Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10
IRISH STRUGGLESlN COMMONS
Alderman Cream aud John Dillon Tell
of the Effect On Their
Party.

Copyright, 1901, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, March 9.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram Alderman
Eugene Cream member of Parliament for
Southeast Cork, and twice mayor of Cork
City, was the first member ever removed
from the House of Commons by the police
He has written for the World the follow
ing account OF his surprising struggle last
Wednesday morning against tremendous
odds:
The first intention of the police was to
begin with Michael Flavin, but he was a
formidable looking person and sitting near
the middle OF the bench, whereas | was
thin, weak looking and sitting in a corner
seat, they returned In my direction.
Patrick McHugh. NJ. p, of North Letrim.
who was seated on the step beside me, in
stantly' linked an arm In mine. while |
firmly grasped the seat with both hands.
was determined not to go while my strength
lasted.
Two OF the House Of Commons attendants
got behind and grasped me under the arms
one policeman seized me by the coat collar,
another policeman put an arm around my
body from the front and two more cat ght
each leg, but they failed to move me, try as
they might.
My colleagues were cheering and MclIugh
was assisting me to retain my, place.
This tugging lasted. ! am told, fCur min
utes and the fat policemen were sweating
and blowing like grampuses, but owing to
the cramPed position in which they were
strength, while the policemen pulling my
body and legs helped TO neutralize the force
OF those tugglnE at the back OF my neck.
Inspector Scantlebury was thcn advised
by the sergeant-at-arms to get more men.
Scantlebury himself advanced, leaned
across McHugh and caught my collar from
one side. At the same moment NcHugh
chucked Scantlebury under the throat. The
latter lost his balance and fell Oh McHugh
who then lost his grip on ME
Resents Poiicemnn's Language.
hold loosened and | was lifted bodily. At
the same moment one policeman gave my
right leg vicious twist, using AN abom-
Unable expression. let out and gave him a
hard kick in the chest and If hey had not
had the support OF the bench behind the
whole convoy would have topplCd On the
hoor. That was the only act OF violence On
my part.
| was then borne by eight or tn OF them
down to the floor and out 4 tn2 door into
the members lobby, where they were glad
enough to put me ON my feet, as they were
gasping for breath. They all had their
heavy overcoats on. | was thea led 20 the
cloak room.
My knee where IT was twisted s badly
swollen, all my right side Is bruised and
black and blue, but no bone was broken
| am prepared To make the same protest
tomorrow again II necessary, but | believe
Balfour and his gang have gof a lesson that
Will benefit them for some time.
EUGENE CREAM
Fight In GIadstone's Day.
Fh'H'iihph Ni'ah pldJtu Il NOldDIe
part in the famous free fight in the House
of Commons. when Gladstone closured the
tories on the home rule bill in 1898. Colonel
Sanderson hit out at Cream who countered
with sharp blow on the colonels jaw,
which not only sufiiced for him, but pre-
vented him from being able to talk for a
week.
John Dillon, NJ. F.. eX-chairman OF the
Irish party, has given the World the fol-
lowing statement on the effect on the
Irish party OF the new penal rules
This rule will not silence us. our policy
is one of vigilant activity and has already
told with startling effect I'm the House OF
Commons. The government Is on the de-
fensive, not we, As the result of Wednes-
day mornings occurrence. we welcomed
debate on the new rule because 1t enabled
us to explain the monstrous prOvocltion
under which our men acted and also en-
abled us To explode the myth that only
Irish members defy the chair
In 1888 twenty English tories on the home
rule bill did precisely what our men did
Were the police called in TO eject them