The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-15
IRISH LAND BILL.
Withdrawal of the Amendments
sharply Criticised.

Withdrawal of the Amendments
sharply Criticised.
London, July 14-The withdrawal of the
amendments of the Irish land bill offered
by Gerald Balfour, chief secretary for Ire
land. is being sharply criticised by friends
of the government, and has caused much
rejoicing among the radicals, whose sup
porters in newspaper circles are rejoicing
over the governments discontinue. The
Times, a government paper. attributes the
action of Mr.. Balfour to bad manage
ment.
The Daily News. liberal. predicts that
the amendments will be added to the bill
by the House of Lords and by the ap-
plicatlOn or closure, they VIII be forced
through the House of Commons.
The general belief is that Joseph Cham
berlain, secretary OF state for the colo
MES, is responsible for the withdrawal of
the amendments by his support OF I. W.
Russell, the Ulster unionist leader, in his
objections thereto, thus inducing Mr.. Bal
four 10 rescind the amendments
The Standard, conservative, which Is
also warm supporter of the govern
ment, commenting upon the impossibility
of carrying through all the measures
which the government has included in its
programme, advises IL to drop these bills
forthwith. 1T is hard" says the Stand
ard, ito massacre the innocents, but there
is no kindness in allowing them TO linger
to an inglorious end"
The political situation has been only
partially relieved by the yielding of Ger
aid Balfour to the pressure for modifca-
ton of the amendments of the land bill.
There Is a continuancy of the demands
of Mr.. Russell and others for further
notifications of the bill, while the press
and people are giving expression to SEN
timents of extreme disgust at the feeble
ness displayed by the government. Many
conservatives admit that If it were not
for the hopeless divisions that exist be-
tween the liberals and radicals the gov
eminent would be in a serious plight, a
the land bill is the second government
measure of supreme Importance intro
duced at the present session of parliament
which is being wrecked on lines laid down
by the government. A few more bills like
the educational bill and the Irish land
bill, if wrecked by pressure within the
party, will be sure to put the conservative
party to such difficult pass as will neces-
state the reconstruction of the ministry,
an end to which Mr.. Chamberlain, who
supplies the real force of political press
ure, would not object.
T. p. O'Connor, discussing this subject
in his paper, the Sun, to-day says: The
plain truth is that though Mr.. Russell
was the ostensible agent of this collapse,
the whole affair was a personal triumph
for Mr.. Chamberlain and the landlord
ring The cabinet would have paid little
attention to Mr.. Russeps protest with
their large majority in the House of Com
mons they could easily afford to disre-
gard the clamor Of a few Ulster men, But
Mr.. Russell is Joe's protege and follower,
and Mr.. BalfouF, who would smile at the
idea of being disconnected by Mr.. Rus
sell, retired from the list before a salaried
official. AS Joe cannot afford to lose
supporter he has cunningly seized the
chances to assert himself and his friends
and to humiliate the house of council"