New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16

out trial II with the sanction OF The Legislature our
own Government chooses 10 keep any OF her Majesty
ghIecs in this condition there Is end OF the maHer
M far az they are concerned. But really do not see
how foreign Government can DO resisted Whch IL say
10 ~ Considering your dcultios We do not object 10
your keeping gaol for month or two Oh shspoioh'
and b. subjects OF this state bui they mast not be lnl
prisoned untrcd for qnitc indefinite time ana AFTER
six months OF must ask you either TO pl' then 10
trial or release them" II might be Kinder IL mlgie oo
considerable, not o. prefer such request bU' VIZ
cannot regard II unreasonable ana no pcope are VII
titled to resent such demand less than the hh-sn
and we should hope none are less disposed 10 DO -"
As for our Government; we hope they may be relied
upon to deal with these American circumstances Win
GU, anger or irritation.
There is no effort here to shift the RESPONSE
biify incurred under the Coercion acts. lhe
writ of the Crown is recognized as supreme
within the limits defined by the law OF the
land; the legality of the arrests is not qucs-
toned but the necessity OF giving foreign
citizens "A fair trial when reasonable interval
has elapsed l. cogently set forth. The position
of our Government is recognized as entirely
reasonable. and the release of the suspects
whose naturalization is without flaw, is ur-
gently recommended. The comments OF other
English journals with few exceptions, are adj
mirablc III tone. The Times resents in advance
anything like buster or intimidation from
Washington, and insists chat it must be clearly
understood that within the dominions OF the
Crown no license can be accorded to those,
whether natives or foreigners, who engage III
reasonable or criminal designs. IL readily
comedies, however, that ii will be cXpcdlent
for the Government to release any foreigner
under arrest who will agree to leave the cOuh-
try, and adds that it would be no slight boon
if tie United Kingdom could be well nd OF
ali lhc suspects. great and small, on the same
terms. On NIL sides there is a similar DISPOSE
ton 10 Ito Justice to the motives of orr Gov
eminent, and to acknowledge the validity OF
its demand that its citizens Shall not be I'M
piisoued for lrotractcd terms without judi
ca investigation.
The moderation which is displayed by the
English Journals is the more remarkable when
the difficulties which are presented by the re
lease of the Irish american suspects are 1uliy
appreciated Now that the principle is recog-
nizcd that naturazed citizens OF the United
States. if arrested under the Coercion acts,
en- only be kept in jail for Il limited period,
the Government will be exposed to new dan
gers in It's battle with lawessness in Ireland.
The suspects are well fed in prison, and their
arrest carries with it no disgrace in the eyes
of their countIymen at home or abroad; and
in the case of naturalzed Americans OF IRISH
birth, the term of imprisonment will not III
future he protracted one. How easy IT VIII
be for the agtatOrs to recruit their force OF
active workers from the United States, and IN
Ibis way to add to the embarrassments OF the
Liberal Government! Every month that
passes will multiply the risks and difficulties
of governing the island as it is now governed.
Every alien suspect who is released because
it is incOnyenient or impossible for the English
authorities to grant him a trial will send back
several substitutes to make mischief III the
island. The English journals appreciate the
drawbacks to coercion which attend the in
tcrvention Of our Government in behalf OF Its
citizens, yet they have the good sense and
moderation to make the best of the "incon-
venicncesr of international law.