The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-28
BoMBARDED BY BALFoUR.
The Irish Policy OF the Liberals Under
a Savage Fire.


LONDON. March 27-In the House of
Commons to-day Mr.. Balfour. leader Of the
unionists. spoke at length on his motion, OF
which he gave notice last Thursday, that
the Irish executive be censured for conduct
ing serious offenses and thus bringing the
law into general contempt. He made his
attack upon the government with excep-
ttonal vigor, and evoked repeatedly loud
cheers from the opposition benches. The
present deplorable state of affairs in Ireland,
Mr.. Balfour said, was largely a conse-
quence OF the compact between the
government and the forces OF dis
order. The ministry has made with
the Irish party an agreement by which the
administration Of the law was being de-
feated. According to the terms OF this un-
wrltten conoordat the government had
coquetted with amnesty and had encour-
aged dishonest tenants through the evicted
tenants commission to disown their obiga-
tions and to treat landlords as law-abiding
people would treat malefactors. The
government had fomented outrages by
suspending the crimes acc end
had instigated crimes by the release Of
dynamIters. The government had not hes
itated to take steps which were in direct
antagonism TO the decisions OF the courts
Had not judge of the high court of justice
declared that the chief secretary for Ireland
had acted illegally in refusing police pro =
lection 60 those whose duty it was
to enforce the law against defaulting
tenantsl In certain districts di-
rect countenancing by the government
Of law breaking has had appalling conse-
Quences. Such state Of lawlessness pre-
vailed In them that no conviction could be
obtained in cases Of agrarian crime, II O
matter how clear aud undisputed the evi-
dence. A new reign of terror had been es-
tablshed. Disgraceful e. were all these
disorders, there was no sign of an
effort 10 stop them. In fact, un-
der the present government they could
not be expected 60 cease before the chief
secretary for Ireland should rally his cour-
age, free himself from the trammels OF his
previous poncy and use in defense of law
the powers which parliament had intrusted
to him. LLong unio list cheers
MORLEY REPLIES
In answering Mr.. Balfour. Mr.. Morley,
chief secretary for Ireland, directed atten-
tion TO the fact that this was the
fifth vote of censure moved within
eight weeks. The right honorable
gentleman moreover, ad failed TO justify
his motion with one new fact or one fresh
argument. without exception he had
trodden the way which had become so ia
miliar to the house in recent years. Hear,
hear. The right honorable gentleman had
sometimes been listened to by the house
with admiration. Tonight, however, a
person hearing his trivial reasons
in support Of his motion could
feel for him nothing but pity.
If the right honorable gentleman pre-
sented the best possible case for "a vote OF
censure," said Mr.. Morley, in conclusion,
"the government need not fear the vote
of the house or the Judgment Of the
country" [Cheers.
Mr. Russell. momber for South Tyrone,
and one of the chief men of Ulster, said
that after hearing such declarations from
the Irish secretary he felt that there
was no law>breakers in Ireland who
could not rely upon the government to min
imize his oifense.
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry, conservative.
member for South Huntingdon, expressed
the conviction that the present government
would make Ireland uniuhabitable by per-
sons desiring to lead lawful or orderly
lives.
GLADSTONE REPROACHE9 THE OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Gladstone reproached the opposi-
tion for resorting to license OF Ian
guaRe which they could not pos
sibly justify with facts. The present
government, he said, had as great desire
and as strong an interest as had any of their
RApuOCI6bOlb AL ~ ftuk AdW anu OTu6F III
Ireland. Tho present government lad,
however, different views as to the best man
ner OF dealing with the people. They had
substituted mlldness aud clemencY for CO.
ercion. The result already apparent proved
how successfully the new policy operated.
Lord Randolph Churchill pronounced
the proposed vote OF censure, to
be more than justified by Mr.. Morley's en-
deavors 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 present debate
would not be wasted, he said.
1t would have an effect outside II not inside
parliament. None knew better than did he
that the unionlst party had anxious times
before 1t. There were times in the history
Of nations when providence imposed tests
for good or ILL., Perhaps the English peo-
pie we're now passing through such period.
But the unionists would not falter. They
founded their hopes on the truth OF their
principles and looked 10 the English people
for justice and judgment
The debate then closed and Mr.. Balfour's
motion was defeated by vote OF 3l9
to 272
A RALLY OF THE LIBERALS.