The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-20
NEWS
MICH EL DAVIrT.
He Unburdens Himself to the
interviewer.

HE Unburdens Himself To the
! interviewer.
New York, l9.-Rerald'S Paris: Late
last right managed to interview Men
ael Davitt, who has been lying PeTe~ %
! Paris for the last two days. he intend
to go to London, to-day. He was al nrst
verys reserved, In reply. however, 20
my question as to what Farmer! codid
have meant by intimating that hl5 party
might Cooperate with the liberal gov
! eminent. Davitt remarked: DelieVe
be meant that if government would ieg-
tisiste on The arrears question, release the
suspects and reverse Its eoerslVe pollcy IN
Ireland. he and the Irish parliamentary
party would cooperate with the nDeral
government in further remedial leglsls-
ton for Ireland. I do not think That he
can have meant that he would be pre-
pared TO enter into an alliance offensive
and defensive W.T. the government, or
that he Wou d abandon his home rule
policy.
Correspondent-Hav you had any
communication lately on this point with
Parnell? I ask this as l have been led
to infer from certain facts that you might
not be in accord with him.
Davitt-I have not seen Parnell in
some days; not in fact since that last par
sprsph in his letter TO Captain O'Shea
was read in the House Of Commons. l
take this occasion 10 ask all friends of the
Land League movement In America to
suspend judgment upon Parnell and the
supposed negotiations with the govern
ment until he has had chance OF fully
explaining things, in or out Of the House
of Commons. Neither EgAn, Dillon nor
myself of course question the honesty Of
Parnell or his motives, whatever he may
have done in the matter.
Correspondent-An impression has got
abroad, based on translated kilograms
published by French papers, that you
have expressed fear Of being asssssl-
mated.
Davitt-I never expressed such fear.
I have merely said that feared l might
be sent back to Portland through the H.
trigues of the Land League party.
Correspondent-Your recent letter to
the Standard was ambiguous as to your
relations and feelings toward the extreme
nationalist party. You seem to have re-
pented your former connection with 1t.
Davitt-My differences with that party
are we'll known in Ireland and America,
but ] have been independent Of Ireland.
My Land League career is the outcome
of nv nationalist career. To regret the
latter would be to condemn the former.
The nationalist party repudiaIed me- and
my connection with that party is BOW
severed. This, however, implies no con-
domination OF the nationalist. With
- AZ, T lono. loftar 10
the Bishop of Meath the other day re-
specting my return fJr that country while
in prison. In that letter I expressed the
views that I have always held upon the
subject of Parliamentary repre-
sentstion. While l believe that
men like Psrnell, Dillon and Sexton
could d. Ireland real service in Parlia-
ment, l hold that there lie wide field
for Irishmen like myself outside, Honor
could ba earned and sustained by service
rendered 10 Ireland as well by efforts
and exeriion 10 Ireland as elsewhere. l
have, for.these reasons and from personal
di.incliclinA len, always refused ond will
10 enter the House OF Com
mons.
Corresponds; t-Can you give me any
information ss to the future action of the
Land League?
Davit-I cannot answer that question.
l am not sufficiently posted, having been
fifteen months in prison. A meeting
of the leaders Of the Lsnd League will
be held shortly at which the whole situs-
ton will be discussed and the future
movement Of the Lesgue determined
upon.
Correspondent-Where 10 Paris?
Dsvitt-I cannot be more explicit.
Not In Paris, however.
Correspondent-Whst do you think
likely to be the result of the new repres-
sive legislation.
Davitt-I believe it will prove
a measure for tie better encour-
agement of secret societies. If
is really aimed at the Land League
movement and is intended to prevent free
political discussion. political meetings
and pJlitical organizations. This would
leave the government face to face with
the power it p:etends to be anxious to
gr pple with, namely: The secret socie-
ties. In my opinion no power that can
be iwieldel by the English government
will be able TO crush the secret Organizs-
ton which will, after the Land League
BE- regarded by the victims of
Irish landlordism as the only power that
csn cetend or avenge them. I have hope, |
nevertheless, that outrsges will not con-
.inue, but am afraid to say what may |
happen when the Irish people are con-
ronted by this horrible additional coer.
ion policy.
Correspondence understand you have |
,eAn asked to visit America.
Davitt-I have received q number of
elegrams asking me 10 visit the United |
states at once, but owing TO the double |
ri:is, on this side feel it my duty to !
emsin with my old colleagues.
COrre.pondent-Do you intend to com
'ly with the conditions OF your ticket of
cave?
Davi;t-I said so plainly to the gov
rnment CT Portland prison, when the
rider of my release arrived. l declined
o leave till had consulted Parnell, say
ng that I would accept no conditions, I
reat the ticket of leave with the same
contempt did before, repeated this in
he presence Of Psrnell, and offered to
stay in jail, if any good would be done by
it. Psrnell replied that l would do posi-
tive injury to the cause by refusing my
release
The whole Of this conversation was
taken down inlwriting aud read over to
Davitt