, 1880-12-23
IRELAND.
An English Liberal" View Of the
Land Question.
The Tories and 1.nnd League Alleged 10
he Acting In Concert
For the Purpose Of Defeating Nj. Glad
stones Forthcoming Land Bill.
What Is Likely 10 30 the Chief Aim Of That
Measure.
IL ths Editor NJ The Chicago Tribune.

HGsSs 1tupIE Nle CApectulitt h4lUNltA Ibt
what tiay tnny bring forth u prectpItnte
or determine the course nf events between
how aiid tic 9th Ut January, when 1'arlEn-
n,ent assemblies, The human factors III the
cnsc nre 80 many element. of risk. colMplt-
cation, and uncertainty. First there is the
Government, called on to deal with slles-
tio,l charged with difficulty, md, rs John
Bright declares. "Cven with danger" to
itself. Then, In tho West Ut Ireland We have
4 population ihtlan,e.l Into temper which
mpcks ut the mere proposition Of legislative
remedies; Land I.eaguc, too, which colt
tInues to drive towards Heaven knows what;
aid, tii,nlly. tho Conservative party, har.en-
Ing Its heart like Pharaoh, nnd barring ~ The
strong arm" WHICH 1t brngs OF and only
wants m opportunity to usr. 10 atlny tho
gathering tempest which these things por~
teltt, tllore Is absolutely nothing iii prospect,
except tho legislative specific OF n Ministry
acting bravuly up to the maxim that
t!rncath the rule Ut tncn entirely great
Tho pen Ia inightter titan tho sword."
The only ltnt we haze rs yet lad rs to the
Forthcoming Land bill
HAS FALLEN FROM Mn. GLADSTONE Il1sr
SELF.
At the Guiltlha1l banquet he intimatctl that
the lneNsrry would be nil extension OF tho
principles OF the Land act of 1870. lii fol-
p"'ns '.'; vn' .'..s c'e", n'o ."qu's'l'se i','nu
W4t ~. W u's1s"ctea i1"!s1 ale 'wo qnsSt'o',s
,aosl y. nks,y ~ oce"I ~ N' nah'elS: % nas ~
~ .!''.I VII s"t.sls lteI.ta m"'. 'al ~ ~
t,t't t'1o iest ~ tHe Ahls"u'i WIZ el""t'
Somewhere between these. opposing, but per
haps not lrreconcilable. points of view, a
common bnsts Of agreement ought to b"
found, II tic Irish difficulty Is capnbte Of
be'nG scttlcd ny legislative means at aEl aIld
lie discovery OF sllcll n basis presupposes
some UNDERSTANDING 10 l'n'e been arrived NJ
III 10 ~''at aro really inc tfne answers 10 THO
anesliohs apo'e sta1ea'
ro", ~ ~ MATTER ot lue e1eatest lntetest
~ tna present moment where VIC afo 10 looR
ior t'lese triic anu ohly answers. IL VIC arc
70 LOOK Tor tneiil from Those WHO iiafe taKcn
Meir Stand III TIC Two extremes OF tllis coll
hiet' lhei', 'ttueed. t!ie olly common ground
Oh hSfee'hehC between such extremes IS.
hs u ever hhs neeh. Ile"a Oh oaitie'
~ hela Oh oallIe-it slltpiy comes 10 tlht III
tae Gnu. IL !icla1'a VIII bo sat'sElet WIN
not'lng less 1ltall Wiat IS teilafh'ed by tho
I.a'a League. tlle olliy possfblo prospect Do
Aole tas country IL l'l'i'lnl III" "liu tlle hus-
pehS'on u llbertS. ANA II, OIL Tic othcr
nal'G, fariaa'leflt WI! grant no n'ore tl,nn
ment must lay lis nccount 10 tleal with con-
tinuinr ari,ation md evpr-iucrenstnr disturb.
o,,"r II T. sn,ne cnns,,"rohIa Hmm sfmoo Tho
n"eG. ~ - e"lo eo"S'"c,1o'e t'''e H'nce tlo
Mqsia "ns assured, oil Af. 1iaastono's au~
tllhrity, TINT Ireland was
WITHIN A MEASURABLE DISTANCE OF CIVIL
WAn,
Tn an,r5t n mt +, fnnt III, ,ro,,, ,,~, :. o,,,
49,, =" ep.; = uos - ."s'; Mo iouy p"1ts At,..
1'lo Lllla 4.e's"o h"Fe pe'Wee'l tlehi "iteaas
"'easateo tll'1t o!sla'acc. !sAt III one thine,
Garl9qs'y l,, enough, % Tue T., Tory par.S alMi inc
them, md each for Its own ends, nro seeking
Land iii: bot' hnyo nS, ~ rooi t as eo,nicmnet
utmost to defeat 1t. 1t may bo worth tic
while Of Americans who Take m interest III
tho Affairs If Irc!ond tn follow Tho fortuncs
If ny tio ] nav Lard iii w,on ~ " II cn'oa u haror
Parliament. They would DO well rewarded
pass US cou,o to pnss # may,
OF Communism Il. Ireland, are hereafter seen
III alliance together, with tl,o sole oblect OF
defeating q Measure. to which Gladstone.
Dtisl't. anu Forster have given anxious
nlMsls, In the the Interests Of tho Irish ten-
a'!rff,y: r,y. co,o,rvo+,,,o. .,,, H.. 1.,, oo.,a
poles OF this vcxed question. "GrItiitI,'s
valuation - lias betUlno tho watcflw0rd of
tie one; "Slslpnl the 1labeas Corpus act"
Is 1.-the tho trIal!ying cry Of The qtl'or re Con;;
BY their. men Of light and lead !ng" III tho
il,!placnble spirit ut the Cnt0nian refrnl..
."Cartlage. mi must BE- .lcstroyed!" was the
burden OF thu old Nol,la'''s eloaaenec.
a.. tr,N "