The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
AN UNEASY FUSION YOKE
THE CONSER VATTVES AND LIBERAL
UNIONISTS AT VARIANCE.
Chamberain's Followers May be Thrown
Overt ri by the Tories-The Fran
cc-Enalish Situation

| servative AM Liberal UEicn parties, the
former pledged themselves to the sup
port of the candidates of the Unionists
/ IN all the constituencies which the latter
| neld when they deserted Mr.. Gladstone
on the Home-Rule measure. In every
general election since that time the in
! fuence OF the UEicnists has been vsibly
/ lcsseniI z. and the Unionists elected lat
/ toriy have owed their success To Con.
/ seryatlye votes. The repeated collisions
which have taken place IN the settlement
I Cf the claims Of the rival candidates az
the bye-elections have at last convinced
| the Conservatives that they can do inn
/ I1easurably better alone.
nIsCoNTrNr WITH IHE ALLIANCE.
The discontent with the alliance which
has long been prevalent among the Tory
rank and file was recently reflected by the
attacks made upon Mr. Chamberlain i'm
the Standard and other Conservative par
y papers, but the breach is made more
noticeable by the response in Afr. Cham-
Dr'laln birmingham organ that the
alliance between the two anti-home rule
parties could not he maintained unless
the Conservatives paid due respect to
the opinions Of the UniOnist leaders. The
strain was greatly increased when Mr.
for the disestablishment of the Welsh
Church. The Tories declare that the fact
ought TO cover the whole Conservative
programme and contend that If the Tn
iOnists cannot support it In its entirety,
they at least ought not to be openly
hostile TO the leading principles Of the Con-
scryatiVe party. COnsideraOie pressure
has been brought upon Lord Salisbury
and Mr.. BalfOur with "A view of hasten
ing split between the Tories and the
Chamberlain faction, but IL has only had
tho effect to elicit an opinion from each
unfavOrable 10 any action tending 10
weaken the alliance at the present time.
However, there is "a strong belief i'm the
inner circles Of The Conservative party
that If the coming general election yield
the party votes enough 10 dispense with
the Chamberlain clique the Tory leaders
viii gladly seize the opportunity to throw
them overheard.
The Spectator makes the contention
that the alliance is tsill the Keystoue 10
the situation and expresses the opinion
that the success of the Unionist party
without IT is impossible.
TO ABOLISH FOOLISH Old CUSTOM.
The Radicals have decided 10 sspport
the motion OF Mr.. John Tonlinsor Brun
her. Liberal member for the Norwich di-
vision Of Cheshire, proposing 10 abolish
the custom Of summOninT the House OF
Commons TO the House OF Lords TO hear
the Royal assent 10 bills, the Observance
OF which Is enc Of the few remaining
practices recalling the old-time suhsor-
yicncy Of the House Of Commons 10 the
Lords. Mr. EruUrer I'm his motion. con-
tonds thai custom compelling the
Speaker and the members OF the repre-
sentative legislative body T. trudge into
the House of Lords 20 take part in "a lu-
dic.Ous ceremonial is too degrading to the
lower house 10 bo amy longer tolerated. /
The Radicals insist that If IL is nocos sary /
TO carry out the motion OF Royal assent /
i'm the presence Of both houses. the /
Peers ought TO be required TO come 10 /
the House of Commons.
Lord ROsebcry is still suffering from in- /
termittent attacks OF insomnia and his /
physicians continue to advise him 10 80 /
abroad for Il long period of rest. Dcult- /
less ne would be- glad 10 do so but for /
the uncertainty of the political situation.
THE FRANco-ENGLIsH SITUATION.
The Speaker. which is reputed TO be an /
inspired Government organ has added /
gravity 10 the Franco-English situation I
ny declaring that French evacuation of /
Tunis must precede or accompany Eng
iish evacuation OF Egypt During the
present negotiations between Great Bri-
has no connection, except as associated
with the British claims in the upper
Nile Valley. II the disputes shall be /
finally referred 10 "A European confer
ence, they will include the Egyptian qles-
ti0n, and the obvious desire OF England
Is TO include Tunis also.
Several Of the provincial Chambers Of
Commerce have followed the example Of
the London Chamber. in memoriauZng
9 J. f..rr H..ir ft
10 secure the waterway or the Nile from
Uganda to Fashoda. The Governments
order for the completion OF the Mambasa
and Uganda railway shows an earnest
intention on the part OF Great Britain
10 maintain her claims 10 the Upper Nile
sphere.
A version Of the treaty of peace be-
tween China and Japan, which comes by
The way of Berlin, asserts that Japan
demands preferential import duties over
NE goods OF other countries. and a clause
iXing tariff of > per cent. upon the
original costs of imports the same tariff
applying 90 goods manufactured by jap
lnese IN China. Ii b. reasoned that as
ne original cost OF Japanese Elanufac-
ure is much lower than that OK manu-
actures OF other countries. the clause
viii practically give Japan such adyan-
age under semblane OF impart-al.ty.
IHg ARMENIAN INQUIRY.
The Armenian committee have imported
hree refugees from the alleged massacres
n Armenia. and these worthless were re-
.eiyed by Air. Gladstone to-day. the
ilObc's correspondent IN ColstantinOple
s5erts that most OF the stories Of the Ar
nenan horrors have been invented by
Interested persons, and are part OF the
propaganda of an org lnZed political
against the Porte. The Speak
RS Constantinople representative. who
laiIns to speak on authority, admits that
he Armenans in SassOum rebelled in
S33 and fought a successful battle with
he kurds, of whom they killed more
Ian two hundred. This is mentioned as
moving the expense OF the expedition
4 the kurds against the Armenians in
s94. The same correspondent attempts TO
-itiate the effect OF the coming report
II the Armenian Commission OF Inquiry
" asserting that a mass OF false iestl-
nony has been furnished. including that
4 three priests who were paid large sums
or their evidence, and that other wit
esse5 have been hired in large numbers
o swear to a long list Of atrocities COM
litted by Armenians upon Turks IN
ioosh and other places ear by. .
ToREIGS NEws NOT4s.
The Oscar Wilde scandal has led TO the
rrest OF two men who We're implicated
n the Cleveland street scandal. I'm the
oOms OF one OF them. }. G.. Goodchild,
he police found a diary rec )rding the
oalest OF acts. but nothing was discover ,
d relating 10 Wilde The relations, how ,