New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-23
THE LEAGUE IN DANGER.
AN OPEN ISSUE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF HOME RULE IN
IRELAND.
(BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE


(BY CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.l
Copyright 1885, North american Gable Ne~s Co
LONDON, Sept. 22.- The decisive rejection
OF Mr. Parners bill last night makes open Issue be
tween the Government and tho Leagi In Ireland
member Of the Government said to THE TRIBUNE repre-
sentative to-day:
Nobody on either SIDE for moment regarded tho
Parnelite bill intended conceived In any
purpose but test the determination Of the Govern
mont Every now knows that the Government
intends to govern Ireland In spirit OF justice to the
Irish people and with the full resolve that Ireland shall
not be governed by aliens by ORGANIZATIONS beyond
the bornds of the Empire This the plain English Of
tho case."
He had in his hand copy OF The Irfsh World OF Sep
tember A. from whoh he read passage declaring that
while the dwellers Ireland might be reconajlsd to
their absorption in tho United Kingdom by being rem
dered fat aid prosperous there would be nothing left
for the creator Ireland beyond the seas but to ootcrate
recollection OF their ancestral nativity.
"This MEANS" said the Minister "what We have long
had to believe. that the NatOnaists In Parlis
ment not working AGAINST the landlords to better
the tenants, for the benefit OF either tenants or
landlords, but to use Ireland as means OF
sxalting the Irish ut the expense OF the
British Empire. This they may be certain that
they will not be allowed to do. We have
nothing consider but interests Of the Irish In Ire
land their happiness and prosperity part OF the Brit
realm. and If It necessary to make end OF the
League. The largo Liberal Unionist vote aud the
crushing speech of Lord Harrington leave no doubt that
the Government are backed by an overwhelming pre-
pondcrance OF British feeling and purpose"
Colonel saunderson. tho Irish Loysst leader, said:
"The difficulty the way OF the Home Rule
party is to manufacture crisis. Their EFFORT
to establish agricultural crisis absolutely
failed. Although there Is chronic poverty in the South
and West Of Ireland yet the whole the asrc
condition and prospects OF the country are satsactor
political crisis is therefore the only crisis they can
manufacture. From DIllon's speech last night 1t Is
evident this will be dono by holding meetings all over
Ireland and nstuctng the tenants to pay no rent The
result of this advice will be that the landlords
will have to proceed to extreme measures to collect
their rents The angry feelings thus aroused win be
employed by the National League to promote crme and
outrage Ireland This will give them their opportunity
They think Of killing two birds with the same stone,
on the one hand, by establishing the policy OF
and outrage procure the supply Of dollars from
America for advanced section of PIrners folio wers.
while the other hand the exstenco of cr me and out
in ireland will be made use OF as lever to work
up public opinion In Eagaud. The responsibility for
violation OF the law they will seek to place on the
shoulders Of the landlords and the Government aud use
as an argument that the establishment OF National
Parliament in Dublin Is the only possible means OF gov
erning Ireland The Unionst party intend taking active
to the efforts OF their opponents
public opened 10 rea. designs of Parnell and his
followers they will be as unsuccessful In tne uture as
laws in ireland and dsmembsring the empire IL Is my
opinion and the opinion OF most men acquainted with
tue OF affairs IN ireland that all hopes OF govern
that country will be absolutely futile until the
National League is suppressed. The National League
at present constituted supersedes and overrdes the
OF the land IL tenants and laborers In most
parts OF Ireland with rod of ir0n
important to maze it perfectly clear why the
League cannot be tolerated as at present constituted
However troublesome the League may be IN politics. 50
ond as confines itself within the law 1t
should not be interfered with. II only becomes in
tolerab!e when 1t assumes to supersede tho law
as IL does No serve two masters Ire
land be governed by the Government and by the
Land League II the Government undertook to cOerce
the political opinions Of rhnen would travel out OF
Its path: when the League undertakes TO coerce the
business relations and personal actions OF Irlshmen IL
travels out OF It's path IL thus becomes essential 70
existence OF anyhng like order and prosperity III
Ireland that the League should he compelled to confne
itself within awfa and constitutional limits OF action
understood tn at AT the next session OF Parliament
de Lisle will raise the question whether mem
bers the British Parliament can he permitted to At
tend political in foreign country for the
purpose of bringing foreign influence TO bear on Brit
ish question.