New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

not been told what the party managers mean 70
do Very likely the party managers nave not
vet themselves resolved what 10 do. But they
can hardly think 1t worth while TO repeat AT
Leeds the performance at Portsmouth. Every
thing has been said that can be said by way Oh
reproacn or complaint or appeal and 1t has done
little good The country. we saw, does not
respond
The question now is, whether the managers are
roadv 70 commit themselves to some definite pro-
noaal for modifying or for destroying the con-
stitutional legislative power OF one OF the TWO
Houses Of Parliament. The difficulty Of their
dilemma may readily he estimated If they do
not their conference will end in smoke. as the
Portsmouth conference did. If they do. they
have TO present to the people OF this country
policy which IS both new and revolutionary anu
they have to solve great practical problem III
politics, which there has not yet been serious
attempt 10 solve. That is 10, say. nobody mas
yet so much as suggested any practicable scheme
by which the House OF Lords can be aoohshed
or its veto" overcome. Mr. John Morley eX-
cepted. who proposed at Manchester last autumn
that it should be overcome by force. 1t Is not
likely that Leeds will adopt that suggestion.
The Welsh irreconcilables and the Irish ir-
reconcilabes have both again been proclaim
Ing their readiness to see this Ministry defeated
unless 1t will do the bidding of each AS each
bids the Ministry to do things which are incon-
sstent with the doing of things desired by the
other. the dilemma is awkward. All this, how
ever is allowed for in counting votes and cacu-
lating majorities in the House Of Commons Mr..
Redmond, having had his attention drawn to the
olive branch held out by the Prime Minister
declined to take it, He still disbelieves in the
probability Of getting Home Rule from Lord
Rosebery during the present Parliament. and
wants an appeal to the country. He knows OF
course that the Liberal leaders are doing their
best TO avoid an appeal to the country, now or
hereafter on the specific issue Of Home Rule.
They mean to confuse it with other issues
Mr.. Redmond wants Home Rule taken off the
shelf and put first In the parliamentary pro-
gramme.
The Weshmen-there are four OF them, Mr.
Lloyd George. Mr.. Herbert Lewis. MI FRANK
Edwards and Mr. Thomas-ten their constituents
they will have Welsh Disestablishment first, or
know the reason why. and they have carried the
North Wales Federation with them. But eX-
cept to the Parnellites and the Welsh recalci-
trants. It is pretty clear that Home Rule and
Welsh Disestabshment cannot both be first In
point OF fact, neither will be. The Budget Is
first and next after the Budget probably Regis
tration-the bill which has most votes in IT, The
Weshmen have chosen TO make DISBURSEMENT
a political question. and by politics they must
stand or fail. a long protest against Mr.. AS
auith's bill. signed by the Archbishop and Bish-
OBS Of the Church Of England, will perhaps nave
no great effect either way. 1t will not convince
a single Dissenter. and it is not particularly In
spring 20 Churchmen.
An attempt has been made 10 compose some
of the differences which divide the Mccarthy
wing of the Irish Nationalist. The Irish Ma
tional League of Great Britain, over which Mr..
T. P O'Connor presdcs. has held its annual con-
vention. Mr. O'ConnOr. as everybody Knows
is always for peace between the irish Ma
tionalists Mr. Healy, who is more commonly
for war, has so far subdued his beligerent I'M
pulses as to advocate another convention at
Dublin to discuss existing difficulties. Mr. Dill
lon in a spirit Of perhaps unexpected humility.
has offered TO apologize to Mr.. Healy. an oner
which Mr. Healy did not expressly reciprocate
nor even frankly accept. Finally. the proposal
for a Dublin convention carried with reso-
luton deprecating 1.-The petty feuds constantly
springing up in the party; and then they all
dined happily together Mr.. Healy meantime hav-
ing declared to the world tina. he should as soon
think Of Joining the Orangemen the Parnell-
ties
On the whole the proceedings Of this conven-
ton have left matters pretty much where they
were. The sections into which the Anti-Parnell-
ties are divided remain sections. and no real
agreement has been reached respecting the sub
jects on which the various sections-there are at
least three-are at issue.
Mr. Asquith has interrupted his honeymoon to
make a speech at Bideford It is remarked that
he referred to Mr. Gladstone as still his Illus
trious leader" None Of them. he said could re-
gard him in any other light. Then he added:
1.-THE distinguished statesman who had sue
ceeded HIM would endeavor to the best 81 his
stone had left them" Then he predicted the I'LL
innate triumph Of Liberal principles and drove
off with Mrs Asquth TO Clovelly Court as the
guest Of the Ruling Councillor Of the Bldeford
Primrose League.
1t is not TO be inferred that between Lord
Rosebery and Mr. Asquith there is any disagree
ment or friction. They are close friends, po-
NticaI and personal But certain points they
agree to differ.
After a delay. which gave rise to general
belief that he would retain office as President OF
the Board Of Trade. Mr.. Mundella resigned. The
sympathy for him on personal grounds Is strong.
The conviction that the public interest demanded
his retirement was not less strong II for some
time some Of his colleagues were disposed TO
think he might be spared they were undeceived