Omaha daily bee., 1905-05-07
UNIoNIsrs DO NOT LIKE LONGS SELECTION
Say No Improvement Has Been Made by
Successor to Wyndh&m.
CONSERVATIVES WOULD EXERCISE CARE
Allsge that Present Government Should Be
Supported by Party.
CARSON SAYS ENGLISH PARTY is FIRM
No Change i'm Plan of Government Re-
Earding Home Rule Bill, but
Fiscal Policy Must Re-
ceive Alteration.

BELFAST, May 6.-(Special Cablegram to
The BeeJ-T. w. RUSSELL M. p, in the
course OF an address this week before the
Ulster Farmers ana Laborers' union, said
that he did not believe in an immediate
general election. Sir Antony MacDonnell
had done more for the empire than the
government was ever likely to do. The
Ulster members shot at Sir Antony Mac
Donnel and brought down Mr.. Wyndham,
so hat they were poor sportsmen. Mr.
Balfour. not Mr.. Wyndham, should have
resigned, and 1t was shabby in him not to
have done So At the next election there
would be a liberal majority, entirely inde-
pendent of both the Irish and tory parties
The liberal party had made up It's mind
TO get reforms. and 1t rested with the
people OF Ulster whether they would share
In these reforms or not. If they were
frightened by the cry of home rule, they
were easily frightened. Home rule would
not be the issue at the next election and
even IL the liberals introduced such bill
the House of Lords would wreck 1t.
1t was the last chance that Ulster would
get for many a long day of showing itself
on the side of progress. Several resolutions
were passed, one Of which called upon the
electors of Ulster to support at the general
election only those candidates who pledged
themselves to give Independent and
whole-hearted support to the legislation re-
quired TO insure universal occupying owner
ship, suitable dwellings for laborers in
town and country, the taxation of land
values and legal security to holders OF
town tenancies for their Improvement on
the termination OF lease or agreement,
and other reforms.
mi zR AIa ,ay1A fnvvQ rd
the Ulster unionist party is being discussed
with much vigor by the local press, which
refuses to recognize that the appointment
of Mr. Long to the post of chief secretary
of Ireland has brought about any improve
fnent in the situation. The Northern Wing
agrees that lamentably as the present gov
ernment had fallen away from the princi-
pies 1t was elected to support, government
OF avowed radicals ard home rulers, de-
pendent for its existence upon the Irish
nationalist vote would be- still worse.
Unionists Have Not Changed.
LONDON May 6.--Sir Edward Carson,
X c. M p, the solicitor general, was
the principal speaker at meeting held
this week under the auspices of the Mary
lebone Constitutional union. After tri-
butte to Mr.. Balfour and the foreign Sec
retary for their management OF affairs
the unionist party on the subject of fiscal
poIicy and protested against those who
sought 70 accentuate them rather than to
find a way of coming to an agreement
On the subject of home rule the very
foundation of their party at the present
moment was exactly the same as Il wal
In 1886, and they stood hrm with absolute
determination to reject any measure which
tended to tamper with the maintenance
~. oNox,o f,of ,fub
be, and whether the proposal was called
dcvolution or coordination. While the!
regretted .the unpleasant affair which LEI
to tke resignation of Mr.. Wyndham, the!
had the utmost confidence in Mr.. Long
and II mattered little who was the perma
nent Official so long as the man over him
the chief secretary. was a man in whom
they had absolute reliance. He coul'
assure his Irish friends that they nee
have little anxiety about perTnanen
oficial II his policy was to be that o
his chief. The unionist party was agree
upon home rule, upon foreign policy upo
colonial policy, and their great ideal wa
to have world united empire. The 1scs
question was a gigantic business duestio
for the country. Their present iscs
policy was not perfection, and nothin
would persuade him that the only wa
OF meeting the increase dexpenses q
pence upon the income tax. or upon te
and sugar They could not increase thei
expenditure and go on with the preser
system of taxation They were not salts
fed with the present one-sided system
free trade. or with interchange of con
merce, in which English articles onl
were to be taxed. The prime ministe
must be in a position TO say TO a foreig
nation, 'Tf you will not let English good
a.
your goods shall not come into ours with
cut reciprocal conditions" They shoul
not fall out about details 1t was M
matter TO be done In a hurry--it mui
be carried out gradually and scientihcaI
and in such a way that the prosperity
the country and not the burdens OF Il
poor was increased.
Cecil BIanes Chamberlain.
lord Hugh Cecil. NJ. p. addressing
meeting this week. said that IL was In
possible TO ignore the differences az
disagreements which have arisen in Gree
wich. The conservative party could
longer make a united stand against Il
radical candidate, but tariff reform ca
dtdate was also In the field. Mr.. Char
berlain was himself responsible for Il
present agitation and discussion. Disr
garding the unity and interest of the par
he began his propaganda. and those
them who were opposed TO him had
option but 70 present their side OF 4
question. He had been told that it W
a mistake TO talk about Mr.. Chamberlain
Intention OF forming a new party, but
had been forced TO conclude that this
tention did not exist because OF his obss
walton of the condition Of affairs at Gree
witch.
should ABsist Government.
DUBLIN, May 6-(speeial cablegram
The Beel-Adverse Irish-unionist CONNIE
regarding Chief Secretary Long continu,
There ts a large moderate party whl
thinks that matters ought not 70 be push
any further Thia view is taken by I
Irish Times. which says: THE duty
" Irish unionists is now to assist the &c
ernment by every means In their power
carrying out policy Of hrmness and IA
mess, by which the prosperity OF ali ciasl
n the community can alone ho assured,