The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-27
British Opponents to Policy Get
Scant Support.
ROSEBERY TO THE FORE
FoRMER PREMIER TAKES AID
VANTAGE OF CONDITIONS.
High Official Says Beers Must be
Completely Subjugated Before
Peace Will be Considered-Lipton
Delays America Cup Challenge
MilIonaires Discussed in London.

Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.)
London, Nay 26.-The events of the
last few days have brought the inter
nal politics of Great Britain once more
to the fore. TINS is especially traceable
to the bye-elections which took place
this week in the Isle Of Wight division
of Hampshire and in South Manches-
ter. at which the conservatives enor-
mously increased their Rajorities. The
latter election is described by Mr.. JOS
eph Chamberlain, the secretary of state
for the colonies, in a cOngratulatory
telegram to Hon. William Peel, the
successful candidate, as being a splen-
did victory for the imperial forces.
It is learned that It was an imperial
victory in more senses than one, for
the defeated liberal candidate Lief
Jones' was opposed not only by the
unionist machinery, but by the strenu-
Gus efforts Of that portion of his own
party which is led by Lord Rosebery
and known as the liberal imperialists
In fact Lord ROsebery and those who
pin their political faith to the EXPIRE
mier regarded Manchester as the cruz
ciaI point of their struggle tc turn the
party to their own way OF thinking
The liberal candidate had pronounced
cessfuI it would have sounded the death
kneH Of Lord ROsebery's chances of
ever again leading the party and might
have forced him either TO permanently
retire or form a separate organization.
Lord ROsebery's followers are privately
iubilating over the uniOnists' sweeping
victory, to which they contributed by
sending to Manchester confidential en-
VOys.
Only Hope for Liberals.
It is now believed the bulk of the lib
erals must see in liberal imperialism
the only plank whereby they can hope
to return to power. The vast majority
of EngliShmen, regardless of party, are
evidently strongly in favor of the war.
This sentiment, Lord Rosebery believes,
can be manipulated SO as to give the
liberals a fighting chance at the next
election. South Manchester and the
Isle Of Wight have greatly strength
ened the hands Of Lord Rosebery's fol-
lowers and have made the liberal lead
er's return to active political life an al
most certainty.
There is no truth in the reports that
Lord Rosebery viii form a coalition
with Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. What
Lord ROsebery has had IN mind during
the last few months has been an active
its dilatOriness in waging the war and
I a sweeping agitation for common sense
reform of the army. This, combined
with expansion of the empire and the
social and economic planks which have
/ always distinguished the party, would,
he believes, give him fair chance of
leading the now disintegrated and dis
/ credited party to victory.
Test Election May be Called.
While the bye-elections have elated
/ the Roseberyites and depressed the so
called little Englanders" they have
also caused the conservatives TO spec
ulate upon tie desirabSfty of an early
dissolution. In spite of previous ru-
mOrs to the contrary, 1t has been tacit-
IS understood among the cabinet min
listers that the general election must
await the practical end of the war, if
not the pacificatiOn of the TransvaaL
] Now, however they find they are able
/ to get such large majOTitieS from the
( constituencies that it has become a Sc
riOus question If it would not be better
+ to make hay while the sun shines. So
strong is this feeling that, granting
! Lord Roberts makes fair progress with
in the next month it is quite likely
+ that a dissolution VIII occur at the eX-
| piration Of that period, though nothing
/ definite has yet been agreed upon.
/ In parliament itself the most i'm
! pOrtant event of the week was the set
/ tlement of the Australian federation
difficulty, which Mr. Chamberlain an
nOunced as a compromise, but which
/ the delegates claim as a complete con-
| cession Of their demands.