New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-14
TORIES STILL HOPE TO
S|DETRACK HOME RULE
But Liberals and Nationalist. as
Well as 0rangemen, Are
Confident of Success.
BALFoUR'S CUE AWAITED
Ex-Premier to AnalySe Bill TO
morrow-Experts on Irish
Government Will Fol
low on Tuesday.
rBv Gable to The Tribune. J

London. Anil 19.-The sole topic OF
moment Is. Of course, Home Rule, and
the resumption Of the debate In the
House Of Commons on Monday IS
awaited with the keenest interest In all
political circles. Liberals, Unionists. Ma
tionalists and Orangemen are alike en-
thusiastic in their professions Of delight
at the prospects OF the situation and
are eager TO hear what Mr.. Balfour will
have TO say. The former Unionist Prime
Minister made his first political reputa-
ton as Chief Secretary for Ireland, and,
with the possible exception Of Lord
Morley. has a sounder knowledge Of
the Irish question than any other poll
tician on this side Of st. Georges Chan
mel. His speech on Monday, when he
takes I'D the threads of the debate, will
undoubtedly attract a crowded house,
and it is generally believed that he will
lead off with an elaborate analysis Of the
bill, so far as this can be done in the
absence Of the text, which will not be
available till after leave is given TO in
troduce the measure late on Tuesday
night.
Mr.. Balfour will be followed by Her
bert Louis Samuel. who will devote him
self especially to the complicated fnan-
oial proposals, finance being the Post
master Generals special study in an
tcipation Of the day when he realizes
his dearest political ambition, that of
becoming Chancellor Of the Exchequer
The Course Of the Debate.
II is not improbable that the adjourn
ment on Monday will be moved by
Walter Hume Long, Chief Secretary for
Ireland in Mr. Balfour's administration,
who would thus open on Tuesday on
the resumed debate, which in any case
will be closed by Mr.. Bonar Law and
Augustine Birrell, the present Chief Sec
rotary.
The Cabinets present intention is that
Mr.. Samuel and Mr.. Birrell shall be the
only two ministers to speak besides Mr..
Asquth, leaving plenty Of scope for phi
vate members, and keeping Winston
Churchill and Lloyd George as big guns
in reserve for the later stages. About
three weeks will elapse between the first
and second readings, though the OPPOSE
ton would prefer four, i'm order that the
country might have more time to con-
slider the details of the bill, which is
said 10 contain some forty-flve clauses
as against forty in the bill of 1893 with
the necessary schedules
1t is becoming clearer every day that
the Opposition will concentrate its at
tack on the financial proposals of the
bill and the clause dealing with the
nomination of the Senate Already the
phrase 'Frenzied Finance" is appearing
in the Unionist journals. while the min
isterial organs are continuing to vie
with each. other in their endeavors to
show that the British taxpayer will not
have to pay excessively for the privilege
of granting autonomy to Ireland
Lone Liberal 5oter.
Only one Liberal. Sir Clifford Cory.
Bart, Member Of Parliament for the ST.
Ives division OF Cornwall and a proni-
Dent colliery owner has definitely an.
nounced his intention to vote against the
bill, while two or three others may alb
stain, and it is probable that the first
reading will be carried by a majority Of
100. Nevertheless, there is on the Lib
erai side considerable sympathy with the
Unionist combination of the proposal to
nominate the Senate.
John Cathcart Wason, the gigantic
farmer representative Of the liberal
orkney and Shetlands, In a letter to
The Times says the proposal will not
stand the criticism Of the Unionists.
He argues that the Irish Unionists know
perfectly wei that any protection it
offers them VIII be worse than useless
while no matter what persons Mr.. As
ouith dominates as Senator'S he will be
accused Of favoritism and Of selling
places at the bidding OF Mr.. Redmond.
Afterward. no matter whom the next
executive dominates, the result will be
the same.
SO far as the debate goes the honors
lie easily with John Redmond whose
beautiful peroration on Thursday night
is by common consent regarded as one
OF the highest flights Of oratory the
house has listened 10 in recent years
Sir Edward Carson is tremendously
popular with his party, and Unionists
rely on him as the man TO smash Home
Rule. Mr.. Bonar Law is for the mo-
ment under cloud, but he will have
chance Of redeen1ing his Parliamentary
reputation on Tuesday next.
Naturally. the King rs deeply inter