Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-10
FOREIGN intelligence.
PARLIAMENT.
Salisbury Reviews the European and
Irish Situations.
1 Gladstone Warmly Welcomed and Ad-
dresses the Commons
House Of Lords.

House of Lords.
! LONDON, Feb. 9.
In the House of Lords, Lord Crawford
moved an address in reply TO the Queens
speech. The motion was seconded by Lord
/ Armstrong. Salisbury referred 10 the Crown
Prince of Germany. He said he was sad TO
| learn that the heir TO the great empire closely
united with US i'll bonds of sympathy, stood
| in situation of peril, everywhere exciting
deep solicitude. Among the leading figures
in the political field of Europe, not one ex-
ercised so deep and afiectionate admiration
as the Crown Prince.
Regarding the great issues of peace or war
now pending in Europe, Salisbury said he
would not pretend to give fuller information
than was conveyed in the recent mastery
speech of Bismarck. The Berlin treaty as
Bismarck showed was in the nature of a
compromise. 1t was highly satisfactory at
the time and concluded that TO the English
Government it remained SO still. England
had long had policy in the east from which
the government didn't intend to depart, and
which it would consistently uphold. England
had interested herself for four generations
in the fate of southeastern Europe, and
would not show herself more Indifferent to
/ those interests now, than the generations be-
! fore them. (Cheers.) He entirely shared
the view of Bismarck in favor of peace.
! Danger might arise from some adventurous
or illegal action on the part of Russia; but
he had tine assurance from the most specific
authority that Russia contemplated no such
acts. She would carefully avoid them. In
brief reference to Ireland, Salisbury
charged Gladstone with misrepresenting the
conservative party saying they admitted some
kind of home rule must eventually be adopt
ed. This is not true. Gladstone would be
the last man in the VI orld to hear it If it had
been true.
House of Commons.
When Gladstone entered the chamber he
was loudly cheered. Harrington at once left
his seat and went and shook hands with him.
When they sent down both entered into an
animated conversation which lasted some
| time.
| Richie, (Con.) gave notice of the intro
duction of the local government bill.
! Sir Charles Russell, (liberal) gave notice
that he would move for an inquiry concern
ing the Trafalgar Square riots and limits of
government interference with public meet
ings generally.
| Mathews, Home Secretary, in reply to Il
question, said that Harkins gained admission
to the speakers gallery i'll August last under
the name of McFinn, accompanied by Nell
| vile, alias Moroney, both were admitted on
an order obtained from an Irish member of
parliament. Melville not only entered the
! gallery but spent some time on the river ter
race in company with his introducer
This case. he said, necessitates an increase
in the safeguards affecting admission to the
House. (Hear Hear.)
! Wharton, (Con.) moved an address in re-
ply to the Queens speech. He was seconded
| by Col. Duncan.
| Gladstone said he rose to speak at this
early stage of the debate, hoping he might
| be able to expedite business before the
House could congratulate the government
on some aspects of the foreign policy
! Referring to Ireland, Gladstone said ::
While the opposition is anxious to expedite
business, the governments policy in ireland
couldn't be lightly passed over. CHEERS.
The address declares that crimes of an agra
riau nature have diminished and conspiracy
sensibly abated through careful execution
The crimes act was disposed to substitute for
careful a very different word. CHEERS. J
The whole subject of the administration OF
coercion must, through the amendment, be
debated. He wouldn't anticipate debate,
and he couldn't pass over the assertion that
the Irish people, under coercion, had be-
come more reconcied to the law. (Cheers.
When he looked back fifty years upon the
eAuberancy of crime under the pressure OF
difficulties, it was not less than now existed
and he was amazed at the progress, more in
self command than in self control. 1t was
more and more becoming habit of the Irish
! panpIp and " N this sac tha
agrarian crime had lessened, but the govern
ment could not be congratulated on assisting
to diminish the number of offences under the
coercion act. Three hundred and fifty per
sons had been tried and sentenced. Was tn,
House to believe these returns showed a di
minution of offences as compared with th'
same period last year! He demanded tina
the government produce official data in sup
port of the alleged decrease. The offence,
returned showed that while the administra
ton of the common law was easier than il
Great Britain the administrator of the Law
relating to agrarian crime had been trans
ferred from judges and juries to the magis
trates, dependent on the executive govern
ment. The coercion act iii no wise strength
ened the government in regard to the pre-
vention of crime. From combinations apar
from crime, could the government show tha
they were not prosecuting the people of Ire
land for acts of exclusive dealing, freely re
sorted to in Great Britain. If they were
what became of the theory of equal right
between England and Ireland, which was tn
recognized basis Of the union! (Hear, hear.
The royal speech promised local legislatio
for England. Why did the government nc
redeem its promises of extension of self gov
ernment to ireland. The p,,wer of action o
Dublin Castle had been increased and inten
sifed, and the aspirations of the Irish fo
self government suppressed or unheeded
(Cheers.)
VIM. Henry Smith, the government leader
thanked Gladstone for his remarks coRcerT
ing the governments foreign policy. II
promised to lay before the house papers o
various foreign negotiations. He was ne
prepared to state what course the govern
ment would adopt in reference to Sir Charlie
, Russells motion. He would be perfect
ready to discuss the whole subject of til
Irish policy, including Gladstone's argI
ments. Gladstone had called his address
challenging one, but if they had not elaine
credit for their policy he would have taunte
them with fear to approach the subjec
: They were prepared at a proper time to jus
tify their assertion that the crime Of conspi
scy had diminished.
Parnell will move an amendment to the Al
dress censuring the Irish administration
prayingt hat the operation of the eoercic
act may be stopped; that amendment al,
be moved condemning Smiths bill to crea
the office of under Secretary for ireland I
: provide for payment salary of 1900 pounG
yearly.
q QUEEN vIcToRIAs SPEECH