Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18
NEW PROGRAM is YET TO BE- ARRANGED
Cabinet Meetings Will Be Frequent in
Early Days Of Session
LITTLE TROUBLE FROM CONSERVATIVES
Even 0hamberlains Success Does Not Give
Them Fighting Humor
aADicAls TAKING ACTIVE PART IN WORK
Prediction i- Made that Present
Parliament win Re Last of Lib
eraI Party ns vital
Force.

Force.
LONDON. Feb 17.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.)-The prime minister viii have
his hands exceptionally full during the next
few days, for the short interval that mas
elapsed since his call to office and the tact
that over one-hslf of it has been devoted
TO the general election have naturally
handicapped him TO a considerable degree
in preparing the government business for
the coming session. Ordinarily this work
extends over several months the different
measures proposed for introduction being
cor sidered at numerous cabinet counclls
during the early months of winter rms
year, however. the circumstances have been
quite abnormal, a midwinter campaign De-
ing a novelty in England. Hence II is nee
essary TO crush everything into the space OF
a few weeks. As soon possible frequent
sessions of the cabinet will be held at which
the outlines of the various measures to be
submitted will be decided upon.
The necessity for getting the different
government bills into shape is the more
urgent this year, as II is believed the de-
bate on the address from the throne Will
he unusually short. In view If the tre-
mendous smashing which the idea of pro-
lection has just received at the polls II Is
not thought likely that the opposition will
court further defeat upon 1t 10y making IT
the subject of amendment even though
Mr. Chamberlain has come 10 the front
more than was anticipated. In fact. the
opposition appears to be willing to adopt
a glad-to- be-alive, waiting
to-turn-up attitude. IT is not surprising
that in the present trend OF events after
their recent heart-breaking grueling that
the members of the opposition have about
decided that they have little stomach for
night on any question-certsinly they are
not In a position to spring the high pro-
tective tariff issue on All unsuspecting Par
lament. Even IL they had the inclinatio
they have not the men capable Of main
tanning a sustained debate. With the ex-
ception OF Mr.. Chamberlain himself and
possibly Mr.. wyndham. they have not n
man who is able to seriously tackle the
men on the liberal side, II is quite as bad
with the RANK and file, for there are not
more than a dozen men of real talent In
the lot. Some important amendments IL
II understood. will come from the labor
members. who are determined to take the
earliest opportunity OF making their power
felt as a parliamentary force.
Radicals Are Restive.
Meanwhile the liberal leader. Sir H.
Campbell -Bannerman, will have his hands
full Though It is OF no special Significance
save as II indicates a DISPOSITION between
ths more radical wing OF the radicals to
quarrel with the liberals Robert Blatch-
fore is out in the Clarion with the dec
laration that liberalism is dying or dead. -
He reasons it out along these lines:
Our first and greatest duty is to hRht
the liberal party, There can be no social
Ism while any pretense of alliance or friend
~ nd
the socialists. Today the liberal party 1.
full OF triumph. II is once more a grea
party with n great majority. But Il nC
longer has meaning. The great liberia
party stands for nothing-is nothing"
r. He refers to prominent members of TIA.
cabinet by name and continues:
Edward Hartley. Philip Snowden. Ere,
Jowett and many more whose names ar,
unknown to the world are OF more conse
quence TO this country than all the As
quiths, Bannermans and Morleys on earth
Mr.. Blatchford speculates on the life o
the government II would hold together
:. ffe says. for perhaps four or FIVE years
y perhaps less, but he is hopeful of the fu
ture OF the socialist party.
fAt the next election We ought TO pl
in at least one hundred socialists" con
tinues Mr.. BIatchford. III we all do ou
best ] have no doubt that with four years
preparation we can do that o. even NOR
than that"
Meanwhile John Burns has succeeded
stirring up hornets nest and he is havin
quite a lively time with Mr.. Chamberlain
II appears that Mr.. Chamberlain. durin
the recent campaign. spoke as follows:
AIR. Burns received a deputation OF IN
unemployed the other day-he who whe
honors upon him full bloom confident ths
me miIennium would come of itself no
Una, sn, ne ssra was president Of the local goyerr
hack Official OF the most ordinary Kin,
When he received this deputstion / thin
they must have failed TO recognize m
mob orator OF Hyde park in the smu
and respectable gentleman who read theI
lecture upon thrift and sobriety an
begged them to have confidence in hi,
and TO be assured that he would look aft,
their interests.
Mr. Burns now says that this wanto
description by Mr. Chamberlain OF VIII,
did not occur is best answered and p
futed by what he really did say. He sa,
that he stated that the deputation migl
rest assured that he had approached n
act Of sympathy and with a practical d
sire To put promptly Ia motion what az
IninistratiVe agencies were already In e,
isteRce, and were under the control of Il
local government board
Harms is Biater.
Mr. Burns says that there was not
word 10 the deputRtion about thrift al
sObriety aud he could not therefore
Mr.. Chamberlain said. have read the dep
tation lecture upon thrift and scbriet
neither did he beg them To have confiden
y in himself. Here Is shat Mr.. Burns Chain
that he really did say upon that point:
The deputation may rest assured III
whatever Is possible having regard To I
limited powers OF the local governmer
hoard, will he sympsthetiezslly and prompt
carried out Mr.. Burns adds that he sil
ply said that he would administer the u
employed act promptly and fairly.
rhe bitterness incorporated in the reT
Of John Burns may he seen by the 4
lowing
Y Il only wish 70 add thar Mr Chamb,