The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-12
The GLADSTONE BILL.


the house Of commons today on the motion
for a second reading of the Irish home rule
bill was Ellis Ashmead Bartlett. Conserv-
ativc, who earnestly opposed the bill.
He was followed by Michael Davitt.
member of parliament for North Meati,
! who made forcible speech in favor OF the
measure. Mr.. Davltt said that the bill
would be accepted cy 3,00o,0O of Irish as a
pact of peace, to be honored and observed.
| The Irish, Mr.. Dayitt continued, did not
wish home rule to cost the British pariia-
ment single penny, and they would not
shirl1 their fair share of imperial expend-
lures. In regard to the landlord and
propertied classes, surely the National
| lists, who were desirous of making Ireland
| prosperous under seif-government, could
| be trusted not to perpetrate Injustice upon
any class whose ruin would involve the
ruin of the country Mr.. Davitt added
! that he had little love for Irish landlords,
| but he was certain that the Nationalists
would weigh carefully everything In the
future affecting the land.
Many Liberal members of parliament
have signed a paper requesting Mr. Glad
stone to move on Friday closure Of the
debate on the second reading of the home
rule bill.
In speaking in opposition to the bill
Yesterday, Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain,
lsdutF Ol lLe IJlDeIdl- y SdItt tude
the bill proposed to establish brand-new
constitution for Ireland. The prime min
lister asked them, continued Mr.. Chamber
lain. when the controversy would be
settled if the measure should be rejected.
The whole question really was, would the
bill settle the controversy? Was Mr..
Gladstone too impatient to deal with the
home rule difficulty? A new era had
opened for Ireland with the establishment
of the Irish church. Then the agrarian
question had been partly settled, Time
ought to be given to allow for the bene-
fetal operation of these other measures;
but the prime minister said that Ireland
WAS still discontented aud that no progress
toward Cancellation had been made. If
such was the case, then the predictions OF
the prime minister regarding the measures
he had already promoted for Ireland had
proved falacious and threw discredit on
similar predictions in regard to the
present measure giving Ireland separate
legislature Probably, added Mr.. Cham
berlain, the people of England would ac-
cept the bill if they believed that 1tswOuld
enable them to get rid OF the Irish ques
ton; but he feared it would do nothing of
the kind. Mr. Gladstone had disregarded
the rights of the minority aud treated the
most influential and prosp rous section OF
the Irish people with contempt.
He proposed to subject that section OF
the Irish people to such Legislative condl-
tions as would wreck their ind ustries and
expose tie whole country o financial ruin.
Not Ireland alone, but England equally,
had reason to regard the results of the
measure The whole of the property
classes, continued Mr. Cham berlain, what
ever their religion, were opposed to the
bill. Had the prime minister, he asked,
ever known any state to succeed when the
government was opposed by majority of
= ba c1 nrnrartvS EVlu the
NationaIsts, in accepting the measure,
did not admit that it was finality. He
challenged the Irish leaders TO say whether
they accepted the principles i'll the bill
affirming the veto of the crown in advance
of the British ministry, and preventing
the Irish parliament from dealing with ex-
ternal trade. Were these taken as final,
or were the financial clauses rendering
Ireland liable to increased taxation for
war and other purposes connected with
imperial policies accepted as final? There
was absolutely nothing tiual about the
bill. As soon as an Irish parliament
should be formed they would require 1t to
be patched up again. Dlu anybody con- |
slider the so-called safeguards in the bill |
worth anything if the Irish majority was
to disregard them? True, the |
British parliament could enforce them by |
civil war, but not otherwise. lConserva-
tive cheers
The only safeguard the government had, |
continued Mr.. Chamberlain, was the good |
feeling and generosity of the Irish leaders !
and people, and if the government had the /
of their convictions they ought to |
sweep away the so-called safeguards in |
the bill. But probably Mr.. Gladstone still /
suspected the good intentions or the men |
to whom he was maneuyering to give the |
of Ireland These were the |
men about whom he formerly said that |
they preached the gospel of plumber, and |
Were marching through rapine to the dis, |
OF the empire. The present I
of the exchequer had denounc-
ed them as preaching the doctrines OF |
treason and murder The present chan
ceilor OF the uuchy of Lancaster had said |
that If the police should be placed in the
hands of an elective bouy the landlords |
might whistle for their rents and be glad
if they escaped with a whole skin, and
tie present secretary for Scotland had
only declared that he would rather re-
main private citizen through this life
than consent to confide the lives and lib
critics of Il law-abiding population 10 a
parliament composed of such men. These
were the utterances of four ministers who
now led the way in proposing to establish
such parliament. lConservatlve cheers.
He would not say that Ireland, if Eng
land should go to war, would take sides
against England, but it was possible that
the sympathy of the Irish might be with
England,S opponent, thereby exposing
Eagland to the risk of simultaneous
civil and foreign war. Mr., Gladstone now
possessed boundless faith in the Irish peo-
PIE, but it was a faith OF recent growth
rEey were asked 10 stake the honor and
dignity and the lie of the nation on the
assurance that miracle would be
changing the heart Of man land
altering the springs OF human action.
fhe danger wis too great and the possible
gain too small. II the bill should pass.
and hey escaped disaster and disgrace.
The COVER ument would still fail to fiud a
plausi BILE reason for rislln- TO much with (
20 little corresponding advantage.
Cheers.
Justin Mccarthy. leader of the anti-Par-
nellites. ridiculed Mr.. Cham berlaiu's I
he said. hailed the bill sS a pledge that !
heir aspirations would be satisfied They
would accept it as 4 message OF lasting
peace. Predictions that they would use II
10 foment discord and dlsloyalty could be
made honestly by those mislakimg the
)re.eut mood Of the irish nation. He could |
lot say that the Irish party were quite
satisfied with the financial clauses OF the
iome rule bill. nevertheless they accepted
-he bill generally n an honest settlement
I the question. iCheers- As far as the
.Tish party could IOresee, IL might prove
inal seti lenent. II the till was carried the
lrine minister would win tie uadyjug
gratitude OF millions ot men. Prolonged
.heers.
The SANTA FE STRIKE.
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