Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1902 — IRISH MEMBERS ATTACK WYNDHAM [ARTICLE]

IRISH MEMBERS ATTACK WYNDHAM

Protection by the Speaker Leads to Disorder in the House. REDMOND HEADS OPPOSITION Challenges Ruling of the Chair In Daclaring Motion Out of Order and Hla Comrades Cheer and Shout in Rlofr ous Approval. London cable: Another scene was caused by the Irish nationalists in the house of commons, on Identical lines with those which have almost daily marked the present session. The nar tionalists bombarded the chief secretary for Ireland, Wyndham, with all kinds of relevant and Irrelevant questions, and when the speaker barred the attack in this direction the nationalists moved an adjournment of the house in order to discuss some triviality which happened during ths last session. Challenge Bpeaker. When the speaker ruled the motion out of order great disorder followed. Nationalist after nationalist sprang to his feet and violently challenged the speaker's ruling. William Redmond was specially prominent, insisting In arguing with the speaker, to which he was egged on by frantic cheers and shouts from the nationalist benches. Finally Mr. Devlin obtained leave to move the adjournment of the house to discuss certain rioting in Belfast Oct 19.

The evening session of the honse developed recriminations between the Irish Roman Catholic members and Thomas Sloan, the new Protestant membir for South Belfast Wants to Discuss Rioting. In moving, the adjournment of the house to discuss the Belfast rioting, Mr. Devlin, while disclaiming any motive of religious bigotry, made an attack on the Irish executive for permitting disorderly Sunday meetings on the steps of the Belfast custom house, during the course of which he charged that “itinerant blasphemers insulted the Roman Catholic community and fomented infamous attacks at certain Protestants." Mr. Devlin said that the result of the Belfast elections however, had served to frighten the Irish supporters of the government Chides Catholics. Mr. Sloan, in his maiden speech before the house, replied that there had been more rowdyism in the house of commons than he had seen on the steps of the custom house. He said that none of the speakers at the latter place was ever Jailed for boycotting and intimidation, for the simple reason that they were all loyal subjects who did not believe in such conduct. Mr. Wyndham denied that there had been any rioting at Belfast Oct 19. William Redmond then rose to speak, but Premier Balfour moved the closure, which was arried by 188 to 121 \otes. Mr. Devlin's motion was defeated by 200 to 98. The house then resumed the discussion of the education bill.