Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-17
IN FOnElGM Lands.
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stonss Oppsnest alss says His
say-Trisnph sf tie ssees-
sianlsiu IN Nova ssotiA.

I'm cozsxnVArTsEs kAD ooKnczoz.
LESBOS, Jnns ls.-L1d Tddasieiah.
In : speeoh Lass egsRina. denied that
the Conservatives adVaoaf1d coercion.
Whleh. be eaid. vas tbs last thfnz they
desire. They would. however. as every
Means n thetr power % support TIE
Land League. Giadstons's policy
eaeanf separation under AnaElean In
GIknsroNnas oPpoxEar.
The Conservatives have selected Colo
mel Campbell walker % oppose Glad
stnne. In his addeess he NJ
minds TIE elsoiofs that Glsdztone.
Who appeals to their feelings on
the seoFe of aga. Who enunoiaeed thir-
teen years AGO the prineiple thaa seventy
years should b the outside age fer an
Who sought 60 hold responsible R0si-
tions. He continues. lhe Premief's
pgessut kaleidosoopio proposals arr q
Singular pRosf that Giadstone's iudQ-
meat i1 no longer waak Il va. The
strength oe the Irish paFty is due 30
Gladstons's concessions. II We must
have home rule, lea Il be applied 10 the
whole kingdom on the Chamberlain
pEiasiple."
EAETNarox's MANIFESTO.
Lard Hartin9tun has issued a mani.
feato 10 TIE Rosaudale electors. He
says Il feeEet the les Of the oun1
dsnee Of tha majority Of the LihaGal
and unprecedented, cannot acoepA IS
hnal the decision Of any body Of
electors, however Influential. H it ID
1r1aa - -.
difficulty ta only soluble hy q funda-
mental alteration Of tbs relations be-
tween Great Britain and Ireland, Il & %
Be regretted thot he has nos placed the
question ID that light before the eleotors.
mainlain thaE neither Parliament nor
the electors ouaht 20 be invited e. an-
ospt : principle Of 60 vast chsnae a. 4
separate Parliament for Ireland until
fhe plan has been pat before them. sat-
islying the conditions which Mr.. Glad
stone has declared 20 be Indispensable.
The bill recently Feieuted b ParliA-
meut. IN ny ewn opinion, satisfies nons
Of the conditions. We are not assured
that Il will OF can be reconstructed Ia
sueh g manner as to remove tbs obfea-
tions Of many 0g those even Who voted
for it. The measure is recommended
as Just. and most strongly a. tho only
means f0g the restoration Of social or
der 10 lreland without 3 resort 10 strin-
cent ooeFoion. Ny npinion is that Il b
measure less OF justice OF right than
OF expediency. II Ireland had claimed
Independents, then The question OF Jus
tica or right might Be rapidly raised.
That claim is not now openly asserted
and the Gosernmont maintains that
under the measure Ireland will remain
al integral part Of ths kingdom. TO
require that the people Of Ireland should
saomit 10 Be- governed By Parliament
wherein they are fully represented and
whereby they help 30 govern Great
Britains may be inexpedieni bat eannoS
be described as unjust. Apart from the
claims for justice, however, u i not de
MED that there exists In ireland q gen
eral desire for q greater control Of her
own Affairs. Thia desire within certain
limits tne Liberal party recognizes aa
reasonable claim. The q1esiion Il,
10 what extent can the claim
safely be conceded By the 00veFnmenff
This measure reserved 20 she English
Parliament, wherein Ireland vas not 70
be represented, control Of national
matters ia which Irishmen are equally
interested with Englishmen aud 8o0tea.
men, each as the oondncsing of colonial
and foreign ahairs, the regulation Of
trade. customs aud excise duties. and ai
the same time entrusted 20 the Irish
Legislature practically exclusive con-
troll OF legislation, Of the admlnlgtra
tion Of laws affecting the relations Of
property, The prevention and punish-
ment Of crime, and che civil and
religious rights Of the whole Community.
10 say that these are exclusively Irish
affairs is misleadinR. To recognizes the
fact that the Irish people are widely
divided IN distinction Of race end re-
ligion is not 20 impaFa into the contFo.
vorsy she elements Of religious bieosry.
Not only PfotestaHts but many Catho-
lics also regard the measure With Eonl
alarm, 10 ignore which an attemp1 is
made 70 escape By speoious phraaas from
the realities Of the position. The Gov
ornmsnt proposed . measure 20 protest
landlords, who are only small fraction
of the classes requiring protection.
Ooncerni7g ths others the Premier is
now silent. He admitted that Ulster
deserved consideration, but the protests
OF Ulster are neglected. Not q word IN
Gladsione's address indicates any se-
Eions attempts 10 satisfy the claims Of
the Protestant minority. am oom-
PEELED therefore 20 oonelads that within
the lines Of The Govsrnmeni plan. & is
impossible 10 devise adequate pgateo-
tion for those Who. il is admitted,
need il.
Il is easy to dismiss With contempl
the alternative plans a1ggsstad b. those
who decline 30 aooept the sepaFailst
sohems Of the GoveFnment, but who
are willing 20 concur 10 reasonable de-
manda. Ibe difdcnlties are great
an certainly nos prepared 10 csmmit
myself 30 the details OF any plan pro-
posed, bnt certais conditions may Be
eleaFiy stated which are essential 20 any
plan. Parliament 0aRht 30 oontinne 50
represent The whole. and not q part Of
the kingdom. Tno poweFs which may
BE- conferred on subafdinats ioaal
dered- The powsEa delegated ahoaid
be clearly dsaned and ths right Of Par
Lament 10 e0nlrol and revise the aosinn
Of the snbordinate legislative and ed
miniskFative authority ahould b equal
y aud clearly reserved, and lastly, the
administration Of justice ought % r.
main % ths bands OF en- authority
responsible 70 Pafliamenf. Is d assert
Cd thai such 8 limited measure would
not satisfy Ireland. but if . maiaFity
Of the people Of The Unitad Kingdom |
distinctly and firmly declare thai thsy
wiH lot aassnt 90 any measure whioh /
wouid ioossn he bonds Of union. if %
mains % Be proved whistler the Irish I
people can b. persuaded 10 maintain Z 1
hopeless and unneoeasaFy eanaegt.
Ihe alternative sshemes are Dismissed /
Wilhoat discus7f0n ID order 70 ahoN /
that eosEcien II lhs Only aitsEuative.
Nobody has advocated eosrsion a. q
poliay. bat theFe = q poaat where any /
Gsyegnment may bs eompaIled 10
resort 20 what mag Be- callsd 4
oosguion. The 60Ferumenf measure
h ne alternative 10 eosFeiou, bsoansa Il /
IL certain that a1ibont eoegeaon
he Prolsslanta 0f Ulster Wouid not /
snbmit 20 ths suthoriiy which Il b pro-
posed 70 impcea upon theU-'
The manifesto concludes IL viii Be
car duty % defsnd PAEiiamenf from in
tsruAl attacks. as Cur pEs3seossoEa De-
Tended if from he external aRQrasions
Of axoltr1ry powss.
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