The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-14
Their Attempt to Rebuke Ireland in
Abandoning the Proposed Royal
Visit Severely Criticised.
KING AND QUEEN NOT BLAMED
But THE CABINET ACCUSED OF
VENTING ITS PETTY SPITE.
Secretary Wyndham Attacked by John
Redmond-Asia Minor Towns De-
strOyed by Earthquakes.

LONDON, March 13.-The official an
nouncement yesterday of the abandonment
of the proposed visit of King Edward and
Queen Alexandra to Ireland, whereby the
ministers resume the responsibility for an
imperial boycott, is quite unprecedented in
form and causes keen discussion, the gen.
eral tone Of which is distinctly adverse TO
the action Of the Cabinet, which is inter-
preted as distinctly petty spite and spleen
The suggestion sought TO be conveyed both
by the announcement itself and the COM
ment Of the ministerial organs, that the de-
cision> arrived at was distinctly 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 col
officially communicated to that
House, is declared by hostile critics to be
obviously false, as it was announced weeks
ago that the visit would be postponed.
These critics also assert that there seems
good reason to believe that their Majesties
themselves all along desired to carry out
the coronation visit, and, though they have
deferred it on the advice of the ministers,
they have no intention of relieving the lat
ter from the onus Of a tactless move.
The Freeman's Journal voices the Ma
tionalist views, saying: THE ministers
have put a veto on the intended visit of the
sovereign to a portion of his dominions. 1t
would be difficult for his Majesty to.reject
the veto of his constitutional advisers; but
it is plain that he insisted that the respon-
sibility should be theirs and not his. His
ministers could not venture to allow the
King to see with his own eyes and hear
with his own ears of the barbarouS meth
DDS Of the castle and the deep resentment
II &c nrlA lie
been sore encumbrance to the coronation
lists. There was imminent danger that his
visit might have converted him TO home
rule or confirmed his existing conviction.
Therefore, the ministers, I'm their own in
terest, and in the interest of unionism,
have forbidden the visit"
The London Times to-day prints letter
dissenting from the suggestion that If John
Redmond had been in the House of Com
mons when some OF the Irish members
cheered the announcement of General Me-
thuens defeat and capture he would have
rebuked his followers for their outburst of
eXultation. The writer refers to the meet
ing at Chicago last autumn. "in honor of
the Manchester murderers." which Mr.
Redmond addressed. 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 the
hanging of Mr.. Chamberlain, the writer
asks: why should man holding such
opinions restrain the rejoicingS of his fol-
lowers at British defeat"
During the debate on the civil service es-
Inmates in the House of Commons to-day
John Redmond, the Irish leader. moved a
reduction of the salary of the chief secre-
tary of Ireland, George Wyndham, and
proceeded to incisively critcise Mr.. Wynd-
hams policy, asserting that the latter was
engineering a conspiracy to misrepresent
the condition of the country in order to
give colorado excuse for coercion Mr.
Redmond said coercion would not kill boy
cotting, but 1t would exasperate the Irish
people at home and consolidate them
abroad. he sincerely hoped however, that
the Irish would not be betrayed into the
commission Of crime.
Mr.. Wyndham, in replying, said that al
ready a great many Illegal acts had been
,Derpetrated in Ireland. He wished IL to be
understood that he. both personally and
officially was responsible for whatever re-
pressive steps were taken by the govern
ment. He admitted the constitutional
right of the people to assemble and pro-
claim their grievances, but where crime
was about to be committed an assembly
became unlawful and it was the duty of
the government TO prevent it. Mr.. Red
mond's motion was rejected by vote of 2l5
to l25.
The Daily Mail announces this morning
that King Edwards proposed visit to the
Riviera has been abandoned.