The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-20
IN PARLIAMENT.
Gladstone Opposes the Land
Purchase Scheme.
REELECTION or RENTS FIRST.
An Irish Meeting savagely Dis
persed-Jehn Ertshrs Condi-
tisn More Alarming.

LsS DcE. Nor. I9--ia the commons. this
evening. Madden. solicitor general fcr Ire.
land, IN The absence Of Bslfour. who l. III.
brought in bill 10 further facilitate the
purchase BY sensats Of land IN Ireland, By
adding ES.aeo.esn 10 the amoant applicable
under the Ashbsarne ac1 He termed the
Ashhourne act grest success. There had
been II IS sigsed aErespents for the pnr-
chase of land. ef which ss4s had been CON
pleted. Only two courses we're open 10 the
government; enc waS the abandoned
scheme ef Land purchase, and the osher to
extend the act The fact fha; the act had
been conspicuous success. ieStidcd the
government IA seeking g eiiiaEre It's oS,sr-
atisns.
Nhcn Madden fsnishsd Gladstone moved
the following 7isRs in Hen of xrsfnx
Gsn0o. .so0 Il is exrctieut. il view az the sa-
mcntaAte saferingS arising from raceaf
cvicsions. 70 extend the land law OF 1857 50
as 20 empower the courts 70 neiuee or can
Gel arrears OF rents found 20 b sEcesstTc. =
He CON psEined that the government had
broken its pledge 10 the he1se- After OBJ
tanning the whole command of the time az
the disposal uf the members under an
agreement that no controversial. measures
should be introduced. hero was a bill Of
The first importance challenging discus
sion. u was submitted with threat that
il wonld he pat forward daily until settled.
Hts psOsesf wss equally against the mode
Of presenting The bill and the method Ia
which discussion was 70 be opposed His
motion did not strike AZ the Ashhuarie
ac;. nor wsuid Il necessarily stay It's opera
ton tie objected 20 Il 6ccsUse of the
amount demanded. Il was the manifest
design OF the government 20 withdraw the
subject Of frish land irosn the view OF par
lament for several yesFs. iCheers. That
was not course which e0'ild &c allowed.
The opposition Was not snscrsibie 20 the
vaiue Of land purchase.
IL did nos desire 70 STE the landlords or
any other class removed In body. lie
wanted 70 see them not less bu, great
deaf more Irish than they were. and 10 see
them reSiisnts, instead OF shsenfccs from
Ireland. The princlpie oi previous land
acts was totally different from fhs Ash
boGrDe act. uaaes which = 0lo.eO0 was
obtained. apparently as precedent for
further I've millions. thus drawing the
house ~ SLOW degrees into n system from
which there was no escape, putting lands
into the hsnsls of the state. rfakiag he
slase the immediate landlord. without prop
or guarantees
lie I6ladstonel hal always objected to
the Ashsourns acf as giving the Initiative
OF purchase fo the Landlords. " HON be con
sidered second, as the peasants ought to
have the Initiative. Il was certain the bill
wsnid give the landlords Il leverage to
hanSfni of tenants 10 acquire holdings.
Certainly II woaid assist the government
In their land purchase scheme. hUs under
what inadequate aud pre-s-ious security
for repayment for advances. The goyera-
ment was not justified IN relying upon the
tenants viii TO pay. after The recent deela-
ration OF Lord salisbury that the majority
OF three millions III Ireland were bent
upon putting down the minority Of two
millions, in order TO get al and rifle their
pockets. Ii the government had the ten
ants welfare honestly at heart IL. instead
OF supporting the landlords. they meant TO
relieve the distressed tenants, they would
deal with arrears instead OF pressing q
dangerous measure which provides ma
ehiLery for preventing reduction of rents
and which afforded facilities for augment
ing rents and multiplying eTictions with
all their horrible incidents.
G0schen, chancellor Of the cxchequer,
denied that the government was pledged
not 10 oduee5controEeFzial measures
during the winter session. Gladsione's
statement that II the government had
asked just sufficient To keep The act I'm op
Grafton until next session. Il wouid have
been granted. was incorrect. An immei.
late extension Of the Ashhourne act was
a necessity. Il was desired by the tenants
The government was prepared 10 deal with
arrears In due coarse OF time.