The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-13
ENGLISH POLITICS.
Sir Charles Dixie Looks for Long Ex-
clusion Of Liberals From Power.


NEW YORK. Oct. ia dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Sir Charles Dixie, who has been re-
elected to the Forest Of Dean division
Of Worcestershire by the handsome ma
jority Of 2425 votes. has sent the fol-
lowing important response 10 a letter
asking for his views on the Liberal
policy and the question Of military re-
form:
In answer to your first question as
TO the future Of the Liberal party. l
have to say that as a Radical / always
advise Radicals to give general support
to a leader chosen by the Moderates,
who form the majority Of the Liberals
and Radicals in the mouse. though they
are Ia a minority in the constituencies,
and think that they should afterwards
make terms with the leaders for labor
legislation. see no prospect Of the Lib
erals getting into power by gaining
enough seats to dispense with Irish sup
port nor Of their adopting policy
which would secure Irish support.
look forward to a very long period Of
exclusion Of the Liberal party from
power in spite Of the terrible weak
ness Of the government as displayed in
foreign affairs and in the preparation
and conduct Of war. As to army re-
form, my views are very well known.
and are to be found at length in my
books on the British army and imperial
defense"
The future of the Liberal party is
now exciting searching Of heart among
Gladstones followers and there are few
among them who have Sir Charles
Dilke's courage in stating his convic-
tion with perfect frankness and cOnsis-
tency. Dr. Clarke. who has done more
harm to the Liberal cause than any
other Liberal, has been completely rout-
ed at Caithness thirteen months after
he advised Mr.. Kruger to seize the pas
ses in the Transvaal. Mr.. Harms
worth. a strong Liberalist Imperialist,
barely succeeded in defeating the In
ionist candidate there after an exciting
contest. A well-known firm OF news
paper owners is at last personally rep
resented in parliament.
Lord Salisbury persists in brooding
over affairs in silence and all con-
lectures respecting cabinet changes are
premature. Lord Cromer's return to
England is generally interpreted as
sign that he will enter the cabinet, but
as to this there is no authoritative con-
firmatiOn. He has a military educa-
ton and has distinguished himself as
= financier and diplomat and. being
a man of great force, could do brilliant
work at the foreign office, the treas
ury or at the war office. The shrewd-
est men in political clubs assign him
10 the foreign office. They expect the
election Of Lord LansdOwne TO Dublin
as lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and the
continuance Of Mr.. Chamberlain in the
colonial Office but they do not explain
how the vacancies in the admiralty
and the war office viii be filled. 1t is
an idle guessing match while the chief
oracle is silent.
Interest is beginning TO be taken here
in the American presidential election.
The Post expresses the prevailing
opinion by the remark that If the
American people think Bryan's con-
victions may endanger their property
they will ward off the peril by keeping
him out.
The policy Of Germany in China re-
mains as before a search in the dark
after a common basis Of action on
which the powers can be united. Lord
Salisbury is apparently bent upon
bringing Germany and France to-
gether, and will ultimately sanction the
amended propositions of both Of these
powers. The Berlin and Paris dis
patches assume that he has already
accepted the German and French plans
in principle. but reserves his judgment
on the methods, and the imperial edict
for the punishment of Prince Tuan and
other leaders is a sign that the powers
are close together.