Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-23
HOME RULE.
Mathew Arnold Writss q Letter to
the Thundsrsr
Protesting Against Mr.. sIadstoas's
MEASURE.

Meaiure.
The Eminent English Lltsratsur
Says Some Interesting Thloes.
LONDON, May 2?.-Matthe~ Arnold
writes the Times - folloss: "Ali next
week, while the moment Of the great vote
Is nearing, shall be on the Atlantic on nv
way to my American kinsmen Who ab-
stained from setting up Southern Parlia-
ment themselves, but are 90 anxioua, It
seems, that Ne Get up an Irish one. Saasr
mo to say before ] dspar. that to my nisd
the country is slowly bu, surely awakening
to the Irish question. It will no,
be satisfied unless vote be taken
on clear issue, and unless distinct en-
gagement shall be made that vote shall
not be considered to have been taken on .
clear issue il taken on any question but
that Of separate National Parliament for
Ireland. Messrs. Chamberlain and Ire
vylsn may be 80 committed that q vote
should be taken on some other issue. They
deserve every consideration. They had
the merit Of opening their eyes when they
saw where Gladstone was goins instead OF
shutting them tighter like Bannerman.
An indirect issue would possibly suit the
other members, but direct issue alone will
suit the country A separate parliament
for Ireland is Gladstone irreducible mini
mum.
Ireland is a nation. says Mr. ParnelI,
menaciugly. and Mr. Stansfeld. gushing.
". A nation should have its national par
lament. Ireland has been nation, and ..
most unhappy one Wales and Scotland
also have been nations. Politically, none
of them are nations nov. Britain could
not have risen 10 her present greatness IL
she had given them separate psrliamsnts
You begin TO make them nations political
ly again, but you begin also TO undo what
made the country great
"Do not let Us" continues Mr.. Arnold.
"be prsposterous!y aisrmis,s. Perhaps, if
i. suits Nc. Gladstone's purposes, Scot
land, Wales and lrelaud-all to Mr. STANG
fields delight-may become politically nA-
lions again and yet the country, such 10 ito
force, may still by new and untried way,,
continue great. But il will be plunge ia.
10 the unknown. Such plunge is danger.
GUS and should not be risked without ab.
solute necessity. Ia the case OF Austria
and Hungary the dual arrangement vas u
necessity. Hungary was tho bigger OF the
two. Sill, it was Of Austria q plunge in.
TO an unknown grave. Who will Say that
Austria is today as strong and ~ solid .
power as Austria was at the ED Of the last
century, or that by the end oi the next
century Austrias German provinces will
not have grav.tatcd to Germany
Some find arguments iavoring q neces.
sity for home rule in Ireland in our III.
treatment Of her and the failure Of c,sr-
cion. Sir Lyon Playfair iays we have
given Scotland schools and q church but
have not given thsm- 70 ireland. Mr..
Bryce says the Northern States of tho
American Union could not continue 10
rule the South by coercion and. therefore.
We must make Ireland q separate govern
ment. Bat the Northern States did not
give separate Parliament 10 The South,
neither has England given one to Scotland.
Scotland has amply had due control Of her
own Affairs, and the South was permitted
simply to resume such control This.
hen, is what the analogy is The need Of
Ireland is this only--a ost and due control
81 her own affairs. Why should the Impe-
'iAl Parliament. only cure Irish dneon-
.entY'
Mr.. Arnold here instances the cases Of
Brittany aud Scotland 10 the Seventeenth
century, and says They vsre seething
n turbulence snd hatred. What changed
his condition. No, The Parliament, bat
and equitable systems OF govern
nent"
The awakening mind OF the country"
continues Mr.. Arnold, demands, not that
We Rives separate Parliament to Ireland,
but that We seriously set ourselves 10 the
ask Of giving her separate laws and insli-
.u,ions. Lord SAlsbprys bad and srbi-
rary temper a. home politician /. ~
greai misfortune TO the country as Lord
Randolph Churchilrs intriguing. Ths
establishment Of separate PsrIia-
nent would be dangerous and
plunge. Lord Salisbury TALKS
,nly OF coercion. Let ne refuse Q
separate Parliament with frmness, bat
sith equal hrmness let US insist upao q
which alone justifes this refusal.
Lord Harrington has good temper. He 10
10 intriguer, Mr.. Goschsn hsa nads local
government q special study. hope thew
may be trutted 10 make our refussi 6rulv
nd Our engsgeseots emphA,iosily. The
supporters Of As Gisdstass
s'e political dissenters and Radical wosk.
men OF the great tosns Isgree viii Mr..
Iaboucters that Afistocracies are not The
best guides in politics but have 10 o. uch
respect for his undoubted kcidit, 70 be-
isve him capable OF really tbir3ing Dis,
'enters and Radicals are bette guid.s or
sven as good on the Irish question Ts.v
would have equally spp!sndsd Cromvslrs
dealings With Ireland or Willian the Third
IN theis time A they do Mr. Glsdstops's
proposals nov. On The mind of the whole
country We mus. rely"
Disssistisa- -Asstssr Rix.A.
LosDos. Esy 22.-Msno.rs Of the
Government state that skesion vrits are
being prepared 10 sa,icipation Of de die
solution Of Parliament. sitter the pecessarv
vote .taIl have been taken co the home
rule bill.
Adyices bsye been received here stating
that another 6ght has taken place bstssen
Turkish and Greek troops. A. large
nEaser Of Turks attacked ,osce OF Greeks
at . point between Tsrnsyo and Tbess.
il is not known which sids Was victorious.
Sympathy for Minister Ps.listoa.
BssLIS, May 22.-Mr. Psndleton 80 70.
covered someshat iron the shoek sod
pro.'rsiion caused BY the nsv, Of his tsrri.
bic befsa.snt He il 10 day more com
pSasd bat remains undecided eoncernip r
his iuture movsaents hkthough; b1 k.s
intimate personal fnssds that he silf not
be able TO 20 70 Hsv York. LAtsrs. iele-
grsps and csblegrsms besrisz mss.sgss
Of sym apathy, have poured into ID. oftice Of