New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-02
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
LONDON,
STEADY COURSE OF CONSERVATIVE
MAJORITY IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
ISSUES OF NEXT cAMPAIaN-AFFAIRs OF
INTEREST ON THE coNTINENT-AMERI-
CAN ELECTION NOT UNDERSTOOD
THE KING AT NEWMARKET


THE KING AT NEWMARKET
Especial to The New-York Tribune oy French cabie0
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London. Nov. 1.-The Conservative majority IN
the House of Commons works like well oieo
American political machine. The revolt OF Loro
Hugh Cecil and the High Church men Is the eA-
ceptIon that proves the rule. Day after day anu
hour after hour the government supporters as
selnble and follow the Prime Minister into the
division lobby. The majority often rises anoVe
130 and seldom falls below lOU "hlle
the Liberal muster is never complete, the gov
ernment benches are invariably full and dlsc1-
plins is not relaxed. This impregnable defence
Of a measure which is not in any sense popular
and excites no enthusiasm is tribute TO MT
Ralfcur's admirable leadership 1t also lhdl-
Gates dogged determination under party press
ure to enact the Education bill and clear the
ground for other measures on which the govern
ment can appeal to the country In the course OF
two or three years, whether there are sruHlnlers
in the ranks or not The whips have an easy
resource for enforcing discipline, the bare sus-
geetio1 of premature appeal to the country on
the education question sufficing to bring 'Ae
waverers into line. Apathy prevails, but except
when Mr. BaIfour rebukes Lord Hugh Cecil the
Tory phalanx remains solid
II is now conceded by the government sup
porters that the chief work OF the next session
will be the enactment of the Irish Land Dill
aiming at more comprehensive settlement thah
Sir Charles Wyndham's first project. The con-
tercplated appointment of Sir A. MacDonneH as
permanent Under Secretary seems to foreshaoo"
this result That measure. according 10 the
Tory forecasts will naturally be followed by
redistribution bill, by which the voting strength
of the Nationalists In the House OF Commons
Mill bo all reduCed This programme
will enable the government to appeal to the
country on the Irish question rather than that
of education. and will embarrass the Liberal
opposition, since Lord Rosebery and Sir Henry
Campbell -Bannerman are at variance respecting
the Home Rule policy. Lord Rosebery, who ad-
| dressed an enthusiastic Scotch audience to-
night, has separated himself from the Irish
cause, and done much to conciliate the Noncon-
formists In condemning the Education bill with
out reserve The Nonconformists are also irri-
tated by the abstention Of the Nationalist mem
bers from the debates in the House of Commons
and by the evidence that the Irish vote will be
lost for the government candidate because the
English Roman Catholics are satisfied with the
Education bill The Nonconformists. after vot-
ing for Irish Home Rule, now find that the Ma
ticDalists have deserted them on the question
which the ultra Protestants consider OF urgent
Importance. and they are disposed 10 follow
Lord Rosebery's advice and abandon the policy
which divided the Liberal party in the crisis Of
Gladstone's fortunes,
Lord Rosebery's attitude in Edinburgh is un-
compromising the Irish question. and his
Chesterfield speech is reafirmed. with ample
evidences Of Scotch satisfaction with his
and Of personal loyalty TO his leadership. IL he
chooses to assume the responsibilities OF polit
ical direction of the party which stands in ur-
gent need of more statesmanlike control and tn
spiration than il now receives from Sir Henry
Campbell -Bannerman. Lord Rosebery also has
the advantage of being wholly in sympathy with
the municipal movement. both in the metropolis
and the provinces. and this Is the source of po-
utfcal strength when a determined attack has
been made upon the progressive principles OF
| local government, both in Birmingham and by
THE London Times" Lord Rosebery has not.
how ever, committed himself TO the support OF
| the new agitation in favor of the taxation Of
| land in addition to the rental values That agt-
| tation is increasing steadily in Importance A
northern conference. with one thousand dele
gates, will be held next week at Newcastle-on-
| Tyne. This is the issue of the near future,
which will strengthen the Liberal party in the
metropolis and In the provinces.
Imperial questions naturally take the prece-
dence when foreign affairs are stagnant. The
completion OF the British chain Of communica-
tior around the world is the of legitimate
! pride and hearty congratulation. The Daily
| Chronicle remarks in homely way that the
mother country and her children may have
| things to say to each other which strangers
| should not overhear. Mr.. Chamberlain's visit to
| South Africa is also regarded event OF su-
prema Importance. even If Mr.. Labouchere in
vents the sarcastic title "Josephus Africanus,''
and the sentimental Spectator" protests against
hat a british sfq MI bA a n
| empire trotter. Englishmen will be forced to
| pay the penalty for the honors heaped upon the
| proconsul sent out to Darkest Africa. They
! were gladly putting South Africa out of mind
| after being preoccupied with the subject for
| many years. Mr.. Chamberlain's light cannot be
kept under bushel they will be forced to take
| up the old theme afresh.
While the Balkan rumors have been silenced
there is idle speculation at the Continental cap
| itals about the political results OF the Danish
| Clown Princes mission to Potsdam and the ap-
preaching visits Of the King of Portugal and the
| German Emperor to England. The theory that
| the German Emperor has his eyes fixed upon
| the acquisition of the Danish West Indies is
| supported by evidence. Even more fantastic is
the assumption that he is striving to bring about
/ a coalition of the Baltic powers against Russia.
More reasonable is the diplomatic thesis of sew
eral German journals that the ultimate partition
! of Portuguese East Africa may be discussed in
| a friendly spirit during the approaching royal
! conferences in England.
Industrial issues are uppermost. however. in
| foreign. affairs. The German Chancellor is hav-
! ing hard fight with the Agrarians who are
/ bent upon securing a home market for agri-
! cultural producers even II commercial treaties
are repealed. The Tariff bill in its present form
| deprives the Chancellor Of adequate leverage in
oreping foreign markets by diplomatic means.