Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-07
THE EVENING STAR.
Causes OF Davitts Arre.t.

| LEADING NEWSPAPERS OF DUBLIN.
| cable dispatch TO the ". T. Herald from
| Dublin, February 4, says: Among the great
mass or the Irish people the arrest OF Mr.
| Davltt ts condemned as cowardly and arbi-
trary, Even his worst enemies think that the
| government has made mistake and should at
| least have brought him to trial as the conser-
| vauve government did. II Is generally sup
posed that his extraordinary speech at Boris
| thence OF the government In this speech the
| following remarkable passage occurred: "Do
! you believe fer single moment :that II this
contest lay in another field than that OF peace
| ful agitation, or If the weapons in our hands
were Others than those OF ideas. we should
strike our colors at the first look OF danger
| swear. face to face with our enemies. that
| every sod beneath our feet should be soldiers
| sepulchre rather than that victory should
| every encouragement now. We have the
support OF the public opinion of The civilized
world sustaining US In this Just and moral
| struggle. and far over the rolling waves OF the
| Atlantic we have new Ireland OF our ban
| ished ktndred-those who were driven from
| Ireland by Irish and-lordism-now stretching
| Its generous hands across the ocean to help US
| drive from Ireland once and forever that code
OF Infamous land laws which drove them from
| Ireland IN the past" The Lrjsl Times says:
| PfoDaply Mr. Davltt owes his arrest less TO
| his own speeches than TO the general course
| which his party has pursued In Parliament
NO 4 lou me me league has lost Its aoiest
| Three weeks ago the Chiet Secretary declared
| that Mr.. Davitt had violated no condition of
MS ticket OF leave. Men VINO are not Land
| Join with Mr.. Davitt's political associates In
crying out against this stretch OF authority.
we trust that public opinion Will soon con.
vince the government that the arrest OF Mr.
Davttt is political blunder worse than a
crime We cannot believe that the world will
witness the dreadful spectacle OF seeing a
any Sng MADE thf evan Who more sha9
the crank In Mllbank Prison" The DatIy e.
press says: THE arrest Of Mr.. Davitt Is the
most decisive act that the government have
yet done in Ireland to check sedltious agitation
and enforce respect for the executive au-
thOrity."
INTERNAL MACHINES FROM AMERICA FOR THE
IRISH CONSPIRAToRs.
Caoegram TO the New York World from
London, February ), says: An American firm
has forwarded information that number OF
land, and It is known that attempts were ar
ranged to blow up several public buildings 10
LONDON, and evidences OF a dangerous and far
reaching conspiracy was before the ministry
1t decided to be first in striking the blow. This
is the real explanation of the extraordinary
measures 1t has adopted. The arrest OF Davitt
| threw It completely of its balance. The at
| tempt to put down Mr.. Gladstone on THURSDAY
night he having possession OF the floor In the
| usual way, Was fatal blunder, for his resolu~
| lions were debatable, and discussion might
have been kept up on them at least week.
The Parnelntes have been fighting for time to
N.
| am assured, was al they wanted. aud by that
| time they believe they would have been strong
| enough to defy any number OF coercion bills
Iheir preclpitancy has upset all their plans,
TOT, though obstruction may still be practiced
| to some extent, the arrest OF Dav!tt contuses
6ll projects and strikes terror into smaller agi-
tators. Less than twenty hours sufficed to
transform Dayitt from the ruling spirit of the
| land league and the most powerful of the agI.
| tators into convict at Millbank. Everything
was done with such rapidlty that his associates
IN
rested in Dublin; before O'Clock Friday morn
ing he was being driven rapidly through the
streets OF London on his way to the peniten-
tiary, large force OF police with drawn cut
lasseS Following the van. When his friends
swarmed to the police court later In the dav,
he had been for hours beyond any hope OF res.
cue, and, indeed. am informed that he feels
the disaster terribly and that these few hours
rendered him broken man. He has still seven
years and seven months to serve on MS original
sentence, and 10 prospect OF release. He WIZ
ne sent to aItinoor, Wild and lonely place.
