The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-10
SEES BETTER DAYS
AHEAD FOR IRELAND
Chief Secretary Wyndham
Does Not Believe Land Bill
Will Be Repudiated.
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
Mr.. Wyndham Declares That iceland
Should Be q Bridge and Not q
chasm Between England
and Canada.

London, April 6.-Mr. Wyndham, the
chief secretary for ireland, speaking
at Manchester last night, said he be-
lieved that when the bell rang for tho
next elections the tory party would
its flag to victory.
Referring to the Irish land bill, Mr..
Wyndham declined to believe that it
would be repudtated. Ireland, he said,
had not enjoyed the opportunities at
the disposal of other parts of the en-
pire, partly because in 1881 parliament,
instead of giving her justice. gave her
i1tlgauon. Furthermore, the last fifty
or sixty years, the age Of steam and
coal, had not been happy or profitable
Tor ireland, a country lacking in miner
al wealth. Apart from the justice of
the case, continued the speaker, 1t was
to England's interest tina Ireland
should have a fair opportunity 70 de-
velop her agriculture.
In times of peace" said Mr.. Wynd-
ham, ireland is our best customer, and
IN wartime, when everything would
depend upon our control of the sea, it
would be well to have a big meat sup
ply in Ireland. Every true. imperialist
wishes Ireland to be a bridge and not a
HlS l"C Jul SSlNSS
and with Canada I would associate our
kinsmen in the United States, and for
even a. outside chance Of attaining
that object it is worth while to make
an effort"
In seeking a solution he would set
only two limits: Zone, that we must
not weaken the imperial credit; and the
other, that we must not sap the elastic
ity of our revenue, which is our reserve
in times of DANGER"
Assent having been received to the
policy Of agrarian peace, he was hope
full that the passage of the and bill
would be something they could contem-
plate with pleasure.
London Papers Comments.
London, April 4.-The liberal papers this
morning, commenting on Mr.. Wyndham's
remarkable speech at Manchester last
night, and the flying rumors of the5gov-
e~rninent's intention to appeal to the coun-
try on a program of local self government
for Ireland, declare that it might nave
been the speech of a Gladstonian, so
friendly were it's accents toward Ireland
and the wisdom of trusting the Irish peo-
pie and conciliating the Irish sentiment
in the United States and Canada.
The Daily News remarks the significant
silenceFof Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
on the Irish problem and the Irish land
bill, and the fact that the government APP
/ pears TO ne threatened WITH the alIGrnd-
tives of defeat or dependence on the Irish
vote.
Michael Davitt contributes to the Daily
News a long article in which he discusses
these points. Mr.. Davitt shows that the
Irish land bill embodies to a certain ex-
tent the policy which Mr.. Chamberlain adj
vocated in 1883, though it contains larger
financial proposals than Mr.. Chamberlain
then favored, and it does not provide for
provincial councils as an authority be-
tween the imperial. government and the
tenants.
Mr.. Davitt thinks that some, sort of
measure of self government for Ireland
will almost inevitably follow the adoption
of the Irish land bill.
VIM. Redmond, speaking at London last
night, said that King Edward was as
sured of a courteous welcome in Ireland,
because 1rishmen, even in the hottest
moments of agitation, always recognize
that the king was not responsible for the
misgovernment of ireland.