The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-23
ENGLAND'S IRISH POLICY
AS LAID DOWN BY LORD RANDo, pH
CHURCHILL.

The Government VIII Stand or Fan i,
Favor of Union-The Belfast Trouble,
Talked of-The Policy Unsatisfactory,
I" the Parueliites - Salisbury on Ire
lands Governments
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-The queens speech
was road In parliament Thursday, wher
that body assembled The document is no,
important simply stating that parliament
's called together to consider necessary
financial legislation, and holding that the
result Of the recent elections is an indorse
ment of the rejection of Gladstones home
rule bill At the evening session of the
commons O'Kelly, ParneIlite, gave notice
thai he would at an early date introduce a
bill fer the better government of Belfast
also bill TO suspend evictions in Ireland,
IN certain cases
Hicks Beach said tho government would
appoint n commission to inye ,tigate the
Belfast riots
When the address in reply TO the queen !.
speech was moved Gladstone said not the
slightest change had heeu produced in hi,
views as to Ireland by recent events, but he
"ouhi not press the government for an ex-
position Of their Irish policy. Ireland was
the question of the day, and the question
must lie settled
Churchill, after taunting Gladstone with
previous readiness TO resort TO coercion in
Ireland, said the government had decided
that coercion would Ire unwise He wished
the question of local government to be
treated as question for the United King
dom. In regard 10 Belfast, the government
would see that crime should not become
chronic there as it had in other parts of
Ireland. The government would not toll
crate any attack upon the royal
Irish constabulary, and was determined
to restore order in Belfast without
delay. In reference to the disturbances in
Kerry, Churchill said the government had
resolved to send there Immediately special
military officers of high rank, armed with
such powers as will enable them to restore
order and preserve it, When the govern
ment becomes conscious that further powers
are necessary it will not be slow to ask the
assistance of parliament
In regard TO the land question, the gov
ernment, he said, was not prepared 10
adopt the judicial rents which had been
much too high. For present purposes the
government will take its stand upon the
land act of 1851 as final settlement httbe
same time. the government has decided TO
appoint royal commission Ilaugter by the
Parneilitesl to to inquire during the ensuing
autumn aud winter into the working of the
existing land system in Ireland The gov
eminent does not intend to deal with the
land question by causing any reduction OF
rent, as such action would be
contrary TO its policy. The government
also proposed to procure the best informa-
tion possible regarding the industries of
Ireland, and to appoint commission COM
posed of three experienced gentlemen who
would be able to inform the government
upon such points as the creation of ,ieep. sea
fisheries on the west coast of Ireland, the
best harbors of refuge, the extension
of railways, arterial drainage etc, The
government W. uld devote tho time allowed
during the recess to a careful consideration
of the question of local government In all
three of the kingdoms and be hoped that
when parliament reassembled the govern
nient would To prepared to make definite
proposals on that most important and enor.
nous question, The government be
said, had taken the verdict OF
the country in favor of the Union as final
Upon that verdict it based its policy and it
was prepared to stand or fall by that
policy
Following Cburchill's speech several Par
ne'iite members spoke, each declaring the
policy of the government to be one of de
lay, and characterizing it as in every respect
unsatisfac tory. The debate was ad .ourned
In the lords the address in reply to the
Queens speech was agreed to- Salisbury
said there was some friction over the AT
CHAN boundary question but he hoped that
the matter would be satisfactorily settled
Referring to Ireland he said the govern
ment would bend its energies to maintain
sociat order, and put down organized in
and illegal combinations to
avoid pay ment of rents He defended the
Belfast police from the charges made against
hem