Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-20
ROsEBERY AND HARCOURT OUT.
They Scarcely speak ms They Pass
By.

Although parliament will not rise for
week, says a London special to the New
York times, all interest in its proceedings
Is dying out. The party debates are ended
and only the annual supplies necessary for
the expenses of administration are left to
be voted.
Sir William Harcourt. chancellor Of the
exchequer and leader of the house of COM
mons. will start on Tuesday for a long tour
of the continent. 1t is doubtful whether he
ever again will appear at the head of the
fberal commoners. When parliament shall
reassemble In the middle of January an
other will probably be found in his place,
for the breach between him and Lord Rose
berry Ia known to have widened rapidly In
the last weeks. They had been at odds for
years before the last Gladstone cabinet was
formed, and just before Mr.. Gladstone's re-
tirement had come to dislike each other
rancorously. The insecurity of the govern
ment Immediately after Mr.. Gladstone's
withdrawal forced them to patch up a truce
and speak hatteringly of each other In pub
He As soon as they felt the ministry firm
In the saddle, however. they dropped ali
srperfluous courtesy. and now neither one
ever alludes to the other in public.
outside this personal feud, moreover, al
Is not peace and harmony. The radicals
have complained frequently in the commons
mat Sir William has not given sufficient
gne Tor the discussion of their pet schemes
To these complaints the invariable reply has
been: IF you are not pleased with me you
can easily remove me-"
Mr. Gladstone has referred in private let
terS recently TO the Improvement of his
general health, his eyesight and his hearing
and has spoken as IL he might soon resume
public speaking. These utterances have en-
eourased the belief in some quarters that
the cid man might return TO parliament and
rescue his party from the predlcament This
Is unlikely, yet, should he give more definite
signs OF his willingness to return he would
re received by the liberals with open arms
Inc present leaders are leaders only in
name They excite no enthusiasm.
When the evicted tenants bill shall re-
appear IN parliament next season II will
nave been greatly broadened so as to in
Siooe most OF the recommendations made by
the Irish land committee. If the house of
lords throw 1t out again Lord Rosebery will
uisSoiVe parliament at once and appeal to
the country to settle the whole question of
the upper houses existence. The govern
ment mas promised that the evicted tenants
Dill shall run its course concurrently with
the Welsh disestablishment bill. This prom
Se does not satisfy some of the Welsh
members, and they are out once more with
their threats of dire vengeance In case the
ministers do not come up more promptly to
the Welsh demands. David Lloyd George
the beiiigerent Welsh nationalist, who sits
Tor Carnardon district, thinks that the gov
eminent will again break faith with his
ccuntfymen and that general election
must be held before the church in Wales
can De dfseSta bliShed- The governments
uncertain attitude toward the Welsh and the
Weishmen's suspicious attitude toward the
government form one of the most serious
problems to be faced by the liberal party at
the opening of the next session A govern
ment defeat may be the issue OF the situa-
tion almost any day after the business of
the session begins.