New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03

peculiarly Imperial The Rcichstag by seventy
majority refused to vote money for a corvette
which the Emperor wants The navy is still his
toy and he resents this vote with bitterness II
must be equally bitter TO him to feel that he has
lost control of the Reicbstag. and lost touch with
the country.
Irish questions have again attracted some of
that attention which, but for O'Grady and his
shamrock, has lately been ftful. The shamrock
itself rcappeared in the House of Commons on
Monday The Irish Members thought the OGrady
incident too precious to be dropped and there
q running fire Of questions TO the Secretaries Of
War and the Admiralty. Mr. j. OConnor wanted
TO know whether Lord George Hamilton had not
himself worn the shamrock. Mr. r O'Bren in
quired stcrnly whether English soldiers would he
allowed TO wear primroscs on Primrose Day. Mr..
Sexton more sternly stll-Mr. Sexton is almost
ALWAYS tragic-asled why the Welsh Fusiicrs
were allowed to sport the lcck on st. Davids
Day But these questions came, as all things do
come. TO an end.
Then the dynamters rcappeared upon the
scene; not in person. but through Mr.. Redmond
who wished to know whether DAILY and Egan had
not been convicted on the testimony of Mr. Black
the chief of the Birmingham police. who had since
been accused of conspiracy and had absconded
The Home Secretary explained that DAILY and
Ecans conviction was not based on Mr.. Blacks
testimony, that he was not chief of police, that
he had not been accused of conspiracy, and had
not absconded So Mr.. Redmond will have TO try
again, DAILY and Egan remaining meantime IN
durance vile. II does not seem a good moment
to move in behalf of dynamiters.
Two debates on Irish Land Purchase followed
these two efforts behalf of the shamrock ana
dynamite Mr. Kilbridc Tuesday sought TO
nltttfa "a I'm
ing the right of tenants TO compel landlords to
scl their land whether they wish TO sell IL or
not Mr.. Roche on Wednesday capped Mr.. hil-
brides proposal with another 10 renstatc evictcd
tenants by providing public money TO buy back
their holdings This is Mr.. O'Kelly's Evicted
Tenants bill in another form. The House rejected
Mr. Kilbrde's resolution by 9l majority and
Mr. Roche's by &c. 1t is thought remarkable
that within a few weeks after Mr.. Sexton had
announced the failure OF Mr. bairours LAhu
Purchase bill. two proposals should he made
by Irish Members both based on the theory that
il is success not failure, and that tenants are so
anxious 10 buy that landlords ought to bc forced
20 sell Both are eectioneering proposals. Mr.
kHbride's was intended TO put the Ulster tnonist
Members into a corner by Offering measure Tor
which Ulster farmers are supposed TO he eager.
The Ulster Members walked into their corner with
v,
and voted against Mr. Kilbride. and seem none
the worse for it, Mr.. Roche's bill was, said Mr.
Lea. a Dillon and O'Brien relief BILL while Mr.
Barton described it as an attempt Of one section
of the Nationalist party TO outbid the other, and
somebody else az measure 10 provide the much-
needed funds for election expenses
Nor is this all. Both Mr.. Chamberlain and
Mr.. Morley have been making speeches about
Ireland Mr. Chamberlain spoke 10 the Noncon-
formist rnionist Association As you are taught
70 believe in America that all Nonconformists are
Home Rulers, this may come a. surprise. IL
is however a fac. that considerable hum~r
of Nonconfornists are II nionistS. Not AL 'h"se
great Protestant religious bodies which unwHcD
allow themselves 70 be called DsFnterh are III
favor ~ handing over ireland 10 the political
control Of the Irish priests. Not all of them are
Willing 10 surrender their right Of private jnde-
ment 10 the leader whom Mr. Chamberlain calls
the political Pope Not all OF them are able -
sbut their eyes. open their mouths. and wait
till Mr. Gladstone can make up his mind what
he will put in Not all OF them are content 10
accont the more thnn equivocal situation IN winch
English Home Rulers are left by the categorical
contradictions between the terms which their
English leaders offer and the Irish leaders insist
on BOT all Of them fee! or aiicct saUsiacto'
with the prccipitatc flight and the uhproHch
siIcrce which il thus far the only reply from Sir
William IIarcOurt or anybody else, to MT hcd-
monds challenge.
Mr. Chamberlain reminds them once ulofc .'l''
Sir William IIarcOurt has declared thht thc pn"ill
10 ,;or,on, must be subordinate TO the Imperial
Parliament and that Mr. Redmond, the "ho"
Irieb marty in the House Of Commons acqncscine'
has declared that the Dublin parliament shall not
he subordinate 70 the Imperial Parliament
Furthermore. Mr. Gladstone has declared that no
measure OF Home Rule will bc worth considering
which has not the approval OF the Irish Members
The logical dilemma is therefore, complete. The
Parliament which the English Home Rulers are
nled,ed 70 offer the Irish Home Rulers are pledged
TO decline
Mr.. Chamberlain suggests no way ont OF the
dilemma: but lest our Irish friends in America
he discouraged will tell them what is suggested
BIZ others II is not bciicyed that Mr. Gladstohc
will venture 10 set up an independent parliament
in Dublin The English CONSTITUENCIES wouid
abandon him if lie did. 1t is believed that nc
will find means TO overcome the scruplcs OF Alr
Redmond and his colleagues. lie may do 1t by
creating parliament which shall be independent
in fact if not in form, or be independent in form
though not in fact Either might do equally we'll
Mfr Gladstone is perfectly capable Of persuading
Ireland that her parliament is not subordinate
and England that the Imperial Parliament Is
still supreme both at one and the sam" time lie
would persuade himself first, OF course.
There is a still simpler method, or one which
the professional politician considers simpler IL
is 70 convince the IRISH Members that the interests
Of their country require them TO accept once WhaI
could he more lust and honorable than that Ireland
should he governed by 1rshmcn? why ShouId
they be- deferred from doing this service TO Their
country by the fact that acceptance Of Office would
involve acceptance Of salary? And if 1t were
found that by judiciOus distribution oi
Offices n great measure OF Irish emancipation
could be carried which could not he carried other
vise what Irish patriot would object? II seems