Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-18
The irish QUESTION
Must be Met and DOWned or the
Government
Will Meet with Universal COndem
nation and SC0rn.
The Colonial Policy of De FfeyCinet
---GermaHy's Affairs.

LONDON, January 1.-THE Times this
morning recognizes that the Irish question
must receive the immediate attention Of
the new Parliament In epirited lead.
ing article it urges the necessity Of the
Conservative party at once facing the is
sue. 1t says the Conservatives cannot
shrink or postpone decisive action. If
they attempt to remain in office without
making vigorous effort to grapp!e with
the Irish difficulty it will result
in their prompt and uuequivo-
cal condemnation Universal scorn
will be their portion if they give their OPP
nents a chance to overthrow them without
stalking their existence on bold defense
of the Union. Such n course would be
worse than q blunder. 1t would be crime.
TIE government should not hesita'e to
challenge the verdict OF the House of Com
mons on the question OF Home Rule. 1t
cannot be doubted that they would obtain
an immense msjotity in favor Of main
ing the integrity Of the Empire.
A DISPUTE At THE CABINET MEETING.
LoNDoX, January l6.-Yesterday's spec.
ial Cabinet Council lasted from ESQ 10
$40 p. NJ, and WAS the longest session
which he's been held since Lord Salisbury
came into office. Every member Of the
Cabinet was present, including the Earl
Of Csrnavon, Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland
who has re opened bis town house in Port
man Square and seems 10 have left
Dublin for good. The chief, il
not the cole topic Of discussion, was
the Irish question 1t is said that there
was somewhat angry dispute between
Lord Randolph Churchill and Lord Ash
bourne. tie Lord Chancellor Of Ireland
The latter advocated stringent measures
of coercion, saying that they were denan
ded by the condition OF the country, and
would bri5g to the support OF the Govern
me.t the Orange members from Ulster
and many moderate members, thus ena.
bling the Government to defeat the Par
nelli,es. Lord Randolph, speaking from
MS ON observation and from the state
menisi!. many letters which be hadrcceiyed
! from oil parts IT Ireland, tenisd that there
~as any such general condition OF dis.
order as TO warrant the en- ctment OF ez
cc2:onal laws. He said that the land
question and the economic interests Of Ire
land had been shamefully neglected where
they had not been outrsgeougly bungled
fthese were dealt with in o spirit Of wise
craftsmanship, the country would not only
be peaceful, but prosperous and conteGted
under the laws which proved sufficient Tor
the rest of the kingdom. AS 10 the mum
ercal advantage to the government, ne
sid il was absurd to argue that sixteen
Ulster Oraugemen and few facilitating
Whirs could Offset the eighty.siz Psrnel-
lItes and the bulk of the Radicals who
could be attracted by modern measures.
THE COLONIAL POLICY Of DE rREYCISEr.
PARIS, January l6.--Iu the Chamber OF
Deputies to-day N. de Freycinet, the Pre-,
mier, announced that the Government had
decided upon the Inauguration OF @ iess
adventures colonial policy than that pur-
sued by his predecessors in Office. Bis
remarks were received with great favor, De,
ing loudly applauded By the majority OF
Deputies present
BoYroTTING TO RI CONTINUED.
I.oXDoS, January lG III regard to the
resignation Of Earl CarDGEven as Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, the Government OF.
fciaIs will not admit that the m!Idness OF
his administration has resulted in failure.
They say that the ordinary law has sUinced
for every emergency that has arisen in Ire
land, eIcsp. for tie suppression of boycot
ting. Under the Coercion oct tie con-
rpiracy Of two or more persons TO perse-
cute another by the process known as boy
cottipg was made crime Under the or.
binary law it is simply a mi3demeanoT. II
extra powers are required by the Dublin
Government to suppress boycotting, this
feature Of the Coercion act will probably
be revived. The Parnellites will resist this
legislation tooth aud nail, buttheir ress-
tauce will he futile, because o large pro
portion of the Moderate lioera!s will sup
port the measure. The Parnellites boast,
however, that no matter how stringent the
laws may be made, there will be found
E!Cnty OF wEys and means OF e'hdlpg
them. They say it canno. be made
crime for one man to refuse TO speak TO
another, to buy his goods, or to sit in
church with him. Because several per
sons do these things simultaneously it
does not follow that they have conspired
to DO so. and anyway conspiracy is one OF
the hardest things in the world 10 prove,
TRADE OF SAMOA IN nANGCT.
IoxgoS, January lo-The colonial
agents here generally admit that British
merchants will lose the trade ofthe Samoan
islands as they have virtually lost that OF
faiarea to the French, unless they prompt
| IL resolve to purchase the German com.
mercial interests on those islands. Ths2e
! interests were valued in lSS@ 1t .s25u COO.
ard are nov probably worth 100000.
] Tie colonists believe that America would
not object 10 this transaction if freedom Of
trade we're secured,
/ 10 ne MADE CARDINALS.
Rome, January 1.-The Papal Nuncios
at Paris, Vienna and Madrid will be made
. Cardinals in March next,