The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-14
ROSEBERY ON HOME RULE
ENGLAND MUST BE CONVINCED or
ITS JUsTNEss FIRST
Before IL Can be Accompiished-A state
ment that Created Much surprise.
Comments OF tho Press.

was as follows;
Lord Salisbury made one remark on
the subject Of Home Rule with which
confess myself in entire accord. He SAID
that before Irish Home Rule could be
conceded By the Imperial Parliament
England, as the predominant member OF
the partnership Of the three Kingdoms
must be convinced Of its business Ihat
may seem 10 be considerable admission
because your lordships well know tnat
the majority OF English members elected
I'm England proper are hostile TO Home
Rule.
Il believe that the conviction of Eng
land regarding Home Rule depends upon
| one point--the conduct Of Ireland hersen'
| 7 believe that If we continue TO sho" lhe
absence Of agrarian crime ana continue
TO point TO harmony In Ireland the LiD-
| arai marty of the country VIII continue
- Give nroofs and pledges that Ireland
| a. entitled TO the boon which she mas never
| ceaeed ia demand since the act OF union
| 80 nassed | believe the conversion Oh
,r,oiand viii not be slow or difficult
.,irhe question Of Home Rule mas tripie
| .,,act. Elrst ireland viii never DC
| contented until Home Rule is sian.e"'
| and the policy Of administering Pdn'a"T 20
| is hound to fail; second We nav no'
| merely to satisfy those living III tie'"l.u' -
| for the good OF the empire anu w 'trt
| tinuity and solidarity OF deciai a',on' a.
uluI'' 'tl, rothrsn across the Atlantic, 1t IS
l,o,sor, 10 produce an Irish pohcy ina
In he satisfactory TO the Whoie irlSn
1nr,e. lastly. from the highest Oh lihpe-
| r., rrorods because j believe that l'e
| - ,sanorce Of the empire depends ho'
non centralization but DECENT az 80, 80,
| apd II Won once commence u ''e"u a.,
| s.tb Won must give satlstao'ion ~ -~
~ came condition, certainly III the 0"Se
| 80 scotland. and possibly III '@ a. ,ho
Wales. not in the same desies, no. ~ In,ne-
sane way. but so as 10 relleys 80 - ta@ieIa-
r,ai Parliament Of the burden VI Ns's'"
tion."
.he Tim.s is A-t"ni-hen'
RI. ,bis morning, commenting
! unon Lord Rosebery speS0" - '''N
Of Lords, says ,. os,,iesion that
- ,oust he convinced OF the JUS
i,a - irish Home Rule, fairy takes
our breath away. 1t Is the aisuli'eue ~
% V%u. rsed from the very beginning oi
n"' 10, ,,trovetsv and carries with IL an
e,,rbatic condemnation OF the III 49,
,nrs of the party which torceu tne l..','s 49,
pule hill through the House oi Co,''l., aar,t,,
TVfC
py ..o,ors of the English representa-
~. - ~ u reduced TO the rankest apsurulS
~ -a.aoce of the agitation asaiial
w w inTo,,se of Lords for interfering
~ro,ect what Lord Roseoery mas ,-@
fat,novrledeed TO be the rlbhl VI -
I,nelish electors. In the presence Vi '"'
| r,omentous declaration al tne e,.t,,,t
| ne verbiage wrapped rouhh tHS P''[t
I.s,fo,, ~ me ministry is merely "astoi. i
4 tfrff
-, Iome Rule among the I-hs',S"
aotoet the House Of Commons me
,'a.tors have shown no weahehlh- Vi
-. sentiment. but rather the contr-Is'
- Az Gladstone's fiery energy anu paS-
- w." contentions failed 10 WIN ihe
1srcIish people two years 10 the oe'' -,
| that Home Rule was eons'S.e'' -, anO
national safety, national llteiess, ~ ,per ,s,1
,,a,ioraI honor. are they likely 10 ne 70,
has'S ha1 -, 1,ord Rosebery's half-heartel
-,,,,noents. drawn from ambiguous W
,,,,ca Of the decline of disorder III He
land. .,... ore dvarfed
So. +he revolutionary effort OF Lord Nose-
berv's admission. IT must prouuOs ta
gravest consequences directly l.s ,I
So is nerceived What will Mr. Glau-
I'm I'm .hinls Of tbis2 How will the lrish
eenaratists deal with 1t. II MI 1inu. l.
80 mad not retired we might almost
os,noct him TO hasten back and move d
80 of want of confidence in his sue
cessor
apologizes for Rosebery.
? ro,bar leader on the Liberal meet
i,,, The Times says that allowance must
F.. in Charity, be made for the uiliiou' .ie, ..-,
IF tbat lord Rosehery had to encoun,ei' ye'
nc General feeling will be that MS ue
but as Premier was distinctly oisappo''i''
ing ,,. &c ,he Irish marty
- ha,,a oneniv denounced Lord Roseoery
}, n,at.,,art about converting English 10
y Ifone Rule. and the McCarihyite section
II are also angry at the Premier IS utteidhoe
It the Globe this afternoon says the
IS feeling among the MccarthNl'es mas
Il created 10 surprise. They may seek 70
e find excuses for Lord Roseberys 5 remark
(. b,t there is not one among them who
y does not soc that the Premier has prac-
g. ticaly dropped Home Rule. The Con
!, servative papers this afternoon are all
J. agreed that Lord Rosebery has virtually
" abandoned Home Rule, and profess De
e | lief that a general election Is not taI
l. off.
l. Michael Daviti Dissen's.
e In the lobby Of the House OF Com
~ mons. Michael Davitt said to-day:
"a 1T is useless To shut our eyes 10 the
~ fact that Lord Roseberys Language
ID creates virtually a new departure OF th'
Liberal party on the question of Home
Rule The eagerness with which IN,
I'd enemy has seized Lord Rosebery's word,
~ is sufficient reason why home rulers
81 should distinguish between measures tha
are coined In the heat OF debate ans
ls the settled policy OF the new Libera
H. Government
IL "The words spoken by the Premier yes
I, terday furnish the cearest justification
~ Of the action OF the House OF Lord,
e. in the rejection OF Home Rule TIT
position of the Unionist Lords Is En
gish and they must he convinced OF III,
justice Of Home Rule before il will b,
granted 10 ireland. That is Lord Rose
10 bcry's doctrine"
LaDauchs -. SIZED with Rosebi ~
o In the House Of Commons to-day tn
l. debate upon the address In reply 10 III
e queen speech was resumed.
"a Atter speeches had been made by job
- Morley, Lord Randolph Churchill, job
; Redmond, and Joseph Chamberlain, Hen
!, ry LaDouchere arose 10 speak.
a Mr.. Labouchere said that he was or
Of the many who We're dissatisfied wit
the manner in which the Liberal part
had been transferred 10 It's new leade
What, he asked. had they been engage
5. in throughout the evening except discus.
Ir ing the words used by Lord Rosebery
e the House OF Lords. Personally, as
[. supremacy simple person uaughter), h
II gave those words their plain meaning
2 Therefore, he concurred with Mr. Rec
S mond In saying that the position OF Hon
5, Rule had been entirely changed by III
e remarks OF Lord Rosebery yesterda,
fI.r l.. orr.