The Irish standard., 1888-05-05
SATURDAY. MAY 3, 1888.
IMPORTANT IRISE NEWS.

IMPORTANT IRlSE NEWS.
Since going to press last week i'm
poctapt news bearing on the Irish ques-
Zion hatl been received from Europe.
First came the intelligence that Lord
Randolph Churchill has made q vigorous
attack upon the Tory party 70 which he
Belongs, and that he protested ero'
phatically against the Coercion policy
and said the Tories had promised in
stead of it a reform Of the local govern
u,ent in Ireland. His speech brought
<2ismay aud CONSERVATION to Balfour
and his followers, and rupture in their
ranks may he daily expected. Z. G.
Crawford, in special to the New York
Tribune, states that Lord Churcilill's
attack is understood to be the forerun
ner Of 1t project of the ministry to devise
some scheme for Home Rule He says
tue Tories are planning for & long lease
OF power, and that they hope to trump
Gladstone by getting in with a plan for
y Home Rule bill which can be passed
This session by the aid OF Tory and
z1njonist votes, and that Parnell is
aware Of their scheme and will not an
tagonjze il, being perfectly Indifferent
as to the source from which Home Rule
comes.
Tho next news of Importance trans
xnitted from abroad was an interview
with MIR. Parnell on the Irish situation.
"Whether the Tory government is
upset this year or not,' says Mr.. Par
nell, the final result OF our agitation
will be q restoration of the Irish Parlia-
ment beyond a Doubt Irish national
lists had scarcely read this cheering news
when another telegram arrived to the
effect that the Pope had condemned
yooycotting and the plan of Campaign. -
The alleged papal decree as tele-
gyaphesi from London is signed by E.
Cardinal Monaco, and dated Rome,
April 20. 1t begins by saying that the
apostolic sae has given to the people OF
ireland, whom it has always regarded
with special benevolence, suitable ad-
monitions and advice as to how they
might defend their rights without in-
jury TO justice and the public peace, and
it concludes by recommending the Irish
eplscopacy to prudently but e}fectually
advise and exhort the clergy and laity
not to transgress the bounds Of Christian
charity and justice whilst they are
striving foy a remedy for their distressed
s,cndition. We confess to seeing noth~
ing reprehensible or dictatorial in this
papal edict whether it be genuine Or
spurious; and we see no cause for an
yaoyance or uneasiness to the friends OF
Ireland. A later dispatch from Rome
states that it was Cardinal Slmeoni who
forwarded the decree to the Irish bish-
ops by the Pope's orders, and that in
structions were given to order the clergy
to refuse absol tuition to any one dec]in-
ing to sever his connection with the
league. We don't believe q weird OF
this, and are content to wait for a con-
airmaJion Of the report from an official
source. Archbishop Walsh. Of Dub
lin, who is now in Rome, may be relied
s1pon to use his influence with the Holy
See in the interest of Ireland. Pope
Leo has given manifestations of his love
and sympathy for Ireland on several
occasions, and we are therefore slow to
believe that he will now on the eve of
victory attempt to retard her onward
march to freedom.
The 'sPlan of Campaign" conceived
by John Dillon has proved itself a ire
mendous weapon against the injustice
and tyranny of Irish landlordism in
evicting tenants for nonpayment of i'm
Dossible rents. The tenantry of Ireland
are making no unjust or unreasonable
demands. No land commissioner or
udicial tribunal has declared the "Plan
A. Campaign" to be dishonest. 1t is
:tthI,ef.refore right and just that the tenants
should keep their combination intact
,1d,a,as ", any papal interference BROUGHT
s a,ll ,oInt sby the influence Of "CaWtholic"
.11lrin rtons and 81 orfolks Of England
~ the bitterest and most i'm
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