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To rnz EpIzoa or TEE suN-Sfv: Nothing
IN the recent manifestoes Of Lord Rosebery
and Mr.. Asquith reveals more plainly the
pitiable plight Of the Liberal party In England
than their references to the urgent necessity
for domestic reforms. These are BIDS Tor
popular support In q near crisis whsn an
appeal will be made to the country on tho
whole policy Of the present British oovsrn-
msnt. They also signify. unlsss am greatly
In error. the elimination Of Mr.. Joseph Cham-
beriain from the future political combination
that will eventuats from . general election.
This may be cleaned from the empnsuo
langus &c In which Lord Rosebery condemned
the Jameson raid and the subssouent pro-
ceedinss Of the commission appointed "
Inquire into II. together with his ana MI.
Asouith's references 10 domestic reforms. -
The action Of Lord Rosebsry may. without
much stretch Of imagination. be traced back
TO that hours interview recently between
him and King Edward. Constitutionahy
the sovereign has the right to dismiss his
present advisers. but under the peculiar
circumstances Of tho cass to do 90 would
lay him open to criticism and 70 therefore
inadvissble TO displaoe and replace the
undertaken lightheartedly. and only tho
IL for the news received daily Of what 10
going on In Europe and Asia nakes u pretty
CLEAR that the British aSysInmesnt r. - hio aoSvs
Ri i 'NS Su. .' thss Sa'R]S Lord salisbury. ooyn-
b. Ssi AZ sSs n ai
detective register Of voters. y Z .lsS BE-:
coming evident that pubic &c opinion n,cr 10 S,eat
the Government and to the way In which II
has openly thrown over all projsotsm m q & popular
moEsy Ts1Ds tas Msho 's .psndiDr @ an.ntsdy in the
prosecution Of war about which the mind
Of the British people is becoming uneasy,
both as to ~ 10 ,Ss mSoray Sston ana the he
weakness tR Of England. @ had shs been suddenly
Of JAS = small H levy Of farmers. As it q, her army
y unorganired and not In position 20 nke
the held in q great var such ss might s es
this IN view It may. appear 70 the King that
the time has arrived 70 test public sentiment
but the British public does not seem TO respond
ayu,h :Ty Sss Father 70 os,sd d Ro:eery
utterances for their want OF ciearness ana
decision.
that the former should ever become popular
leadernotwit hstsndng his talk about domestic
reforms. The radical element in English
Of his extraordinary offers to them, and II
blunders and eTtrayaysnt expenditure Of
1ss 1sSorSs SS''%'Vs ST. %a@ 1"9s saroear % Asn
IHbogehers are not n the ,I running ssI ana Mr n
S0ea eadsG Sqr.y sTe sfsst s CRISIS TSe former two.
royal grants and their radical Ideas about
are neither Of them ssy as
called on 20 advise the King in the frst r.
stance. But matters are pressing. ana the
ne may ray Ss oas on 70 dsMsndns
public approval In the absence OF q lea der
commanding the confidence OF the Liberal
lsseli li may @ be Be- constraned co % 70 % appeal to the
country. and that Is probably what the non
imperialist Liberals want; They Cannot
for the result or to declare beforehand what
their policy might be In tho event OF the
popular verdict calling them to power, They
pose voluntarily to OFFER 70 clear up the ness
which the com bined Conservstives and
Liberal un!Snists have made Of publ, public a.. a..
he sGii invitation to the people 70 decide should
asotSsr fyis ey pos. sss Pat: thss n % is no, yet
favor OF the liberal party, Everything de-
up what, to ali appearances, Is h9pelss. stfys.
gle Great hope OF an early termination Of the
war Is based on certain correspondence OF
the Boer leaders recently captured but there
Is nothing certain about IL. and should the
men and leaders still IN the field continue
the campa gn over into third year the
British Parliament must soon be called on 10
vote further sums for It's prosecution.
That will be the test Of popular sentm ent,
already chatting under the increasing taxa
tion and cost OF necessaries Of life. and with
the falling of in trade already strongly pro-
nounced tho situation will be produced tha
will force the hands OF the men responsible
for the war. the misoalculations regarding
It. and the ineffi ciency OF the means employed
to carry It 20 "A successful conclusion.
reorganization Of the Liberal party, n any
cohesion is left among the iragnents com;
up an appearance OF harmony by asroens
10 difYer Or IL may be that new or centre
party. as more than one observer predicts
may be formed out Of :he Conser rvative left
and the Liberal right. leaving the extreme
Conservatives and ultra Radicals TO form
the opposition The centre party, 1t Ie be.
heved would he under the leadership OF Lord
Rosebery. but that II could long carry on
the government OF the empire is not antici-
pated. What many competent observers
fear Is that should the Boer resistanoe last a
few months longer the situation which any
T.. ill H. IL