New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07

magnanimity and the Government IN due 'i'iie
will have credit from the Irish benches LOT
graceful exhibition Of clemency and good se"''
IRISH FIRE ON THE HOME OFFICE
Some concentrations are needed for the Home
Office is exposed to a destructive fire from the
Irish benches and the detective methods OF t"e
Department OF Criminal Investigation are as
credited by the failure Of the judicial procedure
Mr. Davitt Is at liberty to declare that ne was
never allowed while In prison to receive q NIS''
from friend and that political prisoners u"'''
the freest Government in Europe get less i''e,o
than the commOnest felons. Mr.. Healg hiaNe'
full use of his opportunity for at'achihs ~
Robert Anderson and for declaiming aSan'' '''0
agents provocaeurs' Of Scotland hard' WIN az
hired as spes and rewarded out Of the fund aNali-
able for Secret Service. Whether 1t is ei'her "lse
or discreet for the Irish members 10 lueh'HS
themselves so closely as they do Win the iN'e'-
ests of outrage mongers and dynamite ih'I
! shall not attempt to DECIDE; put the i'oi''
OHce is certainly embarrassed by the attacks
and the police authorities are keenly sehs''Ne ~
the reproach TO which their operations are ex-
posed
DR.. Anderson, whose official conduct OF the
Denartment Of Criminal Investigation is de-
nounced by Mr. Healy and other irish mem
bers is himself a Northumberland man ana
mild hammered and courteous gentleman. lie Is
N he seen in HYDE Park every morning taking
an early canter with his horse, but ne Is iiaiu
working official who spends full day AT ms
desk and is acknowledged to he one OF the iiICo'
efficient chiefs of the detective service III 60 ~
rope. He is supported by competent Stdin oi
trained officials, many OF Whorn are i,,ist,a
and endowed with the Qualtles Oh HiIu
for meeting dynamit, couspiratOrs on their own
ground. They can ha-cly be charged Nl' WIZ ~.
competence when they have demonstrate lO
q
what is going on in the secret societies Oh New
York and Chicago and to battle the efforts III
dynamite intriguers at home or ABROAD. .
If the conspraCcs are gaseous Nal'orlhSs ol
nothouse brawlcrs eager for notorletN' VINO
brag about what they are bent upon doIils W. VIZ!
out having any serious intention or cHposlns
themselves TO danger or OF comnllttihs ~, ~
overt ACT the police are not to blame Ihev
find out what is in The air ana deal WIN "a
CARTS as best they can. As for the aCcuSa', .I
that these dynamite plots are lnsusd'eu uia IIc
nv infornlers il is essentially unreasoha. 'e
THE spv in Secret Service is safe ana uhueI
good pay He is exposed to danger, IoSss I.d'
occupation and is marked man When ne re-
NoaIe his real character as an informer. Nelther
the spy nor the Secret Service can nav anS
thing to gain from the disclosure III
plots artifcally fomented.
THE HOME SECRETARY.
The Home Secretary is the chief or the con-
stabulary the superintendent of the local iiiasi'
tracy the overseer Of prisons, the ADVISER OIL
the Crown respecting pdiuoHS an" '''N
visor Of administration of various statutes re-
lating to labor protection OF life, etc AnioIs
ali those functions TIE most important is the
control which he exercises over the ponce vi VI
London and municipal boroughs ana tle CV",i ~
netohulorv He is responsible for all the
carly stages OF crmr al investigation anu ma
the power Of interference in reversing or noul
fvirp the decisions OF magistrates WheneNci
tbnra has been manifest miscarriage OF JUS
lice Since this right OF interference IS so au-
solute the Hor'e Office is restrained iluit az
PREVENTION in the ordinary processes or !uulcIal
procedure The effec; of the recent tilal anu
Of the debates to which it has led IN tnS .olll
mons has been Enthusiastically to dlscreuis me
i,iori9 80 ,bc Home Office as we'll as OF the
secret Service Possibly the release OF IHe i've
political prisoners has been Determines uPon
and the Government is counting upon ClosInS
tbis chapter of English relations with ireIahu
with tabeau of cemency and IeGoncili i,nSar
Meanwhile Il has placed Scotland ha Ia , LIZ
a cloud and increased the facilities or palntI
sixties and notoriety hunters for d4'ns his
chief abroad.