New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
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Mr. Henry George will be pleased to hear that
there are thirty-nine members of the House OF
Commons who part converts to part of his
scheme for robbing the owners of land They
differ from him about the robber They. would
have the robbery done not by the State but by
the municipality. They have adopted the muni-
equalization of land instead Of it's naturalization.
The word is worse. the thing no better. Mr..
Haldane, who led this little band, Is Scotch
Member with taste for metaphysics, who was
disciple of Schopenhauer and of Mill before he
took up with Mr.. George. lie bases himself on
Mills unearned increment" theory, phrase
which neither Mill, nor any disciple of Mill, has
ever accurately defined. Mr.. Haldanes mind is
capable of distinctions He is opposed to nation
aization without compensation, but thinks NUM-
cipalization without compensation just. The first
propostion he affirms so that his discipeship to
Mr. George is imperfect The second may be in
ferred from his complaint that the local authority
has no power to intercept the unearned incre-
ment for the benefit of the community The
number of Members who differed from him was
3I4. so that the present majority in the British
House of Commons against these Haldane-George
views is 275.
This matter is more important than it may
SEEM because it came up in connection with what
is here called IAasehold Enfranchisement The
bill TO which that sonorous and plausible name
is given is bill for enabling certain persons to
become owners Of property which does not belong
to them, and which the owners do not wish to SELL
The persons thus to be favored are occuplers OF
houses or other landed property under leases hav-
ing not less than twenty years TO run III they
and the owner cannot agree about the price, the
County Court Judge is to say how much the un-
...;l1s, ha&r for bie
precious scheme was defeated by only thirteen
majority. There are two reasons for the support
given it. One is that it contained restrictive
clauses which would render it in the great ma
iority of cases imperative. The other is that the
system under which the great landlords OF Lon
don administer their property imposes many hard-
ships on tenants. The landlords have got powers
probably too great and as between them ana
their tenants there is too much landlord Jaw
Some amendment of the existing law is needed
but not confscation, nor yet a measure wmch
shall strike another blow at property as property
Not even on Wednesday afternoon" sald the
Home Secretary, will admit that the owners OF
land should be treated enemies of the human
race" There are in this country many PERSONS
otherwise of sound mind, who are disposed so to
treat them.
Thurles was this time selected by the Par
neltes and Anti-Parnellites the scene OF their
usual Sunday fight. II seems to have Deen Ohe
liveiest engagement that has yet taken place
between these contending factions. Thurles is
regarded by one side holy ground. Arch-
bishop Croke resides there, and force was the
wrath of the priests and the priestly party when
Mr.. Parneil announced that he would speak be-
meath the walls of the Archbishop's palace. They
saw in this announcement gross insult TO that
venerable prelate, who is perhaps the hottest
frebrand among all the Irish bishops 30 they
went out to do battle against the invader The
Parnelites. not waiting to be attacked, put their
foes suddenly to fight. The beaten champions OF
priestly rule sent for reinforcemeIlts, reformed
their procession, started again for the palace and
again were SET upon, routed, driven of the helo,
and had to endure the indignity of seeing their
retreat covered by some of Mr.. Balfour's brutal
minions-in other words, by the police. Finally
they reached their goal and were thanked by
the Archbishop for having shown his enemies
that he was not to be insulted with impun1ty.
Irish humor is not yet extinct.
The Archbishops speech deserves to be read.
every word of it, by every friend of Home Rule
but can only Gull few words of his flowers of
speech Much Of il a eulogy upon himself.
lie told his admiring hearers how formerly he
was carried in more than regal triumph from one
end of his diocese to the other Why should he
not be again ne asks. t1dNe prOnUeu III any
respect by the land agitation, of which have
been conspicuous as well a consistent and
fearless supporter? ?" No; II am still what long
wears ago / was described to be, unchanged,
changcable" Others have changed; ave used
10 be formidable, alike TO the foreign foe and 70
the domestic oppressor. What has shorn us of
our strength2" Dean Kinane answered, Kitty
O'Shea " and there were cheers 1--WE have been,
continued His Grace Of Cashel, "the wonder Of
Europe the admiration of America. What
we to-day? Dsowned by the one, and a laugl
ing-stock to the other" The wicked Mr.. Parnell
has done it ALL For his own miserable gratfca-
ton. he has sold the past; preferring an ignoble
and lcentious life in London 10 the liberation and
advancement of his tooconfding counuymen."
The Archbishop's speech throughout not
less fun of humility and charity than these brief
passages | have quoted He ended by assuring
his hearers that they had this day done their
duty manfully. and exhorted the broken-headed,
beaten rabble about him to return to their homes
quietly This. by the help Of the police they did.
Mr. Parnell. who expected at Thurles,
Il missed this exhilarating scene by missing his
train. He went on TO Clonmel, and spoke there.
HE address breathed defiance and every confidence
in his own success, but was chiefly remarkable
for two interesting inside views of recent politi-
cal history. He was always, he now says, OPP
posed TO the Plan of Campaign. Why? Because
Il wos dishonest. immoral and condemned by the
ponep OH no. Because he doubted its prac-
ticabilitv His doubt has now become certainty.
The tenants evicted under the Plan of Campaign
are suffering, and there is 40 money to relieve
their sufTerings. None Of the "wretched English
Liberals not even Mr.. Labouchere, will help them
Mr. Gladstone, too, Like Mr. ParneI, was opposed
ot first to the Plan of Campaign. He sent Mr..
Parnell a message that it was running them IN
England. and must not be extended. 1t was ex-
tended only because Mr.. Gladstone and
the English Liberal party. after
while thought that they could make political
suffernOs and wished