The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-18
THE SHADOWS or COMING EVENTS.
Parnell's Course and the Approach
Ing Appeal to the Country.
Newspapers Discussing the Murder
Gus habits OF italians.
Interesting Foreign Miscellany From
the Worlds Greatest City.

copyright by New York Associated Press.1
LONDON, April 17.-Although Mr.. Morley's
amendment introducing in the Irish land bill
the principle of local control, was the point
Oh which the Irish sections were expected 10
SINK all differences, the spirit of faction got
the upper hand. Mr.. ParnelPs amendment
to MIR. Morely's amendment, followed by
Mr. Sections amending Mr.. Parnell's amend
ment produced feeling of lrritations In
the ranks Of the opposition, causing many
members to leave the House without voting
on the most important attempt to alter the
bill In committee.
There are now eight parliament
ary seats vacant, of which seven will
be contested. These contests will afford the
opposing parties some idea Of the result of
the coming appeal to the country. The can
ind themselves constrained to dilate upon
the pledges for Just settlement for Ireland.
The platform Of the several Liberal eandi-
dates discloses the planks prepared for the
| general electoral campaign, including be-
| sides home rule those In favor OF eight hours
for miners, the "0ne man, one vote" prfn 81
pie, free education, church dis-establishment
direct liquor veto. and the amendment OF
tne law OF conspiracy In favor OF the work.
man.
Tonight's division In the House of Com
mons broadly indicates the line of parllamsn
tary action Of the Irish members. The Me-
Carthyites voted with Mr.. Morley. Messrs.
Parnel, McKenna and Mahony, Colonel No
land aud other seceders Joined the COnserya-
tlves. Mr.. Parnell refused to assist McCar-
thy to raise an evicted tenants fund, which
closes the matter so far as Mr.. Mccarthy Is
concerned. An Important occurrence In the
negotiations hitherto undlsclosed shows that
Mr.. Parnell has been Gallons TO the saAor-
ings. OF the tenants throughout. Mr.. Nc
Carthy states that early In March he met MIR.
mons, and urged the necessity OF an imme.
diate decision to help the tenants
who were starving. Mr.. Parnell replied
that he did not see any urgency, but prom
deavors to reach him and get him 10 break
his silence failed to have any effect until he
was compelled to respond to Mr.. McCarthy's
recent appeal. Mr.. Parnel's aim In delay
ing the release OF the funds was obviously
TO destroy the tenants combination and
play into the hands OF the government
Since Mr.. Healy has renewed his Challenge
to Mr.. Parnell to test Cork, the uuionist
leaders there have sent Mr.. Parnel the as
to fight out the battle and no UniOnist can
didate nor Unlonist support will obscure the
issue. This offer deprives Mr.. Parnell OF his
last excuse for not facing Mr. Healy, but he
will not fight.
The discomfort Of the trade unions In re.
gard to the composition Of the Royal Labor
Commission grows in intensity. At meet
ing today, the parliamentary Committee OF
the unions declared hostility to the cOmmis-
Sion unless larger representation was given
to the trades. Messrs. Broadhurst, Howell
and John Burns concur In denouncing the
commission as a farce. Sheffield asks the
goverDment to appoint a representative of
the iron and steel trade; Manchester wants
an additional labor delegate. and malcOn-
tents everywhere declare that they will not
send evidence and will ignore the existence
OF the commission unless 1t Is reformed by
the withdrawal of a number Of representa-
tives Of capital and the filling Of their places
by representatives OF labor.
Referring to the New Orleans lynchIng,
many papers discuss the question why thS
Italian murder returns exceed those Of every
other nation on ealth. The st. James Ca
Zette, quoting Bosco's statistics on homicide,
shows that Italians are eight times more
murderous than other Europeans. In Italy,
ten persons are tried every day for murder
spd EIGHT eeayiesed while host OF hQmleides
Is never recorded. Inc Italians at home, it
says, are worse than Italians abroad. The
eorcluston Is that the Italian has murder in
his blood aud this racial excitability Is
heightened by the warm climate and the
natural habit OF use Of the knife.
Russian influenza Is spreading in London.
Sheffield and Birmingham. The Lancet pre-,
diets wider extension of the area OF the
epidemic unless milder weather checks It.