Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
THEL|DERAL MAJORITY
Main Type of Conversation
With the British.
GROWTH OF LABOR PARTY
Interest Over the Position of Mr.. Bal
four.
COMMENT ON CHAMBERLAIN
Sir Thomas Upton and His Challenge
for American Cup-Confusion
at Moroccan Conference.
COMMENT ON CHAMBERLAIN
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, January !, 1906.
What are they going TO do with it?'' Is
| what every one is asking regarding the lib
| eral majority. which, now that all but
| few returns known, stands at 334 over
| the tories, counting the labor and Irish
members as liberals, 122 combna-
ton of tories and Irish members or "a
over coalition of all members but straight
! out liberals Such a coalition is probably
| impossible, as conservatives Irish and l Dor
members, but even supposing 1t possible
the party of Sir Henry Campbell Banner
| man occupies a position of independence
| such as has not been known il this country
| even during the days of the reform bill
| of 1852
The growth of the labor party has next
| to the overthrow of the unlonists, been the
great feature of the election. II is unques-
tlonaDiy an event of immense significance,
and it is not surprising that politicians
both sides should be discussing what II
means. There is, however, obvious dis
position to treat the labor members re-
turned to the house as if they Were sold,
homogeneous party. This is by no means
the case. There are really three labor
groups in the house-the members of the
labor representation committee, who are
more or less socialistic in their views the
labor members. who decline to associate
themselves with the extreme party, and re-
SdFu themselves DIS liberals, anu the Hill
ing members, who form group by them
selves. These members will ON many ques
tons act together, but there is no reason
TO believe that. apart from the followers of
Mr. Kerr Hardie. they will separate tn
selves from the general body of liberal
opinion.
Mr.. Bafour WILL after all, be able to lead
his small remnant of an opposition. as
safe seat has been found in the city of Lon
don for him. Mr. Alban Gibbs, who secured
a majority of over 10000 is resignins In
his favor. A writ for the new election will
| be moved Immediately after the opening of
parliament on February 49, and as there Is
not likely to be any opposition to Mr.. Bal
fours election, he viii probably be returned
on the Thursday Friday following. Mr.
Chamberlain's leadership of the opposition
is not likely therefore, to extend over more
than few days. Mr.. Alban Gibbs is the
eldest son of Lord Alderman, who Is eighty
six years of age. In the course of nature,
therefore, Mr.. Gibbs will become, at no dis
tant date, q member of the upper house.
The circumstantial stories which have
been published relative to Sir Thomas Lip
tons challenge for the America cup do
bear some foundation in fact. for Sir
Thomas has asked Mr.. Alfred Mylne. the
well-known Clyde designer, to prepare
plans for challenger There are, however,
points at issue, or points to be raised, be-
tween the Ulster Club on behalf of Sir
Thomas and the New York Yacht Club.
Like the majority of British and American
yachtsmen, the owner of the three Sham
rocks Is very DESTROYS that a new chal-
Ienger shall be of a healthy. serviceable
type. The suggestion has been put forward
again and again ever since challenges were
issued, but always with the same result, for
the New York Yacht Club holds tenaciously
to the deed of gift conditions, and requires
definite challenge before any point can be
discussed. Thus 1t happens that the length
of water-line must be stated before any
thing else is discussed, and the length of
water-ine is virtually the only informa-
ton asked for. 1t thus happens that n
most unhealthy kind of 'scow' has been
gradually developing, with over-hangs and
other monstrosities which could be made
altogether impossible were challengers built
under a modern rule.
Sir Thomas has repeatedly expressed his
desire to challenge with a boat built under
the rule of the New York Yacht Club, and
all lovers of real yachting are with him, but
in this the members of that club have given
him very little support 1t has been well
known for a long time that obstacles would
be put in the way of any such challenge.
Herreshoff designed and built Sonya, the
famous 52-footer, to the British rule, and
his influence on her was apparent through.
out last season. Similarly the influence OF
Mylne would be felt in new challenger
under a recognized rule. Mylne is not. in
fact, a designer of big types of boats, and
ANYTHING like a 90-footer from his hand Is
extremely unlikely. The races, should q
challenge be arranged, will take place
earlier in next year than has hitherto been
heard with British yachtmen l am sure
that the New York Yacht Club will have
TO adopt more reasonable attitude than 1t
has during the past twelve months or the
race will not take place
A correspondent, who is attending the
conference at Algeciras in an official
pacMy, writes that the variety of languages
spoken by the delegates is causing much
nd those
tending it's deliberations. French is the Ian
guage in official use, but the great number
of technical and other terms employed in
| the discussions requires constant reference
| to dictionaries and encyclopedias. and
| blanks have constantly to be left In the Of
| fetal records of each sitting for missing
| words, the exact meaning of which has to
| be ascertained after the adjournment of the
| sittings.
The confusion between the German and
| Moroccan and the Spanish and Russian
| delegates is particularly noticeable. and
| their respective Interpreters are called upon
| for their services at unexpected moments.
The British and French ministers expert
| ence less difficulty in getting on CONVEX
sationally with their colleagues than the
representatives of the others powers.
'tSir Arthur Nicolson'' (the head of the
British delegation) concludes my CORE
spondent, lis admitted by every one here,
ministers, secretaries and interpreters alike,
/ to have the best grip of the subject, and he
is frequently able. by means OF his great
knowledge of Morocco and its language.
and the Spanish and French also, to help
his collea CUES over difficulty"
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Paradise Row." a famous block of houses
| in Old Chelsea has fallen into the hands OF
the destroyer. and the old houses. with their
| ancient air OF gradeur are fast coming
| down to give room to more modern ones.
| The description of Paradise Row is not
| geographically accurate. This was the
| name of street that has long disappeared,
1 but was transferred to the row of ancient
| houses in Royal Hospital road, which 1t
was hoped to preserve, probably because
] they belonged to the same period and had
| the same architectural features.
The row, with its tiled roofs. dormer win
| dows and shadowy caves. belongs to- the
| end of the fifteenth century, and in the
| time of Charles III the houses were the resi-
| dences Of the rich and fashionable courtiers