New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30

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London. June 29-Dinners have served USE
full purpose in American politics at critical
stages of nominating conventions but they are
dreaded by English Liberals on account of the
risk involved in practical demonstrations that
the leading not speaking terms with
one another II is pathetic proof OF the de-
cline and degradation of the great progressive
party led by Gladstone that a great huoouo
has been caused by the proposal that Mr.
Asquith shall be honored by a banquet Poll
ticians in the smoking room of the House OF
Commons take a serious view of the matter.
even if the front Opposition bench be cynfcally
Indifferent to current gossip. and some or them
are forecasting the disruption of the party IL
Mr.. Asquith's friends persist in snubbing SIR
Henry Campbell -Bannerrnan or if Lord Rose
berry energes from retirement and takes the
chief seat The faction rent Liberal party Is
not however so far gone that it cannot survive
a complimentary dinner to of it's most brill
liant and sturdy leaders. The relative strength
of the Radical and the Liberal imperalst wings
of the Opposition is variously stated When the
general elections held there were few out
spoken opponents of the war in South Africa.
and the majority of the Liberal candidates be-
longed to the group led by Lord Rosebery. Mr.
Asquith. Sir Henry Fowler and Sir Edward
have about hundred and fifteen members on
the Opposition side but it is probable that not
more than eighty would care to be labelled in
that way. Not many Radicals would court the
opportunity of placing themselves on record as
in favor of peace the basis of recognition or
the independence of the Boer republics; but
there scores who are bent upon discredttins
men like Lord Rosebery. Mr.. Asquith and Sir
Henry Fowler Between the Radical guerilias
moderate men who are striving to close up the
ranks and rally the best elements Of the dis
tracted party The Conservatives. meanwhile.
are doing little prove their capacity for con-
Quoting or financing a most arduous war or for
making record in legislative industry
The withdrawal of the Education bill and the
threat from Mr. Balfour that the Commons will
not rise before the last week in August are In
dications of a misspent session: and while it
is convenient FOR ministers to accuse the OPP
position of Offering ernbittered resistance they
are themselves responsible for the block in pub
lie business and for the beggarly results Of Leg
islation.
No new regulations have been made during
the session. Mr. Winston Spencer Churchill has
created more STIR than any other new member.
but the veterans in the Commons consider him
a bad speaker. who has not learned how TO
breathe when he is on his feet. and also as an
overrated politician without real genius for
public life Mr.. Gilbert Parker has not yet
overcome his habit of nervousness and diffuse-
ness Mr. Henry Norman has been too discreet
TO attempt a maiden speech. but has been an
industrious student of foreign affairs and Is
constantly making use of the privileges Of the
question hour. The ministers have done
little to justify their promotion Mr.. Brodrick
has been fluent in defending his superficial
scheme of military reorganization. but has
shown no sign Of creative statesmanship. Mr.
George wyndham is paying the penalty for
being overpraised and hattered. and is not re-
deeming the promise of brilliant career.
The Deutschland has carried out a full cargo
of American miIIonaires. but The Daily Mali
refuses 70 be comforted by the hope OF relief
from merciless Yankee competition 1t per-
severes in warning the country against its IN
ertia and lack of enterprise and energy in
adapting itself to new conditions in Industrial
rivalry Just as it denounced the incapacity of
the War Office and the stupid tactics OF the
generals in the field eighteen months ago; but
the results of the new alarmist campaign are
equally futile The pressure Of American COM
petition IN the United Kingdom has increased.
and commercial travellers and mercantile
agents are covering the field never before:
but manufacturers are not yet convinced that
they are in danger of losing either the home
the foreign market. Shippers have recovered
from the alarm caused by Mr. ]. Pierpont Nor
gan's raid upon the English commercial marine.
and steel manufacturers are making a close
study Of the complex problem of combination.
and may succeed in working it out more rapidly
than they themselves venture to expect
Sir Henry Irving's impersOnation Of Charles r
is the most attractive of his recent revivals at
the I.yceum Theatre and has filled the house
nightly II will be followed next week by Louis
XII" which many critics consider his best work.
The labor of rehearsing that play is great.
twenty new performers are engaged in il.
"I'AigIon' will be taken of at Her Majesty's
Theatre tonight. and replaced by La Dame
Aux Camelias'' on Monday. Nine. Bernhardt is
credited with scheme for establishing a per-
manent French theatre in London and directing
it on the artistic side. but 1t is more probable
that her interest in the plan is academic. and
that she will accept Mr. Charles Frohrnan's offer
for playing Romeo in America. if she convinces
herself during the next few months that under
good coaching she can undertake to play tho
part in English. Mr.. Beerbohn Tree has been
PLAYING before large audiences in suburban
theatres. Nearly all the London theatres ex-
cept these devoted TO musical comedy. will be-
closed unusually early. but Mr.. Charles Haw-
trey will carry THE Man from Blankley's" into
August and reserve for himself we'll earned
holiday before going to America The managers
attach great value to the next dramatic season
which will run into Coronation year but are
perplexed over the choice Of plays since the pub
lie taste has been most capricious during the last
year.
The concert season. which has been unusually
profitable is waning. but NJ Paderewski and NJ.
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