New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07
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tyranny The groans cannot be very loud, when
out of nearly 100000 of people only twenty-one
arc actually in jail under what is called the 20
ercion act. Nor is this all. So great is the I'M
provement in the condition of Ireland that Coercion
itself about to be suspended except possibly in
one county and in few scattered districts where
perfect order has not yet been restored. This Is
the country in which Sir George Trevelyan few
| years since declared that the game of law and
order was up; but it appears that it is the game
| of disorder which is up Even the Plan OF Gam
paign has not much life left in it. The ashes OF
, il shoulder, SAYS Mr.. Balfour, in perhaps one
| county and few barones the same, 1t may DC
| presumed where Coercion is still thought need
| full So much for five years of firm, intelligent
rule by man who knows the people he has TO
| govern. knows his own mind and knows how TO
make his will respected. 1t is not de-
mocracy; but Mr.. Balfours answer to
that criticism deserves attention. He boldly de-
clares that Ireland cannot he well governed other
wise than by Imperial law. Why? Because the
heterogeneous sections of Irish society are ir-
reconcilaby hostile and can never be united into
an organic whole; because Irish divisions not
merely social, political and religious, but these
into each other and partake of all three char
acters at once and so the rule of a local majority
| In Ireland can never mean anything but dscord,
| injustice and ruin. Further, if Imperial law be
necessary TO the peace of Ireland, so is Imperial
| credit to Irish prosperity. Does any lrishman
suppose that Ireland could obtain on Irish credit
| the f30,000,090 sterling which the Land Pur-
chase bill pours into the Irish lap? Or, does
anybody suppose that an English Parliament would
advance that sum, any sum, were an Irish
| Parliament established on College Green? The
failure of Mr.. Gladstones Land bill, offered as
one item of the Home Rule scheme and the sue
cess of Mr.. Balfour's bill, proposed as part of a
coherent Imperial policy, is sufficient answer
TO that question.
The House of Commons is still struggling with
the Irish Land Bill There seems to he no end to
new proposals. new clauses and new amendments
of all sorts One of Importance has been accepted
by Mr.. Balfour and adopted by the House, pro-
viding that tenants evicted since May, 1879, may
purchase their former holdings. Whether this
| will include tenants who went out under League
orders seems on the face of it doubtful; but,
as the clause was moved by Mr.. 7. W. Russell
apd seconded by Mr. Smith Barry, it cannot be
meant to relieve the supporters of the Plan of
Campaign.
The archiepiscopal attacks on Mr.. Parnell con-
tinue, Archbishop Croke taking up the running
where Archbishop Walsh leaves Off To DIR.
Walsh's letters in The Times, Mr.. Parnell made
| no reply He is l think the only politician of
]
If he answers it is by word of mouth, and briefly,
and so decisivey that His Grace of Dublin has
rot thought it worth while to reiOin. Indeed,
| not much answer was needed. Everybody knows
that the Irish clergy kept their antipathy to
adultery in allegiance till the English Noncon-
| formists had forced Mr. Gadstone's hand
and compelled him to dissolve his alliance,
or his alegiance-which is perhaps the
more accurate wOrd-with. or TO, Mr.. ParneH.
| All that Mr. parnell now does is 10 bring this out
clearly by dates. To both archbshops he is civil
| of speech, and his only approach TO asperlty Is
when he denies Archbishop Crokes assertion that
he had used urmannerly language about the priests
The actual points in dispute between them at
| the moment points of detail. They relate TO
| the of funds and other matters, the challenge
| respecting which used to come from the Union
| ISIS as Mr.. Parnell reminds the archbishop. Each
of this interesting pair OF disputants is equally
| anxious to rid himself Of responsibility for the
Plan of mpaign, now that ii has failed. Nowhere
is its failure more dismal than in Archbishop
Croles own diocese. In Tipperary itself the
failure is most dismal of all. Mr.. Smith Barry
has practically won the contest into which Messrs.
O'Bren & Co. drove him. The great part of
bis tenants, both in town and country, paying
up, and going back to their homes and farms,
poorer. sadder and wiser than when they aban-
League Mr. Smith Barry was always good,
just and generous landlord. He will not probably
be less SO now. Indeed the terms which he
has readmitted his tenants are liberality itself
On the question of personalities and Of what passes
for politeness in episcopal circles in Ireland, the
, conclusion Of Dr. Crokes speech is illuminative.
Il have never" remarks the archbishop blandly,
&" said anything but what good kind and
laudable of Mr.. Parnell: shall ever do so.
except from a moral standpoint in connection with
the proceedings of the Divorce Court"
moment later he said "Now am done with
Mr. Parnell. and probably. far controversy
is concerned. am done with him forever. lie
is n fallen man. Should his name survive for
any time in Irish history. it will be only as that
Of traitor 10 the National cause and a mischief
maker. he having absolutely placed himself out
side the pale of Christian civilization. His future
mission appears to be to create much confusion
| os nossible and to make his followers as dead
| +o everv moral feeling he himself has proved
| himself te be- He has killed Home Rule and
| hurled il with his reputation In the London Di-
vorce Court Let us pray for his conversion and
extend to him henceforth the charity of our 81
lence.- Perhaps more important than consider
atons of civility is the confession of this Home
Rule prelate. that Home Rule is dead and buried.
| The Liberal victory at Paisley on Monday by
LARGELY increased majority is interpreted TO mean
that Dear Old Scotland is as Gladstonian as ever,
or more so. Probably Church questions have as
much share as Irish questions in bringing voters
to the polls; but, if Home Rule does not help
neither does it harm the Gladstonian cause In
Paisley.
The Unionist triumphs in West Derbyshire and
London are. perhaps not the less significant be-
cause they were won without contests.
In no respect does the barbarity Of Russian
policy or Russian methods diminish me papers
are flied with accounts of the arrival in Germany
20 oreat bodies of exiles in the utmost destitu
tion German charity does what 1t can to re-
lievc them. There is an organized effort on the
frontiers in Berlin, and elsewhere Tie tide sets
steadily toward Bremen and Hamburg and thence