Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-19
I'd EDITION.
BALFOUR IS PRAISED.
His Solution of Irish Troubles Ap-
proved by the Conservatives.
THE N0N-PARTISAN W. C. T. u.
Suicide of a Maryland Man in
Baltimore.
HE NON-PARTISAN W. C. T. u.
CHICAGO MARKETS ARE LOWER.
BALFOUR'S SPEECH PRAISED.
He Says That He VIII BE Ever Ready
to Defend Himself.

LONDON, Nov 19.-Mr. Balfours spesch ut
Grimsby last night is given prominent place
in all the conservative papers and is strongly
commended by them. The Irish secretary met
with an enthusiastic reception from the 1000
persons present at the meeting. After speaking
at the regular meeting Mr.. Balfour addressed
an overflow meeting. He said that he had
been assailed with degree and kind of
calumny unexampled in English history in any
political controversy not recently connected
with Ireland. He continues:
II have never shrunk from meeting those
calumnies face to face. and l count those my
happit st moments when, instead of saying these
things behind my back, they say them to my
face In the house OF commons, where
can contradict them. But whether
they say them in the commons
or through the mouths of illustrous politicians
like Mr.. Morley and Mr.. Gladstone, or whether
through the obscure channels of the paid lee
turer or the itinerant commoner, / am pre-
pared to meet them. Both in and out Of
the house of commons / have acted
with the single-minded view of benefiting not
only the empire, but the population, before
which l am habitually held up as an object Of
common contempt and execraton. The Irish
politicians have too Ions been In the habit of
regarding every misfortune and weakness of
Ireland as another weapon to use against the
government.
Irish distress does not pr sent itself to them
as aUOrQlnb an OCCASION on winch they might
impartially consider the best method of dealing
with the condition of the people, but as a
means OF setting class against class and new
occasion for the issuing OF ano-rent manifesto.
Any man who suggests that the difficulty to be
dealt with is the rent difficulty shows either
ignorance or bad faith. II every shilling of
rent in the congested district were abolished
the problem would not be the less menacing."
Mr.. Balfour received a number of delegates
from the north of Ireland conservative and
unionlst associations, and expressed his thanks
for the messages that they brought from the
men of Ulster.
He said he was accustomed to be called a
tyrant, but their warm welcome showed that
this description OF him was not altogether true.
He had yet to learn that the Ulster Proteytants
knew less about freedom than the people of the
other parts Of Ireland
Mr. Balfour accepted an invitation to visit
Belfast before the ger raj election
Mr.. Balfour said in his spee,h last night that
his tour In Ireland loft the impression ON his
mind that the districts waited were not con-
gested in the sanse of being 'rowded, but the
people appeared to be unable to draw from
their holdings sufficient livelihood II the
peasants con1ition was to be bettered he must
be made better farmer and q better fisher
man. Th,re were Two distinct problems to be
faced-the problem Of the present winter
and the problem of tho future.
1t would be Of little use to provide for imme di-
ate distress unless they had in view the perma-
nent amelioratIon of the condition of the dis
tressed. Nothing would be easier than to
squander public money to remedy the evil
because he was sure the chancellor
Of the exchequer would not grudge
the money. But though money was
essential, he did not regard it as the
greatest necessity. He was firmly convinced
that some thing more was required than money
and relief works. 1t was necessary to change
the habits of the people. II those concerned
could but see wherein their salvation consisted
the problem would SLOWLY but surely be solved