New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-22
HOME, RULE.
rIsPUTING MR.. CLADSTONE'S PROPOSITION THAT
INCORPORATED UNIONS ARE LES sc
CEssFUL THAN FEDERAL UNIONS.

EISPUTING MR. GLADSTONE'S PROPOSITION THAT
INCORPORATED UNIONS ARE LES sc
CEssFUL THAN FEDERAL UNIONS.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir notice that you cdtorally indOre the
dicIum OF Mr.. Gladstone that no Incorporated Unions
succeed while all federal unions do. find myself
embarrassed with the proposition, both from aphio-
soph!ca and historical point OF view. What more
thorough and successful incorporation than Of hsace
and Lorraine with France! or Of the late khgdom
OF Hanover with Prussia Or OF the several dicles
and Kingdoms Of Italy with the present kingtom is
not England Itself merger OF the kingdoms II the
IIcparchy1 Has not the incorporated union OF scot
land and England or Of England and Wales, ben d
success
ON the other hand, is ii true that all UNIONS pre-
serving measure OF autonomy to the unied parts
have been successful Is the relation OF Auira ana
Hungary such Is there the desirable eordiuhty
between sweden and Norway
The American States united preserving 10 each u
large autonomy Did they not In seventy ears succee
In getting up II war which boastful ptridism de'
lighted 10 style the boodcst and cosestwar OF hou
crn times Half OF the States that souot 10 escape
the hated union with the North were stats winch hau
received their autonomy from the Fedc' congress,
lust rs Ireland will from the Imperial Prament. II
she receives II at all. Again, Is not AFRICAN prcc-
edent lnmIcal to the grant Of Home Rul under con-
Mexico has been kept IN colonial vassalagenot sharing
I'm the central government, because hei people are
said to be OF Il different race, langune, rehgon'
etc. from those OF the dominant popuiaoh' o.a"'
which for the same time has been wen Flu'ppco III
point OF population wealth, etc., for ot"hoou' mas
been refused IT, and has been governed ihperia'
so,rop, because she had religion which tc majority
Of the ruling people hated, because II was cared 'ha'
the hierarchy Of that religion would dominate the
.fe.iv
(which the Enclishn!an makes TO lri II fIme Kule'
JI breads the priests political ascendency he mates
tho Celtic religion But h. has not refuse seiieoV'
eminent 10 ireland. lie has simply geolaphicais
merged Ireland and Britain ana maze Dol do VII.
territory subject to one Parliament 10 "hiu i''''n
send, more than IT. share Of voters, rohthe po'"'
Of view Of It's population. It's wealth OF eSrS QUIT
element OF Importance. one result OF 'hiS coh''"u'
ZION ls tina, a majority Of Englishmen Is governed
today by A minority Of Englishmcn, rein)rceu Dy
Irishmen British foreign and domestic po'y Is III
~. hands Of .. Government that exists " irish
ro,.. Evcn Home Rule will IT. conceded at an
he this English minority, converted INTO majority
by Irishmcn. 49,. o,,o,,o,,,,ca,
nuluty OF the American Territories. ,
mt the excuse for changing the Constitution OIL
the Empire /, that the majority In ireiahd r. sun
dercd from the majority in England by r"s'ouS'
cS,sn, of In,ompatiblity between the f;ne,n an, III
IRISH !. insignificant In comparison VIII ''' D,
,w.,n tho Celtic rishman Of the south anu Mo' nv
"a. I,ri,ish freshman OF the north ana cas-. ~ -
dsbonrsi or slly to that there j no hao'.t, :,
hei yern protcstanis IN Ireland and Catocs, ai r'a
The antiiome Rule demonstrations ar 1ranp, n n',
lro,cstnnt Is the Presbyterian thirrh ifos. .
vet M IFS last General Assembly every f w. VIZ a.
',J.unlv east for protest against unr H.
"a Wethodsm Protestant Yet. the irish M',"u ,,
Cnnf.renre without dissent. has ueciaI'u '' 10
,Iomc null. substantially the same Is trut , WIG
r,Isconal church In Ireland anybody VINO ~, no vs.
he facts knows that the opposition oil the w. 49,, ~,
iirions * more acute In Ireland thhh III any M,
ne,Inn under heaven. Now II the incohPf.l..tthI
nn,wnen The English and Irish l. reason LOT P.,in
uoil,I- al soparatou how much more ths 'i,r.ei n
iInathv between Ireland Celtic ana ir"ahu -"
whot an incon sequence. 10 say the "hst " ~ !"
mancra,r the on. fragment OF an empire iL TILL ,"e
,oln, government Of the whole, when ny 80 uo't -,
tracment Of this fragment Is 10 he pnt uhorI a '
arnmrni which II ioath"S ana drrads ~ -
,niI r,rsp.rons Industrious PrGt'stant ana hIn ,,,
- II not = crime. IN giving Home kuie 10 ~
Ireland 10 refuse "A distinct home rule 10 rro''S'"'
Ireland ,,., o,,,,1ns ,,ou II
on IN, side Of the ocean could the pleasure oi n'I
H. ciand embarrassed and Weakened me u'Slr' ~
'ac,ri,g Fri. votes and love OF sul'rncinl an
iatinn ., The constitution Of another country t"u
nwu ~, eliminated from the innuenr,S Ma n ,ev
an wha. are called opinions but Wh'I W "a"
ra,,lv named ignorant. and Often hm''oi'nt, IT."
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