New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-17
RIDICULING HONE RULE.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL SPEAKS
AGAINST THE BILL.
THE ISSUE VIRTUALLY THE REPEAL OF THE
ACT OF UNlON-MR. GLADSTONE's CHANGE
OF POMCY-CRITICIsM OF THE
DETAILS OF THE NFASI-pF

London, Feb. 16.-When the debate on the
Homo Rulc bill WAS resumed in tie House Of Com
mons today, Lord Randolph Churchill said that
the scheme described was vague an,, unreal
| II was like reading Alice in Wonderland Ire
land, Lord Randolph said, had been tranquil for
years and whv should Mr. Gladstone persist
I in a hopeless and impossible scheme? There was
no enthusiasm anywhere for the bill, while large
majority of the British people absolutely OPP
posed 10 it. The issue raised by the Premier
virtually the repeal of the Union The Irish
party, in demanding Home Rule. lot them call
themselves by whatever name they chose.
virtually party of repeal. The Act OF Union
was essentially union Of Parliamcn,s. II was
so declared in the third clause of the Act of
Union, which Lord Randolph quoted in support
OF his assertion. lie continued:
Cloak tac proposal in what 1uisc YOU NAV this bill Is
going destroy tn, ruon which union Of Parla-
mcnts 1t i, matter Of lifs death both 10 En-and
and T. Ireland. rnc act of union meant ono Parlilnent
government During forty Of the
present Premiers political the accdncss Of thu act
Union found supporter Tho reasons for
the right honorable gentle nan' change Of policy cannot b.
inspired by purity Of principle. do not wish 10
describe tho leading the right honorable gentleman
to abandon the Union. hut l certain II the present
policy Is successful I'll he described in history
cr at BETRAYAL of tn CniOn>t caust. Conservative and
Liberal Unoni>t chccr> The bill gives Ireland scpar.
ate and independent Legislature. ursh chccrs) 1t
abounds in nonscnSiCal proposals. Not content with
lrngns into powcrtwo Governments ami Parllamets
it proposes to establish two nalortcS IN hc imperial
Parliament. That Of thing ni-ht d. for Japan
daughter. but &Icat Britain trained such
kaleido>copic nanoeNr>.
With regard to the financial proposals that
had been outlined by Mr.. Gladstone Lord Ran
dolph Churchill quoted high city financial
authority To show that they were CON
ing from the English Government, but that pro-
poSa> like them already hal been made by the
Argentine Republic Iaughtcrl The central
authority III that country. he said. funI din-
Guilty in getting contributions from the provinces
II the same state of things should obtain in Igc
land the National EXche Iuer might sometimes
be empty
Lord Randolph then touched upon the quc,
tion of protection TO the minority in hcland
He declared that he failed to understand Mr.
Gladstoncs ambiguous language regarding APP
peal, t. the privy Council. If hc interpreted the
Prime Minister Alright. then there would he within
a few years large procession of Irish pilgrims
to England to prosecute appeals.
The bill gav. no security against one special
religious denomination bcine literally treated
while others were starved. The Irish Parliament,
inspired by Archbishop Walsh would control the
Catholic mai rity, Yet no definite protection had
been guaranteed for tie free education o.
Protestant chill llrcn. Tie Catholic hierarchy al
rca IL cast voraciou, eyes upon the cndcwmcnts oi
Trinity College How was that 20 b. protected
lie desired 10 know. also what authority w"ni
control the troops and militia IN Ireland. MouI'
the Irish Parliament he rcstralned uhder az en-
cunistanccs from controlling them lie ana nov
care whether tie Isi>h were Nation or rot
1t WAS more important 10 consider What & tmrA @
purposcd in having Parliament OF thcir own
besides n solid rhalanN OF eighty meunerH III
the British Parliament. They could wrest Agalh
from the Liberals, row conccdins 80 m"fn ",ta-
fate Of the landlords in Ireland was easily pr
dicted-Mr. Gladstone would give them thr+. YEAR
in which - clear ont. q" Hon li"'r
The bill also ignored completely the claims o'
I'lsfcr Should the programme proposed IN II u'
carried ont Ulster would have To maze her 'Wr
ARRANGEMENTS to protect h"I- If. ard Ts'rhap, tins
would he the best solution of the prob III.
Il noni,t ch'crs. lc clt sgre that listen we
cana hlc of looking after herself. Ih" liom' Rule
members said that they Gid no' hclcv" tnhi tcrc
woHld be- aay Resistance III Ulster. lie dld ur"-
longel Uncnlst cheers Ire men oi | l'trr "cT
"a stern and determined people. who would oi'"r
nrcompromi>nc opposition to Dublin Faill1-
mcnt whose majority would be their hereditary
Lord Randolph closed In, speech with the prc
dicIon that if the Home Rule bill were pa-~c by
the House Nh" English p""pl" would SUPPORT NE
Lords in rejecting it, The members seats W.T.
full while he spoke, and tho public galleries "Hr"
crowded.
hippant manner which plainly iIrtat"d MI "daH,
tone A. soon rs he sat down Mr. Gaschrn an
several other conspicuous ! nioniSt' ha>,"h;" !"
congratulate him. Among IL" most lnt"Et iirt'h
or, during the speech were thc Prince cf Wales
and the Duke Of York
After a few speeches from Irish mc:nbcri Henry
Iabouchcrc spoke briefly 10 express hi, opinion
flat the bill was fairly satisfactory. and that \lr
Gladstone was the greatest living master oi ia"
fine art Of legislation.
Mr. Canpbc9 }annerman. Secretary OF state 'r
War, spoke of Lord Randolph Churchill - me
first member of the Opposition to discuss tie ball
without traducino III" characters and mali2nlne
tho motives Of the Ministers. Thi> chang, II"
aid. was refreshing. He then NDr"s-cd li~ ap
proval Of the bill, especially Of that par: concern
ING the retention of eighty irish member, at West
minister.
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