The record-union., 1893-03-28
BaIfOur Attacks the Government
and Moves a CenSure.
THE MOTION VOTED DOWN BY A
GOOD MAJORITY.
Charles de Lesseps and Baihut Have
Completely Broken Down Under
the Long Strain to Which They
Were Compelled to submit During
the Panama Canal Case.
Special to the REconp.UNrox.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoS
| LONDON, March 27.-In the Commons
Tonight Balfour, leader of the Unionists.
spoke at length on his motion that the
Irish Executive be censnred for condon-
ing serious oilenses, and thus bringing
the law into general contempt. He made
an attack upon the Government with
vigor, and evoked repeatedly loud cheers
from the Opposition benches. The pres
ent deplorable state OF affairs in Ireland.
| Baliour said, was largely the conse-
! quence of a compact between the Govern
ment and the forces of disorder. Accord
ing to The terms of the written concordat.
the Government coquetted with amnesty
and encouraged dishonest tenants,
through the Evicted Tenants Commits
sion, to disown their obligations and treat
the landlords as law-abiding people
would treat malefactors.
The Government, he said, had fomented
outrages by suspending the Crimes Act
and instigated crimes by the release of
| the dynanlters. The Government had
| not heSltated to take steps which were in
| direct antagonism to decisions of the
| courts. A new reign of terror had been
esta blshed. The recent outrages in the
| counties of Mayo, Clare Limerick and
Kerry had shown plainly how remark
| able had been the recrudescence of crime
IN Ireland under the present Government
IN one OF these counties intimidation was
carried so far that all writs were sent
through the post, AS the bailitfs did not
| dare TO deliver them in person.
The practice OF boycotting, he contin-
ued, had been revived in ali its pristine
ugllness and vigor. The Government,
knowing, perhaps, the uselessness of
prosecuting offenders, had taken no
! steps TO protect its victims.
In answering Baltour, Morley. Chief
Secretary 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 a concordat with the
| irish party. lie would not deny that the
| present administration tried TO govern
Ireland IN sympathy with the Irish peo-
! pie lcheerS). IL that was heinous con-
cordat, he would plead guilty to being a
| party TO 1t. AS to the specific charge that
/ he had refused police protection to those
| who enforced the law, he would say that
he declined TO protect night seizures, and
! felt JuStlned in this action. The law on
| the subject was far from clear and the
highest authorities differed in their inter-
! pretatlon of il. Morley then rebutted in
! detail BaltOur'S assertion that agrarian
crime in ireland had increased under the
| Liberal Government. With multiplicity
OF statistics he proved that under the
! present executive this class of crime had
decreased IL per cent.
T. w. Russell, member from South
| Tyrone, and Arthur Hugh Smith Barry.
| Conservative for South Huntingdon.
spoke in support of Balfour's motion.
! Gladstone reproached the opposition
with resorJing to a license of language
/ they pAnlH
facts. The present Government, he said,
! had as great desire and as strong an in
| tereSt as any OF their predecessors in pre-
serving law and order in Ireland. The
present Government had, however. a diff
| ferent view as to the best manner of deal
ing with the people. The results already
apparent proved how successfully the
| new policy operated.
The severity Of sentences in Ireland
upon the boy Foley and other political
offenders, Gladstone continued, was a
feature of the coercive system. Such
sentences never could have been passed
IN England. The present Government
sought to abolish this exceptional mode
OF treatment, and sought to establish u
| more equitable system of administra-
ton. They aimed at laying the founda-
| ton OF order i'll the hearts and under
standing of the people of Ireland. The
| Liberal party was caused to believe the
!
! curse which prevented them from appre.
Ciating the blessings of civilization. The
Liberal party believed the Irish people
were as capable of being governed on ap-
proved principles as the people OF other
countries. The present effort of the
! Chief Secretary for Ireland was to realize
i'll practice the fruits of this belief.
Lord Randolph Churchill defended the
| Irish Judges against the charges OF hav-
! ing passed too harsh sentences. His own
| experience had been that one concession
to the Irish people was followed invaria-
| bly, by another. lie pronounced the pro-
| posed vote of censure more than justified
! by Morley's endeavorS to hush up and
conceal Irish crime from the knowledge
of Parliament. He charged the Govern
ment with having set aside illegally an
Act of Parliament when they abandoned
two clauses of the Crimes Act. Tho
Cnionists, Lord Randolph said, founded
their hopes on the truth of their priuci-
| pies, and looked to the English people
| for justice and judgment
A division on Ballour's motion resulted
in a majority Of 47 for the Government.