New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01


four. but Mr.. Asquith's strongly democratic
speech swept the masses of laboring voters into
the Liberal camp.
Montgomery Is very different matter. The
Liberal majority has fallen from SIS to 225. The
Liberal organs frankly admit that this result Is
disappointing and serious. They explain it as
due to the fact that rher candidate. Mr.. owen,
was 'in the rather unfortunate position of
director Of the Cambrian Railway" and there
had been dispute about the dismissal OF
station master Mr. Wynn. his opponent. was a
landlord and the most socalistic Of Liberal
organs actually urges that he was generous and
popular To such lengths may political de-
spondency drive the Agrarian revolutionist.
Whether these explanations explain anything.
everybody may judge for himself. The Union
lists. at any rate. seem TO find some comfort In
the results of the four elections as a whole. They
point out that in these four constituencies the
Government started with an aggregate majority
of $780, which has been reduced by more than
1000 or nearly 80 per cent of the total. They
argue that this does not look as il that CON
version" which Lord Rosebery predicted had yet
proceeded very far. They content themselves,
however, with describing the results en-
couraging but not eXhilarating. The majorities
have been reduced but the seats have not been
won In Parliament on the other hand. things
are going more smoothly for the Ministry than
was expected, and business is further advanced
The wrangle over the dictatorship and control
of The Freeman's Journal" IN Dublin presents
a spectacle which is either edifyng or unedify-
ing, according to your point OF view. Three meet
ings have been held, much language has been
used, and Mr.. Heay has been expelled from the
Board of Directors His enemy, Mr.. Dillon, also
retres; but 1t seems to be conceded that II Is
ant-Healy triumph AS Mr.. Healy was beat
en- also at the meeting Of the McCarthyite Mem
bers of Parliament, and he is not the man
10 accept reverses with meekness il is thought
there may be interesting incidents ere long in
the House of Commons
Ever since Mr.. Parnells deposition and death
there have been dissensions in the Irish Nation
alist party, which has always been two parties
when it has not been three. Now 1t is three
with a possibility of becoming four. Now more
over. the dissensions are becoming more public
and acrid. A note of dependency is heard among
the Irish themselves, but it is not universal
Mr.. Flynn, who sits for the Northern Division
of County Cork. assures his constituents that
the domestic difficulties in the party are OF
a minor character. Mr.. siattery. addressing the
Irish National League. takes different view
lie avows himself -humiliated by the conduct of
the Parliamentary representatives Of the people
No such disgraoeful action theirs had. accord
ing TO Mr. Slattery, been perpetrated in the whole
world. He believes that. owing to their con-
duct Home Rule has been shelved not for
time. but for life" r..
Still more significant is the declaration of the
anti-Parnellite Cork Herald" That journal
says the Irish cause seems to be on the point
Of collapsing, for feeling of doubt and dismay
has taken possession Of the hearts Of the strong
est Nationalist throughout the country. Men
are in a state or painful uncertainty as to the
events which the hour may bring forth. The
confidence which animated and sustained them
In the ultimate success of the cause of Irish
self government has been weakened and under
mined by hundred untOward occurrences. The
tasks Of the future being faced, not with
the buoyancy and courage which command sue
cess but in the dependence which paralyzes
effort and which is sure to bring about the re-
suit which 1t most breads.
This is probably overstrained and Irish opin-
ions to be heard in London are by no means so
expressive of despair. The leaders see that
though Home Rule is shelved. 1t must be taken
down from the shelf should the general election
result in a Liberal majority. Should a Unonist
majority be returned the Liberals will be more
dependent than ever upon their Irish allies. The
cooler heads among the Irish Nationalist. there
fore, though not think, content with the pros
pect DefOre tnem are resigned 10 nope ana
wait.
The Mather report on the eight-hours expert
ment delights the labor party. Mr. Mather is
the head Of great engineering firm in Stafford,
and during the whole year has tried reducing the
weekly hours Of work from ffty-three to forty
eight. Wages not reduced. Careful &C
counts kept and careful economies prac-
tised. The result that the loss wages
balanced by small savings, and the firm
persevere with the maximum of forty
eight hours per week. The men, says their en-
poyer were more cheerful jealous and inter
.sted in their work. and did much in the forty
eight hours as they did in ffty-three under the
old system. But he thinks that the limit of
hours should be settled by agreement, not by
law.
The next fortnight will be an Interesting one
for the lovers Of fiction. Mrs. Humphry Wards
"Marcella" appears Tuesday. The Rubicon,"
by Mr. Benson, author of "Dodo." on the Mon
day following. and Under the Red Robe by
Mr.. Stanley Weyman. few days later.
Mr. Beerbohm Tree certainly not the least |
courageous Of English managers, produced at |