Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-27
THE EMERALD ISLE.
"IHE REGISTERS" CORRESPONDENT
ON THE PRESENT SITUATION.
Prison Diet for the lncarcerated "Sus-
pects'-The Future Policy Of the
Irish leaders-Work Of the La
dies Land League.
THE HOME RULE MANIFESTO,
speea, Correspondence Of the Regi.ter.

Special Correspondence Of the Register.
. DUBLIN, IRELAND, Dec. 12-The imprisoned /
suspects" have at last announced an IN |
tention which they have long contempla- |
ted. 1t is that they intend henceforth TO
90 upon the prison diet. Hitherto their
food has been supplied by the Land League |
or. rather the Ladies' Land League, ana
the cost of il has formed a heavy item IN
the weekly expenditure of that body.
Three weeks ago, when there were about
go persons in Jail under the coercion act,
the expense of catering for these persons
was about s400 q week; at present, OF course
when the number imprisoned is about
400, the expense must be considera.
bly larger AS long as the Land
League organization in Ireland was allowed
to exist openly, the moneys collected Dy
that organization were more than sufficient
for supporting twice the number OF PRISON
ers then confined under the orders OF Mt
Forster; but, the Irish branches OF tne
League being now suppressed, and the col
lection of money for league purposes being
thus rendered very difficult, if not impos-
sible, the cost OF the prisoners mainten,
ance must be bOree by the fund subscribed
by the friends OF Ireland in America, anu
tile SUSPECTS do ncs think that that fund
was destined for any other purpose IMAM
that OF suCCoring ey!Tted tenants. IL Nle
future promised peace, they would hot
object to q continuance OF the present State
of things but
The Future,
in their opinion, promises no such thing.
They see that from one cause or another'
rents are not being paid; that, in conse-
ouence. eyictiOns, with their train OF sut-
fering, are sure TO occur henceforth WIN
increasing frequency; that the government
is determined to enforce the law with
rigor; and that even more severe measures
of repression than the present coercion aeS
are sure 10 be adopted, with the
certain result OF iniiicung % mucn
hardship on numberless individuals;
and they are, therefore,, determined
| in the words of one of themselves,
ITO sacrifice their present comfort to IN
| probable future need Of the eylcted poor.
| This view of things is creditable to the sus-
poets; its cnunciation certainly SHOWS
| them 10 be other than the 'dissolute rnt,
| fans and backgnards' Mr.. Forster would
| paint them. Nevertheless, it looks as II
| The Irish pcoplc, notwithstanding the
RgS'''''''''''' Ro% % '''' ''
Nr. parnen and his FelIOwPrisoners
TO carry out their intentions. prisoners
| sustcnance fund has been started, ana al
ready il is quite clear that it will have
| reached adequate proportions before many
| weeks have passed over. IT Is
| intended to have weekly collections
in every parish in the provinces,
while here in Dublin the people are torm-
| ing committees in every ward for the pur-
pose OF organizing similar coilectiohs'
| Tipperary has taken the lead in tins Dusi-
ness, and its example is being followed by
many other counties in the South, west
and East. the North, IS usual, keeping
aloof. Ii is expected that, when the new
machinery is in complete working order,
sum OF about $1,000 will be sent TO the
doubt that the friends Of the prisoners
will have amply discharged their duty 70 =,
| their champions. Meanwhile ho"e'ei' I"
is certain that, il the
;r,,rodiatelv substituted for that supplied
Inv the Ladies' Land League, the conse-
oucnCes 10 SOME of the suspects Will De
ycry serious. The great majority, inciud
| ing Mr.. Parnell, are in pretty lar healtu'
,nd can easily endure some months ot prs
On treatment; but Mr.. Dillon and Few
others are fit only for the infrmary, ana
simply cannot live upon prison Diet. "A,
first some persons thought the nGcessItS
for a special food fund might be ooNla'eo
by the Ladies' Land League coillIn.ns ~ ~
attentions TO the member for Tipperary anc
the other invalids, but this idea no sooner
fonnd expression than it received its q9i
ctus from the invalids themselves, VINO ue
cIored that they would on no account con
| sent 10 be treated differently from their lei
. lows. ~ vosov
4 II is significant that Mr.. l.. g.; Nesey
4 Porter, q leading Protestant landioru
Y the Orange county OF FermanaSn' ha
r written n public letter in favor OF the re
| establishment of the Irish Parliament
t and il is still more significant that, at Tn
Y meeting of the Dublin county magistrate
4 Iost week. when resolution expresslii
devotion to "the integrity OF the empire
was under discussion, one magistrate W"
found to say that he assented 70 tne le';
d luton only on the understanding ttiae &
e did not conflict wlth ms ;ss,,e
e by the honorary trcasurers
- The Home Rule League,
ot q week or ten days after the proihniga'io
le ~ the manifesto to which nave peen p.
ferring, has not met with so laFoIapie Ga'iS sa
lg ception from the popular party SV aho lar
N oc, of tbi, wear was final settlementt
,bo irish land question, and in anoth
,'ns.a,n Wy Il suggested the formation OF pro
Hno;ai Home Rule clubs. All this did ~ y,
u. ascane the vigilant eye OF Nr. hsah, " '.
Land league Treasurer, VINO al onCe o1, 81
n from Paris virtually denouncIiis u1.
implication and the suggestion; anu %" ~
IS that the day OF the a nwau (,
mt Teopue had passed away III
" LeaSue rr;S was serious bio
ne c. there is no doubt in the world tlat u
,et Fan is . great political power ~ a a,,nr
en- hut the land League treasurer leteI
Ter .nr;sbed no one more than II did the ccI I
ey eli of the Home Rule League lssen:
he fact isl believe, the council aitnoIISH
authorized the issue ot tie '.iou, o,.ar =,
}" Itch MIR Egan took exception never ~ -
Ied ;onIIy scauued il, and is all the more q
au, .oL:I;ove this TO be the case when l III
old I'm that most Of the members OF lhe W
r;I are thorough- going Parneliltes, anu
.'atbize heartily with the oolects VI
hat fand League. At any rate, on caIuiu
ned the council made it plain oy
to Formal Reselutiou;
he srs, that Il never intended 70 express
nat nn;nion On the land act, and, SecoIi'
usi- tbat II never intended 70 carry on an!
INK tntion which would have the eHeCI " =.
re- terfering with the work oil the Lano Ia, m
What is il then, exactly, that tne :.
I'M Rule League processes 70 90 -, his n
mt IN the last two or three days put tflis y
Dom -, IN , leading member OF the Dooy,
on S;s anxxer was that the proSranln
hen himself and his colleagues com =. ~
s OF =, rnonthIy meetings in the league oi
and ~ mosLhl! ',.b;cS EXPRESSION might
?. l stantly be given TO the grievances "
not o"nntIy and to the desire OF the peoPl
seI,ssctIy interpreted the view Of HI, n,
Go o.gres There is really no rrraiIy oi
ses art betveen the two leagues, ana 'he
ainst not going to be any.
OIL PROSPECTING.
put