New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-16
LONDON NOTES.
lard Dunra0en's WiscdIcuLahons-
Color Symphonies in Go1cns,
London. October |

car the Official reputation Of the scheme Of re-
f,,n promoted by Lord Dunraven's Irish Land
,o~as. Association. Mr.. George wyndhsm.
e-,rbtened by the uproar caused among Union
;y.s BY the publication Of the Reform Assocta-
.t,r's complete proposals for charging Irelands
covers OF government, has expressed. with
out qualification or reserve, the governments
er-enuous opposition to the formation Of a spe-
-ial council for dealing with finance and OF
surd-y other bodies charged with local admin
,sr-at!on. Whether this plan is IN accord with
-bs general policy OF devolution al around the
kingdom OF Is merely an iII-digested substitute
for ~. Gladstones Home Rule bill. ministers
vii not have It: and so for the moment there
Is cessation OF talk about Sir Antony Mac
ponneITs dangerous syrnpathies with the Ma
;ionalists or secessionists. The Permanent Sec
rtary Al his haste 10 reconcile the island 70
British supremacy. has been willing to discuss
tentatively the removal Of purely Irish ex-
pendit1re from the control OF Parliament in
westminster and the introduction Of the Scot
Dish system O. private bin legislation with The
formation Of a council Of peers and conlmoners:
but he is now warned by the Unionist press
that there must be no further reforms until the
Land Purchase act is fully In operation The
imperial government IS now the largest land
lora n Ireland. and il must retain control over
ordinary sources Of revenue as the sole security
for the repay ment Of the immense sums which
II is advancing 70 the Jenantry for land pur-
chase Thai is the strongest Uuionist argu-
7nent. and Il is temporarily decisive There viii
be nc 6evolution under the present government
either II Ireland. wales or Scotland
There are no indications that Lord Dunraven
Is more popul-r in Ireland than he Is in Amer
ica Certainly. there IS no enthusiasm II any
Of the four provinces over els contemplated re-
ferns. When he suggests the conversion OF
Ireland in-o e Crown ccIory. with council OF
tventy-four members, one-halt elected BY the
borough and county councils and the other halt
appointed BY the Lord Lieutenant he merely
invites z rev campaign Of political agitation IN
she island. a financial council controlled by the
LORD Lieutenant would not satisfy the Irish
demand for Home Rule ror would the proposed
statutory body for The promotion Of private
legislation Dc II any sense q Dublin Parliament
OF representative elective assembly. All these
schemes are tainted with the cid Tory idea that
irish administration viii be irresponsible Il the
people q the island are left 70 shift for them
selves. Thers IS the fatal lack OF sympathy.
which M. Matthew Arnold IN his famous Irish
essay pointed out as the secret OF every English
failure 10 reconcile the island 10 Crown rule. Il
cannot be doubted that Lord Dun-aven ana his
reforming landlords are merely strengthening
the hands q the Natioaalists ard supplying
weapons and Arguments ways and means. for
the ultimate triumph OF the Home Rule cause
The faulty with which these am.acle country
soUires recommend e series Of halfway sCrren-
6ers 10 amazing Ny. Gladstones proposals while
revolutionary. would have satisfied at least three
cf the four Irish provinces. Lord Durravens
method q Cancellation simply tends 10 widen
the breach between classes IL every province,
The Trteb vee,-,,ars MAKE m e4sac-,ve ,,re o.
statistics II pleading the cause Of financial re-
vtsicl- They revert 70 period over sixty years
ego. when the population Of the island was
s,1lL00O and The taxation t5+l6000 and caIcu-
late the burden z head a. lbs. a. They com
pare this result with the figures OF the last Par
hamentary return and prove that the taxation
has risen 70 fS.456.546 and the rate q head TO
e As. This average is based upon an estimated
population Of 445G546 and enables tariff reform
ers &c predict that after few more years Of
Free Trade there viii be double as much taxa
tor Il Ireland as there was in 1910 and only
one-half rs many people 10 bear the burdens.
The same processes Of reasoning can be en-
plcyed with similar results IN estimating the in
creased expense OF administration n English
and Scotch counties where the population mas
either remained stationary or has declined: but
the most arJling contrasts are offered IN Ire
land, where depopulaton has followed Free
Trade Il the Industrial centres o. England and
Scotland there has been an enormous increase Of
local IS wen IS imperial taxation. but the aver
ages head 90 NOT rise so sharply. since the
population. instead Of shrinking. has been stead
'ly and materially augmented.
What practical Radical politicians IN England
perceive clearly IS the urgent necessity for secur-
ing new sources OF local taxation. They confess
that x vii not be enough 70 interpose a decisive
veto upon Mr.. ChambeTlain's fiscal proposals.
The Liberal party, they contend. must arm the
London County Council and local authorities
generally with resources FOR taxing site values
ana ground rents and receiving tribute from
every form Of uLearned increment. A social
programme is Indispensable II the Liberals are
10 regain permanent power IL the country and
Z working people are 10 have better houses and
10 pay lower rents. L the masses are 10 have
cheaper transit. larger parks and more com
Portable conditions Of life the area OF taxation
must lie extended AZ the expense OF privileged
landowners and the prosperous classes. There Is
ne same problem for Irish 6naaciers English
social agitators and imperial tariff reforners.
New sources Of revenue are to be discovered in
each instance for meeting the increased expense
q administration imperial or local Nobody
ever considers The ioility Of reducing
pencitures. Retrenchnlent is a lost art in what
sSs once thrifty, close calculating kingdom.
The Golden Light az the Savoy Theatre.
may be described as the romance Of certain new
ololnes- slight. commonplace story is told BY
Aras- Raoul Duval in duh. amateurish way.
E" Is that o. unsuitable marriage between
az elderly author and a young wife, woman
u delicate sensiblity. When the differences Of
Experiment ana consequent infelcities in the
household have been disclosed. young friend
ron india makes love 10 the wife and the irrita-
1e husband Is a witness Of the Irritation. A