New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-23
TIE BRITISH CABINET CRISIS.

TIE BRITISH CABINET CRISIS.
The unexpected has happened at Westminster
Or II the collapse Of the Rosebery Government.
has been long expected at least the manner ol
its accomplishment was unexpected. NE"
Thought It would slowly ebb out by derecnons
and losses at by-elections until the majority
reached the vanishing-point. few, the nos'
beroically hopeful imagined 1t might one IN!
rouse itself at least TO semblance Oh energy
and die manfuy In a fight on some great issue
of constitutional policy. Neither or these courses
has been followed. Decentralization mas haoe
staadv progress, accelerated by Mr. Giads'ones
v,thdraw wal of his confidence from the doomeu
Ministry. vet the Government still had MA
ioritv. normally too big TO be counted Oh 'ie
fingers OF one hard. BY its sclf-stutinca'oh III
,ha matter Of the Cromwell statue 1t connrmed
tho alliance with the Irish Nationalists On fri-
dow night II was ostensibly about AS strong
Thor fore as for some weeks past. Mt Morley
,,.os nc serious and earnest Sir William mar
court as taunty and optimistic. as ever NOT
were there lacking important issues on "h'l
crucial division might have been chalense'
and an appeal made to the country win soh'e
orrearance OF dignity. The Government HOW
over sought none Of these, nor did the oppoS.
,or leaders endcavor to force the f1ghtine' pom
seemed content to drift, as they had peen u'n'
inc both knowing perfectly well what 'he Gnu
Of the waiting game must be-
rhor came the unexpected member OF 'he
Onnos,tion asked a question. perfectly simple.
straightforward. proper question lie s"ou''
have had an equally direct answer. bu. 'ns
.os nor given. The Government was evldeh'!
embarrassed An unsupported flaw In It's arhhor
had heen struck hy the random shot. MT. brou-
til ros nrobably as much surprised as any one
81 tho result He pressed his advantage. now
or.r and moved what was practically vo'e
=. '..,a,,ro imam tho Government. Neither side
had dreamed Of such a thing an hour pelore'
and neither had made any preparation Tor H.
Tho Unonists. all who were on hand OF course
a.oa oco,rst the Government. The Govern
ment whips made frantic efforts to get 'he'r
o,, 90 rol,v on the other side, but In vain.
few actually voted against the Government
Others would not vote at all ueciarins my Wv
No, care rap whether the Government were
...s.o,,oa or beaten The vote was taken. and
Tho Government was beaten by majority OF
.o..o, Nr Campbell Zimmerman, the amiable
.nd nopular Secretary Of State for war, against
whom the vote Of censure was drec"! '''"'.
declared that he would forthwith resign his port
| folio and the expectation was "'
Cabinet would follow his example
This may not be the case. 1t would seem pre-
MYSTERIOUS for Government to resign lot eu'n
a cause Defeat has come to II, IL Is 'rue' pu'
II Is not defeat OH any constitutional prlnc'p'',
only on q petty detail OF administration ""o"''
an oppeal to the country be made 'o-ihorro",
The cause of the Governments downfah "ouiu
NOT figure nor once be mentioned i'll Uie ''V
toral campaign There Is. moreover 10 ihd'a
tion that the Opposition are especially oesro"'
Of turning the Rosebery Ministry out; excepting
Mr. Chamberlain. whose sentence always II ioi
omen war. There is. therefore, chance mat 'he
Government will tomorrow rally Its FORCES anu
secur. a reconsideration and reversal OF Inc
| vote against IT, That is provided MT camp
! hell-Raunerman can be persuaded 10 wi'hnoiu
| his resignation.
| However this may be. the incident Is serious
blow-morc serious perhaps, for the demorai'~a
ton and disaectOn II reveals than Tor the ac'iai
loss II infiIcts upon the Government party. Ihere
70 no use In crying that 1t was an opposition
trick. That charge is disproven In advance. NOT
Is there the most rudmentary trace OF reason
in the shrill scrceching Of one Government or
gan that none but traitors would DO what Mt
Rrodrick and his friends have done. Inc crlsis
came because the Government was on the down
GRADE and near the foot Of the grade and the
Government was In that plight because OF It's
own yacillaiions intestine wrangcs and general
upvorthiness No testimony against II could
no more damaging than that which Mr.. Glad
stone himself has given. 1t has abandoned and
betrayed Home Rule it has compromised with
and catered 10 Socialism. and 1t has brought hui
initiation and loss to the Empire abroad. IL i
really time for 1t to step down and OUT anu 'e
the people elect n new House OF Commons whici
will at least have definite policy ana SNOW 'h'
courage Of It's convictions by putting that pohe!