The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-25
The Hibernian Worry.

London, "a John Barry, member
OF Parliament for Wexford County,
and vice-president OF the home rule
confederation, has LEFT London to or.
gsuizs mass meetings at Manchester,
Birmingham. Liverpool. and other
large towns, to protest against coer-
cion.
In the House Of Commons, this
afternoon, Sir Charles Dieke, under
foreign secretary, stated that some
technical difficulty had arisen re
speeding the ratification OF the treaty
for the suppression of the slave trade
on the part of Turkey.
Smythe, home ruler. in behalf oil
the section OF Irish members who
follow Shaw, and who are not dis
posed to vote for coercion until gov
eminent has disclosed the features oil
land measure, questioned Gladstone
in regard to the land bill. Gladstone
regretted his inability to inform the
House of the contents of the bill, and
said when state business was more
fully developed the question might be
more conveniently discussed.
Forster. chief secretary for Ireland,
rose at $50 O'Clock, in very crowded
House, to move bill for the protec-
ton of life and property in Ireland.
He justified the bill by long and de-
tailed description Of the outrages
which have been committed. He
showed that the Land League
bad a complete system of con-
stables in all the districts, who
recorded every infringement OF the
rules sof the League. The result is
that the Land League is supreme.
There is a reign of terror. Those
who break the law are safe, while
honest men who keep it are in
danger. We must, therefore, strike
terror into them; we must arrest
these criminals. prolonged oheers.)
ForsteT's bill asks power for the vice
roy TO arrest persons reasonably sus-
pected as principals or accessories in
reasonable ofenses, such power to
in force until the 30.h of
September. 1882.
Judge Fitzgerald in bis charge to the
ury, repudisted the theory OF the de-
euse that the Land League was
,hiof1y a charitable association, and
the contrary theory, that It
vas a scheme of socialism, devised in
/ nerica. Americans, be said, we're.
g q nation, noble and generous
md no scheme of socialism for the !
destruction OF property in Ireland hsd |
'een devised by them. At the same |
ime be strongly censured Irish
american settlers who had re-
arnsd tn ireland to stir up dissen-
lon. he Admitted the eAietonoo of
istress. and said there had doubtless
cen instances of harshness on the
art OF landlords, but he considered
be Land League had aggravated al
De feeling between Landlords and
.nsnts. He vent in detail through
re objects avowsd by the League In
1eeohes and rules, showing they
ere illegal. He pointed out that ali
ersons engaged in conspiracy we're
to the law, even il they
ere not aware of the illegal acts com
lifted. Some of Biggsr's speeches,
g said, were shocking. Dillon,
10, had discountenanced seeking
'dress of grievances by constitutional
leans. The judge will continue his
large to morrow.
Parnell entered the court after
ncheon. At the close lie was loudly
leered, and was escorted by the
ovid along the qusys.
Birmingham, ga number of
10 Irish constabulary havs been {
aking Investigations here lately lead I
g to the belief that Fenianism is ex. /;
nsively organized and that a raid on
g manufactures OF arms is probable.
Jvernment has sent q detachment
troops to guard their small arms
here.