New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-24
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tropvy,qh,; 1895. BY The Tribun. hssocta''oa,
London March 23-Rumors of dissolution in
crease The news teegraphed to The Tribune
last week respecting Lord Rosebery's illness and
its POSSIBLE consequences to Parliament has now
found its way into the London papers. and the
supporters of the Government and the Ministerial
organs are expectant of an early breakup of the
Cabinet. If the removal to Walmer Castle does
not benefit the Premier he may Try short sea
voyage. but in the present critical condition OF
tho Ministry his absence from the helm of
State cannot be long endured In addition to the
Cabinets anxieties over the Veto bill. the re-
calcitrant Liberal brewers and the Irish Nation
alists fresh troubles are developing over the
Speakership Mr. Campbell Bannerman does not
care to undertake the drudgery imposed upon the
occupant of the chair. and his colleagues cannot
snare him from the War Office. Mr.. Leonard
Courtney has refused to take the place uhiesS
he can have the assured support OF the "noe
House. The Conservatives wish TO pu' Oh VA
thew White Ridley forward as candioa'e' o"' W
C.overnment side would feel ii hard to mana over
the Sneakers chair 10 the Opposi"o'''
ouently the latter are discussing the poSS4oi""e
of Mr.. Lockwood or Mr.. Gully Inc prospect Vi
oo,,ast for the speakership does not give
n,.osure to anybody There is feeling that the
Chairman ought to be elected by reclamation.
hvt there is an apparent impossibty OF ACCOM-
nlisbing this result and the probability that the
Conservative Sir Matthew White-Ridley may
secure the position adds not a little to the wor-
ries of the Prime Minister.
The melancholy ignorance which the Chancellor
~ the Exchequer displayed respecting the man.
cal affairs Of Cyprus has increased LORD Rose
berys veXation and naturally has tended 70 as
courage any disposition on his part. If such ever
existed. to resign the leadership and transfer it
N Sir William Harcourt. Moreover, the latter
has done so little 10 assist his chief through
feeling of jealousy that il would require great
effort Of self-abnegation on Lord Rosebery's part
to allow his rival opportunity of climbing TO
the position TO which lie has aspired and Tor
which he has intrigued. Last week. in one OF MS
moments of clustering. Sir William HarcOurt
sneered at Cyprus as a remnant of the Anglo
Turkish convention. describing it as a squalid
possession costing British taxpayers fSOOOo0 year
~. This week he has had to confess before Par
lament that the Cyprus convention saves Eng
land 100000 annually. under the arrangements for
cuaranteeing the Turkish loan. In seventeen
vears Great Britain has made profit out of Cy-
,rus Of nearly 1900 900 and yet the Chancellor of
the Excheouer was not aware Of these financial
details week ago.
The ase fer the disestabishment and disendow
IN Thursday by the Home Secretary. when he
moved the second reading. The best part OF his ar
gument was that in which he showed that the
Welsh Church had ceased to be indigenous in
any sense His chief justification was found in
the contention that there national and uni
versal demand for disestablishment, as iustrat-
ed by the election of more than thirty members
or almost the entire number belonging 10 the
principally, who favor the bill. Like the welsh
Nonconformists however, Mr.. Asquith refuses
the demands Of the Church party for religious
census on the grounds alleged by Macaulay that
the Church would be supported by multitudes
who had no religion at all Another feature OF
Mr. Asouithc argument was his yelled recogni-
ton Of Wales as nation with the apparent
object Of j;stfying the demand for Welsh Home
Rule.
Sir Michael Hicks ch made some excellent
points in favor Of maintaining the requests oil
the pous founder, but the testamentary wishes
Of that worthy donor have been so often disre-
garded by modern legislation that Sir Michaels
appeal will probably fall on deaf ears. The
Welsh members who spoke on the bill gave abun-
dant evidence of bitter hostility to the Establish
ment In fact. here lies the root OF the present
agitation against the Church in Wales No one
denies her enormous efforts in recent years to
make up for neglected opportunities, ana the
Church OF England in Wales to-day is in a more
active healthy condition than in any other part
OF the United Kingdom but unfortunately the
Nonconformsts have made a political question
of It, and the pressure of Church tithes. which
this bill does not remove. has helped to feed the
discomfort.
division on second reading is expected on
Tuesday. and possibly the Government may have
n majority of about twenty. If the bill ever
7 c,3c IL "a
Last nights debate on the bin for the payment
of Members and the greatly reduced majority in
its favor illustrate how this demand has lost
ground. Two years ago its proposal carried
by a majority Of fortyseven. Last night in
much smaller House 1t was carried by a ma jority
OF eighteen the number voting for It being 100
less During those two years the public has been
able to learn how the system operates In other
countries. In some parts OF the world which
may not be unknown tc American readers paid
membership has beep disastrous; In the British
Colonies it has amounted to a positive scandal
Not long ago Victoria suffering from tremendous
financial disasters. increased It's tariffs and re-
trenched in it's civil service. The strongest OBJ
jections to economy. when IT touched their own
pockets. were the paid labor members Again in
Queensland the Lower House largely reduced the
salaries of all public servants. but. taking advan-
tage OF their majority. the workingmen who were
members Of the Chamber increased the allowance
to themselves. New-Zealand has record almost
equally disgraceful. These circumstances have
become known to public men in England and
have helped to discredit the idea At paid mem
bership
To-day's news from India indicates the inn
minence of another serious frontier campaign
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