The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-15
TORYISM'S GRIP ON ERIN.
SIR TREVELYAN HITS COERCION A
HARD RAP

Meetings.
LONDON, Feb. 14-At Cabinet council
held to-day, it was decided to instruct the
Irish executive to cease prosecuting news
papers for publishing reports of meetings
of suppressed branches of the league.
Arrangements have been made for di-
vision on the Palnell amendment Thurs
day. The Conservative whips are confident
that they will have majority of eighty
five on the division.
SIR TREvELYAN'S SPEECH
In the House of Commons to-day Sir &.
O. Trevelyn, to-day resumed the debate on
the address in reply TO the Queens speech.
He contended that the coercion act had
done little 80 suppress crime, but great
deal to ALLEVIATE and shock public opinion.
The conviction of twelve members of the
House of Commons would happily do more
than anything else to bring about settle
ment Of the Irish question. They had seen
how Irishmen could be arrested on English
soil for crime created under the coercion act
-cNme which did not exist in the English
law, and for which Englshmen could
not be arrested nor a foreigner be sur
rendered. 1t was obvious that the govern
ment meant to pursue their policy OF op-
preston Ill Ireland, refusing even to concede
the modicum of local self-government.
He reminded the leaders of tho Liberal
UnioniStS that after six months of the Earl
of Carnarvon's regime they had advocated
the extension of local government in
Ireland. Why were they now silent when
the Tory government had decided to try to
rule Ireland by coercion alone, ignoring the
policy of concession without which 1t was
Impossible for the country to be peaceful
and prosperous.
THE RAT AND THE CAT.
Mai. Saunderson taunted Sir George with
shirking an explanation of his change Of
opinion. He quoted extracts from Sir
Georges speech denouncing the league and
Mr. GladStone's policy. Mr.. Parnell, he
said, had compared Mr.. Balfour to a vicious
cat, and Mr.. Healy, but two short years
ago, had likened Sir George to a rat. The
Parnellites and the rat were close friends
now in fighting with the ''cat." Well,
when rats fought with a cat the
rats got the worst of it. Mr.. Parnelrs at
tack upon the government last evening was
the weakest ever made in the house. This
leader of the league could say nothing to
Justify the terrorism against which the
government was fighting to deliver the
people. Every man who really cared for
the welfare of Ireland would applaud the
government for destroying an organization
that was preying upon the vitals of the
country. The Parnellites were men who
were never law-abiding and who never
would be, let the law be what
it might. An Irishman was not
man who naturally sympathized with law
of any kind. [Laughterl Irishmen had
virtues, but that was one of the defects of
the race to which he himself belonged. He
denounced Mr. Gladstone as binding the
people to the immoral teachings of the
league, and asked if the moral law of the
Gladstonians-"Thou shalt not steal, except
from Iandlordn-was likely to educate
the moral sense of the nation.
LABOUCHERE ANSWERS THE MAJOR.
Mr. Labouchere said that Maj Sanderson
was the mouthpiece of the Conservative
cabal which had been formed to compel the
reluctant government to protect the inter-
estS of Irish landlords. When Maj. San
derson taunted Sir Trevelyan with changing
his opinion he should remember that he
himself was once a Radical Laughter.
His speech was evidence of the failure
of coercion, because he demanded more
coercion. [Cheers. Naturally the govern
ment, in order to retain the country's sup
port told them that continued coercion
would lead the Irish to abandon home rule,
and erect a statue to an eminent uncle and
his snephew. [Laughter.1 The governments
platitudes were worthy of Caiphas and
Pontius PLATE, indeed, if there had been
press in Jerusalem the organs of the
Pharisees and Sadducees would doubtless
have said that the best part of the people
were OH the side of PLATE and only the
scum OH the other side. He concluded with
severe attack upon the government with
reference to the Mitchellstown affair, which,
he said demanded strict inquiry
GLADSTONE APoLoGIzED.
Sir Charles Russell, in refuting Mai
Sanderson's statements, asserted that to his
knowledge Mr.. Gladstone sent an apology
to Col. Doping before there had been any
question of legal threat or solicitors
letters.
Thomas w. Russell liberal Unionist),
member for Tyrone, said he was dis
appointed with the Parnelites. T0be sure
they remembered Mitchellstown, but they
appeared to have forgotten Tullamore,
about which they made such fuss during
the recess. Mr.. Russell made long speech,
in which he commended the governments
policy, and urged Mr.. Balfour to go
straight forward and have neither eyes nor
ears for anything outside the four corners
of the law, and to shut his eyes to the pes
tilent rotion that members Of the House of
Commons and priests should receive differ
ent treatment from that to which peasants
were subjected. In due time Mr.. Balfour
would receive his reward. [Cheers]
Mr. Clancy replied on behalf of the Par
nelliteS.
C. H. Anderson, Liberal, member for
Elgin and Navip, gave notice that he would
introduce an amendment to the address in
favor of the appointment Of a land commits
sion, similar to the irish Commission, for
Scotland, where the fall in the price Of
produce has rendered it impossible to pay
rents unless they are reduced.
The government has abandoned, for the
present, further prosecution OF William
O'Brien, NJ P.
Mr. Gladstone will speak on Mr.. Par
nell's amendment tA the address relative to
the coercion act on Thurday or Friday.
None of the Liberal Unionist leaders intend
to speak on the amendment.
MAYOR TO BE IMPRISONED.
DUBLIN, Feb. 1.-the Mayor of Cork
has been convicted of the charge Of assault
ing police sergeant at plan of campaign
meeting, and sentenced 10 fourteen days
imprisonment without hard labor.
W. j. Lane, NJ T. for the eastern divis- |
ion of Cork, who was sentenced TO a months |
improvement at Tullamore for inciting
tenants to resist bailiffs, was released from
Jail to-day. There was crowd in front Of
the Jail when he emerged, but little en-
thusiasm was shown.
The Freem0n's Journal asserts that the !
government is employing police agents TO
revive Fenianism in Londonderry.
LANE WELCOMED AT CORK
CORK, Feb. N.--Mr Lane, NJ. r., was |
welcomed here by a large crowd With
so.reral hand. of music VhflQ the croWd /