, 1881-10-23
WHY PARNELL Issued THE N0-RENT
hfANlFES O.

MaMHEa u.
The New York Times, edited by Mr. Foortl,
an 1rishn1an, is of opinion that the. ''No
rent" manifesto was issued by the league
at the instance or in Difference to the wishes
of the Irish in America. The greater part
Of the contributions to the leagues treasury
comes from this country, Should the Ameri.
can donations cease the league would soon
collapse without 4 proclamation from tie
Queen. Mr.. Foord remarks:
ii fnr no wetghtier cons dcration than this,
the Irish leaders would lie Obliged to need ury
SUCCESSION from this connlry. f'n tho l7th ut
Oclubur Mr.. Patrick Furtt, Of the fr.sh 1tTUrlu
teteEraphed .U,Uvo francs to Patrick Egun, who
represents the LAnd l4engne In purss, and gave
this advice: Communicate With Purneil II
issue mauitcsto-' No Rcnt!''s Egun Replied
that the suggestion was npproyed. The .nat'-
iiesto, 70 which the nnnaeS ot Parnell. Kettle.
Dutitt, Dl1lun, Hrennnu. Sexton, aud Esyun were
attAched. wss issued next day. This fiery docu-
ment, ul,lu1lG uther things, declares that :. it Is
x Us ~ ,s to pny T:ns Us IT, Is to re-
made thAt Irish Americans " may be relied
upun to contribute. II necessary, us 1rany miIi-
ions. of money as they have contributed thou
sands to sturre our landlorls.n." THIS ex1ray-
ai:lIt assertion was prthably prompted by Tho
receipt vt Mr.. Patrick Ford's .j0N francs,
1t Is possible there is some truth in these
statements. ParneIrs great object. however,
was to secure stable tenure anu moderate
rent to the hatf-lnilllon tenant + rlners OF
Ireland After achieving this end he pro-
posed next to have the farmers tuy out the
landlords and own the land Unless TIT: rents
could he cut down and made moderately low
the farmers would never be able to save
enough to make their first payment, Par
llell's fear has been ever since the passage of
the Land bill that the court, Under the name
OF fair renls,'' would fix them substantially
at the old rates-rcducing some and raising
others, which would keep the farmers for
ever Impoverished by the struggle to rsise
and sell enough produce to pay the statu-
tory gentals-in good years making little
headway and III BAD crop years having their
profits all absorbed by the LANDLORDS.
Parnell was preparing few hundred test
eases to open the court and see what COLI
''f fair rents,'' anu how it construed the law
as to What was fair rent. He was taking
into court the cases Of tenants of lenient
landlords who had been exacting low or
moderate rents. If the court raised the rent
in such cases the league intended to issue a
manifesto advising the farmers 10 reject the
Land bill and demand Irou4 Parliament some
thing better. But Gladstone suspected u
him and cast him into prison, and thereby
closed his mouth and stopped his personal
efforts.
Now, in regard 10 issuing the .No-Rent''
to the thousand bancl Land
Leagues in Ireland, We are inclined to tho
opinion that Parnell had u deeper purpose
in view than appears on the surface. We |
think that he forcsaw that the Government |
would issue proclamation declaring the |
league to be illegal aud criminal and order |
llg its dissolution very quickly after launch |
ing the "No-Rent" manifesto, and that he |
was prepared for it; But his purpose was to |
influence the action Of the Land Court and |
cause 1t to fix low rents. lie easily saw that
1ladstone's Government would desire the /
.ourt to make the rental low in order TO
satisfy the farmers, and cause them to aban-
Ion tile league amt take statutory leases for
fifteen Years Ee also saw that the Irish
rather than prolong the
stand boycottlng," and being
hot at, and having to collect their
'ents by seizure and eviction would gladly
On low rates and prompt pay
'lent The landlords would therefore signify
o the Land Court their willingness to have
fix low rents to stop the row, uacify the
armers, and break up the league. Our
opinion is that the Land Court will fix much |
over rentals than If the 'No-Rent" mani t
este Ut the league had not been issued, and
bat Parnell had this outcome partly in view
then he signed his name to the procla1na-
ion. The Executive Committee of the Land l..
league cannot help knowing tint all abso~
lite Reputation Of rent will bring eviction.
.viction means the employment of force,
nd, before force can be'exheusted in this
irection, the tenant must face the power of {
le British Government Against such a
'rce as this Oft what avail would be
passive resistance" except to fill Ireland !
it'll distress and wo that would surpass any ,
aretotore endured? The bulk of the farm t
S will gladly compromise the contention by t
:eepting low rents, fixed tenure, and free t
tle- /
THE NR DGE ORDINANCE. T.. l.
The vessel-owners are inclined to dispute
e right Of the City Of Chicago to exercise g
1lice power over the hridras which dominant !