New-York tribune., 1886-01-17
A NEW LAND WAR.
A STRIKE AGAINST RENTS IMMINENT IN
IRELAND.

T0RD
poLyoY-AN AGRARIAN REVOLUTION MPEND-
ING.
,,,oN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE'l
IoypoN. Jan 16.-LOrd Carnarvons resignation
marks the collapse of an interesting experiment.
The yiceroyalty of that able and amiable nobleman
os the outward and visible sign of Tory Parnell-
;te alliance He went to Dublin to make an honest
saor; to govern Ireland by ordinary law renquish-
inc the Crimes Act and relying on MIR. PsrnelPs CO.
oneration in maintaining order. This well-meant
.ndeayor to repress crime by the help of those who,
as Englishmen put the case, are interested In Its
.uccess. ends with Lord Carnarvon's return to
England.
Roth parties agree that the condition of Ireland
was never moro alarming than il is at present.
Earl Cowper's warning that the country was on the
eve of the most formidable strike against rent yet
seen is already justified. The League has organ
ized combinations among the tenants over a large
mart of the country. 1t undertakes 10 fix an aroi-
trarv percentage Of reductions of rent, and pro-
bibts All payments to landlords who retuse to
accept the League scale. Judicial rents held
according TO Mr.. Parnelps dlctum to be no more
binding than other attempts of landlords to enforce
payment by legal means, resisted by organized
force
The landlords on their side. are organizing also.
The Duke of Devonshire, Lord Hartington'S father
owning 10000 acres in Ireland, has accepted the
presidency of the Irish Defence Union. The most
urgent appeals have reached the Government
Menaces not less urgent come from the other side.
United Ireland the chief Parnellite organ, declares
with all solemnity that it regards the agraran
struggle as never during the century more serious
than it is now; that the population OF several
counties is ready to take up arms and that the
neonle will not submit either to eviction or to
pupishment for resistance. 1t openly threatens
reprsals if tue Government attempt to enforce the
law. The Archbishop of Dublin, in yesterdays
speech, echoes these threats.
TORY AND PARNELITE POLICY.
Lord Salisbury seems. nevertheless, inclined to
try. The Standard declares that crisis is near and
q final struggle for the supremacy between the
League and the law imminent; that there Is no
humanity in half-measures; that vigorous policy
is the only successful that the truest mercy to
the Irish people is to save them from the organized
persecution they have set up.
The correspondence betv cen Lord Salisbury and
Lord Carnarvon, published to-day, fails TO affect
the public judgment on his resignation. Beyond
doubt Lord Carnarvon accepted the Viceroyalty
only on the condition that he might withdraw
Honl a
would have remained in office had the policy II
Cancellation and concession proved success
instead of failure II Is believed that the Cabinet
intend to appoint no successor to Lord Carnarvon'
and that the Viceroyalty will be left in commission
The Parnellites say that this means coercion IN a
most stringent form.
The meeting of the Parnellite members in Dublin
ON Monday produced some strong resolutions out
the absence of Mr. Parnell deprived the proceed
ines of importance Nobody pretends to know
what line Mr. Parnell intends to take at the open
ING of the session, nor has he expressed an opinion
on the suspension of the VIceroyahy. Everything
indicates that the Irish question which Parliament
must first deal with will be not political, but
agrarian. The Irish will press for measure to pre-
vent eyictions The Tcnes anu Liberals agree that
Parliament must, in Mr.. Morey's words. prevent
the tenants from coniscatng the property oi land
lords
HOSTILITY TO HOME RULE.
There is little change in the attitude OF parties or
OF the puplic co Home Rule. There have been
repeated conferences between Mr.. Gladstone and
his colleagues but there has been no known result.
Every Cabinet council is followed by fresh reports
that the Irish policy of the Government is stilen
ing. An exchange OF opinions among the members
on the assembling of Parliament indicates strong
hostility to Home Rule in any form. The expected
meeting of Liberal. members to hear statement
from Mr. Gladstone has not yet been summoned.
Outside discussion continues The Duke of West
minister has delivered brief and violent speech
not judicous but violence from man 50 moderate
az he is is significant. Mr.. Lecky, himself Irish
man. and an advocate of Irish reform. publishes
powerful protest against Home Rule in any form
He declares that an English statesman who, after
reading Unitd ireland for three months can pro-
pose to hand over tho Government to the men
whose ideas il represents, must be either a traitor
or fool
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.
Parliamentary proceedings thus far are mostly
formal. The unanimous election of the Rt Hon.
Arthur Wellesley Peel as Speaker was a deserved
compliment to q very able presiding officer. Mr..
Bradaugh was duly sworn, and will take his seat
and vote regardless of possible penalties The
Tories having made all the capital thev out of
bis case are inclined to leave him alone in future.
The Houses have adjourned till Wednesday. Moth
ing will be done till Thursday, when the Queen is
to open Parliament in person, and real business will