St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
IN LONDON.
Foreign Affairs Discussed by Eng
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lish Statesmen.
Copyright Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, March 10.-The serious as
pect of foreign affairs resulting from
the death of the Emperor William and
the rapidly approaching dissolution of
his son and successor have caused con-
siderable talk during the last few days
among the rank and file of the minis
terial party of Tory home rule bill.
They acknowled right and left that CO.
ercion and nothing more is an eX-
tremely bad policy to pursne in view of
the present danger of European war,
when England needs friends instead
of enemies, especially at home. There
fore it would not be surprising if the
governments policy should be so far
changed as to admit, at least, of author
itative speeches containing more or less
promise of home rule legislation. The
conviction is spreading fast through the
Unionist ranks that the policy of coer-
ciOn has failed, and ministers are pri-
vately urged as they have never been
before to furnish the party with more
hopeful material. The most important
change of opinion regarding the govern
ment of Ireland is that of Lord Lon
donderry. He, like Lord Carnarvon, ac-
cOmpanied his acceptanc of the Office
of viceroy of Ireland with stipulation
that in certain conditions he should be
at liberty to retire, and like Lord Car
navOn, he has become convinced that a
policy of Cancellation is the only method
of
SUCCESSFULLY GOVERNING IRELAND.
Recently Lord Londonderry informed
Lord Salisbury that he had had enough
of Dublin castle under coercion policy,
and requested that he be allowed to re-
sign. Lord Salisbury, wishing to keep
things as they are until after the Easter
holidays at least, pressed Lord London
derry TO remain in Dublin, at the same
time promising that the Irish local gov
eminent would shortly be brought into
parliamentary prominence. The edu-
cation of the Conservative party on the
subject of home rule in Ireland appears
to be proceeding more rapidly than
could be conveniently admitted by
the party leaders. Mr.. Digby Sey-
mour, Q. c., Conservative candidate
for South Shields at the 1885 election,
has prepared draft of all Irish federal
union bill which number of Tory and
Liberal unionist members are urging
Lord Salisbury to adopt and bring for
ward in parliament at the earliest posi-
VIC IllUlllCIl, Will IL Wow VI
Ireland and making her an tally" in
the event of the opening of hostilitieS
on the continent. 1t has the full title
of "A bill further to amend and perpet-
uate the act of union and to provide for
the future government of Ireland"
This is, of course, q label intended for
Unionist eyes, but the measures set
forth in the bill are measures Of home
rule. The bill begins with
AN ELABORATE SCHEME
for the establishment of four provincial
councils in the four provinces of Ire
land, each council to be composed of
two chambers and to have very extern
sive jurisdiction within the limits of the
province. Next comes portion of the
bill by which the lord lieutenant and
the existing system of administration at
Dublin castle are abolished, their places
being filled by royal residence in Dub
lin and secretary OF state for Ireland.
These representatives in the imperial
parliament are reduced in number to
thirty-five, though it is not made clear
whether this reduction is to be made
immediate or to be delayed until
the parliament at Westminster has been,
according to the authors proposals,
transformed into federal assembly for
Great Britain and the colonies. The
Irish share of the national debt is re-
duced to $4S 000,0 900, and the Irish con-
tribution to the treasury to rather more
than S3,500,0OO All these arrangements
are made preliminary to tile third part
of the bill, which establishes, after GER
tain conditions have been realized as
preliminaries, all Irish federal assem-
bly," composed of senate and house
of delegates. To this federal assembly
is to be given not merely those local
Irish powers usually attributed by home
rulers to an Irish parliament, but also
the
CONTROL OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE,
and certain very important military
powers. Ii is also especially authorized
to deal with the land and with the rela-
tons of landlords and tenants. In a
word, Mr. Scymours is a home rule bill,
going in some directions fnrthert han
that proposed by Mr.. Gladstone, ane,
embarking bodily at the same time on
the largest schemes of imperial and
colonial federation. Provincial councils
are thrown i'll as a bait to Mr.. Chamber
lain and his friends, and the apparent
safeguard is provided that he tLi;,t