The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

lister to the Queens devotion to public
business. and concluded by expressing an
earnest prayer that her Majesty life and
reign be prolonged many years.
The Earl of Kim berley. who was Minister
OF Foreign Affairs in the Rosebery Cabi-
net, seconded the motion, and said never
before had there been a sovereign so i'm
partial OF stale or so capable OF giving wise
and good counsel in state affairs.
Ministers changed, he said, but the
Sovereign was permanent, and she had
thus obtained ripenes1 of judgment and
knowledge of affairs that would be i'm pos
sible for Minister TO acquire. No sub
iect, he said, had more sound sense of the
Queens public duty than her Majesty her
self.
In the House of Commons Balfour
moved a similar address.
Harcourt, leader Of the opposition, sec
onded the motion declaring it was the
heart of the nation more than its pride
that spoke to-day.
John Dillon. leader of the Irish Nation
alist parry, protested against the address,
con tending that Ireland has receded IN
stead OF progressing during the reign.
In the early part Of Dillon's speech
number of ministerial mem bers rose con-
certedlv and left the house amid angry
ieers from Irish mem mbers. Dillon made
very eloquent address, in the course of
which be said:
I'VE should i'll represent the vast mass
of the Irish nation if we absiained from
honestly telling the House and her Ma
iestY that her Irish subjects don't rejoice
upon this occasion"
Adducing reasons for the abstention of
the Irish from participation in the jubilee,
Dillon said the taxation per head in Great
Britain had been reduced half while the
population had been doubled. but in Ire
land taxation had been doubled and the
population reduced half The popular
liberties of Great Britain and the colonies
had steadily increased, while in Ireland
they had been steadily denied. Some
10000 persons in Ireland had been put in
jail for political offenses and several had
been cruelty executed under pretext OF
law Ten of thousands of others there had
been cruelty evicted.
I'VE asked you to release upon the oc-
casion of tae jubilee" he continued, "a
few prisoners, to mitigate the bitterness
of the anger of the Irish people, but you
refused, although the Czar of Russia re-
leased upward of 1000 political prisoners
on the occasion of mis- coronation Forty
two coercion acts have been passed during
the present reign, the British Govern
ment choosing the fiftieth year thereof to
tx around Ireland's neck badge of per-
petusl servitude. Through bad laws
famine became epidemic and millions of
our people have starved or been driven to
America. Now we are asked to rejoice at
sixty years of degradation and ruin of our
country, and lick the hand that chastened
u.s. Doubtless you have power if you
choose to continue TO deny Ireland the
rights you give Canada and Australia.
but what you cannot do is to drag us to
rejoice behind the wheels of a triumphal
chariot. You may forcibIy hold US down
and keep us plunged in poverty, but your
coercion acts viii never CONQUER the
hearts of the Irish nor make them join
your rejoicing. Enthusiastic Irish
cheers
Colonel Saunderson, leader OF the Irish
Conservatives, denounced Dilion's asser-
tions as libel upon Ireland.
John Redmond, Parnellite leader, moved
an amendment calling attention 10 the
depopulation of Ireland and the poverty
prevailing there. Redmond said in part:
Much as | personally dislike uttering
any iarring notes which some of our
friends in Ireland may regard ungracious
and i'll timed feel bound. in the interest
of truth 10 say here that while your en-
pire is engaged in iubilation, proud, pros
porous and free-Ireland stands at vour
door in poverty and subiection. sulien and
dissffscted."
James O'Kelly (Parnellite) in support of
Redmond's amendment, which declared
Ireland was disaffected said:
''It may be little matter to You that
the Irish don't share your rejoicings, but
our action means more than appears on
the surface. 1t is a sign that when the
day comes-and, believe me, it is not far
distant-when you will have TO fight for
your liberties we will stand aside. Some
of US will not be content with standing
aside. Irish cheers.] We are disIoyal
because We are not free, and we are proud
OF our disloyaliy. [Cheers.l We never
shall oe loyal until you restore The liber-
ties you have forc;bly taken from us.
fCheers.
Redm. nd's amendment was rejected by
a vote OF 436 TO Z.