The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-03
4 LIBERAL BREAKUP.
Formation Of a Third Party Gen.
orally Considered in
eVitaO,e

orally Considered in
evitabie.
I.on;Ion July 2S-AlmuSt as rcmarka.
l:lr as the breakdown Of long established
social customs before the tropical wave
y the breakup Of the Liberal party.
Were Il general election far distant the
rcndit;ons of the Liberal party would be
serious. hut in view Of the fact that the
country is face to face with diSSolUtion
the situation OF IT," opposition seems
hopeless The formation of third par
~ is generally considered almost inrvita-
bic. as the result OF the internal ,!iSsen-
>ion> now raging in the Liberal
ranks. The imntriaiiS1s have thrown
off the ma<i, and demanded control of the
party. maintaining that by numbers and
influence they are entitled to dictate its
policy In this they are opposed by the
'forWaruS or anti-imperialiSt Liberals
with Il vi gor and bitterness that can
only be compared to the acerhity with
which the t'latlStoni;ns aSsailcA the Lib
trai tnlnnlSt> when home rule brought
the parting of the ways.
Sustained by a Minority.
The climax of the strife that has been
SnAmerinE since the commencement OF
the Eoer war came Wednesday when
"ne-third of the Liberal party voted to
condemn the colonial secretary. Joscph
Chamberlain. and all Of his works. One
third voted with the government to SuS-
TAIN him, while the smallest section "
AL. Including the nominal leader, alb
stained from voting ut all.
1t Is scarcely surprising that Sir Hen
~ tampbell-Bannernan should be anx-
ions to throw up his thankleSS task, but
that only reports Il minor feature of this
grave situation One ct the Liberal
member for Leicester. has openly thrown
OFT allegiance by voting with the govern
lnent, an almost unprecedented action on
the part of one holding such position.
Herbert Gladstone, the chief whip, is on
the point OF reslgning to show disgust
with what he believes 10 be the disloyal-
~ of Sir Edward Grey and others who
follow him.
Sir Edward Grey for Leader.
Meantime the imperiali<t secretary has
demanded that Sir Edward Grey assume
way Of bringing Lord Rosebcry back into
active political life. Such a development
"ould NEVER be swallowed by John Nor
ley. Secretary Wilfril Lawson. Henry
Labouchrre. Leonard Courtney and their
followers. Campbell Bannernan's con-
sent. under pressure, to temporarily re-
tain the leadership is but Il slim guaran-
rec OF peace within the Liberal ranks
fni' upon any repetition of Wednesdays
SCENE he will promptly resign. 1t is i'm
possible t" see how such Il repetition can
be avoided. and so another secession
from the Liberal ranks eQualing in gray
lty the split Of 1886 may confidently be
expected.
Coal for the Navy.
The government is considering the APP
pointmtnt OF royal commission On the
question Of the future OF the naval coal
supply. This action is greatly due to
OF American coal and the diminishing
supply Of Welsh steam coal, with which
warships are furnished.
-Four members of the ways and means
committee of the United States House OF
Representatives, were in London this
week.. namely n y, Chairman Serene p.
SS a1d of Ge 6 ~ s Ss2'r 6. H.
diana and John Dalzell Of Pennsylvania.
All OF these gentlemen come in search CT
recreation.
OF the host of other American notables
recently arrived may be mentioned
George J. Gould of New York, Charles
t:orrigan of New York. The latter, with
Cardinal Vaughn was welcomed by the
Duke Of Norfolk back to England.
A Burning Questions.
Anticipations of tho West Churchill
wedding have formed one OF the chief
topics in society this week. Quite Il
burning question is whether Lady Ran
dolph Churchill will retain that name OF
lie known as Mrs. West 1t appears
that everywhere except at court she may
retain her present name, but when pre-.
scented to the Queen it must be as plain
Mrs. West. BY her rcmarriagc she fo-
feitS none of the fortune left by her first
husband, which chiefly consists Of Il life
interest in $4,000. This ut her death
goes to her sons, Winston Spencer
Churchill and John Churchill, in such
proportion as Lady Randolph p!eases.
J: S. Taylor. the open golf champion
of England, will sail for America, I1u.
gust +. He expects to remain in the
United States about three months. ,pay
ing matches with Harry Nardon ana
lcad'ug American golfers.
With the closing of the Lyrcum. Hay-
market, Garrck, Comedy and Gaiety
theaterS tonight the theatrical season
which had been dragging out an exist
ence during the tropical weather, viii
practically end.