The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-12
ROSEBERY'S POLICY
Cabinet Accepts and Will
Support the Newcastle
Programme.
HOME RULE IN THE FORE
Sir William Harcourt's Endorse
ment-The Queens Speech
Gladstone at Brighton.
Bu cable to the United Press.


the Liberal leaders was held at noon at the
Foreign Office There was full attend
ance. Mr.. John Morley, Lord Rosebery and
Sir William Harcourt made speeches, which
elected prolonged cheers.
Lord Rosebery said they missed the sub
lime figure which had only enriched the
ministerial bench, but the House of Com
mons also. [Cheers.l 1t had been thought
that he (Rosebery) ought to make complete
declaration of his policy [Cries of "Hearl"
"Hearpl There was no need of such declar-
alton, he said, seeing that there would be no
change of measures, but only of men. The
Cabinet had no intention Of receding from
the policy they pursued at the last session.
The honor of England abroad was safe in
their hands.
The Welsh Church question would receive
the earliest settlement, though he could not
say whether it would receive the first place.
1t would certainly be pressed to definite
and successful issue. (Cheers.)
WILL ADVOCATE HOME RULE.
Regarding the group of Irish questions,
the party was bound by every tie of honor to
continue Mr. Gladstone's policy. 1t would
be an affectation to deny that his (Rose-
bery's) speech in the House of Lords had
raised doubts as to his position on the ques-
tions, but his critics must have read the
speech in very cursory way if they inn
agined that he designed to depart from a full
acceptance of the Liberal policy. II there
were any doubts on that point they ought to
be set at rest by Mr.. Morley's decision to re-
main in the Irish office.
With Mr. Gladsrone's last declarations
concerning the House Of Lords the Queens
present advisers entirely agreed. He had
himself studied the question and perhaps
had used in the House of Lords even
stronger language than Mr.. Gladstone had
made use of. What the Lords had to un-
derstand was that with them the task of re-
vision was delicate and that rejection was
dangerous. [Cheers.l With the democratic
Der constituted like the House of Lords was
an anomaly. [Hear! Hearp1
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
The Upper House, he said, had degener-
ated into an organization gulded Dy one
man. The Government would lose sight of
no measures that might force upon the at
tention of the country this anomaly and the
grave perils to which the existing constitu-
tion of the House of Lords exposed the
nation Hear, Hear.)
Referring to the circumstance leading to
his acceptance of the Premiership, Lord
Rosebery said it was the greatest inconveni-
ence, his being in the House Of Lords, but it
was no fault of his. Naughter9 He did
not think it ought to be regarded as stigma.
He asked the party to judge him by his
deeds (Cheers.) When the party were
tired of him they could dismiss him, but
while he occupied his position no Liberal
would be more steadfast to carry out a
thorough Liberal policy. prolonged
cheers.)
SIR WILLIAM HARcoURT'S ENDORSEMENT.
Sir William Harcourt said he was gratlfied
to hear this exposition of their leaders
policy Still the party felt as, the British
fleet felt over the loss of Nelson, but the same
spirit remained among them as animated
Nelson's crew Though they had suffered
great loss they would do their duty. Though
The Prime Minister was Lord himself, the
Liberals in the House of Comm ons could be
relied upon as compact party in SUPPORT of
his policy abroad, peace at home, and prog
ressive reforms" [Chee1s.]
1t was utterly untrue, he said, that he de-
sired to drop Home Rule and it was also
untrue that he had abandoned the cause OF
temperance. He had dropped nothing, but
accepted and supported the bs Choe
The members of the Cabinet then dis
persed, and joined their parliamentary col
leagues to hear the Queens speech.
THE QUEENS SPEECH
Parliament reassembled today. At two
o'clock this afternoon the members of the
Chamber of the House of Lords to hear the
speech from the throne. After the usual
formalities at the bar the Queens speech was
read by the Lord High Chancellor, Lord
Herschell The speech, which was somewhat
longer than the one proroguing Parliament a
week ago. was as follows
"MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN-I regret in
view of my speech at the recent completion
of your arduous labors to have to summon
YOU so soon to renew them. My relations
with foreign powers continue amicable
Satisfactory negotiations between my Gov
ernment and that of the Emperor of Russia,
for the settlement of the frontier questions
in Central Asia, are proceeding with spirit
of mutual confidence and good will which
gives every hope of an early and equitable
adjustment. Negotiations are also in pro-
gress with the Government of the United
States for the purpose of executing the award
of the Court of Arbitration on the question
of the seal fisheries in Behring Sea.
~ take pleasure also in informing you that
the protracted and intricate arrangements
fixing the frontier of the Burmese dominions
and those of the Emperor of China have
been brought to a satisfactory conclusion by
the signature of a convention.
tTwo collisions accompanied by lament
able loss of life, have lately occurred be-
tween the French and colonial forces in
West Africa | await the result of the in
Qu1ry WHICH HdS DoSu lHSLlbuUeu LII IeSetl1 w
these deplorable occurrences, in full con-
fidence thai they will be examined in the
calm and dignified temper which BELTS two
great nations on such an occasion.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
ssGENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
The estimates for public service for the year
will be laid before you. They will be found
to make full and adequate provision for the
defence of the Empire. The recent improve
ment in the state of Ireland has been con-
tinuous and marked Agrarian crime has
been reduced under the administration of
the ordinary law to the lowest point
reached in the last fifteen years.
The condition, however, of a consider
able body Of evicted tenants requires
early attention. A measure will be sub
mitted to you with reasonable settlement
of question deeply affecting the we'll being
for the amendment of the Registration law,
and the abolition of plural voting in Parlia-
mentary elections, and measures dealing
with the ecclesiastical establishments in
Wales and Scotland will also be submitted.
There will also be presented your bills
with the object of equalization of
rates in London, the establishment of a
system of local government in Scotland on
on the same basis as that recently accorded
to England and Wales, and the exercise of
direct local control over the liquor traffic.
You will also be asked to consider measures
for the promotion of conciliation of labor
disputes, the amendment of the Factory and
Mines Acts and reform of the present method
of conducting inquiries concerning fatal ac-
cidents in Scotland
Upon all your labors and deliberations /
There is no doubling the efficacy of DR..