New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
MR.. GLADSTONE'S TWO BILLS
IMPROVED PROSPECTS OF HOME RULE
LAND PURCHASE.

.,on,rv OF TWENTY on THE SECOND READING
CLAIMED BY The IIBERALs-EFFoRTs
TO BRING Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN
BACK INTO THE FOLD.
Try CABLE TO THE TRiBUNRl
LONDON April 1.-THE events OF the week. "
name only those Of the first magnitude 'hciuue '"'
NIGHTS Of further debate on. and the hrst rcaoihs
nj the Home Rule bill an immense union meeting
:, abandon. Earl Cowper presiding, and LORD har'-
inutou. Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Goschen spe"A'Ds
+h publication of the text Of the Home Hu'o
,ho Introduction debate and the hrs' i'"'e
rap prrehase bill; and finally an important
mobilization of the political SITUATION. 1" '"'
,rosopce of these transactions the budget always
o,a of tbe chief Parliamentary performances oi
.,o vear and the Ipswich election, replacing TWO
1he,ols nv two Conservatives, have to be reckoned
nc minor inrdents Sentences, therefore, nus'
su,ice instead of columns of comment.
The debate ON the Home Rule bill has surpassed
IN l,vel of excellence any debate OF recent years.
~, Monday and Tuesday Lord Randolph Churchill
Cir William Harcourt, Mr.. Goschen and Mr' Glad
.,o,o all smoke Mr. Whitbread, brought much
needed support to the Government, the only out
.;dor whose help has been fruitful. Lord Randolph
Churchill was critical, acute and damaging SIT
v;Iioro Hareourt made one of the most amusing
and least effective harangues ever heard IN the
Uonse Mr. Goschen was weighty, stateslnani'ho
and businesslike.
The most striking rassage of all contained the
rugbsh answer TO demonstrations in favor oi home
pule from American State Legislatures and the
pos,on mass-meeting All Europe said MIR.
Gosehen. was against the North In the struggle ior
union. The North fortunately declined to listen 10
,be advice of .rope and England in favor OF dis
on;on. England will equally decline to listen 10
sroh American voices as counsel dsunion here
Mr. Gladstone's closing address was an incom-
narably finer effort of oratory than his speech III
npeninr the debate 1t let in flood OF light on inc
state of mind, which has led to his present policy
He ayows that his personal confidence IN the goou
intentions of the Irish people is complete ana tnat
,o hos only fenced about Home Rule with guaran-
tees in order to quiet the alarms of other people ii
the Irish people have faults, or the irish ag'atoh
l. marked by irregular incidents it is because Eng
land has governed harshly and landlords nave
tvrannized over tenants. He announced neverthe-
less that if he were allowed to introduce the BILL
tbe door should be left open for amendments. HIS
ovn convictions were unchanged, but he was ready
10 make certain concessions.
The Tories. who desired to throw out the bill on
the first reading found that they could not lnduce
their allies to 60 with them so the bill was intro-
dnced without a division. Mr.. Gladstone's pledge
70 reconsider the exclusion of the Irish members
from Westminster and the question of Imperial
taxation though vague, conciliates number OIL
waverjnc Liberals The present estimate is that
the second reading may perhaps be carried by
twenty majority i'll May.
MANY Gladstonians declare themselves to be
little impressed by the meeting OF Wednesday,
which listened to Lord Harrington, Lord Salisbury
and Nh Goschen on the same PLATFORM Inc
Radicals tell you that there were too many noDies
and blue-ribbon men on the stage, while Lord
Hartnptou's open cooperation with Lord Salisbury
only impaired the effect of the speech made III the
Commons The fact remains that the meeting was
influential and impressive and wholly without
precedent. The Spectator describes it as brilliant
Inauguration of the national protest against the
disruption of the United Kingdom.
The next day. however, appeared the text OF the
Home Rule BILL the effect of which has been that 1t
has taken the point out OF sundry criticisms on the
measure heard in Parliament and elsewhere There
are some essential features, which Mr. Gladstone
hardly touched in his statement. The veto, for cx-
ample is worked out deliberately in the bill. The
press hurredly discussing the text finds the out
lines of legislative separation nowse soitened and
abates nothing from its opposition
Without allowing an interval for the digestion OF
th,s vast proposal Mr.. Gladstone, yielding to the
impatience of the House and denying himself ade-
uuate time for preparation, yesterday introduced
the Land Purchase scheme. Neither public nor
Parliamentary interest approached the excitement
OF last week. but full house listened patiently
und followed with difficulty an exposition, none too
clear of a measure sngularly compl Gated IN de-
tails, vet simple enough in conception. Ihe Dill
has, however, been narrowed IN scope since the
proposal to borrow a hundred and twenty millions
sterling in order to prevent the conbscation oi he
Irish landlords property drove Mr. Chamberlain out
of the Cabinet. Mr.. Gladstone still recognizes and
proclaims England's moral obligation to protect
tile landowners against spolaton by his new Irish
Legislature and excludes class Of owners OF
rented, agricultural land. lie puts no limitation
on the principle OF purchase and invites land
lord in Ireland to avail himself of this opportunity
10 sell. He admits that the capitalized value OF
Irish estates approaches one hundred and fifty
millions sterling, but asks the House to sanction
the issue of consOls for fifty millions only. Inns
sum, moreover, is spread over period OF years
The explanations of this arithmeticai puzzle arr