New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-21
WHOM THE ENGLISH HOLD RESPoNSibAE
FOR TIE CRIME.

lfho" nv" LONDON, May y.
Bewilderment was perhaps the uppermost schs'-
tion with most men in London when the ghas'V
80. from Dublin first became known. 1t takes
tirne for the facts of new situation to he seem anu
,eop'e were asking each other what such murder
,,oart Dnrino some hours a theory prevailed, as IL
ala in Dublin. that it was Mr.. Burke whom 'no
.ssassios aimed at and that the death OF Lord
Frederick Caycpdish was due 10 the accident OF HIS
walking with Mr.. Burke. But this theory was
soon given up Mr. Bu::c, 1t Is true, Is the IN
oauation OF that Dublin Castle which haulcai
organ, in England have lately been denonncihg as
responsible for much of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oi
Ireland. But Mr.. Burke has walked the streets vi
Imblin and the lonely avenues oil the IaiA loi
years; unprotected By police and unarmed' Ihere
was no motive nor opportunity for killing him now
which had not long existed.
To-dov il is seen clearly that Lord Frederick Cav
endish was selected victim. Nobody dOupts any
more that his murder is meant as the answer oi 'nc
Irish Irreconclables To the new message VI
peacen The assassins can have had no particular
luminosity against Lord Frederick. 1t Is hReIy
onorgh tbev would have preferred killing Lord
speucer What they wanted was conspicuous
victim The four men who dealt the blow are be-
1ond doubt agents of an organization: of party
IN Ireland The leaders of this party nave
not Mr. Parnelps patience. They are not
willing TO enter into even temporary truce WIN
England. They meant Mr.. Gladstone to under
stand thai concessions III the matter OF arrears, le
1emoyal of Mir. Forster q coalition with MI far'
nell are tar from gong to the root oil 'he Hish
onestion Mr.. Gladstone interprets the message III
his own peculiar way. He telrgraphs Lord Upon
that the object of the black act plainly is TO rouse
indignant passions and embitter relations between
Great Britain and Ireland That is only nan me
Il in
trnth. while the whole might have been sta'eo III
tour words: War to the knife. And no Minister
who does not recognize the existence OF such
party and such spint IN LELAND ana deal WIN "
accordingly will long remain Minister.
There are English journals and politicians when
deal In philosophical politics. One marx Oh 'her
school is the philosophical composure they main
tain in the presence of the most mdeous onuaseS'
Their blood flows no more quickly in their veins
because the blood of two servants of tho State
waters the Phpnix Park. They employ with per
feet precision and sincerity the proper phrases OF
abhorence formurder as Nh. Parnell does. Butthey
will not for a moment allow that the new policy"
il To be disturbed Most men one meets, most pa
pors one reads, look upon these sthe
justification of the warnings heard last week
AGAINST abandoning coercion They agree IN re-
gardlpg comprehensive measures for the repression
S -; !, Ireloud as necessary Not
so our philosophical friends. Ihelr cry
is still for Cancellation. Their view of the
measures needed for Ireland Is summed up III the
suggestion that energetic, sklful, and reSoute de-
teetiyes be sent over to Dublin. They regard the
awful crime of Saturday ignorant doctors used
In reuard malignant huInor OF the skin, TO be cured
bv local treatment. OF the poison IN the system
they take no note. The common sense, nay, the
indignant impulses of the Nation are worth more
than much of such philosophy, which, for the rest,
screens a good deal OF conscious or unconscious
Jacobinism. What plain people ieel Is that these
murders denote the existence IN Ireland OF deep
and wide hostility to England which can never be
sppoased which will be satisfied by nothing but IN
dcpendence. which will stick at nothing to attain
its ends This the state of things for which force
is remedy. and the only remedy. Perhaps should
not say the only remedy There are Engiishinen
who would find remedy i'll surrender
UIsprobable enough that the feeling expressed
in the manifesto of Messrs. PaTnel, Dillon and
DavItt-a feeling of adherence for these murders
is a genuine feeling 1t is probable that The murder
of Saturday was not conceived nor carried out by
the agents or accomplces OF Mr.. Parnel None the
less must he bear hs part of the responsibility for
the CRIME For ten years Mr.. Parueli has been the
leader of Ireland He has been the head of an organ
zation winch throve by intimidation. lie has IN
part taught and IN part tolerated doctrines which
debauche ned the conscience Of the people. He dis
tinctly encouraged intimidation. lie Jailed DIS
tinctly TO dcprecate Outrages and murder There
have been murders be ore now. Which OF them did
Mr. Pancll condemn Followers of his justified
them and exulted in them without rebuke from
their leader. They served his purpose, and he held
his peace. THIS one Is blow to bs immediate
policy and his voice is instantly raised against it,
Why was he silent when Lord Mountmorres was
a.. l..
have learned the lesson that political ends may be
promoted by violence The murderers Of Lord Fred
erick Cavendish have only bettercd Sir. Parnells
Instructions
OF the various expressions OF horror at these
murders which come from Ireland and from Ameri-
ca say the same thing. Their sincerity | do not
question. But the men who utter them are the men
who have given tacit approval to the murders
which preceded these last Ii Land League Prcsl-
dents and National journalists. and Parneliites in
Parliament had declared their deiestation OF the
murder OF landlords two years ago. does anybody
believe Lord Frederick Caycnlish aud MIR. BurAe
would have been murdered last saturday Crimes
of that degree committed Ia pursuit oil a political
purpos seadfastly held before people and passion
ately cherished. are never committed without
great body of opinion behind them. Mr. Parneli
once declared murder 30 be an entirely unneces-
saTy measure of procedure, ana absolutely preJlou-
cial " here there suitable organization OF
the tenants" Then where there was no
suitable organlzaton." murder ceased TO
be absolutely prjudicial unnecessary.
That Is a fair inference from Mr. Parners words.
Blu, do not care TO support his responsibility by
verbal inference carefully ~ he chooses his
phrases. II is because lac did not hinder other
murders when he had the power TO hinder them
that lac is responsible IN no slight degree for the
murders which he now deaounces-he and MIR.
Mooney and Mr. Patnck Ford. and the other Land
Leaguers Of the Irish-Ameriean party who desire
distinction to be made between themselves and the