New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-07

ageable Government majority behind him Lnis
year the conditions have been reversed Inc
Education bill reduced to financial grant to the
voluntary schools has been pa ;sed without SER,
GUS opposition. The Employers Liabiiity plii
has been produced as the chief measure OF tne
session. and the Liberals are unable to make any
stand against IT, The trades unions nave az
cepted II as great concession to the WU,Nnn
world. and the Liberals, whose na'urai a'l,a AZ
Is with the Labor party. are outilanked anu uiS-
armed
In political sense the Tories have completely
"dished the Wings" In their treatment OF tns
important labor question one adroit ihahuu'is
has been followed by another. programme vi
Irish legislation has been revealed when con
Nerts the Nationalist factions into Tory allles;
If the Home Rule position has not been turheu
and rendered untenable. the Liberals have been
cut off from their natural fighting ground.
Sir William Harcourts famous budget when
Il was under discussion was condemned by inc
Conservatives as revolutionary, Socialistic ana
predatory. The classes we're rallied against IL
in the last general election as the sum OF All
Radical inquity. The Conservative Govern
ment, having once entered upon Office nave niade
no attempt to revise the death duties nor TO re.
cast a successful scheme for increasing nationai
revenues. The Radical system OF nnance mas
been maintained, and II has enabled the Gov
eminent to make effective use OF surplus
revenues for political and legislative purposes;
The Treasury receipts have largely eNceeued
expenditures. and there has been margin avail
able, not only for imperial defences and the
strong thenng of the navy. but also for subven-
tons for voluntary schools and the land-holuSns
class. The new irish pOncy Is DaSeu upon II any,
from the Imperial Treasury and those would
I've impractcable If Sir William Harcourt had
not largely increased the resources OF the IN
chequer by his o-called Socia!istic budget ne
Tories are 'dshing the Wings by avalling
themselves of the SURPRISES which the last LID
eral Government put within their reach
SUPERIOR UNIoNIsT TACTICS.
minority may be feeble in numbers but so
long as it has fighting ground it is formidable.
The Liberal Opposition succeeded last year IN
blocking the Education bill and in finally COM
polling the Government to withdraw 1t. That
was a victory which warned the Ministry tha'
they must take up larger and more popular
issues than the question OF teaching one Gn.G
chism or another In voluntary schoois' VIZ,
the opening Of the present session there was
great Improvement in Government tactlcS ho
Liberals have no fighting ground on me En-
poyers' Liability bill, and. beyond iilaklns IA,
effective efforts 10 enlarge Its scope theS ar
completely disarmed. Their campaign IN TOT
eign affairs has ended disastrously through 'ne
collapse Of the Greek cause. OutmanuuNieu az
every point, they are now confronted WIN INC
prospect Of an Irish session another year ~
which they will have no opportunity lor ei
fective campaigning in Opposition . .
Mr.. Balfour has led the House win tonSu We
mate skill since the opening OF the Session, tio
never appeared to better advantage than III the
twenty minute speech in which the lrish PoNef
forecast with admirable lucidity anu t nv Ne
bility He will never be a great orator put ne
IS gaining steadily in readiness as Il ocudtei
and in the art Of leading the House with hrh-
ness and good temper. . .. tao
Mr. Balfour. however, IS not the Party taV
tician who has ordered the Government pom
cies with commanding genius durlne th i ~
cion II is AIR Chamberlain who is directing lhc
course Of the Employers Liability ON th M u
committee and who. with iiash OF the oId- n
commercial craftsmanship OF BrmiehaI,, r ma1
perceived the advantage Of making. me li:ip Ia
financial grant the main point OF the Govern i,,
rnent's Irish policy 1t is the force Oh NE WI
which has transformed the political situat,on;
AS the apostle Of democratic Toryism WIN
political gospel for the masses as the Has''' "l
imperial revels Of the jubilee year as the
Queens favorite Minister. and as me n,st u
bater Of the Commons. with ar unriVallch Know,
edge of public affairs. he plays many parts, anu
ali If them well: but he is pre-emlneh''E
statesman of creative genius. with an instnc,nI
power of forecasting the forces ol IA. 49, -
ppDi,;or and he is a practical politician. WITH
mosterful dexterty for forcing his irienus .nr
enemy" into embarrassing positions; wheIe we!
are unable to fight. II is MIR Chamberlain. I'M. IN
a Radical among Radicals, who Is suGccSsi "
"dishing the Wings. l. Az