The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23
There Seems 10 BE Reason for
Thinking That He Did.
TORIES MAY REFUSE OFFICE.
Their Tenure Would BE Preearious.
for There Is Liberal Majority.
Baifour Looked on as the Natural Suc-
cessor to Rosehery-If the Conser-
vatives Decline. Lord Ro~ebery

New York. June "a special to the
World from London says that IL Is a re-
quirement OF Official etiquette that upon
resigning a prime minister shall give no
hint of such intention until IL has first
been announced TO the queen and to the
house OF commons. But there Is practi-
caly no doubt that the Rosebery govern
ment, after a cabinet council OF five
hours, determined 10 resign. and that
Lord kosehery, who had already been
commanded" to dinner at Windsor
seized the occasion to surrender his Of
nee. 1t is also the custom of the prime
minister TO recommend 10 her majesty his
successor. Lord Rosebery may name
lord Salisbury. Mr.. Balfour or the Duke
OF DeVonShire.
Ii is etiquette for the queen TO send first
Tor the person named. IL IL is Lord Sails
bury, he may decline and suggest Mr..
Balfour or the Duke of DevonShire or
vice versa. In the other case Il seems
TO he The general impression that even
the Conservative party win not again risk
a poor premier. and that Mr.. Balfour will
be chosen. Bnt either OF the three or any
other Conservative may decline. Then
Lord Rosebery viii retain office and be In
a stronger position than before. He has
been defeated and offers the opposition
the control of the governments: they de-
cline. therefore they confess that he has
the real majority. as representing the ef-
fective lower house.
If Conservative leader accepts, there
is no real doubt that he will find Il ma
jority. even If small against him. He
cannot dissolve parliament until the sup
plies have been voted, and Liberal ma
tority can prolong the situation for
months.
London, June 2a-The Westminster Ca
zette. Liberal, says ii is generally expected
that the cabinet will decide TO resign. The
Gazette adds that the Irish members are
str nrix fa 1{Sco H.,
clare. "If the government resigns we viii
have been betrayed. We must have the
land bill. 1t would be blunder and n
crime 10 defraud us of it," The govern
ment is receiving many communications
from leading supporters throughout tho
country urging them not to sacrifice legis-
lative work. or resign owing to a scratch
reverse.
The St. James Gazette says: ''The fate
OF the ministry Is bound up with the deci-
sion of Campbell -Bannerman, and strenu-
Gus efforts are being made TO induce him
TO reconsider his decision. A very strong
whip will be issued by the ministeriaists
Monday, and all irishmen have been sum-
moned back"
In view of the fact that when fhc cahl-
net adjourned for hlnch no decision had
been reached regarding dissolution, the
impression prevails that nothing definite
will be known until Monday. when a state-
ment will be made in the house of COM
mons. Shortly after the council broks up
at 1:so. Postmaster General Arnold Morley
and Campbell Bannerman were summoned
to confer with Lord Rosebery. This start
ed rumors that the ministers viii finally
decide 10 resign and east upon the oppo-
sition the responsibility OF government
and make them select the time for the dis
solution Of parliament. Then. again, IL Is
reported that the government may deter
mine TO carry on the non-contentious
measures and appeal to the country later.
Each course IL Is believed. viii prevent
the Irish land bill and other important
measures passing their final stages.
IL is asserted that the Irish members ara
largely reponsible for the present situa-
ton. as their action In compelling tho
chancellor of the exchequer to rescind the
vote for the erection OF statue to Oliver
Cromwell seriously undermined the gov
ernment
The cabinet arose at 5:is p m. The de-
cision arrived at was not known at ths
close of the meeting Lord Rosebery start
cd for windsor 10 inform the queen OF the
decision of the ministers. which VIII not
be announced until Monday.
An amusing incident related by Mr..
Henry I,abouchere illustrates the un-
looked for character Of the crisis In par
iiament Mr. I4abouchere and Sir Har-
court met on the terrace of the house ana
sir william said jolingly to Mr.. IAbou-
chere: How dun the day has been with
ont a crisis. How is II YOU have not pro-
vdded one2" Mr.. Iabouchere replied that
ne did not know how 10 get mp crsrls
on the army estimates when the boil
rang. announcing that division had been
challenged They went in together. ana
that division has been followed by this
most serious crisis that this government
as yet has had TO face.
T,aa.otlchere says: "A defeat or this hall
tnde would have been easily surmosinted
had not the affairs OF the government
got into such bad way all around OF
late. N certainly much hasten@, N II does
not instantly precipitate. a general elec-
ton
The liberal organ. the Speaker, de-
scribes the action Of the Irish uembers
regarding the Cromwell statue as "a dis
plav OF childish bitterness" and says
there was no question Of erecting the
statue as an approval of cronweIfs Irish
r,oliry In many other ways. IL Is claim
ed the Irish members helped to bring
about the coming general election. which.
N is asserted, they themselves are un-
g,repared for. and which. according 10
general opinion. will surely result I'm the
return OF tha rnionists TO power and
make II impossible to pass a homo rule
measure for n long time To come.