The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01


should be needed. The past delay OF
Congress has been bad enough; failure
TO act now would be shameful. .
Both parties are agreed as TO the
measure; tho bill is ready to be passed.
viii tho Irish Question Disappear
From British Politics?
Mr.. JOHN MORLEY did not exaggerate
when he said that not since STRONG
BOWS invasion OF Leinster had such an
exhibition Of harmony between Irish.
men and Englishmen been witnessed
as was presented on Wednesday. Feb. .,
in the House OF Commons during the
debate on the amendment proposed BY
Mr.. JOHN E. REDMOND in order TO
elicit from the Government some definits
statement about the promised project
Of land purchase. He would b rash
man, however, who should infer that the
British lion and the Irish lamb will hence-
forth lie down together, and that the
Nationalist members will find their 90
cupation gone
Internationally the spectacle Is one
that has had no parallel in Parliament
since the Act Of Union brought repre-
sentatives Of Ireland to Westminster.
Even Col. SANpERsoS. who for many
years has been the Interest opponent Of
Home Rule, repelled one Of the principal
objections to the land-purchase plan by
avowing his belief that Irish tenants
could be relied upon punctually to pay
the installmcnts OF the purchase money
advanced by the Government. To ap-
preciate the importance OF this admis-
sion we should call to mind the fact that
at first Col. SANDERsoN, like the Duke
of ABERcoRN. dlscountenanced the land
purchase scheme formulated at the con-
ference of landlords and tenants. Hav-
ing been brought TO recognize the ad-
vantages of the plan. however, he has
now become one OF its warmest advo-
Gates. It would have been astonishing,
indeed, if everybody except the British
taxpayer had not welcomed the princi-
pie on which the bill is to be framed.
As we have formerly pointed out, the
sale of land is not to be compulsory; nor
does it need TO be. since the landlords will
he as anxious to sell as the tenants to buy.
The landlords are to receive prices con-
siderably above those which their estates
would bring in the open market, while.
on the other hand, the annual INSTALL
ments Of the purchase money required
from the peasants converted into pro-
prietors will be considerably less than
the judicial rents last fixed by the Land
Courts. The difference Is to be betrayed
by the Imperial Exchequer. and II 10
possible that the present harmony may
be disturbed when the precise amount
Of the difference becomes the subject Of
debate. On the whole. however. it 10
probable that the wishes OF both land
lords and tenants will be satisfied. for
the landlords control the Unionist Gov
eminent, and the Liberals would scarcely
venture to uphold the interests Of the
British taxpayer, lest they should incur
the responsibility for rendering the bill q
failure. and thus ALLEVIATE their National
let friends.
Let US assume, then. that a land-pur-
chase bill acceptable TO both landlords
and tenants will become O Law during
the present session Of Parliament. Docs
IL follow that the Irish question will
thereupon pass out OF British politicsl
On the contrary, a desire for q strong
approach 20 Home Rule will continue TO
he felt and expressed by Irish National
isis. and. What u quito as much % the
point, the so-called Irish Loyalists will
have lost their principal motive for OPP
posing that desire. II heretofore the
Irish Loyalis,s have teen the most vs-
hement opponents Of q Dublin Parlla-
msni, and have suoo..ded in syerting
a repeal al IA. Aa ~ Union through
thar strength la the Hou.s II Lords and
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