New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
IRISH TACTICS-PERsoNAL AND OTHER
TOPICS.

TOPICS.
fFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
LONDON, February ,.
The fat has gone forth Mr. Treyeyan's fato is
announced. 9" For him." says the leading Home
Rule, Nationalist and Parnelhte organ In Dublin,
the session which opens Tomorrow will prove a
severe and trying ordeal. lie VIII have to meet the
Irish party under circumstances hardly mere favor
able than did Mr.. Forster twelve months ago. Up
TO the present he has been treated by them with
every consideration, as he has repeatedly acknow-
ledged himself. but the recent action of the Irish
Executive renders such an attitude the part OF
the Irish members an impOssbty Tor the future
The recent action of the Irish Executive. so unpa-
atable to the Irish members, is vague phrase. IL
may refer to the arrest Of the PhpniX Park mur-
derers and to those proceedings against them which
have reused Mr.. ODounel's Indignation. But The
Frecmaas journal is so cautious paper that It's
language may be taken more probably To refer TO
tie prosecutions of Mr.. OBrien and TO the imprls-
onIGent OF Messrs. Hraly, Davtt and Quinn. These
acts. and the Justification of them at Hawick, are
what The DGly AeCs has in mind when it described
Mr. Trevelyan as adopting the fallacies OF despOt-
ism. This eccentric journal ought admit, TO
know a faacy when 1t sees one but its ideas OF
despOtism peculiar TO itself aud its Irish clients
to whom the incarnation of tyranny is IA constable
Whatever the cause Of the language / have
quoted be. the result is clear. and the allusion to
Mr.. Forster unmistakable Who has forgotten the
conduct of the Irish faction toward hi. Forster
The savage personalities the studied insoence. the
jeers and houts addressed 10 the late Chief Secre-
tary. now to be addressed to Mr.. Trevelvan. 10
would be thought odd in a newspaper published
anywhere but in Ireland 10 avow that its friends
in Parliament propose to show no consideration
toward high officer of Government Nobody, not
Mr. Mr. hot NJ
Trevclyan is man Of perfect sincerity. conscien-
tiously performing what he believes TO be his duty
doing it in such cases as those above mentioned
with extreme reluctance. and solely from
wheming conviction OF it's absolute necessity. lie
is the less to be made the object Of Icrocous
anlmosty as Ingenious as 1t is brutal The truth 10
the Parnellites are bitterly disappointed in Mr.
Trevelyan. When he was made Chief Seci ctary
they were told he was a Radical. and they believed
he might be fattcred by appeals to his vanity ana
duped by the specious phrases about free speech
which the stock in trade alike of sedtlOus agi
tatOrs and of the boluer who them
means to violence II they had not found out their
mistake before. the speech which Mr.. Trevelyan
delivered last Friday 10 his constituents has unde
ccved them. That mastery statement embodied
one phrase destined to pass into current use,-tne
machinery of murder. There is" said Mr.. Ire
vclyan -" class OF articles and speeches which are
not made for the purpose Of argument but for the
purpose OF denunciation, and which are just as
much part OF the machinery OF murder as the
sword cane and the pistol" That may 10 fallacy
of despotlsnl. as our friend above mentioned says
but if 80 tho falaces Of despotism only another
name for the dictates OF sound co nmon sense.
NoI ia th. all. The attacks on Mr. Trevelyan
might not have much influence on the of
business But obstruction is to DO resumed and
the threat of it Is openly made in the journal
from which have been quoting. The speeches Of
Lord Derby and Lord Harrington, we are told, not
le,s than that of Mr. Treveyan on Friday, show
that the Government luxurate In the belief that
they can afford TO snap their fingers at the Irish
members that the Rules have been reformed.
But the Government is to be taught better It
will be necessary to disabuse them Of any such
idea, and show that resolutions they can pass
can deprive the Irish party of any portion OF that
Influence they have, after a bitter and deadly
struggle, obtained in the House." Influence"
means simply the power of obstructing business
and ising Minister'S and renewal of these
pastines ia the revenge TO be practised on the Gov
eminent for not allowing Mr.. Parnelps new Ma
tionxl League to resume that control of Ireland Of
which Nj. Fosters firm and wise policy deprived
its predecessor. Mr.. Parnell will take up more
advanced line Of policy In the House Of Commons