Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-06
PUT OUT OF OFFICE
Graham, a Scotch Radical, Gre
ates a Scene
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
And Is Promptly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Yields a Point to the Parnellite
Members in His Bill.

LoSpos, May 5.-The house of COM
mons witnessed yesterday the. most dis
orderly vnd exciting scene of the ses-
sion. The debate Was on The land
question and Herbert Henry Asquith
advanced hberal), member for East
fifeshire, was speaking amid much
confusion on the radical and Irish
benches. Cunninghame Graham tradi-
cal member TOR the northwest division
of Lanarkshire, repeatedly interrupted
Mr.. Asquith with ironical remarks and
calls OF "Oh, oh, shame" "glve
proofs" etc. Finally Mr.. Graham
sprang to his feet and shouted: "Ths
10 shameful. Such words should not
be allowed" The rest of his remarks
were lost in the confusion of the house.
Mr.. Graham refused TO he seated, and
shouted above the disorder:
"The speech Of the honorable gentle
man Is y swindle; 1t should not be
allowed. protest against it,"
Mr.. Graham's friends tried to quiet
him, but be refused TO be seated and
reiterated tina. Mr.. Asquith's speech
was false and should be stopped. The
speaker named Graham. and while he
was still on his feet protesting and ar
raigning Mr.. Asquith, his suspension
was moved by the government and was
carried. Mr.. Graham then retired,
waving MS arms and shouting defiantly:
THAT was 3 swindllng speech. This
is a swincllng house. | will expose 1t
before hundred thousand people in
Hyde Park, and you shall hear from
them."
Cunninghame Graham is a highly ed
| ucated hut eccentric Scotchman who
made fortune in South America and
IS almost socialist in politics. He is q
strong advocate Of the rights of the
workingmen. and is in conflict with his
party on the eight-hour question. Mr..
Asquith is also Scotchman, and one
| Of the leading lawyers in London. He
was one of ParnelPs counsel in the
famous Plgott forgery case, and is con-
| sidered one of the most advanced radi-
Gals in parliament. Cunninghame Gra-
hams action has created great sen-
satlOn.
Gladstone Satisfies the ParneIIites.
Alexander Blame, Parnellite member
for South Armagh, withdrew his mo-
ton to the effect that the time had
come. to establish parliament in
Dublin for the control of Irish affairs.
The motion was to have come up for q
hearing next Friday, when very lively
debate was expected. 1t was looked
upon especially rs means of drawing
out Mr.. Gladstone and securing the
long wished for declartion from him
of his home rule program, if he has
any. Evidently q means has been
found to put Oft the discussion by IN
ducing Mr.. Blame to withdraw his mo-
ton. Mr.. Blane's motion was very
! short and simple IN its character, but
it ha d the effect of making the liberals
and the McCarthyites very nervous.
1t was TO the effect that 1.-The time ha 9
come to give Ireland horne rule, in
cluding power to legislate on land,
the appointment of the judiciary
and the control of the police" II
was intended as means of forcing Mr..
Gladstone to show bis hand by decIar-
ing the main principles of his home
rule scheme and to put the Mccarthy
ties on record "a to the bill they would
accept. Michael Davitt. the leader Of
the sntl-Parnellites' outside parliament,
| declared on mis- return from confer
| ence with the enemies OF Parnell In
America that he would accept "any
home rule bill which the liberal party
| found itself able to give" and it 10 an
open secret that the real reason for
getting rid of Parnell was his unfiinch-
ing opposition to the cutting down of
the bill of 1886. The Incorporating
attitude of tho Parnellites has forced
the McCarthyites to ado pt o more ad-
vanced position, and Jehn Morley and
Henry Labouchere have been busy for
the last few weeks trying to arrange a
compromise. 1t is understood that Mr..
| Gladstone has promised, if BIane's
motion were withdrawn, TO satisfy the
Parnellites as to the general features of
his bill. The Parnellites are highly
elated at their victory.