, 1881-06-26
GREAT BRITAIN.
AN INTERVIEW WITH REDPATH ON TEL
IRISH QUESTION.


IRISH QUESTION.
Sreei0I fatL1o.
TAKIs, June .25.-The Hotel Brighton, once
Il quiet resting place for noffensiye travellers.
has since the transfer of the Land League
treasure to Paris become a hot-bed and
stronghold Of the enemies of England. It
has just given shelter to 1Ir. james 1;cdpatll,
4 gentleman who is believed to be peculiarly
disagrecablc to the British Government, and
who, it is said, unless he is extremely care
ful in his future proceedings, runs consider
able risk Of joining the incarceratesl
Lcagucrs Davitt and Dillon. Mr., RedpatI1,
who has been staying at the Brighton
for a couple Of days with Dan
O'Leary, on his way to Ireland, favored me
with all interview yesterday. The converse
tion naturally turned OIL
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN IRELAND,
ana more especially OIL the various means
which have recently been proposed as PAN
aceas for the nlultitudinous ailments Of that
unhappy land. After some desultory talk, l
remarked to 1Ir. Redpatl: '' | shonld like to
hear what you think Of the idea of forming a
grand British, Irish, and Colonial federation
and leaving Ireland to- fight out her internal
quarrcls alone in native Parliament 90
Redpath-4 As far as relates to ireland, the
scheme would be a great stroke Of states
1nanship, because the Irish people will mover
be satisfied, but will always be intensely dis
loyal, until at least the Irish Parliament is
restored. But the great difficulty now is
that this concession, as England might be
willing to grant it,
COMES TOO LATE,
unless England first abolishes the feuf1al
features Of Irish landlordisnl, utterly eradi-
eating absentee and corporate iandlordisn,
or is willing to. agree to single Chamber
based on the same rights Of suffrage
as prevail in England. The old Irish
scheme of Parliament, with COM
mons. Lords, and parliamentary monarch
is only dream now, because the Irish
hatred of subjection has been transferred
largely from England to the Irish landlords,
who would form the Upper House. The old
French plan Of Il single Chamber would be
adopted, I think, with joy, and it would
transfer the Irish question from London to
Dublin, to be settled by the Irish themselves.
Legislative independence works we'll i'll Can
ada and Australia, with their large Irish
populations, and believe it
WOULD WORK QUITE AS WELL IN IRELAND
Finding Mr.. Rcdpath In communicative
mood. continued:
''Would the Irish, in your opinion, be con-
tent with legislative independence
Redpath-"A * large portion of them would
be satisfied it England did not practically
nullify the legislative independence BY an
undue use of the veto power, or by req uiring
the Irish laws to be approved by the Inpe-
rial Parliament or the London Cabinet"
"Do you consider that Ireland is ready for
an essay Of independence
Redpath-" Certainly / do. When Eli
gland established the national schools she
male it impossible for her to continue her
immeM0rial treatment of Ireland. Even
twenty years ago
THE IRISH WOULD HAVE RISEN IN NsuB-
RECT1ON
under the present state OF affairs. Yet now,
self-restrained, with nearly all their leaders
in Jail, they are proving their capacity for
home rute.''
"Would England be weaker OF stronger
for that concession Of Irish independence?'
Redpatt-s' Stronger, of course, both In
the respect of the world and in physical
power. The Canadian Irish hate England,
but never rebel because they have not
grievance"
*.What would be the position of the Land
1CdE5 011A VI ALL. L III 4lEl1 1lttI luE Gull
cession!'
Redpath-'T This borders on prophecy.
They would necessarily be compelled to de-
vote their chief attention to the amellora-
tion of
THE EVILS OF IRELAND At HOME
and among the Irish people, meaning the dis
contented Irish. The large majority Of the
people take less interest in British politics
than we do.'
Mr.. Redpath goes to Dublin to-day on q
journalistic mission, and will probably not
Indulge in the luxury of public speaking.
So, at least, he assured ME, adding that he
had excellent reason to suppose his slightest
imprudence would be followed by
his arrest.
MORE FICTITIOUS THAN REAL
Special Gable.
LONDON, June 25.-The reported discon-
tent among the Ulster members on account
Of Mr. Glndstone's alleged concessions to the
landlords is more fictitious than real. Their
on Thursday against