New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-07
THE BRITISH CRISIS.
DISCUSSING THE NEW IRISH POLICY.
lBY CABLE To THR rRIBUSE.I

LONDON, May 6.-Thc new Irish policy
commends itself but slowly to English opin-
lon Nobody yet knows precisely what
measures the Government means to propose.
II is understood that the extent of the concessions
Is still undetermined. The one thing certain is
that they must be sufficient to satisfy Mr. Parnell.
without his approval no measure Will avail Ills
release makes him master of the situation. The
Government have delivered themselves INTO his
hands There has been no bargain. Lord Hartlng-
tons statements on this point are decisive. There
is not even an understanding. Information
reached the Ministers leading them to believe that
Mr.. Parnell if the Government adopted a certain
course respecting arrears of rent and released the
suspects would his influence to restore order IN
Ireland They have asked that only. Mr.. Par
nels statement in the House on Thursday does not
go beyond that. No Minister, publicly or privately,
Processes himself able to produce any other Sc
curity whatever for tranqullizng Ireland
than Mr. rarneIs supposed intention TO
exercise his personal authority to support the law
Undoubtedly, for practical purposes an al
lance does exist at this moment between the
Ministers and Mr. Pamc. There Is no other guar
antec for a continuance of that alliance than the
continued submission of the Government to Mr..
ParHell's views Nothing but Lord llartingtons
presence in the Cabinet prevents an important Wing
detection 1t is doubtful whether Mr.. GOschen and
other leading Liberals will adhere to the Govern
nent when the terms of tho capfulation are fully
disclosed. A widespread feeling of humiliation is
expressed in private without reserve but III public
moro cautiously. Journals so judicous as Ihe
Economist are deploring the fact that the establish
ment of law and order in Ireland is even apparently
subject to bargain. declaring that the Government
have allowed the affair TO assume shape IN when
the triumph of the Land League appears unmXed
and uncompensated. Nobody pretcnds to answer
Mr.. Forstcrs protest against buying obedience TO
law by concessions. The great body OF English
opinion agrees with Mr.. Forster. The one thing
worse than secret societies is the open acknowledge
ment of the powerlessness of the law without as
sistance from lawbreakcrs. 1t is Mr.. Forsters re-
mark about paving backmail to law
breakers which has exasperated the party
of surrender The remark is essentially true.
Pamelites excepted. only Radicals of the Chamber
lain pattern really rejoice in the new departure.
Conservatives, Wings, moderate Liberals Radicals
and Irish all agree that the Government has IN fact
completely abandoned the policy Of the last twelve
month. Neither Mr.. Chamberlain nor his wing of
the Liberal party ever heartily and Loyalty sup
ported either the policy of coercion or the Minister
charged wltf its execution Mr. Foster, inside and
outside of the Cabinet, has been steadily under
mined. The Cabinet, as a whole, have taken their
whether mistaken or not but everybody knows
that persistent personal hostility has had much to
do toward precptatins if not producing the catas-
trophe great majority of the Cabinet and the
Liberal party regard Mr Forsers resignation as a
calamity but to Il small active minority Mr.. Fors-
ters disappearance from Office has the sweetness of
personal triumph. His statement to the House on
Thursday deserves the eulogies which were paid III
various quarters. 1t was manly, candid, statesman
like 1t has been assaed by few. The Radical or
gans are INSCRIPTIONS in their acrlmony. The
Daily Ners thinks it indecent to remark
that Mr. Forster was not present in body
at the Conservative meeting at the Carlton
Club Yesterday, but his spirit animated the proceed
| ngs Mr. Forster's offence is conscientious adher-
ence to his convictions. He resigned rather than
sacrifice them-a course which Mr.. Chamberlain,
under similar circumstances, Thought unnecessary.
| The appointment of Lord Frederick Cavendish
was received throughout England and Ireland with
q roar of angry contempt. His best friends describe
him as a good departmental administrator, with
neither experience qualities for governing Ihe
appointment confirms the belief that Earl Spencer
is To be the rea ruler of Ircland-a task for which he
has considerable qualifications. Lord CaVendinhs
duties. according to this theory, will be mainly
Parliamentary, but he is VIGOROUSLY incapable
speaker
The Conservative resolution OIcTcu Ill luc tlouSo
Yesterday expresses more than the general feel
ing The Government, having abandoned their pre-
yious Irish policy, should state new one. Lord
LymingtOns resolution in very similar terms, when
was proposed later was the result of caucus. The
moderate Liberals and the Radicals are secretly
equally anxious Tor a declaration which will bind
| the Ministers to definite concessions. but
| Mr. Gladstone chose to treat the Conservative
resolution as a want of confidence motion, 80 rally
ing the whole party, opposed IT, The Conservatives,
| nevertheless. calculate extracting from the
Ministers in the course of the debate declaration
| az TO what they really mean to do, especially
| whether any, and what new, cOercye measures are
| contemplated. The Radicals hope and intend to
prevent such measure, being perfectly aware that
its introduction would instantly shatter the exist
| ing coalition with the Parncllites. " Cocrcivc
| measures are only possibility" aiirms the
mouthpiece of the coalition. Liberals who are not
| Radicals are already beginning to reflect. The
| party which the Government is now undertaking to
concillate its ultimate aim to be to shake OH
| English rule The day must come when Parneli
will demand as the price of his continued support IN
| Parliament and continued tranquility III lrcllnd
terms which English Ministry dare grant.
| Then what ! u W. D
INCIDENTS IN IRISH AFFAIRS.
| LONDON Nav 6-Mr Davitt released from
| the Portland prison at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
He drove to the station 10 take train for London,
| accompanied by Messrs. Parnell, Dillon and
| O'Kelly.
| DUBLIN May 6.-The coroner's jury have returned
| a verdict of mansaughter against the FARMER
McGlorine who shot dead the man who hred AZ nm
| in Foxford County Mayo.