Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-25
IRISH MADE DISLOYAL
MIR. o'BRIEN's CHARGE AGAINST
BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
Heated Debate in the House of Com
mons Over Estimates for
Ireland.

dispatch from London last night says:
The debate on the Irish estimates begun
yesterday In the house of commons was
continued acrimoniously this afternoon.
John Dillon. Irish nationalist. declaring
| that the speech of the chief secretary for
| Ireland, Mr. Wyndham. yesterday, amount
ed to a declaration of war against the Irish
| people. The chief secretary. he said. had
| enforced the stringent coercion act without
| shadow of justification. MIR. Dillon re-
viewed the case of Sergeant Sheridan. and
blamed the government for failure to prose-
cute him.
Timothy Healy. Irish nationalist. who
| followed. demanded Sheridan's extradition
from the United States. though. he added
he did not think the crown could conv: ct
| him with an Irish jury.
f. L. Harrls, conservative, here inter-
posed. saying the government was heartily
tired of hearing about Sheridan.
This statement was received with de-
risive Irish cheers. and Mr.. Heaiy con-
| tinued, describing Ireland as the sick
child of the British empire"
| H II. Asquith. liberal, the former home
secretary supported the demand for Sheri-
dams eXtradition.
William o'Brien, nationalist, made a
| fighting speech, punctuated by loud nation
| alist cheers. in which he declared that MIR.
| Wyndham had insinuated that the trustees
| turn out to be sw;ndlers. This. said Mr..
OBrien, Is fouler than the offense of Sheri-
| dan, for Mr.. Wyndham had abused the
privilege of the house of commons by max
| ing insnuations that he would not have
! dared to mention elsewhere. Mr.. D'Brien
| asserted that if Prince Henry of Prussia
and a German fleet had landed an army in
| Bantry bay. it would not have required
many organizers to bring every young man
| In Ireland who was worth his salt under
Prince Henrys flag.
Amid much disturbance Mr. O'Brien de-
| clared that the Irish land trust was run by
a pair of perjured privy councillors" and
| for this expression he was called to order
Mr. o Brien improved the occasion by men
tioning the councillors by name viz Lord
| Clonbrook and Right Hon Arthur Hugh
Smith Barry. The latter" said Mr..
O'Brien. was drummed out of this house"
| Dealing with Mr.. Wyndham's reference to
| the expenses of the Irish delegates in the
United States, Mr. O'Brien asked how Mr.
| Wyndham would like the nationalists to
| delve into the details of his wine bill
John Morley, liberal. said he could not
absolve the chief secretary for ireland from
a grave administrative indiscretion in deal
Ing with the Sheridan case, in which he
| ought to have courted the fullest inquiry
Mr. Morley declared the Irish question was
alive still, and an actual and burning issue;
| yet at the beginning of a new reign with a
new premier, and the chief secretary for
| Ireland about to take a more responsible
position, the policy OF the government
seemed to be the old. deplorable policy of
coercion.
Wyndham, replying. said had he prose-
cuted Sheridan and failed to get a con-
| viction, every Irish member would have
accused him of trying to rehabilitate Sheri-
dan In order to get him back on the police
force The government policy, said Mr.
Wyndham. was dominated by the fact that
innocent persons were plunging Ireland into
disorder and provoking government inter
vention in order TO justify the demands for
home rule. The revival of coercion in these
circumstances was the collective act of the
government, and the Nominations against
the prfvy councillors and himself were be-
side the mark.
A sharp passage of arms occurred be-
tween Mr.. Wyndham and William O'Brien
The latter denied advising the tenants of
Lord De Freyne rot to pay rent but ad-
mitted having advocated social excommuni-
cation of the landlords
Mr.. Wyndham retorted that that amount
| ed to threat against the people who de-
sired TO render service to the landlords and
he felt proud of doing anything to protect
these people from dire calamity.
The motion to reduce the vote for Ireland
was defeated by 1856 to 135.