The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-17
Foreign Hostility and International
Competition, He Asserts, Need i.
United Efforts TO Combat.
COMMENT OF LONDON PRESS
LIBERAL NEWSPAPERS SAY ROSE
Berry is A MISCHIEF MAKER,
While Conservatives Open Their Arms
and Hope He Will Give His
Services to the Country.

LONDON, July 17-Lord Rosebery has
issued a manifesto on the divisions of the
Liberal party. 1t is contained in letter to
the City Liberal Club, which had invited
him to deliver an address. He disclaims
any desire TO re-enter politics, but speaks
out under the remarkable charter" agreed
on by Liberal members of the House OF
Commons. of hearty and undisputed
allegiance to the leader and complete lib
erty of action to dissent with regard to
one vital question before the country" The
Liberal party can become a power, he con-
tinues, only when it shall have made up
its mind on the imperial questions which
are at this moment embodied in the war.
After asserting that 1.-The whole empire
has rallied TO the war;" he discusses the
attitude of the Liberal party What is
the attitude of the Liberal party?' he asks.
Neutrality and an open mind? Now
contend that this is an impossible attitude
and spells impotence. No party can exist
on such conditions" He declares that the
difference would not cease to operate when
the war is over because Statesmen who
disassociate themselves from a nation in a
great national question, such as the war In
which we all strive TO suffer together, dis
associate themselves for much longer than
they think" He considers that the sever
ance is a sincere, fundamental and in
durable antagonism of principle with re-
gard TO the empire at large and our con-
sequent policy" AS there is this honest
and irreconcilable difference of opinion on
questions of the first Importance he can
see no favorable issue.
Lord Rosebery concludes with gloomy
touch. "It is matter of sorrow and anx-
iety," he says, Ito see a weak government
faced by a weaker opposition at juncture
of foreign hostility and international COM
petition which needs all the vigilance.
power and ability at our command. He
believes that Great Britain is AT a crisis,
which may have unlimited effects upon its
future.
Lord Rosebery's pronouncement is con-
sidered by the Daily Telegraph as sever
ing his last connection with hopeless op-
position" The Daily Chronicle says: 1t
is destined TO have profound effect on the
country, pointing to the formation of a
National-Liberal party, numerous material
The Daily Chronicle meaningly asks if
Lord Rosebery will take his part toward
realizing the desired end.
The Daily News regards Lord Rosebery
as standing outside the vineyard and
throwing stones at the workers" Going on
to analyze the letter, the paper defines ii as
"a deliberate and mischievous effort TO pre-
vent reunion.
The Conservative papers generally COM
mend the letter.
The Times calls on Lord Rosebery TO
'place his great abilities at the service of
the country by throwing himself heart and
soul into the work of converting the Lib
eral party 10 the policy in which he be-
lieves." 1t alludes to his singular ad-
vantages-birth, ability and nationality
for playing an important part at a critical
time