New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-27
COERCION FOR IRELAND.
THE TORY GOVERNMENT SHOWS IT'S HAND.
lat TIMOTHY HARRINGTON THINKS OF
DECLARATION OF WAR.
lBY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNE.1

Copyright; 1886 North American cable Nscs Co.
DUBIIx Nov. 2G.-The Tory Government have
been at LIST sucked into tie whirlpool of coercion
Lord Randolph Churchill's policy of bulldozny the
landlor has failed and his colleagues arc driven
back upon the rcsoute government of their saw
dust Ciomwell-Lord Salisbury. This is only what
have been steadily predicting since the re cctlon
of NJ. panell's bin. The nok-rentes could not
la,o been caioled or intimidatcd by the Govern
nicnt into acting like civilized beinys and the
tenants have had to take their protection into
their own han IS. How the National League re-
cards the action of the Government and is pre-
faxed TO meet it you Will lealn author1tatlvely
from the following statements which It's guiding
spirt. Timothy Harrington, NJ. T., authorizes me
TO S nd to America Mr. Harrington says:
The prosecution of Mr. Dillon is the first step
of the Tory Cove nmcnt toward ruin They have
been endcav olin. 20 show the Icople of England
that they could rule US without coercion but they
confess to day by tler prosecution OF Mr.. Dilcn
ami their proclamation Of tie Slico meeting that
they have completely failed. They cannJt afford
10 stop with this stroke and we shall draw out to
the fun their brutal policy. The Irish people are
now organized as they never were before and there
are more forces fighting on their side. Already the
lanllorls have been fined a good round sum for
tlcr opposition to Home Rule, and with tie plan
Of the campaign now fu nished to tie tenants an I
by them adopted warmly, a method is glN EN-
them which will bring financial ruin upon nearly
tie whole class of raclI-rcntcrS. So far from
checking the pogress Of the movement. the Gov
eminent prosecution and proclamation will only
in cnsify the struggle. The eople never refuse
to light when the Bit sh Government Challenges
them to it, and do not anticipate that our diili-
Guilty will consist so much in keeping them TO the
c0ni est in inducing them to act with calnIness
we'll determination
In reply to the question whether he thought
there would be further PR sccutions. Mr. lIa1ins-
ton said 81 have doubt there will be many
prosecutions. Probably that of Mr. O'Brien will
come next, and / should not be surprised if
myself came in pretty early for portion of the
Governments attention. But the Government will
have to 90 much further than their proceeding
against Mr. Dillon indicates before they can OPP
pose any effectual check to our movement. They
proceed against him under old statute Of the
reign of Edward III which gives the judge power
10 punish him only UPON his refusal to give bail
10 keep the peace. If Mr. Dillon chooses to give
bail and then goes out and enters upon the cam
Iaign in the very same manner and delivers the
same speeches for which the Government pro-
Cecding against him they will be completely pow
cress and their rusty old weapon of Edward Ill
will have been proved failure. / do not know
what Mr.. Dillon may adopt. but should
ktoney ADVISE thb as Uiie ihoet eincdclous way
of harass.ng and defeating the Government. /
also think the prosecution may open up to us II
means of reading before the judges Of Queens
Bench so many affdavits from eyicted and rack
rented tenants as may keep their lordships sitting
until pretty nigh Christmas
How about the suppression of the National
League movemcnt?'
Il have no doubt they are extremely anxious
10 suppress the League, but they have not now
the same machinery which the Government pos
sessed in the time of Forster and Spencer and that
is why they hold their hand so long. When they
do become possessed Of the power Of striking at
the organization think l can them that
H,ey will not put it down without finding them
selves very much damaged by the effort"
L. =. GILL; VI. T.