The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04

Irish industries. Altogether a very instruc-
tive afternoon
The b%i0grapher goes on to remind US
that when Lord Carnarvon first explained
this incident in the House Of Lords on
June 10, 1890, he stated emphatically that
he had no communication with the a b
met .on the subject, either before or
after the interview took place, and that
he had received mo authorization from
the Cabinet" This averment needs no
qualification. if due emphasis be laid on
the word Cabinet" Some two years
later, however, Lord Carnarvon revealed
the fact that he had acted throughout
with Lord Salisbury's personal consent,
Il should ha We been wanting" be said in
the House OF Lords, sin my duty, i'll had
failed to inform my noble friend at the
head Of the Government Of my intention
OF holding that meeting with Mr.. Parnell,
and still moro should / have failed in my
duty il I had not acquainted him with what
had passed in the interview at the earliest
possible moment. Accordingly, both by
writing and by words, l gave the noble
Marques as careful and as accurate a
statement as possible Of what had occurred
within twenty-four hours after the meet
ing, and my noble friend was good enough
TO say that / had conducted that conversa-
ton with perfect discretion Lord Sails
bury, on his part, kept this matter entirely
to himself. No one OF his COLES CUES, not
even the leader OF the House Of Commons
(Sir Michael Hicks-Beach), was madea aware
of the incident. until the fact was declared
in Parliament. We are told that Lord
Randolph Churchill was both astonished
and offended at the oonoealment OF 30
important a political event from Cabinet
Ministers by the head Of the Government
1t will be remembered that the fact that
Lord Carnarvon should have met Mr.. Par
nell, and, with the knowledge and consent
Of the Prime Minister, should have dis
cussed at large with him projects OF Home
Rule, has been held by many people.t to prove
that the Tory Cabinet was considering
such a policy in the autumn OF 1885. Our
author points out, however, that as Lord
Salisbury never apprised his colleagues
OF the interview above recounted the in
ference il incorrect. No Home Rule pro-
posals we're ever submitted to the Cabinet
in the year named. Mr.. Winston Churchill
goes further, and asserts that had pro-
posals been submitted taking the form OF
the Enlistment Of a Parliament in Ireland
the Cabinet would inevitably have rejected
them. IF Lord Salisbury had been a
convinced Home Ruler he could not have
imposed his views on his collea CUES.
Principle, prejudice, obstinaoy, convic-
ton, would each and all together have
paralyzed him. Apart from the Irish
Vioeroy, the two Ministers who might have
been expected-according to impressions
and suspicious then prevailing-to give the
most favorable consideration to suoh pro-
posals were Lord Randolph Churchill and
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach.' Our author
does not hesitate to say that both Lord
Randolph and Sir Michael Hicks Beach
would have resigned rather than support
such proposals (still less be made responsible
for their presentation to the House OF Com
mons), and in ~resigning they. would have
been followed by the great ma jority Of their
collea CUES.
1t is we'll known that Mr.. ParneI, know
ing that he had a sympathizer is Lord Car
narvon, and not knowing that the latter
was unable to rely on the concurrence Of a
single colleague, caused all the Irish votes
that he could control In British constituent
oies to be thrown for Conservative candi-
dates. The final result Of the general cleo
ton OF lS5 was 10 SEM 10 tne HOUSE OF
Commons 1856 Liberals, 249 Conservatives
and 80 Parnellites. That is to say, the Lib
erals exactly co~unterbalanoed the coalition
which had made Lord Salisbury Prime
Minister, and, if Mr.. Gladstone were 10 take
office. it was Indispensable for him to enter
into an agreement with the Parnellites.
What will happen now2' Lord Rand olph
was asked by a friend. "Ishall lead the OPP
position for five years. Then I shall be
Prime Minister for five years. Then l shall
die" His son points out that in respect
to the pan Of his life the words came true
almost to the day. His personal fortunes,
however. and the destinies OF Britain we're
about to receive a vast and unanticipated
twist.
We scarcely need recall that Mr.. Glad
stones first Home Rule bill was defeated
by Sil votes to 9ll, and that on the following
eth Of June, 1885, the Parliament, only
six months old, was dissolved. Like Sir
Pnhart paal fnrtu yaara bafora Nj Glad