New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-14
FORCING ROSEBERY'S HAND
AN IMPORTANT DECLARATION EXPECTED
FROM THE PREMIER.
1T is BELIEVED THAT HE WILL BE COMPELLED
TO DEFINE THE GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE
TOWARD THE HOUSE OF LORDS
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN's PLAN
LABOR LEADERS EXCHANGE
ABUSIVE EPITHETS.

ABUSIVE EPITHETs
| London, Oct 13.-The successive decla rations
made this week by George shaw-Lefevre, presi-
Gladstone. First Commissioner of Works; Sir
John T. HILBERT. NJ. p, and Sir George o. TrA-
| velyan, Secretary for Scotland. that the Govern
ment had definitely decided to deal with the
question Of abolishing the veto power OF the
House Of Lords have prepared the public mind for
statement from Lord Rosebery on the subject
upon the occasion of his making a speech at
Bradford October p. Interest in this matter
has become keen that the Premier will not
| dare omit from his address an explicit announce
ment Of the Governments policy. In his recent
| declaration Herbert Gladstone said the time was
near at hand when the Government should pub
| licly announce their intention in regard to the
| House of Lords and expressed the opinion that
the Prime Minister'S statement would undoubt-
eddy receive the concurrence Of the rank and file
of the Liberal party.
Sir John T. Hilbert, though not a member OF
the Cabinet. has the close confidence OF Lord
Rosebery His forecast OF the course to be adopted
by the Ministry in dealing with the House of
Lords question is that the first action will be
taken through a resolution introduced in the
House Of Commons Immediately upon the re-
pie of limiting the veto power Of the Peers.
and next through a bill to be introduced
later, in which the same principle shall
be embodied
The bill prepared by Joseph Chamberlain for
introduction the coming session OF Parliament
is approved by the Unionists. but is looked upon
with suspicion by the Radical workingmen for
whose benefit 1t is designed. The measure as II
stands includes provisions for the furnishing of
State aid to artisans for the purchase OF homes
Of their own. for the granting OF od-age pen
sions. for the limitation of the hours OF labor
in shops and factories, for the restriction OF
pauper alien immigration, and new en-
p.oyers liability act, embodying a CONTRACTING
out clause. An analysis OF the pan proves that
Mr.. Chamberlain has omitted from his calcua-
tons the payment of rates, the cost Of keeping
the houses in repair, the ground-rent charges
the cost Of insurance. the loss OF interest on the
capital invested by the workirgmen and the
possibility of the loss Of this capital in the event
Of the vicsstudes of his trade compelling the
investor to change his place of residence
John Burns. NJ. p. who, accompanied by
David Holmes president Of the Weavers' Asso-
ciation will soon start fer Denver Col. where
he and his companion will sit as delegates IN
the Trades Congress to be he'd there has been
publicly berating Tom" Mann. whom he speaks
Of as "shifty and Incapable person, having a
tidal intellect" The leaders OF the various fac
lions of the Independent Labor party he char
acterizes as clique of FOUNDERS on the
bounce" The Free-Labor people he regards as
"a cOnglomerate mass Of mer on the make. and
retired boozers with all the evidences Of sub
sdy on their faces and inconpetency written on
their large berry features Certain persons
who have ventured to critc.se him and his ac-
tons through the newspaper press. Mr. Burns
denounced as 'loa thsome brood Of journalistic
Jeremy bidders" Tom Mann and James keir
Hardie. NJ p, are also going To Denver as dele
gates to the Trades Congress-
At a meeting held subsequent 10 the TRADE
delivered by Burns the Independent Labor parry
tewailed the virulence displayed by him In his
remarks, but did not attempt 10 excuse In any
way the LANGUAGE Of which he had made
Another leader. Frank Smith, refers 10 Burns ~
"bombastic. bullying boss. bulidoz!ng, selfish
and conceited."