The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-31
EaIN's TENANTS.
Shaw-Lefevre Advocates Arbitration
with the Landlords.

LONDON, Jan. 80-Shaw-Lefevre Qib-
crab moved in the House of Commons to-
day that the government use its influence
in favor of settlement by arbitration Of
the remaining disputes between tenants and
landlords in ireland arising from
the plan Of campaign. He said that
there were now only twenty es-
tatss upon which differences existed.
from these estates and now lived
in huts, supported by contributions from
lrishmen in all parts Of the world, in the
hope that the time was coming when they
would be reinstated In their homes. Farms
had become derelict and in many cases land
had become waste, covered with nettlas
breast high. No new tenants, said Shaw
Lefevre, would ever be found for these
farms, and the best course to bring about O
settlement was by arbitration.
AN IRISH UNIoNIsT's POSITION.
T. w. Russell (Irish-unionist) said he
would not oppose the principle of arbitra-
tion, but he must resist arbitration as a sort
of curative lymph likely to effect COM
plete cure OF the plan of campaign. The
folly OF the plan OF campaign was the
greatest the Parnellites had ever COM
mitted, and he could understand their
anxiety to get rid of the costly business
through the Intervention Of anybody, ev0n
through the government whom they were
accustomed to revile. The plan OF cam
paign was not brought into operation to
benefit the tenantry. Its basis and aim
was social revolution aud destruction Of
landlordism. ssIt..was invented and used as a
political machine. 1t was easy TO talk
affair to get awards carried out
In the case of the Gweedore
arbitration rents had been fixed through
Father McFadden. but the tenants had not
even paid the terms decided upon by their
own friend. What was a land court but O
court Of arbitrationsl What was the use
Of piling arbitration upon arbitrationl
BALFoUR CALLS IT RASH.
Mr.. Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland,
said he wondered who had inspired Shaw
Lefevre's rashness. Which of the numer-
Gus sections Of the opposition, he asked, did
he expect to please by the resolution which,
If it meant anything, meant that the aid OF
the government was required to &C.
compllsh the aims of the plan of campaign,
and which implied even a feeble or
less eficacious attempt 10 settle the great
question than was made by Mr.. Gladstone
in 1881. Certainly Shaw-Lefevre could not
have consulted Mr.. Parnell or Mr.. Glad
stone. Mr.. Balfour attacked the plan OF
campaign at great length and expressed his
indignation at the language which Shaw.
Lefevre had used In reference to Irish land.
lords. The tenants had their remedy In the
land courts for excessive rents; but had not
availed themselves Of 1t. II he were an
Irish landlord he would beg his bread
rather than submit to the plan OF cam
paign.
TANNER GETS EXCITED.
At this point DR.. Charles Tanner (na-
tionalist), member for Cork, jumped to hii
feet, and pointing at Secretary Balfour
exclaimed: "You are canting snob,
but Immediately afterward withdre w the
expression. The speaker warned DR.. Tan
ner against a repetition of the offense.
Upon division the motion OF Shaw
Lefevre was rejected by vote of 203 to 152
EXCITEMENT IN THE LoBBIEs.
There was much excitement among the
Irish members In the lobbies in the HOUSE
of Commons last night on rumors that the
party dissension had reached an acute
stage. Mr.. Sexton had a conference with
Mr.. Morley aud Mr.. Parnell and went tC
the House Of Commons early with the in
tention of speaking on Shaw
Lefevre's motion, but to the
surprise of every one he
departed at 7:30 o'clock, ostensibly to catch
the Irish mail en- route to Ennis. His de-
parture gave rise to many conflicting re-
ports. One was TO the effect that he had
decided to retire from the struggle, while
another was to the effect that he regarded
the prospect OF settlement as ended and
that he had decided to fight TO the bitter
end.