New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
THE NEWS OF EUROPE.
rur SECOND READING OF MIR. GIADSTONE'S
HOME RULE BILL.
80. THREE SPEECHES IN SUPPORT OF THAT
,rvIsrRE-THE OPPOSITION TO IT-THREATs
OF REJECTION BY THE LoRDs-TIE
HILL STRIKE" DUCHESS BLAIR
MIR. BALFOUR'S BOOK
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repyr,o,t; 1893 BY The Tribune Associanon
Ioudon April 22.-h American opinion on
,.,.h Home Rule were to he guided by pure
....on and real knowledge Of the facts, I should
hs disposed TO rest the case against the bill
=, Mr. Gladstoncs three speeches for it. do
-. disparace these speeches They are master
niece of political tactics, perfectly adapted to the
;nexorable necessities which peremptorlly forbid
.nvthing like openness or clcarness OF large and
.,atesmanlikc handling of the question at issue.
Nr Gladstones object is to carry Home Rule,
and IL Home Rule can be carried. it must be. now
as dnrnc the last seven years. by policy Of
concealment and justification
His first speech exposition OF the ma
.b;nerv by which a Dublin Parliament is 20 he
cot going Let the American who understands
as all good Americans do the relations between
the States and the central Government read that
speech and believe if he can, that Mr.. Glalstones
il workable plan. Let him study the bill, and
his doubts will 10 strengthened. Let him read
the last two speeches The second was icstate-
ment of Mr. Gladstoncs extremely Legendary views
AZ Irish history backed by an appeal to sentiment
The third that with which he wound up the de-
hate last night. was appeal TO emotion. The
distinction between emotion and sentiment is not
too broad but there is no other Such is the
.,eumentative basis upon which the House of
Commons. by a majority Of AZ. has affirmed the
principle of this measure. Not once has Mr.. Glad
stone fairly faced the difficulties of his SUBJECT
One of his colleagues. the Home Secretary, ana
ATTEMPT that impossible task but Mr.. Asquith.
with his youthful zeal and his legal mind, per-
oeived that to graphic in detail with the objections
IL. .af hol
ince and his power. He took refuge in generall-
ties.
The bill has been discussed by its opponents
both in the House and before the country with
great fulness and minuteness. lis principles and
its details have alike been subjected to the most
tearching and rational criticism. The CRITICISMS
remain unanswered. but the second reading OF the
bill has been carried and the principle OF the
bill Is affirmed Some of It's opponents say 1t has
DO principle but that is an extreme view Inc
principle Of the bill is the erection OF statutory
Parliament in Dublin and the overthrow OF the
existing legislative union between Great Britain
and Ireland. That IL what the House Of Commons
has voted. and that is sufficiently grave matter
Nevertheless il has been done on the Gla1>tonian
size with light heart II is a party TRIUMPH
IL is received with party enthusiasm. iaree
section Of the Gladstonian party is notoriously
lldltPrPnG
hostile 10 il. and votes for this bill in the belief
that the shortest way to get rid OF home l'uie
4. 70 GIVE il trial and 10 prove by actual expert
mont the faulty cf the scheme. But party dis
einline preyails: Mr.. Gladstone's immense personal
influence prevails and the desire to stay IN ana
N stave off a dissolution and another Generai
Election prevails most Of all.
Nor is il in the House that this indifference IS
most complete Nowhere in the Kingdom, save
in Ireland itself is there general or dccp ue-
sire for Home Rule. The friends Of Home Kule
admit IT, Not great Home Rule meeting mas
been held since Mr.. Gladstone brought in his Dlli.
There have been many meetings against H. b"''
on the whole. il is to be said that the country
has never yet been convinced that such measure
was likely to become a law, and the full strength
OF English opinion against il has not been shown
IL Is enough 20 say that there i in the House OF
Commons an English majority Of II against 'he
bill. When another election occurs. that majority
IL more likely 10 be increased than DIMINISHED.
Is il possible TO believe that great politral
revolution can be accomplished against the will
OF England, ncomparably the most powerful see
ton of the United Kingdom?
Mr. Ralfour's speech last night embodied many
Of the fundamental objections to Home Rule.
stated in a lucid and iorcible way. Mr.. Glad
stone passed il by. lie passed by Ulster. Never
sine, he introduced this bill, has he attempted
10 deal with Ulster. Everybody else knows th"'
at least one fourth, and probably more tlan one
third OF the people of Ireland are not oiuy OPP
pG6ed 20 Home Rule but regard II as meaning
for them condition Of subjection TO the tyranny
Of their worst enemies only TO he aVet'eh py
resistance armed otherwise. MT "ladS'ohe
ignores all that. His conception of statesman
ship leads him TO meet difficulties by closing MS
mind 70 Them. He only what he wishes 10
SEC, and what is favorable 70 his purpose
Are not "the vast majority of the Irish people
in favor Of lone Rule? asks he 1t is probable
that q numerical majority OF 1rishmen would No'e
for Home Rule and it is certain that vast
majority of the Irish people to whom belong IN
telligence, education property, industry, energy
political capacity, all that makes Ireland Ireland
In the best and most hopeful sense that this vast
majority, the real majority Is unalteiably opposed
70 llome Rule. Mr.. GladtOncs majority l.
ma acriiy of peasants and priests. lie points 10
the Iiish members Of Parliament as the true rep
rescntativcs of Ireland. They represent the priests
who nominate them and the peasants VINO, III
obedience 10 tho priests, vote Tor thcm' hicn
bishop Walsh is the grand eector OF lreIaho' ana
The Roman Catholic hierarchy permanent poiitl-
cal caucus.
Mr. Gladstone complains of the dis'rust with
which the present professions Of the irish hi''n-
hers, OF Mr.. Davitt, Of Mr.. Sexton. ana OF MI
Richmond, received. IL he has forgotten 'oi'-
mi,tec Room No. 10, others have not. The same
professions were made in 1886, with the same
sincerity as now, and the men who made them
syowed without blush their hypocrisy ana
declared, as some OF them still declare, that
any measure Of Home Rule short OF complete
teparation can only be treated an instalment
They assure Mr. Gladstone Of the contrary, ana
he believes them IL is his misfortune to live III
IN atmosphere Of adulation. The Irish, whose
perceptions are quick, have nattered him ever since
they thought they could use him, and he accepts
tie Aattery They keep him in power. Ills
majority is an Irish majority. If he does not
do az they bid, out he goes They have inocnat"d
him with something OF that passion OF hatred