IRISH AFFAIRS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2107, 15 June 1907, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS.

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LONDON, June 12. All*. Redmond’s manifesto added : “If tho Irish aro in earnest whatever Government is in power will soon find itself coerced into introducing a Bill very different from that rejected.” The Government’s Evicted Tenants Bill provides for the reinstatement of 2000. or one-fourth of”the total applicants.

LONDON, Juno 13. Agitators in Ireland propagating Lord Denman’s remark that cattle driving was not a serious crime, caused the failure of one prosecution.

All*. Augustine Birrell has been greatly heckled regarding Irish affairs. Ho. declarecTEhe Government expected owners to protect their own cattle. The action of the police was merely an adjunct to such protection. Ho declined to say wliat the owners’ steps should be. Tlie polic© had no evidence that the surrender of farms was due to pressure of the Irish Longue. The Times says the Nationalists are successfully appealing to agrarian passions of tho peasants over a growing area in Connaught and Alunster, and are urging them to defy the law. This will force the Government to choose between coercion, and anarchy. Received Juno 14, 10.10 p.m. LONDON, June 14.

All*. Balfour, presiding at a great unionist demonstration at Grcenslndl, said the -failing of devolution brought a new situation full of dangers. He fettled that the Government, having failed in legislative proposals, would endeavor to conciliate the Nationalists by administrative relaxation. Air. Birrell’s theory seemed to be that the duty of dealing with the violators rested with the victim of the outrage instead of with the guardians of the peace. Now the sham of devolution i*(bs exploded, the naked issue was: “Is the country going to maintain the Union or be faithless thereto?”. They wore back again to the situation of 1886, and if tlie issue was plainly submitted to the country lie was convinced the Unionists would obtain a third victory over Home Rule. Lord Lansdowno said the real canlie.* in Ireland was the tyranny of illegal organisations eating into the ccuntYy’s vitals and trading on the worst passions. Air. Long declared that the enforcing of tlie law* was the only means for prosperity. Resolutions were carried with enthusiasm, condemning the Government’s Irish policy and demanding vigorous administration of the law.