New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16

bAs country, the government Obtalrad -.
row majority OF %.
GOVERNMENTS NARROW Esc.pr
II the division had occurred a ,.v, -
earlier the government Inevitably Womb -.
been defeated. and compelled to r.s,r, ~
avert this. old men who had not run to- -.
a year came rushing into the Hous. na,.s,,,'.
out Of breath. while Sir Edward Henr, O..
had not even waited to put on a u.ckrs
BY a curious coincidence the onlv Co., -
suffered By the Cniolist party since Lord sac
bury came into power. and which endang.-,s
the existence OF the government. occurred rso-,-
eight years ago. on Sir Thomas Fsmond,s s,,s,,,
ment to Gerald Balfour's Land Purcba., a.,
when 1t again fell 20 the lot OF the pr.sant cb,os
whip Of the Irish party TO declare thu govern
rnsnt In a minority. which on that occasion wa.
one Of only four votes.
The members Of the government and rat.
supporters tonight profess that they. regard tn
days division more IN the light Of a fo1e than
anything else, although they admit that It IS a
particularly annoying Joke, especially IN view OF
tne pending by-elsctions. There Is no sugges-
ton OF sharp practice. and even the members OF
the Cabinet admit privately that they were
wofully outwitted by the irrepressible Irish
SIR THOMAS EsMoNDE's VIEWS.
Sir Thomas Esmonds IN summing Up the hap
penings OF one OF the most interesting days In
recent English political history said.
To-day's division may Be taken as the hand
writing on the wall. Experienced Parliamentary
hands do not attach undue Importance to II. but
nevertheless II Enthusiastically foreshadows an ap-
preaching dissolution. which to some extent u
hastens- Il is blow 70 the morale OF the gov
eminent and its supporters. and a correspond
ing enCoura cement to their opponents in Par
lament ard in the country. IL IS enough 70
know that the government majority has been
effectively reduced-hOw 1t does not matter to
inquire We understand that they IN DIN
cuItfes in the House. and we know that they ara
not as we'll qualified they are supposed 20 Do
TO carry on the business Of the country.
The pendulum Is already swinging toward a
Liberal revival. and to-day's events VIII accel-
crate that movement.
With one or two more adverse divisions N tbs
House OF Commons an appeal 70 the country
becomes inevitable. OF course, there Is always
a chapter Of accidents-in politics the only thing
turn OF Joseph Chamberlain after Easter brings
new vigor and new cohesion TO the Unionist
party, its race is wellnigh run
John Redmond said after the division;
To sum up briefly the cause Of the division. =
may be said that the government recently miro
duced a rule forbiddins teaching Irish IN four
OF the first classes OF the Irish national scnoois.
This caused widespread indignation, 20 voice
which I moved for a reduction OF the vote
Mr.. Wyndham gave no satisfactory explains
zion and we defeated the government AS
result OF the defeat the Objectionable rule IN
doubleday will be withdrawn.
While the general position OF the govern
r7ent has not been weakened, my impression Is
that a dissolution will follow another SUCH
blow Naturally. We are elated. Yesterday even
Ing. when the Nationalist voted with the gov
eminent on Catholic education IN England, NJ
BaIfOur had majority OF 10 To-day. WIN
the Irish against him, he had a minority OF IL
The moral is that the time Is at hand when
ireland VIII hold the balance OF power
Consols dropped u. from S67s. on the an
nouncement Of the defeat OF the government