The morning call., 1893-04-11
HIS OWN WORDS.
Chamberlain Quotes From
Gladstone.
RAISING A TORY SCARE.
Affects to Believe That Ireland Stands
Ready to Unite With the Foes
of England.
RAISING A TORY SCAR
Special to THE MORNING CALL

LONDON, April 10-There was but thin
attendance in the House of Commons to-
day when the discussion was resumed on
the motion for second reading Of the Irish
home-rule bill. 1t was not until Joseph
Chamberlain arose that the House assumed
an aspect of interest and attention. Cham
berlain said the bill pro- osed to establish
brand new constitution for Ireland
''rhe Prime Minister asked them" con-
tiuued Chamberlain, when the controversy
would be settled. if the measure should be
rejected. The whole question really was,
Would the bill settle the controversy? Was
not Gladstone in too great hurry, and was
he not too impatient to deal with the Irish
difficulty? A new era had opened for Ire
land with the disestablishment of the Irish
church. Then the agrarian question had
been partly settled. Time ought to be
given to allow for the beneficial operation
of these other measures, but the Prime Min
ister said Ireland is still discontepted, that
no progress toward cOnciliatfpn had been
made. II such was the case. ffen the pre-
dictions of the Prime Minister regarding
the measures he had already promoted for
ireland had proved fallacioGs and threw
diseredit Oh similar predictions in regard to
the present measureRiving ireland sepa-
rate Legislature. Probably" added Cham
lain, "the people of England would accept
the bill if they believed it would enable
them TO get rid of the Irish question. Hear,
hear. But he feared it would do nothing
of the kind. Gladstone had disregarded
the rights of the minority, and treated the
most influential and prosperous section of
the Irish people with contempt.
Not Ireland alone. but England equally
t. 4 4 IL
results of the measure. The whole of the
property-classes. whatever their religion,
were opposed to the bill. Gladstone had
said that he had never known any State to
succeed when the Government was opposed
by the majority of the property
classes. Even the Nationalists in accepting
the measure did not admit that it was a
finality. Did anybody consider the so-called
safeguards in the bill worth anything il the
IRISH ajOrity was determined to disregard
them? 1t was true the British Parliament
could enforce them by civil war, but not
otherwise. conservative cheers II the
Government had the courage of its conYic-
tionS II ought to sweep away the sO-c9llPd
safeguards in the bill. But probably Glad
stone still suspected the good intentions of
the men TO whom lie was maneuvering to
give the government of ireland. These
were the men about whom he had formerly
said that they preached the gospel of plun-
der and were marching through rapine to
the dismemberment of the empire
Chamberlain quoted various utteranees
in the past of the present Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster and the Secretary for Scotland
of an unkind nature concerning some OF
the Irish leaders, and added these were
Utterances of the four Ministers who now
lead the way in proposing to establish such
a Parliament. He would not say that Ire
land if England should be- engaged in war
would take sides against her, but it was
possible that the sympathy of the Irish
might be with England'S opponents, there
by exposing England to the risk of a stimuli
taneous civil and foreign war. The danger
was too great and the possible gain too
small.
Justin Mccarthy, leader of the anti
Parnellites, ridiculed Chamberlain's proph-
estes Of disaster. The Irish people. he said,
hailed the bill as pledge that their aspra-
tions would be satisfied. They would ac-
cept it as measure OF lasting peace. He
could not say that. the Irish party was quite
satisfied with the financial clauses Of the
home-rule bill; nevertheless they accepted
the bill generally as an honest settlement of
the question. [CheersJ So far as the Irish
party could foresee. it might prove final
settlement. II the bill was carried the
Prime Minister would win the undying
gratitude of millions of men. Prolonged
cheers.
William Redmond. leader of the Parnell-
ties, ridiculed the idea that Ulster had any,
thing to fear from Catholic Ireland. If dis
tuybanccs followed the passage of the bill
they would be due to the conduct of the
opposition leaders. who had not hesitated
to excite the worst passions Of both Catho-
lies and Protestants.
Sir George Treveiyan. Secretary for Scot
land, who followed Redmond, made an
elaborate defense of the bill. The leading
Conservative statesmen, he said, were in
dulgiug in prospective justification of civil
war in Ireland. The men who were talk
ing so loudly about fighting were not of the
fighting kind. Such Incorporate speeches
as were made daily with the approval of the
opposition leaders could not fail, however.
to produce violent displays of fanaticism.
After Ashmead Bartlett (Conservatiye)
had spoken against the bill the House ad
jourDed.