New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
WILD GOSSIP ABOUT CHANGES IN PARTY
LEADERSHIP.
MR. GLADSTONE WILL. NOT RETURN TO PUBLIC
LIFE-MR CHAMBERIAIN's DIFFERENCES WITH
CONSERVATIVES - THE PoPE's EXTRAoR-
pINARY APOSTOLIC EPIsTLE' = ENG
LIsH AND AMERICAN BoOTMAKERS-
PROFESSOR HUXLEY's HEALTH.
,sy CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.


PROFESSOR HUxLEYs HEALTH.
,sr CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE,
CoppyfgL; 1928: BIZ the Tribune Assocf1tton.
London April 20.-There are two very obstinate
rumors which it may be veil to contradict, not
because they spring from any very important
source but because they are so persistent. Both
of them have reappeared this week In a form
which nsures them wide circulation. The first
relates TO Lord Rosebery, whose Illness Is again
said to be serious chronic There Is no
other foundation for that story than the insom-
MIA from which he has suffered In greater or less
degree for many years past II was aggravated
by influenza, which aggravates everything. His
condition has nevertheless steadily improved
since he went TO the Durdans. his country place
near EPSON. II he has any intention of resign
ing II is Unknown 10 his friends. The latest
form OF this rumor credits him with the intention
OF holding on through the summer or till the end
OF the session-nobody knows how soon that
may come-and then, alleging illness as the
cause. retiring The strings to be pulled
meantime in such way that. just as Mr.. Glad
stone nominated Lord Rosebery for his successor
Lord Rosebery Is then 10 hand back the reins to
Mr. Gladstone
Thus do we reach the second volume Of this
interesting romance Mr.. Gladstone, II you like
to believe the romancer, is pining to return TO
public life. The exact contrary Is true. What
said long since when these imagtnations first
took shape is still accurate. Mr. Gladstone mas
no intention nor desire TO come back into pubic
life A side issue. like the Armenian atrocities
about which he feels strongly, might induce him
to return for a specific purpose, but not IN
way TO involve his leadership OF the party He
has withdrawn his mind from politics; you can
hardly get him 20 talk about them. Few or none
Of the current issues really interest him. He does
not want 10 lead an attack on the House or
Lords He sees, everybody else sees rev
fanatics excepted that the agitation against the
second chamber has collapsed The theory OF
Mr.. Gladstone's fifth Prime Ministership implies
that he is to whip 1t UP once more; he is to take
Office for that purpos,. Well, the old mans
courage is equal to anything but he has not yet
taken leave OF his intelligence or OF his warlness
in polltics He can still calculate probabilities.
. But his own account Of his wishes and purposes
is very different from all this. He has planned
out literary and religious work 70 occupy him
for some wears TO come He is at this moment
engaged on a new edition of Buffers Analogy
one Of the half-dozen books which he always
mentions as having influenced him profouhoy
all through his life. He is writing notes on this
great treatise and long excursuses. His edition
will All two octave volumes That Is but one OK
his projected works-one other step toward I'M
mortality While he was in Cannes he was read
ing ten hours daily. somewhat to the disquiet OK
hts family. Since hts return he has caused II 10
be announced in the papers that he can neither
read nor answer letters but that does not pre-
vent him from carrying on an active corre-
spondence with his friends. A recent letter OF
four closely filed pages. in a hand as hrm as that
Of twenty years ago. attests his vigor. There
if.E In f, How
perhaps his pet Hawarden Library. most Of all
occunv him He NAV or may not be aware that
the party he once led does not want him back
as leader or that the controlling sections or IL
do not though they might be willing TO use HIN,
70 help win an election: for with the country his
is still mighty name.
Strained relations between Mr. Chamberlain
and a section of the Conservatives have hlied
the Liberal breast with hopes that at last the
alliance between Conservatives and Liberal
Un,onsts was about To break up. That alliance
has lasted nearly nine years. standing the stress
OF all shocks from without and the more danger
Gus strain of disagreements from within II has
had great results-most beneficial results. IL mas
saved the United Kingdom from that form OF
lisunon and disntegration popularity known as
Home Rule for Ireland; 1t has llberalized the
Conservative party. and It has undoubtedly kept
CnamDerldln
sleeper paths OF Radicalsm which at one time
he seemed inclined to follow. There Is now an
cttempt on the part OF some Of the Conservatives
who still hope 10 restore Torysm 70 drive Mr..
Chamberlain into open hostilit.es, or else CONF
mel him to enlist under the party banner.
the members of the House OF Commons con-
cerned in this cabal Of no Importance. but
they have shown a curious activity IN the period
cal press and they seem 10 have got hold or the
leading Conservative organ "Th' STANDARD" Tho
attack is led. however, by two anonymous
writer's in The New Review" now edited by
that very free lance Mr.. ". f. Henley The
quarrel at bennington for the succession to the
Sneakers seat has envenomed the dispute, ana
Mr. Chamberans vote for disestablshlng the
Welsh Church deeply angered those Conserva-
tives who care more for the Church than Tor
Conservatism Mr. Chamberlain has said
nothing but The Birmingham Post" which Is
for some purposes his organ finally met these
continued attacks by the menace that Mr. Cham-
berlain might retire from public life, or al least
from Parliament. This alarmed the more sober
and Intelligent Conservatives The Times. in
an elaborate leader protested against the calum-
nies and insinta ions directed against Mr. Cham
berlain and some not very leading Conservatives
wrote letters In a similar sense but the source OF
these dissensions is supposed TO be the growing
conviction Of the more impetuous and ignorant
Tories that they carry the country at the next
general election without Mr.. ChamberlaIn's help.
and form a Conservative Ministry from which
the Liberal I'nionsts, or all but Mr.. Chamberlain
himself shall be left out 1t Is not likely that
these gentlemen will be suffered 10 push matters
to extremities, or that defeat will be rsked 10
crafty personal animosites or personal ambi-
tions.
Mr. Courtney's narrative OF his contest FOR the
Speakership is interesting. but contains little that
IS new He withdrew. for that is what 1t all
comes 10. because he did not really want to be
Speaker; because he wished TO avoid contest
and secure II possible a unanimous choice by