The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-29
IRELAND'S LAND PUZZLE.
CHAMBERLAIN SPEAKS ON THE
ISSUE IN THE COMMONS.


He Declares the Parnellite sugges-
tions Regarding Cheap Land Regis
tration and Transfer Worthy of Con-
sideration-He Suggests the Passage
OF an Irish Local Government Bill
LONDON, April 2S-ln the House of Com
mons this evening Mr.. Chamberlain said he
agreed with the Parnellites that the sug-
gestions relating to the establishment of
cheap land registration and transfer were
worthy of consideration and would meet
with general acceptance. He did not object
to state aid for Ireland, but said that IL
the state placed these people In q better
position tho state had a right to make con-
dItions which would prevent those districts
from relapsing into the position from which
they had been raised. Mr.. Parnell's scheme
could not be safely substituted for the gov
ernment's, but the government might limit
a bill to holdings Of less than ESQ lental
WANTS THEM UTILIZED.
Mr.. Chamberlain said he was in favor of
Incorporating to some extent Mr.. Parnelps
proposals in the governments bill. He ad-
fnitted the strength OF the objection to
hypothecating Irish local resources without
the consent OF the Irish people, and agreed
that the governments assuming the position
Of landlord would pave the way to friction
and possibly to danger. He suggested as a
means OF meeting Mr.. Parnelps objections
that the house quickly dispose of the land
purchase bill in order TO enable the govern
ment to introduce and pass an Irish local
government bill during the present session.
[Ironical Irish cheers. But whether such a
bill were passed at this or the next session,
could not the government promise the
formation of Irish county councils which,
when established, should take over the
working of the land purchase BILL the col
lecting of the installinents and tho handling
Of the British exchequerl He believed the
league could exercise but little control over
the councils, certainly not more than over
the tenants.
WOULD SATISFY GLADSTONE.
This plan would meet the bulk of Glad
stones ''vital objections" The land ques.
tion ought not to be ono Of party politics.
They all agreed as to many OF the principles
involved, and it should not be impossible, by
concessions and sacrifices, to arrive at set.
Element which, being a nstional instead Of
party settlement, would have an infinitely
greater chance Of being permanent and ben,
eficial.
SKATING ON THIN ICE.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt congratu.
lated Mr.. Chamberlain upon his skill iu
skating upon thin ice. He felt obliged to
to ask him whether his speech was for OF
against second reading. The government,
Sir William continued, had better withdraw
the bill rather than accept the plans OF both
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Chamberlain. They
could not treat their bill with such indiffer.
ence as Mr.. Chamberlain had. Sir William
described the bill as lilkea patent medicine
would cure everything. Everybody was tc
get something out of nothing. The British
treasury would 60 bail for all, and the
British taxpayer would run no risk.
[Laughter.] Criticiaing the bill in de.
tail on the lines of former speakers, he
declared that it would be impossible to
settle the land question until political peace
was made with Ireland. II England was
ever placed in the position of an evictor Of
Irish tenants, home rule would soon come.
A serious objection was that it would form
precedent for the English, Scotch and
Welsh tenants in making similar
demands for other objects. He was aston.
ished to find Mr.. Goschen the leader OF
such switchback finance.
T. p. O'Connor pressed the government
to declare its intentions In regard TO Mr..
Chamberlains suggestions. He said that
the bill was a thoroughly bad measure by Q
thoroughly bad government.