The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-27
THE IRISH CRIMES ACT
MR.. MORLEY MOVES TO CENsURH
THE GOVERNMENT
For Its Administration as Calculated
to Undermine Respect for Law and
Estrange the Irish People--It Is Re-
jected-Foreien Affairs.


LoSDoS, June 26.--In the House Of
Commons last evening, Mr.. John Morley
moved to censure the government for its
administration OF the Irish crimes act, as
calculated to undermine respect for the
law, estrange the people Of Ireland and
prove injurious to the interests Of the EN-
pire. lie accused Mr.. Belfom Of refusing
to give information Us to how the coercion
act operated; of grave inaccuracy In state
ments regarding prosecutions; OF injustice
towards prisoners, both before trial and
after conviction, and Of baking their APP
peals and allowing them to be maltreated
under prison rules. A crying instance Of
perversion Of the law, he said, was the
conviction of Mr.. Dillon. The government
had contended that the crimes act created
no now ofenses. But Mr.. Dillon had
been convicted Of no offense against ordi-
nary law, but simply of an imaginary Of
Tense created under the crimes act. He
instanced number OF other convictions as
a burlesque OF justice, and said that the
proceedings OF the courts resembled incl
dents in comic opera. lCheersl.
Mr.. Goschen, chancellor OF the ex-
chequer, replied that 1t was the introduce
ton of anarchical ideas regarding obedi-
ence to the law, and a new and immoral
Interpretation Of the duties Of the citizens,
that had made Ireland what 1t was. The
government, conscious OF Just Administers
| ton OF the crimes act and OF the approval
OF law-abiding people, were ready 70 meet
tho motion with every respect.
| William O'Brien ,(Nationalist) held
that the plan Of campaign never really
troubled the people and that they
approved it. Nothing that had hap
pened 10 individuals under the plan that
could compare with Irish landlords in
flinging tens OF thousands OF Nora Fitx-
maurices' out OF their homes TO meet tho
worst fate? The disgusting clap-trap about
the crimes in Ireland was what American
politicians called the policy OF the bloody
shirt. II was policy Of war and hatred
between people who desired TO live In
peace. The plan OF campaign 80 far from
being a failure, was accepted nor even
by landlords like Lord Massreenc.
After two years OF operation OF the plan OF
campaign there were 2S0 evicted tenants
out OF more than 10000 who had fought
and won under The plan OF campaign. Ho
could further state that every one OF these
2S0 tenants was In a comfortable home to-
day and every man would yet come back
to his own home in triumph. [Chees
The RI. Hon. Henry Chaplain (Conserv-
atiye) said he did not wonder that Mr..
0'Brien hated to hear about the disgust
ding incidents that had attended the
leagues oppression Of the people. Who
were now more responsible for the suffer-
ings OF the people under the league than
certain English politicians who only few
years ago were the worst foes Of the league?
| II might suit some TO forget, but every
body knew that II there was one man in
England who was more responsible than
another for the atrocities Of the league 1t
was the leader OF the opposition, who
seemed 10 forget how he had encouraged
them. Cries Of SHANE, withdraw"
Mr.. Gladstone might have forgotten
what words he used about the Parnellite
chiefs, but that would not be attributed TO
loss OF memory through infirmities OF age.
Mr.. Gladstone, who upon rising was re-
ceiycd with cheers, said that however no
was afflicted with ldss Of memory through
infrmities OF ago he hoped, for a time at
any rate trencwed checrl, that he would
remain able TO cope with antagonists OF
the caliber OF Mr.. Chaplain. What was
more significant about the state OF Ireland
than the fact that nineteen out Of tho
eighty-six Nationalist members had been
sent 10 prison7 He vcntured 10 say that II
they went 10 their constituents al OF these
nineteen would be returned by larger ma
jorities than before, II only because they
were sufferers through the wrong doing Of
the government The governments vote
might DO against them, but their ultimate
appeal was 10 public opinion.
The censure motion was rejected-366 TO
2T9.