New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-25

former letter had so n UGH TO 90 WIN '"0 W -
ot the Tory Government. You VIII perhaps -
hoard of the article and seen II before YOU ~
,his letter and shall only say th"t 1t Is renarA
'n,' soIf os we'll as in the source from which 1t
comes and that it is earnest plea lor soe ,o,'
- Home Rule rs if il were written by an lrlSh
,,o,ohor of Parliament Two members OF the pres
ont Government at least-Mr. Chamberlain auu gu
Charles Dilke-are in favor of Home hule. :"
Charles Dixie is strongly an advocate OIL Iiono
,rlo than Mr.. Chamberlain. Mr.. Chamberlain Is
for trying 10 the last the policy OF governing l'c-
land according to Irish ideas. and thus endeaNolhE
20 reconcile Ireland to its close connection WIN INC
central Parliament. Should this plan lail 20 SUI
ecod he would then be in favor Of recognizing the
claim of Ireland to sclfgOvcrnment. Sir CH','o'
pike. however goes a step further and 1rahkS
lodges that he is at present and OH princpo
IN advocate Of Home Rule for Ireland Inc HOUSE
nj Commons is beginning TO find out every gay U.''
81 cannot get through the mass of work when ''0
nresent system forces on it, We near II 0""'i'"
ally asked why Irish members cannot Oo oo"
with system of Parliamentary government ""'0A
Is fouud satisfactory by Scotch members A"0 d"
swer is very easy Scotland has III lac' hor y '''
Of Home Rule already. She governs Hersc't az
tborch she does it in Westminster Palace, and not
in the old Parliament House in Edinburgh Inc
Advocate of Scotland has part in the admin
istration of Scotland something Ike that OF the
Tusb Chief Secretary in the government OF lreahd'
prt uben the Lord Advocate of Scotland Is about
IN hiring IN any measure concerning that country
he conyenes the Scottish members INTO councl
of their own. He submits the measure 10 theih'
consults them on every principle ana every cl'uS1
of IT, All their opinions are taken anu gwen anu
tbus by this little Parliament within a farhaheht'
the measure is shaped into full accord with Sco'tsh
IDEAS When il comes before the House OF Ooi'-
mons il is explained and discussed manly OF aIto-
ce,Lar Law Scottish members. No English or IRISH
member thinks of interfering. That IS the manner
IN which Scotland is governed, ana let me say IN
irs,ce 70 the Scotch mem bers that it would be i'm
possible to get them to assent to such system do
Chat which Ireland is forced to endure.
How i Ireland dealt WITH Every measure that
concerns her is arranged by the Government ut the
instance of the Lord Lieutenant or the Chel oecre-
fairy without the slightest reference To the Opinions
Of the men who represent the great bulk OF lhe
Irish people This system was carried 70 aDsoin'e
perlection in Mr.. Forsters time Mr. or'ter ac'eu
with rs sublime a disregard of tie opinions OF lIsH
members as a Turkish Pacha might $40" I'r INC
feelings Of the inhabitants of far distant prov
,nce which he was governing AT his ease from Coh-
s,antuople. / do not merely point to the fact that
Mr. Forster never consulted any of the members
.vbo act with MI Parnel. How any man III hls
sense could have supposed that he could govern Ire
land without taking some account Of the existence
of these men and the cOnstli uences they represent
II passes my wit 10 conjecture But am hoI ONeA-
In, on that fact alone. Mr. Forster never con
descended 10 consult with regard TO ms measures Oh
coercion even those Irish members VINO remained
devoted to the Government OF Mr. Gladstone. lie
nover consulted Mr. Shaw on the subject. lie never
nsked for one word of advice or suggestion nom MI
OConnor Power one of the most eloquent of all The
,,,.ly io for Inn time standing IN
the very front rank Of their opposition t. English Sys-
tens of administration. has gradually. out OF regard
for Mr. Gladstone and belief in him, passed away
altoccther from cooperation with Mr.. Parnell ana
ms colleagues More than that, the Cmet Secre-
tary never condescended 10 consult Mr.. Charles
Russell who IS not a Home Ruler, althonsh hr
represents an Irish borough, who Is most loyal
follower of Mr. Gladstone, who - an freshman by
birth and bringing up, who thoroughly understands
ireland. and who is moreover the foremost man AT
the English bar. Now | say that when SO stolid
and contemptuous a disregard is shown Tor the
national representation of people and when such
copd1et could be tolerated in Parliament, 1t IS per
fectlv clear that Ireland ought not 10 be LETT de
pendent on Parliamentary government IN W estnln-
eter.
Take again the policy which led TO the arrest Of
Mr.. Parnell and Mr. Sexton, and the re-aTrest OF
Mr. Dillon last autumn. Upto THIS day 10 lrlSn
member knows perhaps no Irish member ever Will
know what was the reason which dictated that eN-
traordinary step. Some persons conjecture that MI
To,.ta, rnust have fancied he had got hold OF III
formation which, some more or less direcI way
connected these Irish members Of Parliament with
sone Fenian OF other conspiracy Oh course am
petfectly satisfied myself that no such connection
over ld exist and that therefore there coud be no
evidence of its existence. But il is possible that Mr.
Forster may have fancied he had evidence on
which reasonable suspicion could be founded II
th,t were not So then | am utterly al a loss even
10 Guess nj the reasons which influenced Mr.. Glad
stone and Mr. Forster IN that extraordinary and
unluckv comp d6iQt. Mr.. Dillon, 1t VIII be remem-
bored. had been arrested carly III the year not
long after Mr.. Davitts arrest. lie was only Kept
in prison for a few months, and released TO-
ward the end # the session on the ground that his
health always very feeble, was becoming too weak
TO allow of his continued incarceration. After the
session a very few DAYS before | lett England for
the East Mr. Dillon dined with me IN London. lie
was then convinced as | was that the Coercion
act would not be used for the purpose OF making
any further arrests lie said to me that he was sure
Government Only wanted to have a Guiet autumn
and winter. and fair chance for the working ol
the Land act in the law courts. Mr.. Iarneu, ne
remarked 10 me, was quite willing that the act
sbonld have every chance, and had arranged that
n certain number Of test were TO be prepared
by which the IRISH tensnt-farmer might easily get
20 know whether the act would really become a
benefit 70 him or not. Mr. Dillon assumed that
;be Government would be only too glad 10 have the
Land act tested in this way, and TO have the coun
Try kept in tranquility and that therefore they
would make no more arrests. So convinced was
be of this that he told he had strongly advised
very prominent member of the Land League then
living in Paris to return TO his home III Dublin.
He Will be perfectly safe over there" Mr. Dillon
said; we sha'nt hear of any mole arrests under