New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-12
NEARING A CRISIS.
LIBERAL UNIONIsr On MIR. PARNELL.
THE GOVERNMENT MUST CRUSH THE IRISH f""''
-. Ia. ON. .suen-=rnK LAND OuEsIlON.

THE GOVERNMENT MUST CRUSH HE i"i'"
OR DE CRUsHED-TRE LAND QuEsiloN'
rnY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNEl
Copvrioht, 1856; North AmerieIn tatle Ners co.
IoxnoN. Oct. lit. w. Russell, the Union
fat Liberal. representing South Tyrone ~neio no h.
$500 william o. Brien Editor OF United Ireland =. '
last election, is good speaksr. hard hgh'ei, -.
\ nnrominent part in defeating ParnelPs oii 'ne -
"A friend and ally OF Chamberlain. lie nA'
eorrespondent the following sta'emen'' ,.,.
nrhelieve that the Irish question 10 nearing "
or arer tho forces led by Psrne must come 'n'o
.n.,on with the power OF the State, and wheh 'ha'
event is reached the Government must eitner sw"s"
Parnsll or be smashed. The real struggle VIII 'aAo
place not on Home Rule, but on the qucstioh VI 'n
land Apart from the proletarat OF the towns the ouK
Of tho Irish people nothing about An lrsh farh"
neut They want the land and look upon home hui.
snply as a means to secure The position 10 ono OF
Absorbing interest at this present moment FOR ssVeA
Iears Mr. Psrnel has secured something lot 'no pooP
nj the close OF every session OF Parliament Ahs n"'
been his strength. In 1885. however, ne was .oa',
defeated on a national question:, severe oio" W MS
prestige During the session just closed no utterly
failed 10 carry his land proposals. another haRgorns
blow Notwithstanding their command OF the press
A. will not be possible for the Irish party 10 conce" '"o
facts OF the for length OF time Next sos
SION they will be face to face with the large ana
Gus land proposals Of the Government proposss
which no tenantry will dream Of rejecting, and they VIII
.lso bave to meet measures regarding Parliamentary
y
procedure which will destroy the only effective weapon
n their armory, which Is obstruction. Ihis Is "ha'
mean when say that 1t Will shortly be case oi smash
or be smashed. Should the Government propose. anu
Il clearly their inten do such au extension
and rearrsngement Lord Ashbournes Purchase act as
will enable tenants TO buy the fee-smple OF their
farms on terms which will reduce judicial rents
by nearly onehalf they Will striRe
staggering blow the power OF the Ma
,ional League in Ireland Should the power OF 'ne
Cotnre he psced at the service OF Ministry OF the
dav and this is morally TO be done, an end Will
be made Of tnat Parliamentary oratory wheh mas 80
long been the wonder OF the world.
"Eyen now the effects OF Mr.. ParneIrs two defeats
are being realized. L, has been made clear 10 'he
peope that the honorable member ior
Cork does not hold the House of Commons
IN the hollow of his ri-ht hand. HIS Land Di aosu,uy
called a Tenants Reiie bil dshOneStn In cOncepton
uuust In principle and un wOrkmanke In details hau
IL passed, IL have assisted l51,OOO tenants no
had already secured reduction or rent IN the ianu
courts IL wonld have excluded 100000 VINO Dau re-
ceived no reduction whatever IL was. In fact round
ed on that scripiura principle hard to be under
stood: To every that nath shall DO gwen,
and he shall have abundance, put MN
that Parnell simply passed Dy.
The House OF Commons quickly perceived that tho
speech ou the second reading had no heart In H. In
reality delivered without spark OF leehs anu
the bill manifest yintended to enable the party 10
neal for Irish American hDancial support What
ever happens issue ID clear The TWO pares stan
booted and suurrei for the encounter Parnell pays
for high stakes and should he will bave his reward
while should he lose, his fall will be Ike that Oh Luc
Ter lie will be totally aud utterly discredited