The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-09
WAS NEARDEFEAT|
GOVERNMENT ONLY SAVED BY
OUTSIDE VOTES.
of the Dissolution of Par
Lament at the Close Of the Pres
Session. CONSERVATIVES Go
pefore the Country on Extension
% Social Government in ireland.

london, April 4.-The correspondent
u the Daily Chronicle at Dublin claims
~ have the authority of a member of
.IaInresent government for the state
ment that the government intends to
dissolve parliament at the end of the
u u.ooont session, the general elections
Painc in the autumn. The leading
DIonk in the Conservative platform at
lbo elections, affirms the correspondent,
ill be AN enormous extension of the
local government in Ireland, providing
tOr the establishment of Legislative
oOnncil. which will have control of the
Irish police. 1t is understood, further
aoserts the correspondent, that the colo
NAL secretary, Mr. Chamberlain, warm
" supports the governments project,
and that the economies Mr.. Wyndham
nromised in connection with the Irish
land bill largely depend upon its real
iyation. Neither Gerald Balfour, pres
idept of the board of trade, nor the
nresent war secretary, Mr.. Brodrick.
would be included in the next cabinet.
According to the supposed plans of
tbe government, the Dublin chamber
will consist of the Irish county coun-
cils. and will deal with local matters
such as gas, waters and railroads.
The government was only saved from
defeat in Yesterdays division in the
house of commons on the second read
ing of the private bill regarding the
uayment of light dues by the support
Of number of Nationalists.
The Liberal papers this morning,
commenting on Mr.. Wyndham's re-
markable speech at Manchester, and
the flying rumor of self-government for
Ireland, declare that it might have
been the speech of a Gladstonian, go
friendly wer, it's accents toward Ire
land, and the wisdom of trusting the
Irish people and conciliating the Irish
sentiment in the United States and
Canada.
London, April 4.-Viscount Gran
borne, under secretary for foreign af-
fairs, speaking at St. Adams, said that
though he did not believe that a disso-
luton of the house OF commons was i'm
minent, the Unionist party ought to be
prepared for all contingencies.
Mr.. Wyndham, the chief secretary
for Ireland, speaking at Manchester, al
luded to the same subject. He said he
believed that when the bell rang for
the next elections the Tory party would
be found ready and would again carry
its flag to victory.
Referring to the Irish land bill, Mr..
Wyndham believed that it would be re-
pudiated. Ireland, he said, had not
enjoyed the opportunities at the dispo-
sal of other parts of the empire, partly
because in 1881 parliament instead of
giving her justice gave her litigation.
I'm times of peace" said Mr.. Wynd-
ham, ireland is our best customer,
and in war time, when everything
would depend upon our control of the
sea, it would be we'll to have "a big
meat supply in Ireland. Every true
lmperialist wishes Ireland to be bridge
and not chasm between ourselves and
Canada, and with Canada would asso-
clate our kinsmen in the United States,
and for even a possible chance of OBJ
tanning that object it was worth while
to make an EFFORT
In seeking solution, he would set
only two limits: One, that we must
not weaken the imperial credit, and the
other, that We must not sap the elias
uclty of our revenue, which is our re-
serve in time of danger.