Show Gladstone on Irish Affairs LONDON April 18In view of the impending im-pending byelection Gladstone has written a letter to the MidOxford candidate of the Liberal party Gladstone says the measures meas-ures introduced in parliament by the Liberals Lib-erals have shown that the urgency of tie Irish question has not made them inattentive inatten-tive to the interests of Great Britain but the course of events has brought homo the fact that Ireland practically stops the way A majority of tho Irish members with the decided support of Irish opinion have shown a determination to pursue a course which has won the confidence of the country coun-try The policy of the government continues con-tinues to reveal a disposition to revive hostility hos-tility between the two nations which the Liberals havo entirely foresworn Peaceful I Peace-ful Irish meetings have been put down with a violence that would not be tolerated for an instant in England the civil rights of Ireland have been unwarrantably abridged by tne majority in parliament against whom argument is in vain Only decisive action by the constituency would correct the evil |