New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
,roSOLUTION OF BRITISH
plRLL4MENT NEAR.


,.nson Nov 25.-Parliament is death stricken
- ovaiting decent burial with nobody on
ana eide eager to act as undertaken. The
-. ,o1iticaI rnourners plentifully supplied
aa-,isan journals with touching metaphors
s,;6ev crackers for lively wake. The Prime
D.,-,s+or is described a gambler who has
aa-ad his credit and shuf1led his cards for
,.st time: Mr.. Chamberlain is caricatured
lH' ta1kv horse kicking over the traces and
g .,ne the applicant; Lord Rosebery is
81, % foghorn and Sir Henry Campbell
HA'... --,er figures as Orlando Furioso running
Do From, his own challenge, or as cheap
c1s6stonian bargaining for Irish votes
.,.sa AoUery speeches and snap-crackers
W. s+ed aside the essential truth remains
+be marty managers and workers. oolh
L@. L..-,-e+ive and Liberal-Unionist, have agreed
-. NJ Chamberlain that a general elecuoh
- be brought on without meeting OF Pariia-
-. Their Judgment was decisive before MI.
--ooberlain spoke at Bristol and now there
,o eppeal from It Possibly the King mas IN
..-rened with the advice that the Christmas
80 shall not be disturbed with political
.ngl,nss. More probably delay is caused by
s,ele registry which cannot be freshened un-
A. January and certainly there will be clever
--.,opuvring by the Prime Minister and Sir
-z,-1- Campbell Zimmerman, since each pre-
&c m have the other dissolve Parliament and
.,,eaI 10 the country. Precedents may be quoted
.,,tsr way but the Liberals will display superior
,rsrrnent If they decline to form governments
% the country has pronounced verdict ON
,ss present Ministry. These are tacncaI oeesiiss
=. elections are close at hand. the slusg1sn7
.,,ck water of British politics is ebbins
WHY CHAMBERLAIN HAS ACTED.
H. Chamberlain without doubt has forced his
s.ca1 policy upon the UnioTlist party. and has
ao,s so at this moment not because he LIS In
tr--v but because he is convinced that he oan
,s.ch the ears Of the working people with the
,-v Of more work for home labor when thou
sands Of unemployed worknen are marching
t,roush the streets and listening to socialist
,rstory at Hyde Park. Himself the leader OF
tss liberal minority against Home Rule. he now
s.scribes the Unionist free traders as dis
s,rtine minority, and expects 10 crowd them out
n ths party II they cannot be suddenly oon-
-,-ted TO tariff reform. Yet 1t is premature to
,,-,c,,,5a that MI Chamberlain Will henceforth
hs the leader Of the party. with MIR. Baifour
syang IN the background Not unlikely that
.v,ns attributed TO the Prime Minister VIII
have En- early fuihlment and that he VIII be
scun6 at Albert Hall with Mr.. Chamberlain and
Lord Lensdowne. sitting between them 81 chair
nan Lord Rosebery, by series OF brilliant
sp>sohes at Cornwall remarkable for causuo
.sslsry snd good sense, has shown that he can
not be left out Of the Liberal Cabinet, even If
he does not head It His description Of Mr..
chamberlain as the bailif n possession Of the
sxs.ts of the Unionist party-sorry to tntrude.
he forced to do his duty+s clear cut as the
best Of Gould's caricatureA- The Irish National
kh s1pect nothing from him and little from Sir
Enxy Campbell-Bannsrrnan- They predict
cat Home Rule VIII be dropped If the Liberals
hsps trustworthy working majority over all
psrtiex
10 NED FOR VELASQUEz'S VENUS"
vsa&ruezs Venus with the Mirror" has not
hssn son to the German Emperor, and viii be
AAd tn reserve Tor several weeks by the syrd- |
css4 now owning it The Treasury officials
hsve been approached ON the subject Of making |
q special grant for the purchase Of the picture |
fos che National Gallery, but with the impending |
political crisis vauishes tbs hope OF immediate |
Hsp from Parliament. Patrons Of art are |
naturally critical when asked TO subscribe TO a |
purchase fund twice great the prics for
which the picture might have been bought |
gear ago. Whistlers portrait of Irving as Philip
VIII probably be disposed OF at private |
sale without being auottoned of at Chris |
tis'A ssrgeants portrait of Ellen Terry may |
also be withdrawn
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