Show Balfoars Irish Land Policy LONDON Aug 11 Balfour chief secretary secre-tary for Ireland In a speech delivered at Plymouth yesterday outlined his ideas on Irish local government He was awaro that many members of the Conservative party disliked his proposal but he argued beie were two reasons why local government govern-ment should not be withheld from Ireland The first was a sentimental onebecause it had already been given England and Scotland and second because local gov rnment had been repeatedly promised Ire land Balfour declared it would be madness mad-ness t allow the councils to administer the funds of any class not represented in theso bodies such permission would convert them into engines of tyranny and oppres ionTho Tho police question Balfour continued caused alarm but ho would never consent to the decentralization of tho force by banding over the local police either to tho council or to the councils in associa tion with the grand jury Ho further believed there would be no serious attempt by the counties to secure se-cure contnol of so costly a force He was compelled to Admit he feared tho first re suIt of the change would bo to oust the land lords from a share in the government even hough they were guarded in the councils by some form of minority representation This was to be deplored but he trusted and believed eved as the political storm subside a ancient rancor was forgotten as the gradual grad-ual efficacy of the land purchase measure vas felt thee gentlemen I they remained would be largely recognized and elected as the best men to carry on the county busies busi-es s and thus reconcile the classes which had been too much and too long separated The MamZartI says Balfours declara ton regarding his Irish policy removes the gravest objection to the bil but there still remains a great deal to justify Irish loy alist misgivings and that it will be desirable desir-able to introduce stringent measures t guarantee upright management of finances The Time says His clear vivid perccp ton of the dangers of the scheme is the best possible guarantee that Balfour fit to cope with and conquer them The Aetcs says We gather from Bal fours Tague remarks there will be no I fancy franchises and no artificial restrictions t restric-tions upon the choice of electors However I ingeniously fred the bill will enormously strengthen the demand for home rule and I make the crimes act a more ridiculous farce than ever The Chronicle presumes the intention is to make the Irish franchise narrower than the English The Chronicle emphatically opposes any such nolicy Ireland it says is entitled to absolute equality 1 entted t equaty |