New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
PREDICTS IRISH VICTORY.
T. P. O'CONNoR'S VIEWS OF O'DoNNELLS
OUTBURST IN THE COMMONS.

London. Oct. 1s-T P O'Counor NJ. p. has
written for The Associated Press his impressions
of the scene caused by the Irish members IN ths
House of Commons on Thursday and what ne oe-
heves 1t portends. as follows:
have seen many strange and exciting scenes $ IN IN
the House OF Commons. but that OF lhuIstay S.aS
ln@ most stranbe ana most eXcltlhs - ~ 70 re
serious notce a symptom OF ana cue 10 ne tne
PLfSSit portugal condltlon JChn ~ 49,, 1ns
OF those men who snow; the remarkable power
OF lr!shman rising equal 10 great SITUATIONS, ,"s
ever humble and unpromisng their origin ne ,nsII
patches of land in the west OF ireland. which are
me most remarkable specimens OF the es1eS
and the strong physique " the peasant s11 - sui
as well as of vIsOr To see this ordinarily quiet
Young man addressing the Whole, houSS IS it taro
quarter OF an hour amid dln WhISHi WhISH oa ordsr
pestuous and in violation of every rule OF oIueri
with the Speaker. ministers and al shouIIhs; sh anu @
front of the Prime Minister " no sat pallid with
a sIcky smile on bis &c 10 see this was of
the most curious proofs OF how honest passion anu anu
the most powerful Of tyrannies. o tor i,
or all the points of that terrible seene9iop ne ebs6 IL
lutte helpessness. the cowed inaction Of the Cnion
Of tb SO divided @ and rn 6SGy % upon their
leaders that they cannot conceal their depression
the other reason that the spectre of Ireland which
was supposed 70 he laid had TiSeh thers Was per-
haps some sense Of shame at the feeling that ihS R
the House of Commons mad been gagged in Ireland
by systematic persecution worthy of Russia at her
worst He has spent eighteen months IN & Jai 6ar Hnr
dIaggsd from platforms by the ponce neIo5e 10 ne
sentence which is an example of deliberate erocty
been so given by the magistrate that ODonnell
has to spend six weeks on PLANK se1 & ana hiLe me
past and to come was written in legible letters on
the pale face and in the excited eyes OF this ordi
This. perhaps was why the Ministerialists sat
cowsd, helpless and abashed at the scene. one or
the signs OF some great coming change. IL Is i'm
possible &c foretelI what it VIII be- but for good
startling. sgantic surrender one of the most i'm.
porta9t portentS is the sagerness OF nine ous I
the Irish leaders The movement is only kept from
lords are wealthy with estates in England, and
are therefore Independent Of Irish agitation. and
landlord or tenant believes that two 10 three
years purchase and small grant from the i'm
pertal exchequer are all now standing between
Ireland and final settlement OF the land ques-
tion and the reconqJest Of the land by the Celts
from tine English garrison -,-.-.,- ,. =
Among those who think a giGantie surrender Is
Inevitable az an early day is ! have reason 10 be
himself He urged the landlords TO consent 70 a
conference. travelling long distances their
He has already announced that there will De a
bigger Land bin next year and have heard he
understood he meant that If the landlords and
In the meantime pressIrg On ia" s9yernme9t
The Government can carry the Education bill with
out violent closure, which may lead To scenes in
side the House by the English Noncouformists
very like those caused by O'DonueU so vehement
Is party passion. and outside II may produce out
breaks In England. also on the irish pattern The I
attempt To force the Ir.sh members into the min
iSterial lobby on the Education bin died the
first night of the session. when Mr.. Palfour in
suited Ireland by refusing 10 give her day to
voice her
To sum M tho Irish members feel that they have
scored Nobody has good word say for the
maladroit antics Of Mr. Ralfour The government
is threatened from many quarters and Is divided /
and Is. 7 believe doomed. while Ireland has once
more rushed into The foremost place in the great
drama OF British politics