, 1881-12-19
THE IRISH QUESTION.
An Interesting Interview with Father
eastman, Of This City.
lie Has Just Noturucd from mn Extond-
cd Tour III tho Uroon Islo.
A Visit to Parnen and Dillon In the
Ktmninhntn Jail.

Father Cashman, pastor Of st. Jnrlath's
Church, ,,u West jackson street, Chicngo, re-
turned to bis homo yesterday after four
tnonths' absence, during which he visited ha old
home TT ireland, mutla bripf visit to France
and 10 tho sovcn. Ifillei City. tho aoolo OF tho
rontilrs. ao ia looking quite halo aud hehrty,
md has apparctitIy bono1tod by his European
trjp. -.s-
4 rn1nuxH reporter calictl Mt his rrs1onco
last ovon,ng and found him surrounded by a
largo number Of hls parIshtnncrs.. dhcnsstng
Irish afEnits. In which" Father Cnshn,nn has nj.
ways taken very lively tntcrost. :.
In reply tn questions by tho reporter. Fntlier
Cashmau sntd that he had visited Sir. Tasncll
and Mr.. Dillon III rrtson. tlo found tho former
looking 1ilfto vol. md apparently wo1l p1eoac,l
with tho prosent situation In Ireland Mir.
Dillon is lii rather fecb,o :hcath, and the cnn-
tlncmcnt is telling Iii, hEa oaso. tfs lspato and
chrpworn, md Father CAshnlan fears that II ho
Is kept mich lougcr In confinement, tha most
serious consequences may result During tho
Interview hctwcan tho reverend gentleman nl,d
MI. parncll md Mr.. D!lton, the Governor OF tho
Jail was present, "at,d," sald Futhor Cash
Innut "tn8 Governor was worry careful
that neither Of the imprIsouc! leaders
could pass my document or pnpcr
to me. I was carefully watohad, and tho. Gov.
crE,or WAS careful to keep mo at considerable
Father eastman speaks In tho u,Ost eloquent
terns Of culogy Of Mr.. 1'arnoll. "No ono" ho
saih, "can speak TO him for moment without
being thoroughly convinced Of his Hrcat alJllitr,
SOUND Judgment. penetrating ins!uht Into mcus
motives, and bis thorough sincerity. It Is hnrtl
to find Ii tho Whole ra1yos OF history any char
actor which combines 50 mnny Of tho elomcnts
that 20 to mako Il lcltlcr Of the pcnpIc. Court
eous yet ffaua: ehtnaelastle' set diseecot' fadl.
nssucIatton, upw tho leader of a democracy;
uubendlur. stern. ana unoompromisinu. liz
quickly % eotnpreheads st tho PURPOSES of sis op- m
pono.its, understands. each movement Of tho
enemy, md acts accordingly. :
bv h,. chntco ~ sa.,.,onts and . ..oci,,oa rim
s %ai mo H. eo Ill., the t5,e
gnte Ell, eoiv H. t
!orto,x ~ ~ liz Har,est M n ~ t
IL p"s,,aii Vt" j., na,,t, r,,1 e1., nsn u
snid F,nar sl1Sa ht ,t ~ mot YIN f,y acsT on,
" ta0 @ VIII HIT snM m uen.na . dno
fntorn III rnin1asHtc werTnrd n .nnDoI, C n,,r
,,hfrt Mr instn,s ~ot ~ anry .trI ~ ',vh;Sh
thnt .cn. H. ~ ~ 1; ,,s ~ .v,e ~.
nrscst x rynn I" a,.nEn ~ @ a1,,s vi t.e
st0t,us attnok on him, laughed at tho impatIetiDc
ut tho Liteenl leader, aud mcrcly satd thAt ho
was hyp9erts ,,,-
Of Tho wnrnest fretidah!p and admiration. .aIso
as the Ttnnerary inomhes'a brother Wsll!ans,
"n y no. - nkow ta n Chlong o,o
reporter. !.
AZ rs aa lsndterd!sm T. IRELAND is oon-
w1ls ducllcd two months ago. .Laniinrdism is
dead. hns necn dtssectcd, and ia hurried. There
is no hopa tor lqndordtsn. Tho Lnnd- I.eagtaets
tory ii this s'!so: Evsn Il 10 iessae eeasod m 10
exist whetl i :lid not, On tho day tho .Goyern-
mgf BrgeanH1n n Waf ,sfGd a2dnilsn w
sajI FWthor CashInan. ii viii tell yoa tto @ sub
sfsr,c9 '9s ct sonyenotion wtthan Ulster landlord!
ner cent q ts ya!u., bnseA on tho ransa! before
eors ,n%t Ln9 ie@T1o ~ ,a nae at
rNntna. was reduced H Der cent, 30 Tint lind
lnysolf unabso to nleot ncr cent ot my oblfgn-'
tons, and will. brs1tics, not have q single
henty @ t4 @ sup!a,sS @ nysoIt ana taW;!!yt nut taas
th[rty-two conntics OF ireland, and tn por uona
or tho other soyeI re landlords nrc 1nabo to
itosto. 70 nattor what tho oablenlan may sAy TO
IL ,eo a1 fisao nc9 r. vory y
provinces Of Saas.or. Leinstor, i and Gonnauxt, H.
Ulster "a to subject oneself to sootal ostrao.sm,
to eject tb DO ut enullty With ovary man In tho
neixhborhooa. So. -.
o1,st, In tull tolao. is systomat!sad and perfect
afars NJ wsce KS nos nt 1" as n'nS
written, q scfaxied On 80 feaoe, Fail: q aoor
ycrH oavn" Inv n,ho Tn.v ~ III H. nnwas & .se
Il nv,rv,ynnr, Ijsrc,r1r riaI fIrtnIs fnr aso sna
ngnitet tho iattoF law urc mere farcoa, Ma se.
euro 4 conviction IL Impossible. Why. oven
E1th0'n clergynien--and no one need bo told
Of the Irish pctp,o's doyotion to thois prlosts--
boyeottsd. The paopo 60 to church Us .ns4al.
9ay past9rs ,oprose4 70 the league the regular
Krcxattons as % Eyer, bnt they reSelyo no dues,
eoyeotted oil hts neghbors sre appsiscd q the
course u s. :, or c9a,morsa w!tt him, msy iaoat!on
Mew'narket. N, Cork. d9nonneea tho Land League.
suit or olothos. thu Blacksmith refused TO shoe
his hotse. Fio went to. the novhtlorlng town,
Canturk. 1iG wns boycottod there and again ID
Cork City,"
=" hut 70 not tho LAnh Leng,le suppressedT'
:" by MT means. 1t Ia in full blast, as ,vo say.
MeeslnRs nru not held openly The lengucs moot
OF l,OO1UN mon to supprcBa the league. Tho
people t,ow understand the p,etht,ds II organI-
zAtion to perfection. Thero has boon comi1loto
revolution In public sentiment In lrpIaud, Tho
people Are unEtcti, rusoiute and fafthfui to each
othet. YhorG lr1 NO traitors, Tho LAud League
has produced M lnfurulera," -,
!" besides, Will any to yput" satd Father
CaAhuuIl, !" this boycOttluH systpul falls in
with tho Irish sense Of humor, il
Is In tho nature sometimes Of practical
Joking. lmaglne how an Irish poasAnt
can ohuokto over tho Saot that ono OF tho d.