The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-18
GLADSTONE AND EARL CHATHAM

Gladstone is just now threatened with
defeat. II that should be the fate OF
his scheme, il will not be the first time
that measures that were both just and
polite have been temporarily defeated.
But afterwards the suppressed prin-
ciples of justice have arisen with new
force and nave established themselves
no more to be thrown down, or even
questioned. England, it would appear
is slow to learn by the experience of
the past Over a hundred years ago
the Earl of Chatham urged upon the
British Empire to take substantially the
same course in relation to her Ameri-
can colonies thatGladstone now insists
upon her taking with Ireland. The
Earl said: I'VE have tried for uncon-
ditional submission of the Americans,
let US now try what can be
gained by unconditional redress"
Gladstone says English coercion
m Ireland has been a failure
for the last fifty years and calls upon
the English Parliament to deal with
Ireland upon the recognized principle
IF justice and humanity.
The Earl said: mo benefit can be de-
rived from that country (America) to
this (England), but by the good will
and pure affection of the inhabitants:
that is not to be gained by force of
arms; their affection Is to be recovered
by reconciliation and justice only"
Gladstone SAYS, speaking Of consolid-
ating the unity of the British Empire:
al ask that we should learn to rely less
on mere written stipulations and more
on those better stipulations written on
the mind and heart of man. The
best and surest foundation we can find
to build on is the foundation afforded
by the affections and convictions and |
will Of man; ard that it is thus by the |
decree of the Almighty, that far more
than by any other method, we may be
enabled to secure at once the social
power, and permanence of /
the Empire"
England, however, elected TO reject I
the wise counsel of the aged Earl, but
rejection cost her the loss of her fairest
possession. England is likely to reject
the counsels of the aged Prime Minister
IN the Irish question, but if she does
and persists in the denial of those
principles that she herself can but
as just, it will yet lead to the
of the Empire. The
British Isles have reached the climax of
heir wealth and power. but her /
olonies will continue to increase in 4
population and wealth and power. AS 5
hey do so England will find il more 1
nd more difficult to retain her hold G
pom them. The little island in the sea a
annot hope BY continuing her past I
olicv to control long the empires into s
which some of her colonies are destined I
o grow. The remarks on the fishery I
uestion lately uttered in one of the |
canadian papers show that the idea of I
is taking root in the Bri- 6
ssh colonial dominions. The paper re- g
erred to said: IF the English people s
ave no interest IN seeing their Cana
ian fellew-subiects robbed. be it so,
hough understand thar fact, if fact il
e. might perhaps set some OF US think q
ng very seriously about the drawbacks i
t colonial existence" The only wy &
;ngland can hope to preserve tie unity /
4 her Empire will be by granting to all {
Ter colonies home rule-supreme power S
o regulate all their local affairs, and {
epend upon the affections. the convic-
ions, the interests, and the will OF her
ubjects for the perpetuIty of her i'm
'erisl organization. Slender cords these
o hold together an empire, perhaps, 4
ut experience has proven them 10 be :
he strongest. and they are now the
My ones that mankind will tolerate
or any great length Of time. "Goyerr-
nents derive their just powers from the
onsent Of the governed" is principle
he truth of which is soon to be univer- =
ally acknowledged.