The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-14
CABINET is ROASTED
Calling Oh Of Kings visit 70 ireland
Causes Feeling.

Causes Feeling.
London. March 1s.-The official an
nounceuent yesterday OF the abandon
nent Of the proposed visit OF King Ed
ward ana Queen Alexandria 70 ireland.
y hereby the ministers assume the re-
sronsiblity for n imperial boycott. IS
quite unprecedented in form and causes
keen discussion. the general tone OF which
IS distinctly adverse 70 the action OF the
cabinet which IS interpreted as display
ing petty spite and spleen The sugges-
ton sought 20 Re conveyed both by the
announcement itself and the comment OF
the ministerial organs that the decision
arrived al was directly due 70 The ont
burst Of some OF the Irish members IN
the house % commons when the news
o. the disaster 70 General Metheun's col
uunn was officially communicated 10 tha-
house, IS declared BY hostile critics TO be
obviously false, as it was announced
eeks ago that the visit would be post
d ned. These critics also assert thai
there seems good reason 10 believe tha-
their ma5esties themselves all along de-
sired 70 carry out the coronation visi.
and though they have deferred II on the
advice OF the ministers. they have no in
tention Of relieving the latter from the
ouus OF & tactIess move
The Freemans Journal voices the Ma
tionalist views, saying:
The ministers have put veto on the
intended visit Of the sovereign 70 q por-
ton Of his dominions. Il would be diff
cUlt for his majesty 10 reject the veto
c. his constitutional advisers. but il 5
pain that he insisted that the response
btlty should be theirs. and not his His
ministers could not venture 70 allow the
king 70 see with his own eyes and hear
with his own ears Of the barbarous meth
DDS OF the castle and the deep resentment
OF his people. His presence here would
have been a sore encumbrance TO the cor
onationists. There was imminent danger
that his visit might have converted him
70 home rule or confirmed his existing
conviction. Therefore the ministers in
their own interest and in the interest Of
the unionism, have forbidden the visit"
The London Times today prints a letter
dissenting from the suggestion that Il
John Redmond had been in the house OF
commons when some o. the Irish mem
bers cheered the announcement Of Gen
eral Metheun's defeat and capture, he
would have rebuked his followers for
their outburst of exultatiol- The writer
refers 10 the meeting at Chicago last au-
tumn, in honor Of the Manchester muir
derers." which Mr.. Redmond addressed.
and to the proceedings which were Off
ciaIly opened by Finerty, the dynsmiter-''
After quoting the resolution passed at
that meeting. and also referring 10
speech at New York in which Mr. Red
mond was quoted as advocating the hang
ing Of Air. Chamberlain. the writer asks:
why should man holding such opin-
ions restrain the rejoicinss OF his follow
ers At Britishh cefeat2'
During the debate on the civil service
estimates in the house OF commons to-
day. John Redmond. the Irish leader,
moved a reduction Of the salary OF the
chief secretary for ireland Geo. Wynd-
ham and proceeded TO incisively criti-
else 1Ir. Wyndhsm's policy. asserting that
the latter was engineering a conspiracy
u misrepresent the condition OF the
country in order TO give a colorado ex-
cuse for coercion. Mr.. Redmond said
coercion would not kill boycottng. but
it would ezasperate the Irish people at
home and consolidate them abroad. He
sincerely hoped. however, that the Irish
would not be betrayed into the commits
sion Of crime.
Mr.. Wyndham. il replying, said that al
ready a great many Illegal acts had been
perpetrated in ireland. He wished 1t to
BE- understood that he, both personally
and officially, was responsible for what
ever repressive steps were taken By the
government. He admitted the constitu- /
tional right of the people TO assemble and .
proclaim their grievances, but where
crime was about 70 be committed an as
sembly became unlawful. and il was the
duty Of the government 10 prevent It.