The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
Troubles of the Irish Tenantry.
They Appeal to the Irish Americans for
Help.

LONDON, Oct 9-The address and appeal by
Mr.. Parnell and the Homo Rulers to the
American-Irish people says that apart from the
effects of American competition with rent-tled
Ireland all the Irish evils are preferable to the
barbarous land system.
If is that system which has reduced the peo-
pie to such desperate circumstances. 1t is that
system which has compelled them to proclaim
the ownership of the soil by the people and not
bv the landlords No confiscation of proprieto-
rial rights is demanded. Societles must be or
ganized in every county Assistance must be
rendered to the tenants against the landlords
The mower at present lies wholly with the lat
ter To give advantage ,1 TO t inc 30 dn0rmer two
things are necessary The 6oo,ooo landless
farmers must be welded toSe III into one Or
ganized body ana ald hiust pe given thehi'
They require money.
No community has had a more bitter expe-
rence of the land system than those Irish who
have been compelled to seek abroad the food
that had been denied them at home. Nowhere
will this appeal sound to such depths as in that
great shelter land where ten millions of Irish
men have taken refuge. Let them remember
that this state of things which Ireland now
desires to abolish, has banshed them from
their beloved land to benefit by laws which af-
ford equal protection to all classes of citizens
In that great American Republic they can
appreciate all the efforts that aim at affording
equal incentives to progress to their crushed
and prosecuted kindred at home. The appeal
from their native land. 1t is addressed to those
men and women of other nationalties, the
world over, who can sympathlze with the
wronged and impoverished people, and that
people being resolved to lind a remedy for their
evils, do now appeal to the American-Irish
that they may lift themselves from the social
degradation into position where notices to
quit or pay back rents shall no longer operate
against their industry, security and content
ment No one must think that there is any
rr;c to nj IN apti-rant AGITATION N
onism to the other departments OF national
labor. The freedom of the Irish soil is a task
far above the influences of party movement. 1t
has won the endorsement OF public opinion. 1t
will win the endorsement of Irish America,
and Irish America will at last obtain for Ire
land the possession of an unfettered soil. Such
is the address. 1t is signed by Messrs. Parnell
O'Connor Power, Finnegan, Biggar and 9TH
erS.
1t has already won much sympathy. A tele-
gram has been received from New York guar
anteeing $25O,0 if an Irish member of the
aggrieved party will visit the United States.
Mr.. Parnell will probably go.
Uneasiness at the Attitude OF the French
Radicals.
A Paris despatch says: Uneasiness is caused
by the attitude of the Radicals and returned
Communists, who at first taught lesson of
prudence and moderation to those seeking to
make political capital out of them, but have
quickly been drawn into stream OF fa-
natical opinions until they now fancy that they
have to pardon and not to be pardoned. At a
funeral Of two Communists who have died
since their release, the crimes OF the Com
mune were openly extolled.
The candidacy of non-amnestied Commun-
lists for the vacancies in Deputies is eginning
to be organized. These disgusting symptoms,
to say the last, furnish the reactionstis with
the plausible pretext for diffusing distrust in
the republic. 1t is high time for this state of
things to cease.
The Austro- German Tariff League.
The Berlin North German Gazette contains
an article recommending the admission of
France into projected Austro-German tariff
league.
The article is regarded as feeler in favor of
the policy establishing free trade among the
nations which are on the same level of indus
trial developments consequently excluding
England and America from the continental
market.
Capture of the Huascar.
LONDON, Oct. 9-1230 p. ma telegram to
Lloyds states that an engagement has been
fought between the CHILEAN and Peruvian
fleets. and the Chilians have captured the
ter, dated Valparaiso, Sth, also says: The
CHILEAN fleet have captured the Huascar OFF
Mejillones.
Prince Bismarck Taking Rest.
BERLIN, Oct. 9.-Prince Bismarck goes to
Varsin, his estate in Pomerania, today.
The Emperor has granted him five months
furlough on condition that he shall superin-
tend any business of more than ordinary inn
portance arising during that period.
Foreign Notes.
A st. Petersburg despatch says great fire
occurred Wednesday last at Riga, destroying
forty houses and the new government building.
Some 367 farmers and their wives leave Liy-
erpool for Texas today.
Rain has commenced and the drought has
presumably ended ON the Danube.
Crawsheys Cyfarthfa Iron Works. which
are among the largest in Wales are about to
reopen.
The conservative journals of Berlin are eat-
ed over the recent elections in Germany, while
the liberals are depressed.
An agreement relative to post-office money
orders has been concluded between Germany
and the United States.