New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-13
CHAMBERLAIN REPLY TO PARNEl'h
THE IRISH LEADERS CHALLENGE PROMPTLY
.... -..r oc.r covERNMENT

ACCEPTFD-TIIE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ELL AND THE COERCION ACT
London, Aug l2.-Mr. Chnmbcrlain's reply 10
Mr. parnells recent letter is published ms morn
inr. Mr. Chamberlain proceeds to stare thac INC
scheme attributed TO Mr. Parncll was the suocco
Of conversation with Mr. OShca from the end OF
November. 1884. 1t was brought to me in writ
ING by Mr. OShca on January &. leo'. Mr'
Parnelrs letters prove bis authorship. and also
that Mr. O'Shea was n confidential exponent OF
his views Mt the time" The correspondence also
corroborates Mr. Parnells statement that ne u'a
not intend the proposal substitute Tor an lrish
Parliament Mr. Chamberlain says:
Il understood tho proposal was offered as III
accountable settlement though l felt that no
statement made even by Mr. Parnell couiu
bind the Irish people in future, and oche'eu
then as now that a large and safe extension vi
local government would remove all prac'ic"' er'e'
anccs The whole subject was fully discussed WIN
nv colleagues, and was not finally relecteo ''n
MAY O. SS5, when a new Government WIS lo' N.Y.
tried TO learn whether Mr.. Parnell adhercu 'o ii''
r-onosal Tn the middle of July Mr. O'Shea in
formod mo that in view of the altered state oil
onoirs and Lord Carnaryon's speech, Mr.. Parncll
doubted the policy of cncumbering the lrish aues-
tion with larger extension Of local govern
mcnt to Ireland than 10 England.
"1be ouestlon Of the renewal OF the Crimes
oct vas discussed simultaneously with the lore
going In the sprng Of ss5 Mr.. OShea brought
mo Mr. IarncIrs revised Coercion act OF 1857
find on an inspection Of the document that thc
following clauses remain as constituting 'he pii
Mr. ParncI had no serious objection to the 'heh
clauses 4 and 5. the first being aitcrcd pS wv
transfer from clause l Of the definition oil OIL
fonccs excluding however treason and treason
! felony These arc the special jury clauses
/ Clause 6. change of vcnuc: clause lo'
aEcn clauso: clauses Is and II, prl-
vatc inquiries; clauses 10 ana w
CONDENSATION for murder and injuries TO be ievic''
ON the district in which the offences are committed
clause "a. emitting the first subsection; clause
90: clause 80, onittIg the first three sub sections
clousc 81: clause So with a consequential ohhs-
e;on clause SO: clnuse 81, with an amendment
limiting the duration of the act to one year
schedules 9 and 3. >,
understand that il the act was limited to
n wear Mr. Pnrncll would consent TO more strh-
! CONT provisions than il extended to three years
! I therefore pressed this limitation strongly upon
the other members Of the government IN. In coac 1.
! cIusion ! NAV say that neither ut this time noi
subsequently has it appeared TO me that tncrt
was anything in these COMMUNICATIONS oi whlcI
/ Mr. Pornen has cause to he ashamed.
| understand him to propose compronlls'
between the views Of the Scparatist party ana ms
ccptcd the statements made dousisdn, to N,
with what knew Of it myself and especially VIII
his offer TO Nr Gladstone, after the Phoenix ParI
murders. to retire from Parliament and abahdoi
politics"