New-York tribune., 1894-04-29

TABLIsHMENT-scoTcH AFFAIRs-EIGHr
HOURS FOR MrNERs-IRELAND-
SIR CHARLES RUssELII-LIT-
ERARY AND DRAMATIC.
fBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSEl
(Copyrioht: 1891: By The Tribune Aa0adtonJ
London. April 2s-The Coxeyite movement has
delighted everybody here who hates America
and American institutions, and has been dis
cussed with a marked absence OF common sense
| and common fairness. The English Radicals
| take as usual, the most anti-Amer1can views.
"rhe Chronicle" sees in this ridiculous perform
ance the result of handing over the Republic TO
the tender mercies Of rings of unscrupulous poll
| ticians and syndcates Of millionaires Tne
! Daily News" befooled as usual. by its New
York correspondent, but exaggerating his view,
declares that THE movement is in great part
politcal dodge a last effort Of Protectonist hos
| tility to the tariff BILL
These two expressions are typical Tne
| Chronicle is Socialist, and the enemy OF that
form of government which insures ordered 10
ertv and therefore most discourages socialistic
| anarchy 1.-The Daily News sees red whenever
free trade or protection is mentioned. A country
which protects It's own industries and interests
refusing to allow both to be swamped for the
|
rnent Of this journal country Of denominations.
These two are the two leading Liberal papers
| Of London and this is the measure Of intelligent
Justice and good will which they mete out TO
America.
Lord Rosebery has been telling the City Lib
eral Club that Her Majesty's Ministers are 'in-
hnltely" better equipped to meet the wars OF
Parliament than when six weeks ago they start
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strong adverb but II you modify it little.
Lord Rosebery's profession of increased conf
dence in the immediate prospects of his Ministry
is but the echo OF a general opinion. The early
misadventures Of the Ministry have been for
gotten, or retrieved To have survived them,
and to be stronger in spite Of them. is itself
title to public confidence. There is a marked
return Of that movement Of opinion throughout
the country toward the new Ministry which was
Itself one of the most striking incidents Of Lord
Rosebery's accession. 1t was personal to him,
and it remains personal to him.
His speech on Wednesday was made in
curious circumstances. The City Liberal Club.
of which he is president is house divided
against itself. 1t is half Liberal and half Lib
eral Unionist. Yet these opposing sects dwell to-
gether in harmony. To meet such a company
was to undergo the obligation OF referring to
manner often is, half in Jest and half in earnest
His account Of the causes of the division was
perhaps fanciful. To trace It to the Franchise
bill OF 1884 Is to carry 1t further back than history
will. 1t is more vital to consider whether the
schism may be healed. Lord Rosebery clearly
thinks not or not completely. He bids a reluc-
tant goodby to the Liberal Unionist leaders. He
still has hopes OF the rank and file. hopes not
without some foundation. He RENTS the Irish
question to the healing influences OF time, and
hopes from the influences the return OF
those who on account OF the Irish question had
gone out Of the party.
II was daring thing 10 say. but it has raised
no storm in one quarter and brought author
lied response from another "A question sure to
be settled sooner or later by the universal good
sense of the people" That IS Lord Roseberys
view Of the Irish question. Does universal mean
unanimous
Last week the Budget and the Irish Evicted
Tenants bill; this week Welsh Disestablishment
Perhaps none Of these subjects deeply interest
the American public. but must take what our
British cousins choose to provide for us. All Of
them show. al any rate. how things are going
in the Old Country. All OF them are democratic
measures. democracy Is here understood. All
OF them are. or contain, concessions 10 the
masses. All OF them strike at existing lnstltu-
tons or at vested interests. or at legal rights.
at venerable traditions and sentiments. That
may or may not be an objection but it is not
denied that in intention and effect there is in all
these large measures a spirit OF hostility to what
Is, and purpose to substitute for II something
else
There Is of course something which appeals
to Americans in the notion OF overthrowng a
State Church. Here, at least. American ideas
and English ideas. which in these days and in
most matters OF what is here called reform run
counter to each other, run in harmony and follow
similar lines. We all glad to see privilege
dissocated from religion. and ecclesiastical
establishment relieved from the reproach OF
State favoritism What should be likely to
ask with reference 10 such scheme is. whether
abuses can be swept away without prejudice to
existing rights and interests
The difficulties are great 1t IL question In
which passion has a large part. The Welsh
Church is the church not only Of minority.
but of a class. 1t is not even National. 1t is a
branch OF the English Church. a fact which
both strengthens and weakens the argument for
Disestablishment. The Welsh Nonconformists
have long been at a white heat. Their repre-
sentatves in Parliament, who are a great ma
jority OF the Welsh Members nearly to one,
have put all the pressure they could upon the
Ministry to induce them TO bring in bill and
to give 1t precedence. They did not shrink from
menaces and mutiny. One OF their fiercest
champions. Mr.. Lloyd George. openly proclaimed
lately that it would be good thing to turn out
the Government If they showed backwardness on
this subject Ministers were ready enough TO
introduce BILL just as they are ready to intro
duce many other bills TO satisfy many other
pressing and pushing Radical reformers. 1t is
no lack OF inclination but Of time. OF para-
mentary time which delays these measures. The
Welsh as you see. have not had TO walt long
for the introduction Of their bill. When they
will see IL passed is another matter.