River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-29


itt-The EN-Occupant of British
BastiIe warmly Greeted by a Host OF
sympathizers-A Declaration by the
with Mr. ParnelI.
New YORK, June 23.-Micha el Dav.
lit arrived in the Germanic this morn
ing. He expects to remain in this
country only about twelve days, and
will not go west of Chicago. Mr.. Dav.
lit said to a reporter as to the occasion
of his trip: 81 came to this country in
consequence of an invitation sent to
me by the friends of the Land league
in Bsston-frst, to contradict the ru-
mors as to their being split between
Mr.. Parpel and myself. There is no
such split at all. Mr. Parnell and |
have different plans for the settlement
of the land question, but neither of us
would allow the rejection of his plan to
break up the league. Mr.. Parnell's
plan is that of peasant proprietorship.
This plan is to get the government to
purchase the land from the landlords
and charge per cent. year upon the
purchase money to the tenant for fifty
y Cd1os 40 Viz Cdl DOlIOW
money at 8 per cent. the remaining
will form sinking fund which will ex-
tinguish the principal in fifty years,
and the land can then be given in fee
to the tenant. 1t Is admitted that this
plan is, as far as the government is
concerned, feasible one. My plan is
different. propose that the govern
ment shall own the land, charging a
perpetual tax or land title to represent
a reasonable rent upon the ualue. My
Liverpool speech has been greatly mis-
represented. What said was that Mr..
Parnell advocated peasant proprietary,
while / am in favor of the land becom-
ing
THE NATIONAL PROPERTY OF IRELAND.
If peasant proprietary is conceded, /
am perfectly satisfied that the purchase
money, which must be advanced by
the state, shall become the title deed OF
the state to the land. Believing this to
be inevitable from the growing poverty
of Irish agriculture, am almost in
different as to whether ParnelPs plan
or my own be adopted. Mr.. Parnell's
plan will probably be adopted, and if ii
is 1 shall not be aggrieved; but if it is
not, and my plan should be taken up,
Mr.. Parnell will not make any spite in
the Land league any more than /
would. Such story is absurd. Par
nell and l have only one object, the
extinction of landlordism in Ireland,
and whatever the details may be by
which that object is brought about is a
matter of very small concern to either
of us. Ibelieve his plan will not work,
although, as l have said, / believe ii
will be adopted. Very WELL If it is
adopted and works l shall be wrong.
If it is adopted and l am right, some
other plan must be tried-perhaps
mine and perhaps that of some one
else"
"What was the second object of your
visit ?"
''To let the people of America know
what work has been done by the Ladies
Land league"
"What has been that work."
Sustaining evicted people, building
houses for them, and defending them
in the courts of law. | have with me
a most elaborate report, nrpared by
Miss Parnell, of
THE WORK OF THE LADIES LEAGUE,
in which she says that twenty thous.
and persons have been evicted, and
that more evictions are expected.
shall have it printed and distributed
That will give far fuller account oil
the condition of ireland than anything
| could tell you. for, you must remem-
Der, have been shut up in Portland
prison for some time, and was not al
lowed to see any papers, so that wher
| came out had to learn the history o
the movement for fifteen months.
have with me twenty thousand can.
celed checks which have been drawn
by the Ladies' Land league. They
were given to me by Miss Parnell t.
dispose of here for some charitable
purpose as she thought that many
people would be glad to have them
They have upon them the signatures
of some of the leaders, and, / have nc
doubt, will be priced not alone fol
those signatures, but for the interes
which attracts to them in view of the
purposes for which they were drawn
"Where did you perfect this lane
scheme of yours?"
''In Portland prison, where had nc
meetings to look after and no speeches
to make. They treated me very vel
there. had to
WEAR THE CONVICT DRELS
and was not allowed to see newspapers
but otherwise l had pleasant time
| developed quite genius for garden
ing, believe. and made friends witt
about 120 sparrows, who used TO ca
about third of my bread every day
When was released the assassination
took place, and really l may say tina
for few days l had the Land leagu,
on my shoulders. Letters, kilograms
and questions had to be answered, ant
that, too, when was ignorant of wha
had been going on during my impris
onment. / never worked so hard il
my life, and / looked back to the quie
of the prison with positive longing"