The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19
BRITAIN'S NEED OF BRAINS
To Rescue the Government From Its
Present PrediCamelt.

Condition Generally.
London, Aug 1s.-Although parliament
will not rise for week, all interest in its
proceedings is dying out. The party de-
bates are ended and only the annual
supplies necessary for the expenses of the
administration are left TO be voted.
Sir William Harcourt, chancellor of the
exchequer and leader of the House of
Commons, will start on Monday for a
long tour of the continent. 1t is doubtful
whether he ever again will appear at the
head Of the liberal commoners.
HARooURr's HOSTILITY.
When parliament shall reassemble in
the middle of January another will prob
ably be found in his place, for the breach
between him and Lord Roseberry is
known to have widened rapidly in the
last few weeks. They had been at odds
for years before the last Gladstone cabi-
net was formed, and just before Mr..
Gladstone's retirement had come to dis
like each other rancorously.
The insecurity of the government i'm
mediately after Mr.. Gladstone's with
drawal forced them to patch up truce
aud speak fatteringly of each other in
public. AS soon as they felt the ministry
firm in the saddle, however, they dropped
all superfuous courtesy, and now neither
one ever alludes to the other in public.
EASILY REMOVED.
Outside this personal feud, moreover,
all is not peace and harmony The radi-
calls have complained frequently in the
commons that Sir William has not given
sufficient time for the discussion of their
pet schemes. To these complaints the in
variable answer has been: If you are
not pleased with me, you can easily re-
move me-"
Mr. Gladstone has referred in private
letters recently to the improvement in his
health, his eyes, and his hearing ard has
spoken as if he might soon resume public
speaking.
WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS.
These utterances have encouraged
the belief in some quarters that
the bgrand old man might re-
turn to parliament and rescue his
party from its present predicament This
Is unlikely; yet, should he give more def
mite signs of his willingness to return, he
would be received by the liberals with
open arms. The present leaders are lead
ers only in name. They excite no en-
thuSiaSm
TO END THEM OR MEND THEM
When the evicted tenants bill shall re-
appear in parliament next session, it will
have been greatly broadened and will in
clude most of the reductions made by the
irish land committee. If the House of
Lords throws il out again, Lord Rosberry
will dissolve parliament at once and APP
peal to the country to settle the whole
question OF the upper houses existence
The government has promised that the
evicted tenants bill shall run it's course
concurrently with the Welsh disestablish-
ment bill.
WELSH DISSATISFACTION.
This promise does not satisfy some of
the Welsh members and they are only
the more outspoken with their threats of
dire vengeance in case the ministers do
not come up more promptly to Welsh de-
mands. David Lloyd-Gcorge, the bellig-
erent Welsh nationalist, who sits
Tor Carnarvon district, thinks
the government will again
break faith with his countrymen
and that a general election must be
held before the church in Wales can
be dlsestablished. The so ernment's I'M
certain attitude toward the Welsh and the
Nelshmen's suspicious attitude toward
the government form one of the most Sc
rious problems to be faced by the liberal
party at the opening of the next session
A government defeat may be the issue of
the situation at almost any day after the
BUSINESS OF The session begins.
LAWS FOR LABOR.
The rejection of the compulsory eight
hour provision for miners has complicated
matters in the House of Commons 1t
was due TO the opposition of several lib
erals, and their action will be charged on
tae account against the liberal party.
Inc friction between the labor members
and the big liberal capitalists in the COM
mons Will increase rapidly, owing to that
vote and the labor voters will refuse to
make common cause with the liberals
against the unionists in many districts.
The three-cornered contests which will
result will end with the loss of several
liberal seats.
EXPORTERS PLEASED.
British exporters are much pleased
Win the settlement of the tariff question
IN Washington. Although they are not
!Q0llant over the contents Of the German
OIL schedules, they say that anything,
even the Mckinley tariff, was far prefer
aole TO the continued uncertainty of the
situation.
Many traders express the opinion
through the newspapers that the evil
eglects Of the Mckinley act on the United
Kingdom have been greatly overstated.
ne shrinkage of British exports for the
urst six months of 1894 equaled the
SlrlnKage of the previous four years
me former was due to the fact that the
traders, working from hand to mouth,
uruerlnR only what they re-
tuIre immediately, were in a position
70 profit from any remission
OF duties. Most persons in the American
EXPORT trade think that there will be no
tturlher changes in the American tariff
,or TWO or three years. The English free
lduers argue, however, that putting
WOoi on the free list will insure ultimately
w. lner progress toward a revenue tariff.
me farmers, who have nothing now to
gam from continued protection, say they
ere converted by the free trade object
"sSon to the cause of tarid reform.
dixie AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
or Charles Dixie, radical, has intro
uuceu In parliam mt a remarkable wo-
nan aLan suffrage bill. His proposal is that
ou5 woman OF full age, whether married
single shall be permitted to vote or TO
S candidate in any parliamentary or
local election. A woman duly elected,
c, proposes, shall be allowed to sit in
C..ner the House Of Lords or the House of
unions a The bill provides for univer-
o. auult suffrage, but excludes the uni
Issues IRON their present privileges |
ar NaDating, as il does, from the mind of
bm experienced and able politician, the
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