cles that the grand old mans retirement
is not final. The general expectation is
that he win make occasional reappear-
ances in parliament pending the result OF
the operation which is to be performed
upon his eye
THE IRISH NATIoNALIsT COMMITTEE.
The changes in the Irish nationalist
committee which took place at the three
days meeting in committee room No. II
in the House of Commons, will give the
Dillonites majority, but will not impair
the solidarity of the party. The Hea-
lyites have accepted the deposition OF
Arthur O'Connor for the secretaryship
in favor of William Abraham with fairly
good grace and have been thrown a sOr
n hn al fF a1 Ef4sf1 1f.ms.,