Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-18
THE LAND LEAGUE.

Land League Canference-Parnell Cam
not Spare Time for Another Visit to
America-The M. e. Conference, Etc
PARNELL's SPEECH A SURPRISE
DUBLIN, Sept. 17-On reassembling of
the National League convention Parnell
announced a resolution calling upon
farmers to prove their sympathy with
laborers by raising dwellings for them,
and enabling them to live in something
like decency and comfort. This was the
outcome of a conference between the
League executive and the laborers. Par
nell stated it had been agreed the labor
delegates should choose three men, one
of whom the Land League would place
| upon it's executive committee. The Land
League would also accept certain sug-
gestions made by laborers for the local
branch Leagues.
Parnell's speech at the National League
convention yesterday, in which he said
they proposed to test the act, not to use
it, was a surprise. 1t
seems to have been made
because he became aware there was
considerable undercurrent of discomfort
against the fourth resolution, the extrem-
lists fearing 1t would be interpreted as an
accepted land act Parnell took elabo-
rate pains to remove this impression.
The country continues very unsettled,
the system of intimidation continues IN
force and serious outrages on property are
continually reported. There is very little
feeling between te people and police.
One of the latter was set upon and MUIR
dered by amob in Dublin Thursday
night when assisting in an arrest A res
olution of Parnell calling farmers to
prove their sympathy with laborers was
unanimously adopted.
In discussion on resolution IN regard
to the sympaty of farmers with laborers,
ETC., all the speakers testified to the COM
plete union established between laborers
| and the parties of the League. johnson,
founder and secretary of the Irish Labor
ers' League, was the best known speaker
He satd the laborers wanted to show the
| world they could best attain their ends
| by joining hands with Parnell. He
said that all efforts to separate them
would be futile. He hado no
confidence in the land act. If the gov
ernment did not release the esuspects, -
that work would be made for them. He
used abusive language towards the queen.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
and also one urging farmers TO set aside
land for the use of laberers, and charging
them the same prOportiOnate rent that
also adopted resolutions authorizing the
| Sfoh of md, ,;o1o Lob do
partments in the central Office Of the
League, and adding to the Land
Leagues present title the words
and "Labor and Industrial Union" !"
Dillon Egan, an American deputation,
moved that Parnell visit America the
coming winter, to place Irish affairs in
their true light, and that O'Connor &C
company him. Parnell, while acknowl-
edging the compliment, said he could not
possibly leave Ireland for such long
period as contemplated. O'Connor, he
said, might leave shortly. The resolu-
tion was adopted. Redpath said he re-
gretted Parnell had pledged him
self that American money would
not be spent in the purchase of bullets.
If the league abandoned its original prin-
ciples, the Irish in America would not
cease their contributions, but would
transfer them from Parnell to O'Denovan
Rosa. After congratulatory address
by Parnell the convention closed.
DUBLIN, Sept. ia resolution was
adopted recommending all members OF
the league to use Irish manufactures and
empowering branches of the league to
adopt measures to encourage native in
dustry.
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Hoppaine, of Bal
timore, presided at the Methodist ecu
menical congress to-day, and a resolution
condemning the opium traffic, with an
addendum calling on the government to
deliver the country from the guilt of sup
porting it, was passed. Bishop Peck
| strongly advocated both the resolution
and addendum. Rev. J. Green, of the
Southern church, read paper ON mis-
sionary work and Methodism abroad. On
a suggestion for missionary conference,
| to obvlate rivalry and confusion between
| different Methodist bodies in the work of
conversion, Read, of America, said he
had only been able to find one case of
collision of this kind, and it should not
90 forth to the world that there were dis
sensiOns.
! TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Previous to the
closing of the Trades union congress to-
day a letter from the American minister,
Lowell, was read, thanking the congress
for the friendly and sympathetic feeling
it has expressed relative to President
Garfield. A resolution passed calling on
parliament for an act strictly prohibiting
commercial corners
| ~ Still In the Dumps.
The capitol was almost entirely desert
ed yesterday. The few poor mortals COM
PEELED by the necessities Of public busi-
| ness to be in their offices for a brief time,
went about wrapped in overcoats, muf-
flers, arctics and other appliances for re-
pelling cold and retaining the natural
bodily warmth, and looking detected and
disgruntled, as man half frozen is ex-
pected and authorized to look. The only
raw Of comfort cnmlnC to them f1,1rinp O.