New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-26
NOTES FROM LONDON.
THE NEW IRISH DEMAND-MR. ASHTON
dixie.

j. NV'' ~" LONDON. March 10. =.
"Nobody can deny" said he. that Mr.. Parneh
has taken Mr.. Gladstones measure. lie knows
exactly how to get what he wants out OF MINI ino
speaker was Conservative, who had just left the
House yesterday Mr.. Parnel being then on his legs
He reported what was a very common IMPRESSION
that the threat of renewed agitation, and the talk
about nothing being ever granted to Ireland except
under menace of violence, would really induce Mr
Gladstone TO make some concessions IN respect or
the Land Act amendments embodied In the Lana
League bill of which Mr. Parnell was moving tne
second reading An hour later Mr.. Gladstone had
rejected the proposals out and out, ana h0thihs mas
since been heard about Mr.. ParnelPs taking tho
measure of Mr.. Gladstone
Mr. Parnel himself was under no deception. lie
know well enough that he was asking the author OF
the Land Act of 1881 to pronounce q condemnation
of his own scheme and substitute new one LOT IL;
of far wider scope aud not only revolutionary puC
communistic SO sure was he that this was only
dress parade that he spoke, say those VINO hearu
him, with almost OstentatlOus indifference anu
languor. Yet his programme was large ohough W
have reused whatever enthusiasm there may Dc IN
the cold nature of the Member for Cork. he asked
nothing less than that tho Government snonid
dscredit and upset the existing Land
Courts whose judicial rents he declared
TO be rack rents which the Irish tenant could
not and would not pay. He proposed, further,
that every tenant who holds under lease, should
be enabled to break his lease and keep his land AT
a lower rent lie proposed that the doctrine OF
compensation for tenants improvements should DO
so enlarged as TO include the whole OF what Is
termed unearned increment and that the Vaine OF
the landlords interest in the land should be simply
the prairie valuep Short of these terms ana OF
Others, on which need not dwell the land question
in Ireland" said Mr.. Parnell. could not DO
deemed to be settled"
MIR. Gladstones reply to these monstrous demands
of the most precise and explicit nature. Inc pro-
posed measure. he said. was virtual reconstrno-
ton of the Land Act and especially Of its most i'm
portaut clause, its fund amcntal provisions. To
such measure the Government will give no support.
They differ " organcally" from Mr. Parnell. both
in his views of the work OF the Act, and of the
feeling of the people of Ireland with respect to 1t.
They believe that the main work OF the ACT Is
being done. and well done Recognizing the gravity
of the phrase rackrcnts in the mouth of Mr. Parnel
rs a description OF the Judicial rents fixed by the
Land Courts Mr.. Gladstone met IT as It could only
be net-by a fiat contradiction. There is no owl
dence that the tenants cannot and do rot chcerlully
aud easily pay these rents There Is abundant evil
donce that they do pay them. and pay them without
".
unsupported assertions 10 duty In place OF facts Is
not now exhibited for the first time.
as TO including lease-holdcrs." said Mr..
Gladstone. that question was considered ut
the time of the passage Of the act. and
they determined not to include thom.' This was
the most delicaie part of tho whole business, be-
cause, on their part. not only the Parnolltos but
the Ulster Liberals are az one and extreme pressure
has been put on the Prime Minister TO induce hun
to gave way. II IL greatly 10 his credit That hc
has resisted. lie does not state. but there "a no
reason WHY should not state, the truth about thus
Ulster demand. Loyal rs that province is 1t has
not looked on al the violation Of contracts and The
spoliation OF landlords without undergoing the de
mora lizaton which Is the necessary result OF such
measures The Ulster tenant farmers arc not devoid
of the weaknesses selshness of human nature, or
of IRISH nature II they could secure the sanction
of Parliament to a bill which should GU down their
rents and enlarge he definition OF their property
in improvements, they would do IL. But tho de-
mand IS none the less one OF unblushing cup.diiy.
1t has the support % Radicals, whom one regrets TO
see drifting into Socialism and p4licrng with the
sort of robbery that tries 10 hide itself under the
sp. cuas name Of land naturalization. But II will
not have the support nor the tOleraion of tins 0y
eminent Mr.. Gladstone's opponents, ever ready to
accuse him Of wrapping up bis meaning IN cloud OF
phrases now one and all agree that his declaration
of Yesterday Is clear and final
No doubt thero were among the multtudinous
points of MIR. Paruclls proposal some that might
deserve adoption on their merits # brought forward
by themselves at an opportune moment. But they
are swallowed mp In the greater and Navcr ones
which are wholly iuadmissble. Mr.. Parnell has
got his background for campaign IN tho United
States Hc has from his own point OF view. ease
for appealing to his Irish-American dupcs for moro
funds What will he DO with them Mr.. Gladstone
took note of the threat of a new agitation. Mr..
Chaplin speaking before NJ CT ,dstone rose, put
the question whether the new citation was to be
carried on ny outragcs and crimes Of violence. :"
hope" said Mr. Gladstone, that the momber for
Cork will rcpudIatc the impuatiOn, and assure the
House that the new crusade will he conducted
within the strict limits Of legality and irco discus
sion and that cOuntenance VIII be given TO those
who NAV seek to disturb the peace OF the country
or 10 dlsoLey the law of the land" But to that
appeal as to 20 many previous appeals TO associate
himself from agraTian crimes Mr. Parnel turned
deaf ear.
Mr.. Ashton Wentworlh Dixie, lately member for
Newcastle who died on Monday i'll Algiers, was but
thIfty-two years of age. lie the second son of
the first Sir Charles Wentworth Dixie. brother TO
the present baro. Ct Until he entered Parliament.
Mr. Ashton Dixie was best known 10 inc pubic Tor
his travels in Russia, and for his knowledge OF
Russian literature the latter great enough TO enable
HIM to translate Turgene1's Virgin Soil" from
Russian into English while LIVING IN Algers with
out grammar or dictionary of tho language lie
was known among Journalists as the proprietor and
editor Of The Uotkiy DispGtch This paper he bought
when its fortunes were at low ebh. BY
good business management and editorial
taleut he rauidly mndo q "A valuable prOpeTty,
and a powerful influence among tho classes from
winch its BUYERS and reader were drawn. It's CIR
Gu ation latterly approached quarter Of million,
and it was among the best Of information If
Won cared to know what the wOrklnguen
chnt iLAaa llr-.DI 1lasna