Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-08
Views of the Irish Lead CTS.

NEW YORK, May 7.-The following cable was received this Sunday morning by Pat rick Ford, editor of the IaisA World, from Henry George:
 LONDON, May 7-The report of the murder of Lord Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke was heard in London last night by Davitt and Dillon before retiring, but was not believed. Being confirmed this morning there was held immediately conference of Irish leaders I interviewed Davitt, Parnell, Dillon, O'Kelly and Joseph Cowen, M. P. for New Castle on-Tyne, at once. Davitt said II am mortified beyond expression. I sider this murder deadly stroke to the Land League in the hour of our brightest promise. The evident purpose of the crime is to de- stroy the power of the Gladstone party and embitter the feeling of the English people to prevent the policy of concession and give fresh reign to lawlessness. For the first time in my life I have feeling of despair for Ireland. I shall at once exert all my influence against outrages.' The shock bewilders me-" John Dillon was pale and deeply agitated. He expressed horror and dismay at the crime, which would be most disastrous to the masses of the Irish people who had no part in it and he intensely deplored the deed.
 Mir. James O'Kelly repeated the expres sions of Dillon nearly word for word. Mr. Joseph Cowen said tThis, like the
 
 at Ballina county Mayo, yesterday (Satur- day) by the constabulary for paradlng with 1 a band in honor of Davitt's release is evidence of the wicked folly of coercion and the bitter feelings aroused ought to be proof of the necessity of abandoning that policy. hope Mr. Gla a1stone will be strong enough to treat this horrible event as proof of the depth of the disease and as terrible example of the necessity of pursuing the policy of releasing the ssuspects,' stopping evictions and restor- | ing the reign of normal law; but fear the rising passion and that event will have a strong personal effect in the Cabi- net. Cavendish was loved protege of Glad 1 stone and the brother of the strongest mem Der of the government. It will probably be 1 coalition One may be formed, but in the present Parliament no ministry except Glad 1 stone's can last"
 MT. Parnell said q consider this the most abomlnable, atrocious and wanton crime that ever disgraced the annals of Ire- land or any other country. I had written a letter to Justin Mccarthy expressing the be- lief that if the government reversed it's pol icy of coercion, released Davitt, put an end to the brutalities of magistrates and stopped wholesale evictions, outrages would cease and the country return to peace, order and constitutional agitation. This letter was shown Gladstone, who without any pledge, 1 promise or condition Wlthstood FOrste I III the Cabinet, liberated the members of Par lament, Davitt and number of other 'sus pects, and sent to Ireland his personal friend to carry out his policy of conciliation. Ireland will suffer under the circumstances but the Land League repudiates the perpe trators of the crime"
 LONDON, May "A conference of Davitt Parnell and others is being held and mani festo being prepared that will appear in the American papers tomorrow.
 (Signed) HENRY GEORGE.
 In giving the foregoing to the press, Mir Ford in his own name and on behalf of one thousand branches of the Land League 1T the United States, whom he represents, joins Parnell and Davitt in abhorrence of tht crime He is satisfied the deed was not tht