Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-15
Controversy Over Government
Educational Bill In Parlia-
ment Attracts Attention
FOR BALFoUR
New Premier Will Not Find Smooth
Sailing in First Contention Over
Public Neutrality-suspicious. Amazed at
American Methods of Dealing With
Strikers and Strike Troubles.

London. Oct. 15.-The education con-
troversy is at white heat on the eve OF
the reassembling of parliament.
A massmeeting organized by the
London Progressive council was held
at ST. James hall last night, and every
speech in denunciation of the govern
ment bill was applauded With genuine
fervor. DIR. Cannes Rogers addressed
a similar meeting in the metropolitan
tabernacle, and there was working
mems demonstration against the bill
in North Camberwell. Liberal and
nonconformist meetings are held night-
ly in all the northern counties, and the
midland centers and Welsh villages are
in a ferment of excitement. Lord Bras
sey is conducting by-election i'll De-
vonport on the education issue, and is
receiving powerful aid from the nom
conformist ministers.
The attitude Of the Irish nationalist
is not yet defined, but the English
Catholics are boasting that no votes
in opposition to the bill will be cast
by Redmond's followers. Probably no
decisive action will be taken by the ma :
tionalists until the return Of the Irish
leaders from America.
Mr.. Balfour, the prime minister, look
ing more robust and in better color
than for a long time, spoke at Man
chester, and Austen Chamberlain spoke
with ministerial authority ct Galashiels.
&c. inc ~,
party with firmness and courage, and
temporarily 1ninimizes the opposition
to the bill, which is as ill-informed
and Intellectual as had been generally
expected. After Chamberlain's Birm-
ingham speech the prime minister ex-
pressed his determination to stand or
fall by the bill, but he at the same
time said he regretted to find himself
In opposition to conscientious people
and added that he would gladly do
what he could to meet their objec-
lions.
Balfour's vindication of his bill has
revived dropping spirits of the unionist
press and everybody now looks for 6
fight to a finish
BalfOur scored last night when in
pointing out the urgent necessity of
educational reform he said: The ex-
listing educational system Of this coun-
try was chaotic, was ineifectual and
was utterly behind the age 1t made us
the laughing stock of every advanced
nation in Europe and America. Ii put
us behind, not only our American cous-
Ills, but the Germans, the French and
the Italians
English moralists are staggered by
the tremendous simplicity of the nego-
tiations for bringing the coal strike to a
close. Neither the sovereign nor the
prime minister here could have inter-
vened in an industrial crisis as the
president has done. nor is there any
English finarlcier capable of playing
Mr.. Morgan's part, and nc, labor leader
has yet arisen in England with Mitch
ellis dictatorship over an army of work.
ers. The coal strike, If settled by arbi-
tration. will be fresh proof, according to
English observers, that Americans have
the power of keeping their heads while
walking on the verge of {. precipice.
Earl Spencer yesterday opened the
new library built at a cost of $4,000 as
a national memorial to Gladstone in the
heart of the village of Hawarden, which
everywhere bears associations with the
name Of The great liberal statesman.
Andrew Carnegie, who was present at
the opening ceremony, said Gladstone
had done more than any other man to
unite the two branches Of the Anglo
Saxon race.