No point can be raised for him 10 the courts or
law, for en- the face OF his ticket of-leaye IL
was expressly stated that il Is revocaoe at the
simple pleasure Of the crown, on advice OF min
listers.
THE WEAPON or COERCION.
cable dispatch from London Saturday night
says: | Ider the pressure OF events Mr. Cad.
stone has round himself compelled to adopt the
| policy OF Bismarck. Whatever may be thought
| u the legality OF the speakers so-callei eGup
ft'Gt, tEtTe are :c1c ly TWO opinions as } itS
necessity. Though the Irish members claim TO
ave acted within the limits OF their rights.
| they now frankly admit that the government
las conpsli, d. In self defence. to break dos
| al OPPOSITION which brought the w0rk OF The
gCveTulaent 10 q standsttll, and say that though
tee speakers act was Illegal, IL was necessary
TIE English organs OF liberal opinion admit that
i" i vas 4 usturDatlOn. The pay NP2rS SayS:
'Itis speaker acted on his OWL responsibility.
- Napoleon III. declared that In setting aside
ice constitution which he had swoTa TO obey
hi acted on his own RESPONSIBILITY and from a
en>e or lis duty to France" The Spectator
calls it coup detat" and IA revolution 10
Parliamentary procedure. but the speaker
first the result or the struggle was foreg)ne
conclusion. The forty Irish members could not
nope TO DE allowed perm anently to override
the will OF their 800 English and Scotch COL
leagues, the more so IS they could not claim
even majority or the representatives OF Ire
1and. The change Is not without Its value TO
Ireland. 1t was made to secure the passage Of
the coercion bill, but 1t places In the hands OF
| the government the power TO carry any remedial
measure OF land reform which the ministry may
| decide on Offering. The Irish people and the
| fact.
EFFECTS or COERCION
| A telegram from Dublin February ), says:
| The excitement In Ireland consequent upon the
! arrest OF DavItt has given place TO quiet de-
! termination to await the course OF events and
make the best preparations for meeting any
! action which the government may take under
the coercion act. Throughout the country the
| greatest indignation prevails. Mr. Dayiyt was
| personally known 10 almost every town and
| village OF the four provinces. Protests from
! every quarter are reaching the central offices
! OF thS league. The government show no inclI-
| natNh to interfere with the meetings Ia public
| halls in the towns for this purpose, but nearly
| all the open air meetings called for tomorrow
| have been proclaimed tonight.
RADICALS IN LONDON AGAINST COERCION.
large demonstration was made In Trafalgar
! Square. London, yesterday under the auspices
| OF the London radical clubs to protest against
| coercion. The Times says the authorities are
| satisfied that the shooting ARRAY between DO.
| ltcemen and robbers in Edinburgh had no potit-
| 1cal significance It is understood that care
| ful examination OF DaVtCt Will be made In con-
| sequence OF the statement with regard TO bis
| health.
| pAylTT TO BE RELEASED AND EyILED.
Mostof the land league meetings announced
i TO be held yesterday were prohibited. The re-
| port comes from trustworthy source that DayItt
| will be released as soon as order Is restored on
| condition that he does not return to ireland.
| Davitt has been taken TO Portland prison.
NEW REASONS ASSIGN ED FOR DAvITT's ARREST.
| A telegram by cable TO the New York Herald,
| from London, last night, says: sit is rumored
! that Sir William Harc0ur6 Will make state
| ment about Michael Davitt tomorrow night to
| the effect that Davitt was not arrested on &C
| count OF anything in connection with the land
| league, but because OF the grave suspicion OF
| the government that he was connected with
| new movement looking toward the employ
| ment OF physical force for the establishment OF
| the c0mniet6 tndpDpna Of Ireland Davftt-