The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16

vote This reverse was due 10 the pro-
hibitiOn by Mr. Wyndham, secretary
for Ireland, of the teaching of Gaelic
ir the Junior grades of the Irish Ma
tiOnalist schools.
Mr. Balfour although defeated by a
majority on this question, does not re-
gard the vote as one OF want of con-
fdeUce. and he VIII not resign on this
account His determination not 60 re-
sign was strengthened by the fact that
shortly after the foregoing defeat he
was able to secure "a majority Of %.
The failure of the government TO
/ carry the house with il on a question
of purely administrative policy in it's
( Irish departments is generally admit
4 ted 10 greatly weaken it's already wan
! ing prestige with tho country. although
II is not thought probable that any
( disbursement win immediately en-
sue. In the house of commons. to use
the words of prominent member of
the opposition, THE artillery govern
ment arsenals would not make them
surrender Office"
Cannot Be Jared Loose.
The Associated Press learns that
Premier 8alfoUr regards II as one Of
/ the essential principles of his party
/ 10 hold on TO the reins of government.
/ for the present day at any rate. What
/ he may do after Easter still remains
] in doubt. The blow administered today
/ makes the premier's task Of holding his
/ party together doubly difficult and
many supporters of the government
frankly said tonight that they favored
an early dissolution of parliament rath-
( er than again undergo the humiliation
/ experienced today.
Those terrible Irish as they are de-
] SCribed for the moment BY the Union
/ lists. were entirely responsible for Mr.
( BalfOur's defeat On the question OF
! Catholic education Monday night the
] Nationalist had voted with the Union
. lists government. but even while so do
+! ing they were planning the downfall OF
the Conservatives. This afternoon the
/ mine so ingeniOusly laid was set of
! with success that thrilled the coun-
try. The stra tegy with which the whole
/ coup was planned and the scenes that
I marked its elimination recalled the
I times when Gladstone and Parnel
waged Titanic struggle in the same
arena.
House Before the Storm
When the house of commons met al
, O'Clock this afternoon the metropolis
was stepped in its usual murky tran
guilty. Scattered throughout the
clubs. hotels and restaurants tbs
Unionist cOmmOners languidly dis
cussed the war news and everything
except politics. All thought that tht
Irish members would take up the whole
Of the parliamentary afternoon with q
| verbose discussion of a question of bu
little interest except to the speakers
/ themselves In this society Of the lun-
/ cheon hour hOrdes OF newSOOys sud
denly appeared. yelling "the govern
[ ment defeated.
The carly papers only gave the fig
ures of the voting on division. and
readers were left 10 guess whether Ol
not the government had resigned 4
wild rush was made for the house OF
commons. and many elderly member.
ran half mile or more. while Others
drove recklessly To Westminster.
Within the house of commons itseI
strange scenes were being enacted Al
unusually short list Of questions hat
brought on the business OF the day
nearly half an hour ahead Of the usua
time Then languidly the house re
solved itself into a committee Of sup
PLY to discuss the vote for Irish edu
cation. which had already been de
bated- Profound peace reigned, an,
there was not sign Of the coming par
iamentary storm except to the few in
itiated, who keenly watched the whis
pered conference taking place between
the Irish whips
Two Short Speeches.
John Redmond made a complain
about the prohibition Of Gaelic in tn
schools, but instead Of a long speed
. which 10 would seem that nc had pre-
pared. judging by the volume Of note
in hand. the Irish leader said only
few words Mr. Wyndham .eplied wiz
equal brevity. and il was evident h
Was saving himself FOR string of pro
tests from other Irish members.
The treasury beucn was deserted
save for the chief secretary for ireland
and three of his junior Collea CUES. AM
barely twenty supporters Of the gov
!, eminent were in their places. Opposit
was JOAN Morley with Herbert Glad
stone and Richard Knight Causton. tn
Liberal whips. These sat i'm solemn 81
, lence on the front bench. with sprink
, ling Of liberals behind them. Sir Herr
Campbell Banncrmau. the leader of tn
liberal party. was absent. Mr.. Balfou
chatted merrily in the spectators gal
lery with q friend. Then 4 bolt fell
Irish Members obeyed.
No one rose to reply tn Mr.. Wynd
, ham. the Irish party for once utilizim
Silence rs its deadliest weapon Nj
= ReonOnQ naU SAID tnere were 10 be n
speeches. and though the rank and III
I ! or the natiOnaiiSts did not know ia
reason not having been admitted 10 IN
secret plan set on foot the previou
evening by their leader and their chic
I whip. they obeycd implicitly
Discipline triumphed and not on
: word came from the irish members O
the benches. The liberals too. sat I
silence though they were ignorant q
the projected coup. and without a repl
"a division was inevitable. Only the
e did Mr. Wyndham and the gcvernmer
whips realize how deliberately they Ia
been outwnted.
{ The Associated Press learns that job
E Redmond and Sir Thomas EsmOnde ha
planned the division for 8 O'Clock. an
I the bells. therefore. changed throug
the. house AT 800. IN desperation tn
[ government whips sent messengers
e cabs and with kilograms and telepbon
but without avail. FOR when the teller
| returned the clerk OF the house hande
D ! Sir Thomas EsmOnde the little slip c
paper which is given to the winnin
e side.
+ Yelled Themselves Hoarse.
: a second later. the members who ba
[ crowded in realized that the govern
, ment had been beaten and then arOs
: such a cheer IS Westmins-er has NJ
: ! heard for many a day. The Irish an
= Liberal members clambored upon a