Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-28
GLADSTONE VICTORIOUS.
Nh BaI.0Urs Vigorous Attack on tho
Liberal Government.
a lively Discussion In tho House
OF Commons Of the irish
Question.

LONDON, March 27.-In the COM
mons tonight MIR. Baltour, leader u
inc unlOnists, spoke nc length on his
motion that the irish executive
committee bu censurod for condoning
serious O1ensgs aud thus bringing tho
law into general contempt. He mndo
an attack upon the government with
vigor anu evoked repeated cheers from
tue opposition benches. The present
deplOfable slate OF affairs in Ireland,
MIR. Baiiour said, was LARGELY the
consequence Of a compact between the
government aud tue forces Of disorder.
According 10 the terms OF tho un.
written contract the government
coquolted with amnesty aud sncour.
aged dishonest tenants through the
evicted tCnhnts' commission to disOwn
their obligations anu treat Landlords
a. law-ablding people would treat
malefactOre. The government hnd
suspended the crimes act and instl-
gated crimes by the release OF dyna.
mitefe. The government had not
htsltated TO take steps which were in
direct antagonism TO the decisions OF
courts. a now reign Of terror had
been established. The recent out
RACES In the counties OF Mayo,
Glare, Limerick and Kerry
show plainly how remarkable
has been the recrudescence Of
crime In ireland under the present
government. In one OF these counties
Intimidation has been carried so far
that all the wriis are sent
through the post, as baiiins do
not ldare to deliver them in
Tho -
has been revived Ia all it, pristine
uglinese. The government, knowing
perhaps the uselessnesi Of prosecuting
offenders, had taken no steps to pro.
tect victims.
In answering Mr.. Balfour, MIR. Nor
ley, chief secretary for Ireland,
directed attention 10 the fact that this
was tho nth vote Of censure moved
within eight weeks. The leading
charge against the government was
that they had tried to govern Ireland In
sympathy with the Irish peope.
(Cheors.) IL that was heinous crime
hp would plead guilty to being party
to Il. As to the specific charges that
be had refused police protection TO
those who enforced the law, he would
say that he declined 10 protect night
seizures and felt justified In this action.
The law ON the subject was far from
clear, and the highest authorities
differed In their Interpretation OF 1t.
II. w. Russell, the member from
South Tyrone, and Arthur Hugh
Smith'Barry, a conservative for South
Huntington, spoke In support OF Mr..
Baliour's motion. Mr.. Gladstone 10.
preached the opposition with resorting
TO license OF language they could not
possibly Justify with facts. The pres.
ent government, he snid, had n great
desire and M strong interest M any OF
their predecessors In preserving law
and order In Ireland.
The liberal party believed tho IRISH
people were ns capable OF being gov.
efned ON approved principles M tho
people Of other countries. The present
effort Of the chief secretary for Ireland
was TO realize la practice the fruits OF
this belief.
Lord Randolph Churchill defended
Irish Judges against the charge OF
having passed too harsh sentences. He
pronounced the proposed vote OF CEN
sure more than Justified by Mr.. Nor.
ley's endeavOrs to hush up and conceal
Irish crime from the knowledge OF
parliament.
A division on Mr.. Baliour's motion
resulted In "A ma orlty OF iorty-oeven
for the government.