Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-26
IMPRISONED PARNELL,
AND HIS STATEMENT ABOUT THE
mo RENT" MANIFESTO.
The Effect Of His Arrest on the Policy Of
the lsagus-WiII the Irish Farmers 10.
augurate General Strike Against
Rent2-Benefts Of the
Land Act.
Mr.. PARNeLL AND INTIMIDATION.

DUBLIN, October 25.-Subsequent to
the adoption of the "No rent" manifesto
the New York Heralds correspondent
had an interview with Mr.. Parnell a,
Kilmainham. This is the imprisoned
leaders sole public statement regarding
that extraordinary step. The CORE
spondent asked: what effect will your
arrest have on the policy OF the League7'
Mr.. Parnell-Taken alone my arrest
would not have necessitated any change
in the policy laid down by the National
Convention, as had been able to per.
feet the machinery for carrying out that
policy; but the subsequent arrests
OF the leading members of the
Executive and of the leaders
in the country practically de-
prives us OF the power OF carrying out
the resolutions OF the convention, as the
details necessarily would have required
the greatest care and attention of the
different heads OF departments OF the
Central Executive. These gentlemen
being now imprisoned it is impossible
to supply at short notice successors to
them who are capable and experienced
enough for the difficult and complicated
task OF testing the Land act. The Exc
cutive, therefore, felt obliged complete.
ly to abandon that portion OF the resoln.
tions OF the Convention which directed
them to make this test, and instead OF a
more moderate policy the Executive
were constrained to adopt the oft.rec-
commended and bolder one OF
A General Strike Against Paying Rent.
Correspondent-Do you believe that
the farmers will take your advice and
refuse to pay rent?
Mr.. Parnell-I think that they will to
a great extent. We must recolect that
fully half of the Irish farmers cannot
hope to obtain any benefit from the act,
even though it fulfils the expectations
OF its most sanguine admirers. First,
all leasehoders who entered into leases
previous to 1870, numbering over a
hundred thousand, are not benefited.
Second, we have dairy farmers and
other tenants who have entered
into Consulted holdings" since 1877
who, having made no improvements
worth mentioning, would practically
have little interest in their holdings.
Third, We have tenants on great estates
whose rents are not higher than the
standard when would probably be
adopted by the Court as fair rent
Lastly, there are small tenants sunken
in arrears TO their landlords and debts to
shopkeepers. The last class would, /
think, obtain q considerable reduction
OF rent from the Court, but they would
not reap much benefit, since. they would
be compelled to sell their new interests
In order to pay off these arrears oil debts.
Correspondent-Iou think, there
fore, that these tenants will hold out
against the landlords?
Mr.. Parnell ll-Well, the training which
the people have had in the past two
years in modified form OF strike against
rent has, hope,
Prepared Them for Greater Exertion
now required. II the farmers stand
firm in this strike for one short year
they must inevitably bring the govern
ment and the landlords to their knees
This fight is nothing more than a ques-
ton OF money and courage, and as Mr..
Gladstone in any case is to dragoon the
country. it is Just as we'll that the conn.
try should get some adequate results in
return in the shape OF free land.
Correspondent-You are accused OF
having incited the people to acts OF in
tmidation. Do you object to answer
ing this charge?
Mr. Parnell-Thc charge is false. !
was always very careful TO avoid any
thing which could be construed into an
incitement to acts Of intimidation or
violence. 1t is somewhat remarkable
that according to the warrants these
offenses charged against me must have
been committed in Dublin and must
have been contained in the speeches
delivered by me at the weekly meetings
OF the League. The speeches were by
far the most moderate OF any have
delivered since the commencement ot
the movement. The principle on which
the government il proceeding seems to
he this-that any advice or recommen.
dation given by me or other leaders OF
the movement to the tenant farmers or
laborers is intimidation. In other
words. the way in which they are now
putting tie coercion act in force Is the
most absolute abrogation OF the right oil
freedom o. speech, discussing and meet
iny which ever obtained in any country
In taking this course the govern.
ment has practically rendered il i'm.
possible for the farmers either to test er,
with safety, to use the Land act. ] had
alwsys been one OF those who believed
it possible to use the act in such way
as
To Secure Substantial Benefits
for the agricultural classes OF Ireland. ]
opposed the more extreme League par.
", who desired to reject the act entire
" at the recent Convention, but | was
firmly convinced that the act could only
be used safely IN an organized and sys-
tematic fashion, and that il the farmers
v-re let without organization or assist
ance in advance the result would be, as
in the case of the act OF 1870, dissp-
pointment.
LONDON, October 25.-There were
several arrests under the coercion act in
Ireland to day.
No importance is attached TO the rev.
elstions concerning the Fenians. Their
only serious object is thought 10 be 10
raise subscriptions for the skirmishing
fund in America. The Dublin Fremont
Journal says the statements are mon
strous, absurd and wicked. Not bis
fercest enemy, it says, would believe
that any Irishman would stoop 10 the
crime Of assassinatiDg Gladstone or
Forster.
The Irish Times considers the reyela'
,ions insane.
DrRLIS, October p The arrest oi
Miss Hodnett at Bally De Hab yester.
day was merely apolice court affair and
not under the coercion act.
The priest near Claremorris yester.
day evaded the police interference by
hoidin, the Land League meeting in his
chapel. Ii is thought that this plan
will be generally resorted 10 for future