The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-10

THE BRITISH LIONS DANGER.

WHAT THE sKIRMIsHISo FUND TRUSTEES HOPE
FOR AND WHAT THEY SAY WILL RESULT
FROM THE Irish NATIONAL MOVEMENT"
Considerable activity has been manifested OF lato IN
Irish nstona circles and particularly among the sup
porters OF tho sIrsh National Fund" or .Skirmish
ing Fund" as IL Al 1rst called The reason ios
this s beyond all doubt. duo to the unsettled state o.
Europe aud tho strong belief which prevails amoua
the Ieadcrs Of the Irish nationaiss that England will
before long become involved 10 and that rho will
have to tight for the very existence Of her Emp,ra
lu such case. say the Irshmen referred 10, tho bes
opportunity which presented itself for seour.
ing Ircland's indie pen dence will have come and an in.
surrection a larger scao than any that has oc
Cured since the times OF Cromwell would take place
in ireland.
The Fcnian leaders very rcliccnt about tncIi
plans, but make secret Of tho aim and object OF
thor movement iund has boon publicly collected
during tho past two years. they add for tho purpose
OF furhoring active operations against England, the
rccspis for which publiciy acknowledged every
week, aud which amounts to over $57, 000 The
average weekly receipts arc increasing largely being
now over three Times large those Of Last yonr
and The trustees claim that this only beginning
Of general movement ng tho Irish people here
they ais, claim that thero afe other largo sums OF
money in the possession OF organiz lies Of ma.
ionalists which will be used pn rposo and
under tho direction Of tho head, the "skirnish.
ing or national fund being only subscribed voiup.
tnrily by the unorganizcd natonastE
O'Donovau RoSsa Is the secretary OF tho fund aud
jain j. Rresiin who rescued tho Fcnsn prisoners In
Western Aussrai'a IL 1875 Is chairman OF tho Board
OF trustees In conversation with Ihcsc two gentle
men yesterday HERALD reporter ascertainsd the
following facts:-
IL Is not true. recently stated that any petition
Is about TO be presented To tho Car asking him q
como TO tho rescue OF ireland he that OF Bu
garta such course has been advocated publicly By
supporter OF tho iund but action has boon taxed
upon ~ Tor the simpe that OF ths
Irish National Fund not the heads OF tho Irish
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under competent leadership. and whatever steps are
VIII be taken without any public parade flourish OF
tunpets. IT Russia goes TO war WITH England, or II
Ina,a should revolt against English rule. Russia or
India would naturally be Ireiaud's ally but alter ALL
the question OF lreiand'S Independence one That
must be solved by the Irish people themselves
Ireland had been ds,crm,ned upon Mr. Bresin said
that was matter about which the public could mot
ne said IN the way OF tho Irish people without Gre.
aiing nav ones, aud she xspapors wait III
claimed, tho whole movsmsnt and she charaelcrs Of
| Ia members had boon deliberately misreprssented
press 10 way inai could not be passed over lightly
| They asked nothing but the same justice that
tenccd ~ every citizen In the land but instead Of
tnat they got tts bus caumny. Every act Of .he,rs
was misrepreseptod and made the subject OF hostile
attack. WHICH, while ostensbly aimed at Individuals
was IN reality aimed Al the Ir,sn national movement
That movement Mr.. BreslIn SAID, deserved better
treatment a. the hands oil Americans, aud II 10
endorsed II might AT least be treated witt ordinary
fslrness.
''ro what do attribute the large increase In the
| subscriptionsY' asked the reporter.
40 the fact that general national collection took
place all over inc United States on st. Pttrck's Day
repod O'Donovan- Rosa; land tho proceeds will be
| coming IN for next two montha The movement
10 also spreading moro wdely IN consequence OF the
| expectation thai England may become involved ia
\ war
rs true, rs stated by some OF the papers, that
divisions have arisen between the tho
control 0t the money!"
| There 10 truth whatever In H. That 10 one Of
tho many cautnnies Invented to injure us-just M
some Of you ncwsp propose light
England with Sc, 000 In ordor 10 DO able 70 hou
/ up TO ridicnie. Wc know ~ well she newspaper
men what costs, aud when propose regular var
In Ireland u will De because wc nave ths means
d0tL'
'sHad the Toronto excitement anything TO do with
tho increase Ia tho subscriptlonsf
| every ntile. Those who subscribe not In.
huenccd by such small matters. You the
published Inst OF SUBSCRIPTIONS every week, but you
can't expect 10 be tod what going 70 do, and
you have no right 10 say iI Is put TO \ wrong be-.
Gauss you don Z know ail abo Ut We have suffered
| lot IN this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nt, exile and
| sacrifices which mon DO not lightly rnake--snd va
have at least earned the right 10 be trusted till wrong
| Is proved against US That's than we get from
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