Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-21
a COUNTEiSRLAST.
Proclamation of tho League by the British
Observation-Disclosures CrOks Strongly
COndems the Manifesto Of the
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Land League to be an Illegal organization
and warned the Irish people that its meet
ings of all kinds or i'll any place will be
dispersed by force.
The facts regarding the preparation and
issue of the Land Leagues "no rent +"
manifesto are interesting. Tho resolution
declaring that no rent should be paid was
decided on Friday night at private meet
ing of the executive. Messrs. Dillon, o.
Kelly and Biggar voted against the step,
but were in the minority. Mr.. T. d. Sui
livan and others voted for it. The mani
festo was prepared on Saturday and smug-
gled into Kilmainham by a clerk of MI.
McGaugh, solicitor Of the League.
A meeting of the prisoners was
held during recreation time, when Mr..
Parnell, Mr.. Brennan, MIR. Sexton, Mr..
Kettle and otte:s carried the manifesto.
It was then signed by the members, whose
names were attached and taken out under
the noses of the authorities. Mr.. Davitt's 8
authority was obtained through priest or
wardcr in Portland. The government is
SO angry at the use made of the solicitors
that it has issued an order that both the
doctor and solicitors of the prisoner should
only visit them in the presence of 4 war
der. Visits of every kind except those of
physicians are forbidden for six days.
Even Mr.. ParnclPs solicitor is re-
fused admittance, DR.. Kenney has writ
ten the governor of the Jail that if he is
subjected to this indignity he will no
longer attend the Jail, while the prisoners
resolve not to allow the prison doctor to
attend them. The guards of the prison
have been doubled. Mr.. Doris has been
taken to Dundalk Jail, the authorities
desiring that he should not be able
to reveal the doings of the League out
side to tho prisoners. His arrest
was the immediate result Of having signed
the circular sent to the League branches
instructing the farmers to issue bogus
mortgage and bills of sale of the property
and interests in their holding of shop
keepers and friends, in order to prevent
landlords from seizing them for rent. THIS
reckless and outrageous step was immedi-
ately discovered by the government, and,
with the ono rent" manifesto, hurried
the declaration Of the illegality of the
league.
Dr. CrOke's Rebuke.
Archbishop Croke has written public
letter entirely disappearing of the Land
League m manitesto OF no rent in the follow
ing letter: =.
hIhLrcr oCO lCs-1 HtVC IuSG ICdO
with tho utmost pain and indeed with alb.
solute dismay manifesto issued by the
leading patriots incarccrated in Ki!main-
ham jail and publicly proclaimed to the
country from the Land League rooms,
Sackville street. Against the committal
| of the people of this country, even under
still more exciting and critical circum-
stances than the present, to the doc
| trine of non payment Of rent, but for a
certain specified time, l must and hereby
| do enter my solemn protest. AT no
time an enrolled member af tho League, |
have been a Steadfast, uncompromising
supporter of its public policy as whole,
believing the same to bs thoroughly legal,
constitutional and calculated to lead to
| great national results l am precisely of
the same opinion still, but have invari-
ably and unequivocally stated that stood
out for fair rents and nothing more for
the safe foothold of the agricultural classes
upon the Irish soil, that they should DO
wholesomely fed, fairly clothed and su it
ably lodged ,and that the absolute repudia-
tion of rent, should it ever find public
expression in Ireland would meet with
no sympathy from me. Such are my
views. Iregret to have been obliged to
say SO much.
II hold to the original platform of the
Irish National Land League. There is no
more reason for abandoning it now then
there was when Davitt toak possession of
his cell in Portland or when Dillon, with
his two hundred companions, were CON-
mitted to Kilmainham Jail. 1t was a suf-
ficiently elastic policy. 1t was righteous
policy, tested by experience and results.
1t was successful policy, and it welded
bishops, priests and laymen into one living
brotherhood of rational work. 1t pains
me, then, sorely to think that any attempt
should now be made to displace the old
lines, especia'ly..by the very men by whom
they were SO judiciously laid down. Any
how thoroughly believed in the policy of
the past in all its substantial branches,
and quite as firmly believe that the policy
now so imDetuously recommended to the
country Instead, besides being condemned
on the grounds Of principle and expediency,
can lead to nothing but disin.egration and
defeat 1T. w. CROKE,
"ArchbishOD of Cashel'' -