New-York tribune., 1910-04-03
ENORMOUS DEFICIT
BRITISH FINANCES.
Three Elections an One Year
Predicted 4 petty.
IBy CASE 70 TIE T...,saae. ]

London. Apr:l 2-The impending To-
iitical crisis Is approached with apathy
bv men Of all parties. E,ven the astound-
Ing deficit OF over E3l .ef0.Go fails to
make deep impression. ard the c2lcu-
lstiun that oyer S2oi o-po.Gc0 must he
provided in the TWO budgets this yea"
Goes not appear 60 frighten anybody 1t
is not because the ps-tisans are bent on
Fastening the responsibility for the fna1-
cal distIr rbGncc cn the other party. nor
because the Radical pot Is calling the
TcTy kettle black. n iS because the re-
salt of the general election. when IL
comes. IS expected 10 0e inGecisive ana
because -h:rd appea! 10 the country Is
regarded as foregone conclusion \" s4'
Informed politicians of all parties assume
tnat an election IA May VIII be followed
by anotne.- one in July or August silSe
tn yea 1ia-ls between the two main par
ties s.e not likely 20 be altered alta 'he
Nationalie.s viii hold the balance oi
.sor-er and block the necessary nnanc-ai
legislation.
The p-ospeet of having three elections
~ ? single YEAR without a definite as
klET6aer dsatAtcf ~ Arl -
cau,e tax tends to create a disgust Tor
politics Of every color. when the eN-
renses s-e heavy and the results are GH-
certain. The candidates are tired anu
a-e disposed 10 abandon pubic HE toT
che superior excitement al the f4"oei
market OF the Rhodesian boom Ne
wni3s of both -afties are sounding
warning tnsr IN election : close al
hand ma every week candidates are
falling out. Meanwhile. stock specula-
Tor, Is rampant and turfmen are iore-
casting heavy p:Unging on 'he horses "S
: Consequence. Of the suspension of the
income taxes.
,ane +nlpC-tarr change likely 20 De et-
fe5raG h,- the elections is in the rela-
tioas.of the Irish factions 20 each othtr
and 70 The Two main parties Nliliam
c'Brier's action II founding tie All ior
ireland League points 20 coalition Witn
fhs Conservatives and the Protestants-
Starting originally with opposition TO the
-vniskes and land taxes imposed by the
budget. and with q denunciation OF the
ring management Of the Nationalist
psrtv. he has already taken an advanced
ros:tion in favor Of reconciliation With
me F-n,onis- lords ana the Protestant
minority
An expansion OF Nr. . Brien's move
r1ert seems almost inevitable. II Is not
6epen6ent on overseas contributions. nut
IN subscriptions from the Conservative
lords and tie good will OF the Protestants
IN the districts which have been Uncon-
tested for many years. Land reform mas
revolutionized Ireland by the creation
Of a large body of small owners with
Conservative bias Mr. O'Brlen Appeals
70 them. and endeavors To dlspel the
distrllst OF the Protestants by assuring
Them that their property rights ana
religions liberties Will be- safe under
4Iorna Rule He welcomes assistance
from Lord Castletown. Lord Rossmore
End Lord Dunraven, and denounces
Nessrs. Redmond. Dillon and oConnor
ro,. setting Up q system of Roman cain
ole orga nisrn more detestable than Prot
esrant Orangeism.
II Mr. O'Rrien largely increases the
number of his supporters IN Parila meh'
~ the next election there may be iac-
stcn strong enough TO keep the I Inlohls'
ministry in power. The Nationallsts IN
-hat event. will be divided into TWO
groups. one with Conservative and the
other with Liberal sympathies. and each
intensely hostile TO the other the
strangest anomaly in all this topsy-
1l,rsvdon1 is that the less tolerant ana
more en1bittered Roman Catholic faction
* in alliance with British Liberalism
and Nonconformity. and AT the same
time is holding W the budget and eNer-
rtsing a dictatorship over ministry
committed 20 Gladstoniau Home Rule
Meanwhile. the government has IN
-roduced the mechanism for carrying the
first veto resolution next week and the
remaining two By the end IF fortnight
and fo- forcing the budget by rapid
stages into committee where il VIII he
hung up until John Redmond makes up
rss mind whether 10 let il pass or not
The Lords viii employ the interval IN
discussing the definite reform proposals
submitted by LORD RoseberT-