New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
COERCION BEGUN IN IRELAND.
VAR WITH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE - MtLITAR,
SUPPORT FOR THr LANDLoRDs-ATTACKs UPON
THE ToWY-UNtoNIsT ALLiASCE-THE


MAILs-THE CAMPBELL SCANDAL
(BY CABLE TRIBUNEl
LONDON, Nov. 27-1he Iish crisis has arrived
Ut last, predicted and political circles ooIh
in London and Dublin arc exceedingly dlslu' Ded
by the possibilities before The summonlR
of Mr. Dillon for advosating field canpail n
opens a, q vast prospect OF difficulty anu en-
baIrassmcnt which promises condition OF anairs
rara lei to that in the time of MIR. Forster. 1t is
impossible that MIR. Dillon can stand alone. IL
Is likely that Mr. Parnel, also, who has lately been
more or less in hiding, will immediately 60 to
Dublin to s,anl by his colleague He cannot az
ford to remain out and allow his leutcnlnts TO
bear the br,nt of an operation in which he has
been en- .agcd. Tonight more than one member
of the Irish party is on his way to Dublin 70
watch events. 1t ought to surprise no one II Mr
Parncll now enters on public advocacy OF no
rent with the result, Of course, OF causing sui
further trouble for the Gov vernmcnt.
The situation differs considerably from any
thing we witnessed during Mr.. Forsters regime.
Rightly or wron ,ly. the action OF the League In
this new campaign has much sympathy from
English Radicals This feeling has been st englh-
encd by the evidence that Sir Rcdvers Butler is
rented to have given to Earl CowperIs com
mission at Limerick. The story put afoat by
.t;nitcd Ire,ani' has not been denied and Ra l.
fcal politicians declare that Sir RedveIss evidence
is a complete justification for what the League has
said an done durins the last three months You
have received the statement attributed u Genel al
Butler AMI il is noted IN connection with thls
that the General has been spending ten days in
Ionlon an on his nc, onslirc estate, though he
has now rctuincd to Iceland. Tie Nationasls
will have it that he will be shortly recalled
In rcrard to the action which the Government
NAV contemplate and winch said to involve the
I,.,tr on i,ft Inc
itself it is quite understood that the Cove nr"i'
will act within the powcis which they ahcady
rosscss They have apparently determined that
the contest with The Lcalue. which seems to he
inevitable if the Queens w1t is TO run III Ireland.
shall come promptly There Is TO be no Longer any
oiihand eNcrr'isc of the suspensOly power by semi
military officers. but horse foot and artillery are
To be conceded readily 10 the landlords, who may
row ins st uIon eXacton Of their legal rights
They have in III cd Ian lords to make such cen
ccssions as they will and are compelled 10
give them tho benefit of the whole force OF the
executive Iowcr The gravity OF this decision
cannot be ovcrcstmatcd AMI tie result Of the
cpe ations of tins new policy of the Government
is looked 10 with dee, est anxiety The National
Icacue will OF course fight the battle in such
fashion as they can and create a turmoil and DIS
turbine which will precipitate the Government
into flesh difficulties.
Sir George Otto Trevclyans refusal to contest
Brio hton puts an enl to a very promising at
tempt to c. cate a difficulty between the Liberal
Unionists and the Coy eminent Had Sir George
appeared in opposition TO the Conser> atlNe con
Gidate some very inter st n. rcsu is might h1kk
followed. 1t is pretty certain his candldat'r
would have failed, but the Conservatives would
have been vastly iritatcd at the disturbance or
the compact which was begun and carried out at
IL. landau n IA
prvss threat d promlt rcpiisals. "Ihe Globe
declared that the union of the UniOnsts would
be Immediately at an end. This pros Get was
SO pleasn. TO some of the Gladstonians that they
were pre- arcd to swallow Sir George 11evelyans
anti Home Rule opinions and give him a ulcK
and thin support Naturally. under tlese crcuh-
stances Lori Randolph Churchill who takes dlrec-
tion of these raity matters. thought 1t necessary
to send an intimation to Lord llartn ton as to
the ser1ous nature of the situation. The Liberal
Ma quis res ondcd by tecgIaphlns to Sir George
at Rome practically prohibiting his candidature.
or these tactics are open TO repetition an
more KNOWN, politicians declare that the Con
servatiyes should arrange to find seats for MIR.
Goschcn and Sir George Trevelyan ii means Of
checking them. Any other of the UnOnists who
failed at the last election would not give the
same han lie to the Gladsonians for such intrigue.
However, tne mOSU serious pIcSsult VIII SiOltD
be placed upon the alliance whicn now exists be-
tween the Government and the Literal Unlonists
Mr. uladstone's letter to Mr.. l,rodie, of Edin-
burgh shows cOncusively that attempt Will
be made either to bring the Unionists to terms
or to rule them out Of the Liberal rarty. Sir
Charles RusSell's speech at the Eighty Cub the
other cveniny in which he declared that the
Home Rulers now willing TO concede the ab-
solutey imrerial character Of tie Westminster
Parliament and rccte this fact in any new daft
of the measure. also shows the extreme deicacy
of the position into which the Unionists will
shortly be forced.
The arrangement under which the North German
Lloyd steamships will carry a weekly mail from
Southampton is causing great irritation
Conservative Liverpool. The commercial
classes of London. however, are not
unfavorable to it. because it promises
TO save time II Is singular fact that the Man
chester Chamber Of Commerce suggested this very
arrangement two years ago. There is no mystery
as 10 the real object of the Liverpool opposition.
They not only object to the loss Of trade but
also TO the carrying of mails IN foreign
bottoms aud declare that the arrange
ment Is additionally unfair because the
German company is subsidized by the l'elchstag
in order TO compete on better terms with tngllsh
merchants la spite of all British free trade feel
ings there no doubt is strong objection to the new
principle which the Postmaster General has sane
toned If this practice is adopted there is no
reason why it should not be extended, and
the question Is asked why the new Ger
man limo to the Pacific should
be put on the same footing as the Oriental and
Peninsuiar companies who receive large subsidies
Of course free traders woald regard this as per-
fectly possible proceeding provided that Mir.
Da.l Cd bo haad in he of
the American mails. Mr.. Raikes Is certain 10 strike
his colors before the influence of Liverpool, which
has never yet asked a Conservative Government
for anything In vain There is Of course. this seri
Gus element in the extending Of the principle and
we see it part culary the refusal to continue the