New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-07
STERN BUT sALuTARY REMEDY


done The answer is brief end 20 the point:
Take away this power to punish for infraction of
the unwrtten law, and it will become an empty
form. The men who have planned and pepetrated
the outrages to which have referred are the men
without whose help the speeches Of tho honorable
members for the City of Cork for Tpperary, and Tor
Cavan would be mere harmless exhortatiOns and
vapOrln0. 1t s these men who have struck terror
into the hearts Of the districts in which their opera
tiOns have been carried on, and we must Strike
terror into them III order that outrage may ne
stopped. persons aud property may be protected and
liberty may b. secured. We must arrest these crin-
lnas.
That declaration was welcomed by the iouse
with bursts of cheering. repeated at every clause OF
every sentence The words we must strike terror
into them stirred the deepest feelings of The House.
The applause was great. and it universal save
from the Irish quarter. | said above | would de-
scribe their feelings. can best do it i'll the single
word | have heard from Il dozen sources. They
were cOwed. They had expected nothing Ike 50
direct dchunciation, nor 80 much ViGor and irii-
ness on the part of the Government. They may re-
slSt and will resist the passage Of tni3 measure,
but they became aware last night that when it is
passed. as passed it will be sooner Or later the game
Is up.
The essence OF the proposed measure is in that
word arrest The police know whom to arrest.
The criminals who have made themselves safe by
the enormty of their crimes will be 9fc no longer
when the pnralyzed law is restored to its natural
force They are the Rbbonmen. the Fcnians,
and the ruflians who Were, perhaps neither, but
have been found convenient instruments OF the
League. What is proposed is this:
We propose tn take power to enable the Lord Leu
tenant OF Ireland by his warrant to arrest any person
whom he may reasonably suspect of having either
hefurr or after the passing OF this act been guilty aS
principal or accessory Of high treason. treason fell
ony or tTcas1nGhc practices and aSo OF any crime
punishable by law co:nnltted N prescribed as
trc being IN act of violence or intimidation or the
melting to any snch act and tending TO interfere
with disturb the nam nance OF law anu ordcr'
and that sucn person may tie detained IN pursuance
Of such warrant rs person accused ot crime ana
NOT as n convicted prisoner; and furthermore.
we propose that this power for winch we
rsk should extend until the 3pth Of
September in next year. l'nd chceF:.l
That is a technical account Of The measure Mr..
Forster i'll his spoken way. has summed il up
as a measure giving the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
the power to arrest, of his own authority. whom
ever lie will, and lmprISon him without irial for
eighteen months. That is a terrible power. Nobody
Will doubt that the Government Will come
TO the conclusion to ask for it with the
utmost reluctance Mr.. ForsicTs Il, scrlption
Of his own feeling about il is full Of genuine
pathos, the sincerity of which Is beyond dispute.
Iut he lrins, and the whole Of tn most Liberal
Government England ever lad, affirm with him.
tut unless this is lone the liberty ol honest men IS
nj an end. The power of arrest Will be exercised
nomnnlly bv the Lord Lieutenant; really hy the
Chief Secretary. himself responsible to his coi-
leagues, and he and they alike ainenable to Parlh-
ment for each exercise Ot :hc power. They believe
that this measure. coupled with another limiting
the right of carrying arms wIil restore order and
law and that nothing short OF tbIS Will. nat they
sorInny aver on their rcspOL NhIhy as Ministers.
| They have explained why. what they propose Is
not, in fact much coercion ~ protcctor-lt -
prOi ecIOn bll-aud believe II NAV be sad OF the
country "A, wa, sad also OF the House. that after
reading Mr. FOrsters speech not twenty impartial
men viii doubt that the measure is as sautarv and
Wise as 1t Is stcTn G' W. =
INTENSE FEELING IN HE LAND LEAGUES.
The Fifth Ward Branch OF tho Irish National
Land aud Industrial League he'd enthusiastic
meeting at No. 76 Varick ST. yesterday afternoon.
Several members of the League addressed the meet
ing and re:err ed in strong terms to the COwardly
arrest" of Michael DivItt. tho true patriotism Of
Mr. Parncll and his association, and the wrongs SUI
fered by the Irish tenantry. One member OF the
League moved, and supported his movement by a
prolonged argument, " that the Fifth Ward Lana
League taxing into consideration the present alarm
ing attitude OF England. and realizing that she can
never be brought to Christian terms by arguments.
Justice or reason. but only by beating her to her
knees organza itself INTO n volunteer military COM
many and begin drilling Immediately" In support
of this motion Mr.. Dwyer spoke IN part as follows;
The hour has arrived when true Irshmen VIII be
known by their deeds. The Gladstone administration,
driven to its exrem!tv has allOweh Ill" hcllSh
army defeated In Africa while th"nsahds o r sol
dlcrs are dc yet prepared Tor iam' 1iae h1iio, ] a
stationed within days journey OF dear 9h Eictn,d
ISLE whose inhabitants are peac'iu anu W@lIS . ~.
deserving the rights and privileges Of TeenrL ~.
content with fo,cine Irish members out OF Parameht
heartoss England has imprisoned our uear
ryman, Michael Ddvlit-and for whati lie mas i,ot n
violated IN, laws Eneand the requirements of hS
ucket.ofcavc but he lns been tIur ana patriotic lris
| has inprsoned hm. Although II IA not deemed
advabe for Ireland to Lake up arms a, present H. yc,
fear the time far distant when rho VIII ne com,
PEELED do ST. and inasmuch as 1t requires SIX oOhlhr
drilling TO make good solder. thlnk II VIII DC hsFp
| t,. ctiOut
daiev to assist our bro hers across inc oGcan m"a t
| tho news reaches England nat every Irlshnan III
America ia preparing 10 assist Ireland. snOud she re-
quiIe assstance. cold hearted England VIII per cl".
all events that volunteer companies are orsa-
nzlng in America viii irigen the Gladstone admhis
| tratiOn and have Il good elect.
II WAS thought By other speakers that in the time
! Of crisis Ireland would need money with which to
buy arms and provisions more than armed men.
| Oilers thought 1t against the teachings OF the
| League to organize companies and drill; ana stili
others believed with Mrs. Parnell that if all The
leaders of tine League IN Ireland should be arrested
| and every remaining lTlshman led 10 the ghlowH,
| the Irish women would come TO the front aild COM
| pel England to yield. The matter OF organizing a
| volunteer company was hnal,y referred 10 inc Nen-
! trail Committee for advice. Much enthusiasm pre-
| vailed throughout the meeting the mention OF inc
names of Davitt and Parncll being the signal Tor
prolonged applause Ihis brancn ~ incTeas,,lg & ~
| membership and now numbers ;}S7 active members
| The Fourth Ward Branch of the Land League
| held meeting yesterday afternoon at ST. James
|
| urrsided. Addresses were made by DIR. Naughton
and others. In the addresses references were mace
TO the arrest of Michael avit and 10 the necessity
of rcdoubled efforts the part OF lrsl-AmericanS
IN contribute to the and OF the Land League III Ire.
land ireland IL in the crisis of her history. SAID
one of the speakers, and If she Is not rescued from
the clutches of tho present landlord system shc VIII
never he established rs an independent people aedr.
| The Fourteenth Ward Branch Of the League ~
R1oOklyn held large meeting yesterday at llancOch
| UnII in North SxUl-st. The meeting was addressed
by tho Rev. Father Mackay priest who has lately
| annv Inv tLo Iish landlords which had come under
his personal observation He said that he was glad