Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-24
GLADsToNE's FLAG OF TRUCE.
Efforts to Conciliate Chamberlain
Which May Succeed.

LONDON, May 23.-Mr. Gladstone's
committee is making a final effort to con-
ciliate the Radical dissenters. The COM
mittee has made Overtures TO Mr.. Cham
berlaln promising that il he abstains
from voting against the home rule bill the
measure Will be dropped after It's second
reading, and the government Will then
support resolution affirming the su-
premacy of the Imperial Parliament and
promising adequate protection for the
Irish minority. Mr.. Chamberlain's ac-
ceptaDce OF the offer depends upon Mr..
Gladstone's giving guarantees that this
course will be followed.
The Radical workingmen's clubs of
London are organizing a demonstration
in Hyde Park in favor of the home rule
bill.
a demonstration Of Radical working
men was held in East London yesterday.
Speeches were delivered from four plat
forms. Resolutions were adopted favor
ing the home rule bill, expressing conf
dence in Mr.. Gladstone and favoring the
dissolution of Parliament of the home rule
bill be rejected.
CHURCHILL's ANSWER.
LONDON, May "a, A. M.-Lord RAN
dolph Churchill In q letter to Mr.. Glad
stone, says
l regret that was absent from the House
OF Commons on the occaslonof your speech on
May Il. From reports | observe that you
completely mlsapprehended the meaning of
certain remarks OF mine on recent occasions
In regard to the Ulster lOyalists, and conse-
quently pronounced an impressive condem-
nation OF my opinions referred to. You will
not consider me wanting in respect when
| assert that you completely misstated
my doctrine. My opinion that an inevitable
result OF establishing Parliament in Dublin
such as your government proposes viii be
clyil war, harmonizes with opinions express
ed by an overwhelming majority of the public
men OF England competent to give judgment
and almost every person in Ireland of expe-
rience, position and respectability.
THE ULSTER LOYALIsTs.
Moreover It Is the unanimous and immov-
alb conviction of the who,e Protestant com
munity OF Ulster NV close examination OF
the Ulster L0yalists are justified in contend
ing that such Parliament at Dublin would
be composed mainly of National
Leaguers, who in the guise of a
Parliament would be more tyracnica
than in the past. do not hesitate to say that
should their fears be realized the LOyalists
would be justified in resisting. by force OF
arms, such mOnstrous yoke. III the prolec-
ton of the Imperial Parliament should be
withheld, the LOyalists would be in duty
bound compelled 60 protect themselves.
NO RIGHT TO sHIRK ITS DUTY.
also cOntended that Parliament has no
moral rlgnG 10 ulVest lbSelf or lis re5pOnslhlll-
ties towards the Ulster Loyalists, nor transfer
the allegiance of the Loyalists to what must to
them be not only ign but hostile body
without full and free consent of the LOyalisrs
themselves. Such has been my doctrine,
elevated into constitutional law by the action
OF the Wings against the arbitrary govern
ment of James IL. Nor can it be doubted that
the action OF the leaguers through the Par
/ Lament would be far more awful than King
James.wOuld have been upon England.
CONSTITUTIONAL RESISTANCE.
never urged resistance other than 3 rig
idly constitutional one, and if had any in =
fluence | would exert it at any sacrifice to
prevent the line being Overstepped. l de-
clared that in that struggle they, in
my opinion, would be in right.
and would clearly be entitled to the sympa-
thy and support Of the British people,
! This is what | would have tried to say
in the House of Commons. / feel con-
fdent that you will admit that your
description of my doctrine was entirely in
accurate and erroneous, and that nothing in
the above is inconsistent with an ex-Mini-
ster of the Crown and a Privy Councillor.
GLADsToNE's REPLY.
Mr.. Gladstone has replied to Lord Ran
dolph Churchill as follows.
greatly regret If [ have misrepresented
your statements. My words rested mainly
on your speech in Ulster and the closing par
agraph of your letter to Mr.. Young of May Z.
To the latter am constrained to apply exact
ly the same words expressed in Parliament.