Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-14
LAYS BLAME ON MINISTER'S
Irish view of Announcement King
Edward VIII Not visit
the Island.


LONDON. March 13-The ofiicial an
nouncement yesterday Of the abandonment
of the proposed visit of King Edward and
Queen Alexandra to Ireland, whereby the
ministers assume the responsibility for
an imperial boycott, is quite unprecedented
in form and causes keen discussion, the
general tone Of which is distinctly adverse
to the action Of the cabinet. which is in
terpreted as displaying petty spite and
spleen. The suggestion sought to be con-
veyed, both by the announcement itself and
the comment of the ministerial organs, that
the decision arrived at was directly due to
the outburst Of some of the Irish members
In the House of Commons when the news
OF the disaster to General Methuen's coll
umn was oflcially communicated to that
house, is declared by hostile critics to be
obviously false, as 1t was announced weeks
ago that the visit would be postponed
These critics also assert that there seems
to be good reason to believe that the king
and queen themselves all along desired to
carry out the coronation visit, and though
they have deferred 1t on the advice of the
ministers, they have no desire OF relieving
the latter from the onus Of the tactless
move.
Irish View of IL.
The Freeman's Journal voices the ma
tionalist views, saying:
The ministers have put a veto on the in
tended te dec visit Of the soyereign to portion
his majesty TO reject the veto of his con-
stitutional advisers, but it is plain that he
theirs and not his. His. ministers could
not venture TO allow the king to see with
Of the barbarous methods OF the castle
and the deep resentment of his people.
His presence here would have been sore
encumbrance to the coronationists. There
wes imminent danger that his visit might
have converted him to home rule or con-
the ministers, in their own interest, and in
the interest OF unionism. have forbidden
thdA'isit.
The London Times today prints a letter
dissenting from the suggestion that IL John
Redmond had been In the House of Com
mons when some OF the Irish members
oheered the announcement OF General
Methuen's defeat and capture he would
have rebuked his followers for their out
break of exuberance. The writer refers
to the meeting at Chicago last autumn, "ir
honor Of the Manchester murderers," which
Mr.. Redmond addressed, and to the pro.
eeedings which were Oficially opened By
Finerty, the dynamiter" After quoting the
resolution passed at that meeting, and also
referring to a speech at New York. in which
Mr.. Redmond was quoted as advocating tn,
hanging OF Mr.. Chamberlain, the writer
asks; why should q man holding sucl
opinion restrain the rejoicings Of his fol
lowers at a British defeat?"
Redmond Objects 10 wyndham.
During the debate on the civil seryic,
estimates in the House OF Commons today
John Redmond. the Irish leader, moved /
reduction of the salary OF the chief seere-
tary for Ireland George Wyndham) ant
proceeded to critlcise Mr.. Wyndham's pol
icy, asserting that the latter was engineer
ing a conspiracy to misrepresent the con
dtion OF the country in order to give .
colorado excuse for coercion. Mr.. Redmon,
said coercion would not kill boycotting, bu
It would exasperate the Irish people a
home and consolidate them abroad. H
sincerely hoped, however. that the Irisl
would not be betrayed into the commission
OF crime.
Mr.. Wyndham. in replying. said that al
ready a great many Illegal acts had bee
perpetrated In Ireland. He wished Il to b
understood that he both personally an
oficially. was responsible for whatever re
pressive steps were taken by the govern
men. He admitted that constitutional r4gh
OF the people 10 assemble and proclaim thei
grievances. but when a crime was about
be committed and an assembly became un
ruly II was the duty OF the government {
prevent IL.