New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-07
TORY D|SSENS|ONS
An UndiscipIined Army-Fu
Over the Puppets.
London, July 90

various groups to drag him after then
into methods Of warfare which he Cos.
sidered midsummer madness. one gro,,
was headed by Mr.. Austen Chamberls,s
as the inheritor Of the Highbury trsa,,
ton Of Tariff Reform. u has includ.I
the most devoted followers Of the re,rss
statesman, whose policies have ha..
blocked by the Radical government Viii
it's new methods Of financing social -.
form. They have dreaded the effec, a
an unconditional surrender on the pa.
lament bin. They have clamored fo- =.
last stand for constitutional forms ana
Conservative principles, and have a..
serted that this was the only practc,t
method OF arousing ardor and enthusl.
asm for successful campaign. n.
veteran of Highbury cannot be an M.
spectator when the great work Of hi, NJ,
in defeating Gladstonian Home Ru. !,
undone and the aspirations of his "a
age for an empire united by fiscal pol,.,
are brought 10 naught. He must hrs,
on for his lost causes while he IA.
breath: and his son is with him.
Another group which has been sees,,.
TO intimidate and control Mr. Baltou,
has been a clannish one, consisting n
his own relations. Only one n them
Lord selborne. has been q convinced and
unhesitsting Tariff Reformer. Ths
Ceclls were among the most persistent,
and irreconcilable Unionist opponent, n
the Chamberlain policies and their in.
fuence was strongly exerted in holdiu,
bac.- Mr.. Balfour when the main body a
his followers wanted sincere and IN,
faltering championship ~ Tariff Reform.
Now they are leagued together for TIA
purpose OF forcing him 10 hold no parls,
either with the Prime Minister or VITA
the sovereign. Lord Salisbury is TIA
titular chief. with potent reserves a.
character and family pride; but the real
fighters are Lord Hugh Cecil with ~
face Of a medieval friar and the parla.
mentary tactics Of ParneH. and Lord
Robert Cecil, a militant controversialls.
who never knows when he is beate,.
When Lord Selborne. with supera
breadth OF mind and consummate talent
for management Of men. is associate
with them, there is q powerful family
combination for enmeshing the Unionla
leader and drawing him into desperau
mannuvres: yet in vain is the net spread
in the sight of an old bird.
There is third group Of Unionist poi.
ticians. old and young, who are co.'s
WINGED that the party will never re,ura
TO power unless it can be led with IN.
daunted courage and inhexible resolu.
ton. II is headed by Lord Halsbury
veteran partisan. as warm hearted as be
is narrow minded, who defends the right
OF the privileged classes with the burn.
ing zeal Of religious fanatic. Il in.
cludes some Of Mr. Balfours devoted
personal friends. such as Mr.. Georsa
Wyndham. Captain Pretvman and sr
Edward Carson. who cannot be SIS
pected Of disloyalty 10 him Mr. 2. Z.
Smith. the idol of the Young Tories. q
one Of the noisiest members Of the grouy,
and there is a swarm % admirers around
him bent upon having a prolonged fgh,
with the Radicals and upon forcing
them to create the puppet peers. Lord
Miner is in the background, less out.
spoken about consequences than he Wal
when the Radical budget was hung up
but mistaken in his faith in a fighting
policy Around him are influential peeri
like the Dukes of Mountaineering,
Somerset and Bedford. with a meags
reserve Of backwoodsmen. mustered and
recruited az Grosvenor House.
The famous dinner 10 Lord Halsbur
was organized for the purpose OF forcing
the creation of peers in spite Of the re-
Of Mr.. Balfour and Lord Lans'
downe. While not intended as a demon
stration against party leaders, it was
meant TO be a forcible reminder that tss
situation had become unmanageable ana
that appeals 10 the loyalty Of followers
were futile a considerable faction Of
Snionist peers could stand out against
the orders of their leaders, and the Par.
lament bill would be rejected on ina
vote unless the puppets were in thsn
places The diners were not merely pay
ing Lord Halsbury a handsome comph'
ment for his inflexible TOryism, thy
we're ALSO warning Mr.. Balfour and Lona
Lansdowne that no guarantees could -
given safely 10 the Prime Minister I"
the passage OF the Parliament hfll WYE
put solid battalions OF Radical peers.
might be a minority Of the JnlonlS
peers, bur il had power 20 compel 'n'
,rown 10 do what both the sovereign am
The Prime Minister shrank from dolnA
That was the Interpretation when u
organizers desired the distracted psrU -
put upon their action, but il is alreao'
evident that they moderated the au'NV4'
ty of Mr. Balfour and Lord Lansdo"n'
over the main body Of peers. and S's'
he influence of the King.
The principal motive for this remark
able demonstration in favor OF o's
>uted point of tactics was the hope
Staying the Radicals with ridicule. ~
present Sir +. c. Gould and his ASSOC
ties in caricature have the UnioniStS
heir mercy Lord HalsburY as AsA
lefying the electric bolts. is irresiSuV.
unny, and the peers dining in the 90
Itch. with champagne corks whiIA"'
md coronets in the hands OF the wai'e'~
ire indeed comic subjects. The mass
IRE now laughing merrily over the SUI.
light OF the Lords: bur what FUN 'h@.
would he on the other side II the pupp~
we're created How trenchant woulo -