Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-03-23
From Our Regular Correspondent
European Letter.
LONDON. Eng. March 8. 1881.


LONDON. Eng. March 8. 1881.
A vast amount Of misconception exists
in foreign countries with regard to the
relations existing between England and
Ireland. and these incorrect ideas seem
especially prevalent in America. |; is the
widest nonsense to suppose that the min
listers, and the English nation generally.
wish to tyrannize over the Irish, 10 rule
hem W it'll n rod of iron, as they are
accused of doing. England is not by any
means given TO tyrannical courses; her
instincts are all the other way. Moreover.
she has nothing to gain bv such course,
but everything to lose. The actual truth
is that more time and thought have been
given by English statesmen to the amelio-
ration of the condition of ireland than to
almost any other subject. Mr.. Gladstone
has been especially energetic in furtherance
of her welfare. In return he has received
nothing but ingratitude and the most
rancorOus abuse The land bill is long
time coming, so long time that some
cheerful prophets already venture TO pre-
diet that it will never come at all. 1t is
argued that if about thirty Irish members
have consumed the whole time Of parlia-
ment since its opening in the first week OF
January in obstructing a coercion bill,
how long will it take to pass land bill to
which there will be strenuous opposition
on the part of the conservativesP Oi
course, there are the new rules to cut shoi
debate, and so forth. But these were in
vented expressly to choke OF the irish
men. They would soon evoke rebellion
if exercised with equal freedom on
strong English opposition. Indeed. al
ready there is feeling that they have
been exercised too arbitrarily in com
mitee by DIR. Playfair, the chairman,
who has offered his resignation in conse-
quence of resentment at his rulings.
Parnell is offered new chance of alliance
with the extreme section of English
liberals. He will he wise to take it. II
will prove of far greater service to his
party and, what is of vaster moment, his
country. than AN alliance with all the
French reds or the reds of all the CONT
nent, They simply ask him to act within
reason and they will assist him, should
| Mr.. Gladstone's land bill not be satisfacto-
| ry.
Some startling statistics have beer
made known in connection with the EN-
ployers' liability bill. 1t appears that the
average annual number Of accidents of al
kinds throughout the United Kingdom
or about three per cent of the entire popu
laton. OF course many of these accident
are the result of carelesness and may b,
put down as preventable. 1t is further
stated that on one well known railway
system the fatal accidents amount to n
many as three day. If it be true, on
must look with sort of horror on s
company which disposes of over thou
sand lives a year. 1t is a veritable jug
gernaut.
Diplomacy is now hard at work tryin!
to get a settlement Of the Greco-Turklsl
t difficulty without IL war, which we hea
would be disastrous to number O
European nations, and it would seem tina
the conferences between Mr. Goschen an,
Bismarck, and Baron Haymarle are bear
ing some good fruit in the shape G
making the Porte listen to reason. Judg
: ing from experience, to accomplish tina
task will be no easy matter. The Port
; will yield only to fear. Unlike JAG
Falstaff, he will give no reason, excep
upon compulsion. A war with Greece, @
revolt of the Albanians, would precipi
tate the downfall of Turkey, q thing tina
must occur sooner or later, and this tn
Porte very naturally wishes to avoid
q The powers are now tending to an agree
, ment in favor of compromise, whic
would leave Janina and Metzova t
2 Turkey, but otherwise follow out I'll
scheme of the Berlin conference.
We have had some spring weather tn
past week. The flower girls have sol
} violets and lilies of the valley in III
streets, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bucks eel,
t brated shop at the corner of Conver
: garden market has bloomed with radiar
= tints in the floral way. Wonderful cl
r mate this. One week of Arctic severit
0 passes away to be succeeded by soft sprin,
s like zephyrs from the "wanton west ,
+ Swinburne would say. That snap of co.
!. weather carried off thousands of invalid
and people with weak chests. 1t W;
S quite agonizing to read the statistics ar
l the registrar generals return.
AUGUST.