The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-28
Revived by the Futile Policy or the
Gladstone Cabinet Toward
Ireland.
Balfour Alleges a Remarkable Re-
crudescence OF Crime In
That Section.
Tho Motion to Ccnsure the Government
Defeated for tho Fifth Time ia
Eight Weeks

LONDON, March 27.--In the commons to-
night, Ealfour, leader of the unionists.
spoke ut length on his motion that the
Irish executive be censuted for condoninQ
serious offenses and thus bringing the law
into general contempt. He mhde an at
tack upon the government with vigor, and
evoked repeatedly loud cheers from the OPP
position benches. The present deplorable
state of affairs in Ireland, Balfour said,
WAS largely the consequence OF the COM
pact between the government and the
forces Of disorder. According to the terms
OF the unwritten concordat the govern
ment had coquotted with amnesty and en-
couraged dishonest tenants, through the
evicted tenants commission. to disown
their obligations and treat their landlord as
law abiding people would treat malefac-
tors. The governments had fomented
ontrages by suspendinR the crimes act,
and instiRated ct;mos by the release Of
dynamiters. The government had not hes
itated to take steps which were in direct
antagonsm to the decisions OF courts. A
new reign Of terror has been esta ablished.
Recent outraRes in counties Mayo Glare,
Limerick and Kerry show plainly how re-
markable has been tho recrudescence OF
crime in Ireland under the present govern
mont. In one Of these counties intimida-
tion was carried so far that all writs are
sent through the post as bailiffs did not
dare deliver them in person. The practice
of boycotting has been revived in all It's
pristine uRliness and viRor. Tho govern
ment knowing perhaps the uselessness of
prosecuting offenders, had taken NO steps
to protect victims.
In answering Balfour. Morely, chief SEQ
retary for Ireland. directed attention to the
fact that this was the fifth vote of censure
moved within eight weeks. The leading
charge against the government was that
they had concordat with the Irish party.
He would not deny that the present admin
istration tried to govern Ireland in sympa-
thy with the Irish people. [Cheers.l n
that was q heinous concordRt he would
plead guilty to being party 70 II. As to the
specific charge that he had refused police
pr rejection to those who enforced law he
would say he declined to protect night seiz-
ures and felt justified in this action. yhe
law on the subject is far from clear and the
highest authorities differ in their inter pre-
tation of it. Morley then rebutted in de-
tail Balfoul's assertion that agrarian orims
in Ireland had increased under tho liberal
government. With a multiplicity OF sta
tistics he proved that under the present ex-
eousive this class of crime had decreased
II per cent.
4. W. Russell. member from Throne, and
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, conservative
for South Huntingdon, spoke in support of
Balfour's motion,
Gladstone reproached the opposition with
resortinG to u license Of language they
could not possibly justify with facts. The
present government. he said. had as great
desire and sttong interest as any of thei1
n mr. viur Inv nd ~ ;v,
Ireland. The present government had,
however. different view as to the best
manner Of dealing with the people. Re-
suits already apparent proved how success
fully the new policy operated. The sever
ity of sentences in Ireland upon the bov
stone continued, was feature of the coer-
Give system. Suoh sentences never could
have been passed in England. The
present government sought to abolish
this exceptional mode OF treatment, soughs
to estanlish more equitable sy stem of ad-
ministration. They aimed at laying the
foundation OF order In tho hearts and un-
derstandine of the people of Ireland. The
liberal party refused to believe the Irish
people afflicted with some peculiar curse
which prevented them from appreciatin9
the blessings Of civilization, The liberal
party believed the Irish people were az
capable of being governed on approved
principles as the people of other countries,
The present effort of the chief secretary for
Ireland was to realize in practice the fruits
of this belief
Lord Randolph Churchill defended the
Irish judges against the charge of having
passed too harsh sentences. His own ex-
persnce had been that one concession to
the Irish people WAS followed invariably by
another. He pronounced the proposed vote
of eensure more than justified by Morley's
endeavous to hush up and conceal Irish
crime from the knowledge of parliament.
He charged the government with having
set aside illegally An act of parliament
when they abandoned two clauses of the
crimes act. The unionists, Lord Ran
dolph said. founded their hopes on the
truth of their principles. and looked to tho
English people for Justice and Judgment.
Division on Balfour's motion resulted in
majority of forty for the govern.
ment,