The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-24
IRISH AFFAIRS.
The ParnelI- Gladstone Programme Com
plete-rhe Repression and Arrears Bills
The Ministerial Crisis.


from London says; Z am enabled to give
you exclusive infornation that the Parnell
Gladstone programme regarding the new
Irish measures is complete.
The Land League members have been in
formed the progress &C the repression of
crime bill will determine the ac-
ton OF the Government regarding the
arrears act. If they obstruct the first the
Government will delay tie second. Glad
stones anxiety to get the crime bill through
in some form is explained by his vast loss of
ministerial popularity with the masses since
the Dublin murder and the hope of recovery
by this method Thence the great concss-
sion to Parnelrs followers to induce them
to avoid any obstruction that would surely
destroy Gladstone's Government When the
crime bill comes up Tuesday in the House
of Commons important amendments will
be offered and accepted. One rela-
tive 10 the proposed EMBARGO on Irish
newspapers viii provide. when adopted,
that suppression shall only refer to Amer
ican journals of the Rosa description. This
the local Irish press. Another amendment
will reduce the term Of the operation of the
law from three years TO two. Another will
make less arbitrary the power of arrest
ing persons merely suspected of belonging
to secret societies. The fourth modifes the
powers of local Magistrates and provides op-
pOrtunity of appeal TO a higher Court of
persons held by their authority. The Land
League members are led TO understand that
the Liberals will accept these amendments
on condition that their opposition shall
not be of q pr0tracted order which
usually characterizes Irish debate
The Irish members will likewise
introduce other amendments as a matter of
of course, but they will be rejected. Their
work will have the appearance of the usual
force, but will be superficial. The Land
Leaguers will take advantage of the
Gladstone weakness Gin Parliament to
force the passage of the arrears bill and
at the same time advance certain
reduction in cOerciye measures. Their Opin-
ion is dissolution Will speedily follow the
adoption of the new coercion act, and they
hope, if the Government splits on the result
of this measure, TO secur its repeal.
The members OF the Liberal party tell your
correspondent the greatest dissatisfaction as
the Radicals and Tories. They said
last night Gladstone must speedily choose
between those wings of the party. They de-
cline longer 10 be kept harnessed together.
Nobody has faith in Gladstone's power
now.
Forster adheres to his belief in strong
Government. He says measures must. how
ever be distinct and uncompromising. He
denounced with some bitterness the bargain
with Parnell. He did not believe Ire
lana would receive any measure conciliatory
or otherwise, except IN spirit. The people
there regard friendly overtures as an sc
knOwledgement of weakness to be taken adj
vantage Of Not while this exists can Ire
land be safely governed by half measures,
and it is unsafe for tie Government TO I'M
dertake it. The Liberal party has grave
fears as to the result of the present policy. A
ministerial crisis is far from the past Healy
didn't care where the Government went
after the passage OF the arrears bill. He
thought a dissolution extremely likely on
account of the new coercion policy. The
Irish party would certainly assist that end as
far as possible, 1t was willing to help the
Liberals pass the Land League bill, but will
work against them with redOubled energy
when the bill becomes a law, and go to any
extreme TO help the poor Irish farmers
Mccarthy says the League is willing to
attain its end by any means and will help
the Liberals while the Liberals help Ireland.
1T IS more important to pass the arrears bill
than hinder the prevention OF the crime
bill, which the Irish members could not
hope to do more than check for a few weeks.
The correspondent says: II understand
Parnell went to Paris again yesterday
morning to consult with Davitt and
Egan aud is not expected back before Mon
day. Other members of the League, mo-
mentarily estranged from him until the dis
covery of the letter to o. O'Shea, on which the
Government bargain was based, have be-
come reconciled and will work with him
hereafter. Undoubtedly the most critical
time in connection with the Ministerial
crisis has been the past week. We have at
this time the curious spectacle of the most
| conservative Government in the world
stepped in political bargains OF the most ex-
traordinary character"
LONDON, May 21--The appointment of
Colonel Brackenbury as Inspector General
OF the Irish Consiabulary has been can
celled and Colonel Bruce appointed.
The leaders of the League oppose Parnelrs
contemplated resignation of his seat, though
ne has strongly urged his desire to reside on
the Continent for some time. The Govern.
ment intends to permit the coercion act to
lapse from the passing of the repression bill