Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
COALITION MAJORITY is $50
Labor Party's Vote Marked a Sur
prising Change.
FOUR POLITICAL GROUPS NOW
Predicted That Laborites Will Become
the Great Democratic Party of
ngland-Unionist Plans.

LONDON, January 27-Except that the
returns from nine constituencies have not
been received. the general elections in the
united kingdom are ended
The government coalition Will have ap-
proximately BIO votes in the next parlIa-
ment this estimate Including on the size
of Premier Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man the nationalist ana labor votes with
the concrete unon.st minority Of 100 on
the opposition side.
The issues in the campaign brought forth
by the liberals Included an expensive war
for which the people are stir PAYING a
threatened raising of food prices. an I'M
popular educational system. an unprece-
dented number of unemployed and many
other matters. General dissatisfaction with
the unionists' ten years of power was man
ifested.
Greatest Majority for Premier
Sir Henry Campbeil-Bannerman will en-
ter the new parliament on February IL with
the greatest majority ever given 20 an Eng
lish premier
The unionists-hereafte the opposition
Will barely fill half of the left benches.
while another notable fact is that many
Of the most notable of the unionist de-
baters viii be absent at least on the first
day of the sitting. among them former Pre-
mier Balfour.
one thing is certain, that the lahorites
will take a leading part at the coming
sessions OF parliament. though it is i'm
probable that any active opposition tactics
viii develop during the first session.
The natonalists. who expected to hold
the balance of power, are somewhat disap-
pointed, but political prophets do not hest
tate to say that home rule for Ireland in
modified form is actually in sight. asserting
that ii is logical TO conclude. after Campbell
Bannermans pledge relative to the manage
ment of Irish domestic affairs for Ireland,
that the experiment of an irish parliament
subsidiary to the imperial parliament will
be tried within the next two years.
An interesting feature Of toGay's returns
was the election of Walter II. Long, for
mer chief secretary for Ireland. who has
thus Wrested South Dublin from the ma
tionalists after being rejected at South
Bristol.
Former Cabinet Ministers Reelected.
Two former cabinet ministers. H. H Has
quith in East Fife and r. b. Haldane in
Haddingtonshire, have been reelected by
good majorities.
Among the interesting personalities de
clared elected today was ]. NJ. Robertson,
who captured the Tynsside division of
Northumberland from the unionists for the
liberals. Heretofore re had been u stanch
unonist.
The unionists' stronghold county Antrim
has been preached for the second time in
this election, r. c.. Glendenning. mer-
chant of Belfast having captured North
Antrim in behalf of the liberals.
Wide Vista for Speculation.
The new parliament opens a wide vista
for speculation the possibility of COM
binations. The minority is homogeneous
and the majority heterogeneous and the
concrete minority is certain to endeavor
to secure the support of sections of the
majority.
1t is fact that Joseph Chamberlain has
already outlined plan for the unionist
support of labor all trades union prop
ositions. Mr.. Chamberlain in a speech this
week nailed the colors of protection to the
mast. and this, with the fact that Mr.. Bal
four has accepted a seat for the city of
London, an essentially tariff reform seat
makes it almost certain that Mr.. Balfour
and Mr.. Chamberlain IN the future will
work hand and glove for tariff reform on
the Chamberlain lines
Ii may be pointed out that the tariff re-
form movement in this election has not
been without its victories. The Cham
berlainites are drawing much consola ton
from the fact that in several cases union
list free traders were defeated by members
of the Chamberlain group. Mr.. Chamber
lain claims 100 uniouists. 40 laborites and
81 nationalists on the question of protec-
ton.