New-York tribune., 1879-11-08

THE AGITATION LED Bl tlk lAtlN ILL
4 WRONG USE OF MIR. BRIGui's GREAT NAM ~
CITED GATHERINGS N IRFLAND-ME. IAhNiLL
As A POPULAR LrApER-Mn. SHAW AND THR
HONF HULEhs.
/ lFRov TIE REGULAR coRREsrorrEST or rHR rRrnrNH'I
LoNDoN. Oct 2s->ad Mr.. Bright at Manche-'er
| on saturday, after culogizug Mr. Gadstone- h'h
Land Act " That act j. now. and always VIII ne'
/ use al but believe that the Irish land question l.
one which requires dealing with with stronger
/ hand and Wit. more desperate determination
aud which af present Is not wholly disposed Of ln
the course Of aa hors speech that is all MI
Bright had 10 say about Ireland; yet tha'
little seems too much 10 his critics. III
Michael Hlcks-Beach speaking last night nj
Birmingham, after some complaint of the violence
of Mr.. Brghts language on other points. remarked
that the words above quoted appeared to him to be
almost reckless IN their wckedness SIR Michael Is
present Colonial Secretary. but he has been Chei
Secretary for Ireland. and must be supposed to
know something about the cond ton Of the country
which he once governed. He proceeded 10 explain
/ that Mr.. Brghi's word uttered IN the midst Of the
acrarian agitation now going on In ireland. might
\ have a far more serious aud far worse eject
than any measure that any Liberal Government
was likely to introduce. There have been other
comments of a similar kind
Now there can be 10 doubt that IN agrarian agita-
tion in progress ~ Ireland. Whether il be Of The
worst type or not n SIR Michael Hirk.-Bcach says,
It is beyond question considerable agitation. Mr..
Pagnen Is at The head of IT, and Nh. Parnei or his
agents have taken that sufficient particulars of
/ h,, enterprise should be transmitted To America.
/ lie has made, as you know. direct appeal TO tae
Irish citizens of the United States TO aid hIm n TINS
work. and be il himself ing over to ri'se funds
there for the prosecution Of the work here
Meetings have been held in Ireland ON
great scale. Others are Yet to be held.
Ihey are. in many cases. open air meetings.
/ They are atteAded IN vast numbers Dy
I the most Ignorant and inlammable classes
. of the Irish; 10y peasants; by small farmers,
aud by the scum Of the country, who
find occupation and profit I'm this or any other sort
Of disturbances The agitation is III Dart social or
agrarian; in part pur ly political. Ii has two sep
arate objects: the promotion Of what Is called
| Home hu.e and some modification IN tie existing
/ tenure of laud IN Ireland. A great many violent
speeches have leen uttered hy Mr.. Parnell and MS
/ l.euteuaut~ and when there was any want Of Nlo-
/ larce on fhe platform 90 was abundantly made mp
by the audience. Coutcmporaneous.y with TINS
aetatiou aul IN fa,t element OF II. there IS
widespread coniederacy among tenants mo- 20
/ pay rent; oruoi 90 pas Il without LARGE ie-Uclon
rom thc agreed pu,e. They enforce then views "n
this po.ut sometimes by tAreais sometimes bY the
l.
he Will be killed if he pays more rert than his neri-
bors think he ought to pay. Sometimes tAe landlord
| Is threatened. Occl-un4iiy an agent is shot. NJ.
/ Iarue.l plum.s himself upon hf- m deraton. bni
I wUei. Dee puts tle question What ought Co be done
with an unreasonable Landlord. bis excited hearcrs
ase wont To- respond: Shoot Aim." To wmcu tHe
yir.uous Nj parnel rj3ius tlat Doe does NOT advise
that. There b. ugcn rcai distress among tAe poop
and some that l. NOT real but cltcr icisucu OF c--
ag1-rated.
A. these circumstances. say Mr. Dreh,s critics,
tie worst use is sure 10 bee 'or nj bus words and
confess Z THINK there Is some g. und Tor their re-
mons trauces. Wnst VII happen is tins: ln every
Irsu nca spaper aud Oh ever. platform Ar Bright,
words wall ne quo.ed. A. one journal oi yesterday
not the most vehement ol IRISH Liberal organs
remarks. they VII create in Ireland feeling oi the
most ardent hope. But hope o. wlati Mir Bughts
words are vacue They are -usccpfl bile of many IN
ferpretatious. and every Irlshman who hears or
reads them will select an Interpretation 70
suit bis own views. the great authority OF Mr..
Brirhts name viii be quo ed all over Ireland
! ln favor oil tie most extreme measures now urged
tner,-in favor Oh many tAina- winch 10 is certain
| Mr Bright does not approve, nut mist ceplore. On
the other hand, 1t may bee said lat he meant 10
motif, tine bcral party IN ENGLAND ruat t-c lime
had come for making up their mlats on some fur
her measure Of Justice the boiders " irish land.
Dpriug the course OF Mr. ParuelFs progress. be
I has been challenged aQan and agan to say what 10
/ IL he vans. lie has replied that the property Ia
land ought to be transferred from the present own
er. to the present occupiers and uLers, but with
fair compensate ID to the owner; and that the state
oueht 80 take charge Of tns transfer. and provide
the necessary funds for accomplishing it
/ That IS sufficiently startling proposal. bur
it is not precise. Mr.. Pamen was at once
D. .
be seriously considered, be must ay what he meant
bv fair compensation. how he proposed It should be
determined. and from what fund and on what
security he desired that the money necessary for
carving such gigantic operation into effect should
he supplied. These details 3lr. Ilrucll has not yet
/ found Ii convenient to supply.
1t is not likely he will ever supply them. His
proposal Is one Of those which can only be advo-
| Gated 50 long as thev remain indefinite. They be-
long To the domain OF sounding generalIties. They
will br,nr cheers from an Irish aud ence, but they
involve taking money ont of somebody's pocket,
and when inquired into it proves that The
pocket to be emptled is not that Of the
| man who cheers. such questions must be dealt
| with by legislation. and the most popular leader
may prove but poor legislator. Aud If Mr. Par
| nell prominent as he lately made himself. II
r,nst ne said that he has not yet shown that he
of the stuff out OF which successful popular leaders
are made He Is more Of a Smith O'BrleD than OF
AN OConnen fair speaker. he has little OF noth-
ipp Of the orator IN him. and neither IL Parliament
nor on the platform has he won any marked sue
cess. In the House of Commons he l. tolerated be-
cause Of his good maDuers. On the stump be l. APP
! plauded because he i- the mouthplece of general
discomfort HIS name became symbol of what
in Ireland passes for patriotism SIMPLY because he
showed himself the chef OF obstrucuonlsts He
| ltf h. haa He IN