The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
THE PREMIER'S POLICY.
An INDICATION THAT fT VIII BE
DIFFERENT FROM GLADsTONEy.
To Ssttle the Irish Question Without Re-
gard To the Irish vote-Probsble Ef.
fsct OF the Pending Bills.

Of definite shape. The Premiers speech
at the meeting Of the City Liberal Club
Tuesday evening forewarns his party
and the country that the new course or
the Government Will be vastly different
from that Of Mr.. Gladstone. This is made
perfectly plain in the Premier's utterance
OIL that occasion. when he asked the
Unionists whether, apart from the Irish
question, II was worth their while to
hold aloof from the Liberal party owing
It copyright the word Liberal" II they
formerly held aloof from the party in
the belief that it's foreign policy was
null and void. they were not likely. he
said. to believe so longer. as the Gov
ernment was determined to maintain the
unity OF the empire abroad and the unity,
In the best sense Of the word. of the
three Kingdoms az home.
This makes 1t perfectly patent that the
Government have decided upon new
departure. so far as the Irish question is
concerned at least. and this view is gem
orally accepted. In spite OF the enorts
of the Gladstonian journals 70 minimize
the effect Of the Premier's remarks so
far as its wet-blanket effect upon the
Irish party is concerned. Lord RoseDerys
City Liberal Club speech Is really more
dampening than his famous utterances
I'm the House of Lords, which required 80
much explanation that did not explain.
RosEBYRl's FUTURE SPEECHES.
The Premier is engaged to speak IN
Manchester on May 5th. when. it Is en-
nounced, he will deal almost exclusively
with labor questions. This Will be tne
first public opportunity he VIII nave 70
modify or confirm his City Club speech
and the occasion Is looked Forward 10
with keen interest. on May 2d he VIII
speak I'm Birmingham and he Is an
nOunced 10 speak in other populous cen
tres at various times throughout the
summer. The object of this tour OF me
country il no secret. II is to be taken
solely with a view of attracting Brush
supporters to the Liberal party TO replace
the Irish National party, who, sooner OF
later. are certain TO cut loose from the
present Government. Lord Rosebery
avowed attitude toward Home Rule from
which he has never varied, Is TO settle
the Irish question without regard 10 the
Irish vote.
Personally. he prefers to meet the
Radicals half way, wholly ignoring the
claims of the Irish 20 a separate nation
10 disclose his whole hand. and for this
reason several OF his colleagues IN the
Cabinet are hostile to anything approach
ing a compromise. fearing that they them
selves gnay be sheved. Moreover, the
narrowness OF the Government majority
I'm the House OF Commons dictates a policy
OF lying low and seeking to satisfy all
sections Of their supporters. This policy,
however. will possibly result in dead
lock after the Whitsuntde recess. for
which the House Of Commons will adj
journ on May 10th, reassembling on May
9th
I'VE popULAR hFAsCREs-
The Irish. Scotch, Welsh. temperance
and church disestabishment supporters
Of the Government have each insisted
upon having equal prominence given to
its own particular measures. and the
difficulties confronting the Government
i'm their efforts TO avoid a clash with these
conflicting sections OF the Government
party are too plainly apparent. All OF the
measures mentioned, except the veto bill,
have passed their first reading. but 1t
is doubtful that single one Of them
will emerge from the committee stage.
When the registration bill comes p Tor
member for Plymouth. on behalf Of the
Conservatives, will meet the measure with
an amendment that the House decline
10 proceed with bill altering the entire
elective system Of the country unless II
shall contain proposals TO redress the eX-
listing unequal distribution Of the electoral
power.
The aim Of this amendment is 10 re-
duce the parliamentary membership OF
ireland, the outlying parts or ScoIfnd'
and the West Of England, and Increase
that Of London, the Midands and Ian
cashire. which sections are mainly op-
nosed to the Government. The amend
mont Is certain 10 be rejected, but us
introduction and debate will furnish the
opportunity for numberless proposals, All
of which will have as little chance Oh &C.
ceptance as the one mentioned
DIsEsTABLIsHMENT IN WALLS
The committee of bishops sitting in
convocation at Canterbury have raised
battle-cry against the disestablishneht
Of the Church in Wales, and passed
resolutions declaring that ,he EhsilsH
Church will support their Welsh brethren
in this crisis. The Right Rev. Allen g.
Edwards. Bishop OF ST. Asaph. and the
leader OF the established Church In
Males. has made a most vehement ana
indignant denial of the declaration OF
Home Secretly Asquith that the sup
norters of the Welsh Church are In
homeless minority. The Church party IN
tho House of Commons. headed By sir
Tohn Nowbrav and Viscourt Cranberry,
are not numerous, but they make up
for their lack OF numbers by oeins
noisy and persistent, and are sure 10
Give the Government vast deal OF
trouble. The Welsh Radicals favor the
bin In general, but they are almost uhah-
lmous In their objection to the proposal
thar the Church funds be given to the
parishes. ., T., .ha,
The ground OF this objection is that
the smallest, parishes often nave 'he
largest endowments and vice versa
These gentlemen are In favor or putting
the fl.nd TO national purpose, or al any
RATE Of giving the money to the couh-
ties instead OF the parishes, and IL Is
n lite likely that Mr.. Asauith VIII ac-
cent an amendment to the bill OF this
character. II is pretty certain thar the
bin will not become a law al the present
session. and the Welsh. like the other sup
porters OF the Government. Will have 10
accept the will instead OF the deed. Wnen
the Government have shown they nave
endeayored TO enact the various meas
ures they have proposed they will proba-
bly, dissolve leaving the Conservatives to
bear the odium of having hindered others
while they themselves were merely fol-
lowing the lines Of negative programme.
THAT PARIS FUND AGAIN.
The McCarthyites have held several
meetings lately. at which they have dis
cussed the serious question OF interna-
e.orcao and the eyer-recur-lng