The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-28
Balfour's Motion to Censure
Irish Executive Fails.
LIBERALS REMAIN Ic
The Premier's Noble Defense Of the
Cause of ireland.
a Leading Hungarian Politician Mar.
dered-Ths French Senate Chooses
sNew President-Heavy Punishment
for Liberal Building Society swindler

LONDON, March 27.-In the commons to.
night Balfour spoke at length on his mo-
tion that the Irish executive be censured
for condoning serious offences and thus
bringing the law into general contempt
He made an attack upon the governments
with vigor and evoked repeatedly loud
cheers from the opposition benches. The
present deplorable state of affairs in Ire
land. Balfour said, was largely tho conss-
quence of q compact between the govern.
ment and the forces of disorder. Accord
ing to the terms Of this unwritten con-
cordat, the government coquetted with
amnesty and encouraged dishonest ten-
ants. through the evicted tenants corn.
mission. to disown their obligations and
treat landlords as law-abiding people
would treat malefactors. The governments
had fomented these outrages by suspend
ing the crimes act, and had instigated
crimes by the release of dynamiters. The
government had not hesitated to take steps
which were in direct antagonism to the de-
cisions of the courts. and a new reign Of
terror had been established. The recent
outrages in the counties of Mayo, Clare.
Limerick and Kerry had shown plainly
how remarkable had been tho recrudes-
cence of crime in Ireland under the pres.
ent government. In one of these counties
intimidation had been carried SO tar that
all writs had to be sent through the post
as bailitfs did not dare to deliver them in
person. The practice of boycotting had
been renewed in all its ugliness and vigor,
and the government knowing, perhaps,
the uselessness of prosecuting the Offend
ers, had taken no steps to protect the VIC.
tins.
In answering Balfour, Morley, chief $50.
retary for Ireland, directed attention to
the fact that this was the fifth vote Of CEN
sure moved within eight weeks. The Lead
ing charge against the government was
that they had . concordat with the Irish
party. He would rot deny that the pres
ent administration tried to govern Ireland
in sympathy with the Irish people.
[Cheersl If that was heinous concordat
he would plead guilty to being party to
it. As to the specific charge that he had
refused police protection to those
who enforced the law, he would
say that he declined to protsct
night seizures, and felt justified
in this sction. The law on the subject
was far from clear. and the highest au-
thorities differed in their Interpretation
of it Morley then rebuttsd In detail Bal.
four's assertion that agrarian crime In
Ireland had increased under the Liberal
government. With . multiplicity Of sta
tistics, he proved that under the present.
executive this class of crime had decreased
II per cent
T. w. Russell. . member from South
Tyrone, and Arthur Hugh 6mith-Barrv,
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in support Of Balfour's motion.
Gladstone reproached the opposition
with resorting to license Of language that
they could not possibly Justify with the
facts. The present government he said,
had great desire and a. strong an inter.
est as any Of their predecessors in prsssTv.
ing law and order in Ireland. The present
government had, however, . different
view as to the best manner Of dealing With
the people. The premier continued:
The results already apparent proved how suo.
cessfuliy the new policy operated. The severity
OF the sentence in Ireland upon the boy Foley
and other political offenders was feature Of
the coercive systen- Such sentences never
could have been passed In England. The pres.
ent government sought to abolish this excep-
tional mode of treatment and sought to estab-
lIsh more equitable system of administration.
They aimed at laying . foundation OF order In
the hearts and understanding OF the people Of
Ireland. The Liberal party refused to believe
that the Irish people were afflicted with come
peculiar curse, which prevented them from ap-
preciating the blessings of civilization. The
Liberal party believed that the Irish people were
as capable OF being governed on approved pfir-
cipies a. the people OF other countries The
present effort OF the chief secretary for Ireland
to realize Ia practice the fruits Of this belief
Lord Randolph Churchill defended the
Irish judges against the chasges Of having
passed too harsh sentences. His own ex-
perienced had been that one concession to
the Irish people was followed invariably
by another. He announced that the pro-
posed vote Of censure was more than justi-
fed by Morley's endeavors to hush up and
conceal Irish crime from the knowledge Of
parliament. He charged the governments
with having set aside illegally an act Of
parliament when they abandoned the two
clauses of the crimes act. Tho Unionists
founded their hopes on the truth Of their
principles and looked to the English peo-
pie for justice and judgment A division
on Balfour's motion resulted in . majority
Of AZ for the government
During the session, Sir Edward Grey.
parliamentary under secretary Of the for.
eign Office, stated that he had been in.
formed Of the intention Of the United
States to create an ambassador to the court
of St. James in reciprocation for the
friendly action Of her majesty In raising
the British minister at Washington City
to the rank of ambassador.
The Liberal party at its meeting today
discussed the position Of business and the
course Of the Liberals in parliament Glad.
stone proposed that the homo rule bill b
put on the second reading on April and to
have precedence every day except Wednes.
days, and that the house sit in the morn
ing on fridays. The meeting was harmo-
nious throughout, and general purpose
was shown TO act compactly in support Of
home rule and other great Liberal issueA
PRESIDENT CHALLEMEL-LACO
The Disting guished Republican to Pee
| side over the French senate.
PAErs March 27--Chailemel-Lacour has
been elected president of the senate 10 sue
coed the late Jules Ferry.
fPsui Armand dCnailemel-Lacour Ii 6s years old,
Alter being graduated from college he became q
professor ead was tsuishsd BY Napoleon Ill
after tbs coup d stGk As strong Republican 10
lectured Oh thS continent OF Europe on political
and social snhJsess. and also on scienti6c top