The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-21
IRISHMFN MAKE IT
HOT FOR MINISTRY
Move and Support Amendment
Designed to Undermine
BaifOur

LONDON. Feb. 20-In moving as an
amendment to the address in reply to
the speech from the throne the decla-
ration that the present system of
government (of Ireland) is opposed to
the will of the Irish people" John E.
Redmond led the Irish party in the
mouse of commons today in an attack
that contained for the Conservative
ministry more of menace than Law in
the fiscal debate precipitated by Mr..
Asqulth's amendment last week The
redmond amendment was carefully
calculated, in fact. to undermine the
governments majority
interest in the debate was intensified
by report that the Earl Of Dudley
had resigned the lord lieutenantcy of
ireland. This report put heart in the
NationaliSts, who made the attack on
the Earl of Dudley one of the features
OF their speeches. 1t was generally be-
neved that the debate would bring out
sensational scene. but while anything
or this character was entirely lacking
the critical situation, coupled with the
clever tactics of the Irish Nationalists.
kept the galleries interested and alert.
MIR. Redmond's speech was an un-
compromising demand for home rule.
He directly and unsparingly charged
individual members of the Irish ad-
ministration with incompetency. Both
redmond and Mr.. Moore Qrish Union
isD, who followed, made a special
point of what they termed the shame
ful treatment" of Sir Antony MacDon-
nell in connection with the now ia
nous differences in the ministry over
the devolution scheme.
Mr.. Wyndham, chief secretary for
Ireland, delivered a straightforward
explanation of how those unfortunate
misunderstanding arose. In doing so
he paid tribute to Sir Antony Mac
Donnell, who, he said, was asked to
accept the post of under secretary, not
In the capacity of an underling, but as.
wise and able colleague. Mr. Wynd-
ham said he had given MacDonnen a
free hand to deal with the situation.
They had discussed the situation to-
gether. He knew that MacDonnell and
Lord Dunraven had been considering a
reform scheme; but he did not know
all the terms of their plan. Mr.Wynd-
ham said:
Il had often discussed reforms with
MacDonnell. who. with his Indian ex-
periences, found analogies between my.
ideas and ideas he had formed in India.
Here came the first source of serious
misunderstanding. i, with a colossal
ignorance of Indian affairs, did not
know that a semi elective council ex-
lists in India, and therefore it never oc-
CURED to me in my conversations with
MacDonnell that he had in mind any
board partially elected as part of the
reforms of which l approved
If L had thought he had any such
idea l would have told him that it was,
in my judgment. quite impraeticable"
Mr.. Wyndham said he was absent
for a holiday when the devolution
scheme was published. and that when
he returned. without consulting Mac
Donnell. he wrote to the papers de-
nouncing the elective councils feature.
Mr.. Wyndham said the cabinet never
had doubted MacDonnelrs loyalty. but
simply had recorded itself as not ap-
proving the action of an under secre-
tary who had approved of a scheme
without first submitting it to his chief.
MIR. Wyndham admitted that MacDon-
nell perhaps was justified in taking his
approval for granted.
The night session was taken up by
T. w. Russell. Winston Churchill and
others, who bitterly assailed the gov
ernments management OF Irish affairs
and the Earl of Dudley's administra-
ton The rumor of the resignation of
the Earl of Dudley was denied by his
secretary.