New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-13
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1o>nox Nav l2-The debate on the introduc-
.or Of the new Coercion bill took place at too late
IN hour to allow much criticism of the de'ahs oi
,ho hill. but its general principles are everywhere
.nnroved except by the Parnellite journals. IL was
racornlzed that further legislation had become III
evitable after the Phenix Park murders, and the
hill is rs vigorous and thoroughgoing measure as
oo,,d be devised TO meet the object in view But
,bora is some misgiving as TO whether or not It's
extraordinary strineency will not increase The
nonular sentiment against the law. Inc Dlil
socms calculated to combat every difficulty except
+bot arising from disinclinatOn to give evidence,
ora without sufficient evidence of crimnahty
indoes will not be found more willing to convict
,hon iuries The administration of the act is left
entirely IN the hands of Lord Spencer.
There is no doubt that notwithstanding the siren
onposition threatened by the Irish members the
measure will pass in almost its original form; and
il will depend upon the temper and frmness with
which its proyisions are enforced whether or not it
will prove to be an eectual check to the reign OF
terror in Ireland The Irish members are raising
Il
policy of Cancellation, and are determined in de-
fance of the compact of Kilmainham, to revive
their old tactics of obstruction so that 1t is expected
that SIX weeks at least will be occupied in passing
the bill. The understanding recently established
between Mr.. Gladstone and the liberated members
is completely at an end. and nothing is now looked
forward to in Parliamentary circles but repetition
of the dismal irritating wranges which character
lied the debates of the last session.
The appointment of Colonel Brackenbury as In
spectorG General Of the Irish COnstabulary creates
good impression, because it is thought to fore
shadow the reorganization of singularly neffect-
i've force of police and the formation Of detective
department on the English system
Goodwin Smith, in a letter TO The Times to-day,
written, apparently before the proposals of the
Government became known, enforces the necessity
of the abolition of trials by jury in Ireland, and con-
demns the Government for steadfastly refusing so
long to strengthen in this direction the hands of
public justice.
The well-known correspondent Of The Tines,
"Warhawk,r who processes to be i'll the secrets Of
the Revoutionists throughout Europe writes to The
ST. Jamess Gazette to express the opinion that there
exists in Ireland a society far more important than
the Land League that its headquarters are in
America, and that it employs. its agents for
murderous work men, called Terrorists," members
of society which is an ofshoot of the International
andwhich was sounded to provide any revolutionary
society with able organizers or sufficiently desper-
ate assassns The Land League is aware of the ex-
stence of this society," but dares not interfere with
it. The murderers of Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Under Secretary Burke could, he believes, be
brought to justice by the exercise Of great tact and
diplomacy and by the offer of a strong guarantee
of safety TO the informers. and an assurance
that their extraditon would not be permitted,
most of the members of the society being charged
with crimes committed abroad They are mercen-
arv. however, and could be won with ease if the
authorities knew how to deal with them.
By the latest Ministerial appointments Mr.
Leonard H. Courtney, Political Secretary to the
Colonial Office succeeds Lord Frederick Cavendish as
Financial Secretary to the Treasury, and Mr. Henry
Campbell Bannerman, Financial Secretary to the
War Office succeeds Mr.. George Otto Trevelyan as
Secretary 10 the Admiralty. Two or three under
secretaryships yet remain to he filed.
Lord Spencer to-day received an address from the
Dublin Chamber of Commerce. In reply he said
that he should do his duty without finching main
tain and enforce the law, and restore confidence IN
those parts OF the~eounry where life and liberty
were endangered by the lawless acts of unprinci-
pled men; and against those men only had the
ordinary law.