New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-07
BRAVING THE WRATH OF BALFOUR.
MR. sHAw-LEFEvRE DEFYING COERCION.
GONE TO IRELAND TO MEET THE FATE OF wiifhlp
BLUNT.
icy CABLE TO THE TRIBUSE.l


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LONDON, Feb. G.-Beforc the end Of the weeK' pos
siby before he has had time to make his apoios'cs "
the House of Commons. Mr. Balfour will have been
placed In a very awkward fix by Mr.. shaw-Lefevre.
Practically he will have to choose whether ne VIII
carry out another eviction campaign for Lord Cai-
ricardo or put the Right Honorable George Sha"
Lcfcvrc, cXMlnlstcr of the Crown, into pr'son' anu
with Mr. Shaw Lefevre Messrs Drummer and ko"hlreo'
members of Parliament. and Sir J. Carmchaci' '"'o
private secretary to Mr. Gladstone.
Lord Clanrlcarde Is bent war to the knife MS MS
agent Mr. Tcncl goes about Dragging that he VIII
pour money without stint to crush tho tenants
To-day and Saturday he applied for 200 eectmeht uc
crces Many of these dismissed, tenants po'ns
sued account of rent for which they produceu ro-
cepts but many granted, enough 10 ehaoo
Lord Clanricarde to open formidable eviction o"i'
paign
Now. Lord Clanrlcardo is condemned by all parties
from Chief Baron Palles In Dublin to " The London
Times" which has denounced bis incredible basehcSS'
But Mr. Bafour has been backing him up and harry
ing the whole district for him with his Coercion ac''
sending baces of his tenants into jail again ana again
for such offences refusing to deal with emergency
men or celebrating the release Of imprisoned hele
Dor by holding meeting at his door For the laltor
offence the secretary of the WOodford Tenants DC
fence Association Mr. Roch. poor-aw guardian,
who has already been twice In jail since the midnight
meeting. was on Monday sentenced to three MONTHS
and with him ten other tenants.
The question is VIII Nj. rallour while Parliament
is sitting 20 on with this work and proceed rs Lord
Clanrcarde's ally to lengths OF cXciminatloh! MI
Shaw efcvrc IS determined to put this To the S''
lie during Mr.. Bluni's trial, so impressed Win
the tyranny pracscd this estate that he 0hcrcu 10
70 over and hold a meeting. aS Mr. Blunt did, should
svicios be again threatened lie has now gone over
with Mcssrs. Brunner and Rovrtree and Sir j. Car
michael and will hold this meeting next Friday MI
Balfour to be consistent. must proclaim It, a. he dd
Mr. Bunt's and prosecute Mr. Shaw Lcfcyrc If he at
tcmpts to hold It.
! travelled from Dublin with Mr. Morley on aatuf-
dav evening lie Is profoundly impressed by all ne
witnessed In Dublin. The orlcrlincss, Intelligence,
good sense and enthusiasm OF the people whether dis
pIaved in demonstrations IN the by the audi
cnccs I'm the City Hail. Mansion House and Lelnstcr
Hall. beyond his utmost expectations. lie say
he never addressed a quicker, more responsive, or
more clcalh headed audience than that immense one in
Lenser Hall The hospitality and courteous kindli-
ness OF the people have also delighted him. they
have Lord Ripon. who has gone back moro Irish than
the IRISH themselves In his enthusiasm for the Ma
tiOnal idea.
/ have just obtained striking statistics as to
the working Of Mr.. Ualfours Coercion act Insbe six
mon lis ont to the end of January during which the
ac1 has been working 6s7 persons have been prose
cuted under it, and of these have been put in jail
T. II. GILL NJ T..