New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
IRELAND TNDER COERCION.
A DEMOCRATS VIEW OF THE SITUATION
THE LATE EDITOR OF 1.-THE WORLD" THINK
IRELAND IS NOT MISGOvERNED.

IRELAND is NOT MIsGovERNED.
From The London Timcs's review OF W. H. Iurbert's
book on Ireland.
Wc como to Mr.. Hurbcrt's conclusions He
=" have seen and heard nothing In Ireland to warrant
the very common impression that tie country as a
who'e is either missoscred or unqoveYnshIo nohins
to Justify me m regarding the difficulties which there
impede the maintenance CT law and orscl as really
doubt, great deal OF distress IN OF another
part OF Ireland, though It has not been my fortune to
come upon any outward and visible signs Of such
grinding misery as forces Itself upon you certain Of
tho richest provinces OF that independent, busy,
prosperous, Roman Catholic kingdom of Belgium
which on territory little more than onc-thld as
large aS the territory OF Ireland maintains nearly
million more inhabitants. ard adds 10 its population
an average, in Ionnd numbers, many people In four
years as Irelend loses IA nYc
81 have seen peasant proprietors IN FLANDERS and
nrsbant who could give The ideal Irish agent OF the
Nationalist newspapers lessons racsrenling though
] am not al all snro that they might get a hint
two themselves from Of the small farmers who
calno In my way IN Ireland
II. admits at The samr time that tho policy avowcd
by mr. redmond, NJ. p. at the Chicago Convention,
mpo~~ lac lac So.v',S od e'"t Wy ava
what is follow !
certainly can see nothing in the organization and
party Of 'he lrish Na'ionalists, VIII
e 1St Say sso, to 9,, 'n,S.ras' od but 5 even to e
CIVILIZED country were Il turncd OVER tomorrow 10
their control A great deal has occn done ~ them
to propagate throughout Chris; cndom general mpIc>
sion that England has diSmaly failed 10 govern Ire
land I'm the past ard is unlikely hereafter 10 succeed IN
10 be absolutely well founded it By means follows
that Ireland IS any more capable Of sovcnng herself
than England IS Of governing her Tho Russians
have not made brilliant success Of their admlnslra
ton in Poland. but the Poles certainly aIuin icrrd
Poland no better 'han the Russians have done. with
an Irish representation In al imperial British ParS-
mcni at Westminster, Ireland. under Mr. Glad.
stooc's "baso and backeuaid7 Union OF
$500, las at least succeeded In shaking
off some Of The wolghtc,t of he burdens by
which, In the days of Swift OF Grattar and OF O'Con
neil, she most loudly declared herself be oppressed
VI hcthcr with Parliament az Dublin she would have
Jared well in this respect since 1900 must be "a
mater Of coHjeeinre ALSO Whether she would f.
better IN this respect with Parliament at Dublin
hsNbnt IT quite certain that noting Is moro In
common than to find al educated and Intelligent man.
not an active partisan. IN ireland to-day. who looks
forward to the rc-csiabshmcni. IN existing circum
stances of Parliament at Dublin with confidence or
hope"
Meanwhile TIE Government is cndeayorinr to restore
me iespcc Tor law which Is me haSis % CIVILIZED
and Gladstonians as oppressive and inqultous. Nr
Iimlbort docs not share the opinion of those politi
"of the Coercion under which tho Nationalist
speakers and writers ask US In America, to believe
that the island groans and travas have seen liter
Nowhers in the world Is The Press moro Absolutely
free than to-day I'm Ireland. Nowhere In the world
are the actions OF men in authority moro bitterly and
S1 Pa"s sent cf c po PTGG ' .g or Py y
there nor as th"y were in America during tho Civil
war, or In Ireland under the Cocoon Act Of 1881
on suspicion Of something they may have done or may
have intended 10 do but after being tried for doing,
ana convicted OF saving done. certain thin cS mad"
cGoncss asainst the law Gy Pariianeni in Which
they are represented, and of which, in some cases,
they members.
TO call Ills .Cocrclon' is from the American polat
Of viow' simply lndcro4s What IT ma! BE- from the
BluSh o. inc 4rIsh point oi view Is t-noth,r ar
ever, hope without inclyy. 10 say thg II iii. BE-
Coercion from the British the IRISH point Of vlew
! am well content to be an hmcrican citizen ours
IS essentially govcrmon OF emotions: but Of
with re that the sare was right " d,clard j. to
he better 10 live wherc nothing is lawful than where
Tho .CGcrcon' Which have found established IN
rand ana Which ef'e95e m rhS tii' 9t ~ w,
slb!c il + coercion applied rot to mon %h9 |
cole o. Eorals but 10 who refuse to be bound In
their personal relations and their business :ansaconS
with no legal authority over them. II IS tOrrcion
Administered no, by phiic and Tcsponstic function
Jaw and honest public opinion but the base instinct Of
personal cowarllce. and tho instinct. not los base u
firm admlnstration OF the ar Il needed 20 abolish tins
cosrcSn' Is mater as to Th'e anrn1niTS H[T
that thc Ieagucrs would not hold III tn land |
gr.bber' 10 eNecaio9 eng aenqgn ro MN as ing a2
made surrcnlo In ireland the tenants would become /
just as amcnahc 10 As any Other subjects q nc
Tle'hcr these 'o'ier suSiccts Of ne oucon' ar
anen,tc TO the law as my own conntymen are
two prime piles confronting c,ch other IN loanlhat
Of authority represented in the domain Of politics hy
The British Government and II the domain OF morals /
by the Vatican lie is convinced. a. sincere Romen
atholic ought dOuOt, to be. thst the Naican VIII
rccurc it's domain against the nroads OF lrF"u-
ticn and he thinks that II Nj BafOurS policy be main
tanned FOR certain time. without Ms.y ana fNersh
cgislation' the political position can also b. securely
cd the interests both o. IN" iirish Empire ara |
81 tho people Of the United he wishes 10 The
Influences TO when ne irish masses arc
now subjected brought undcr efecina control but the
rests with tic people OF Great Britain
whn must remember that. whatever other duties
toward ireland they may recognize and be eager to
lschargc The first duty Of Government Is 10 gov
rrnS Mr. uuilLcrt's concluding words OF warning arc
these: -, . -.
the Three rs thonrht ptnaccs for Irish di.con-
tent Three other rs scoin 10 me quite as important
he Tho fui,rc of IRISH content and public oNor These
.rc Fair Dealing toward Landlords As VOL "a Ten
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