Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-19
DAvITT IN AMERICA.
Arrival of the Irish Patriot-His Welcome
In New York

Arrival of the Irish Patriot-His Welcome
In New York.
New YORK, June 1S.-As already announced,
the steamship Germanic, which took on
board, at Queenstown, Ireland, the patriot and
land league organizer, Michael Davitt, arrived
here last night. Fire Island and Sandy Hook
failing to report the approach of the much
waited for steamer, the first information the
citizens reception committee had of the pres
ence of the Germanic was that conveyed by
the rafting of her chains as she dropped an
Choir at quarantine soon after midnight.
Two members of the reception committee
Immediately put off in small boat and boarded
the vessel. Ford soon returned with the well
come intelligence that Davitt was on board
and in good health. He brought with him
Mr.. Redmond, who received hearty reception
in the absence Of his chief. Foley remained
on board the Germanic with Davitt. After
much delay steam was raised on the "Black-
bird,' the boat occupied by the reception COM
mittee, and an attempt made to get alongside
the ocean steamer, but the captain of the latter
would not permit this, and the Blackbird was
compelled to return to New York, where she
arrived about 4 O'Clock with Redmond, but
without the greater guest-Davitt.
The reason why Davitt did not come aboard
the Germanic by Foley, who stated that it
was an impossibility for Davitt, with only
one arm, to swing himself into the small boat
and that he could be seen at the company's
pier as he debarked from the stamer.
The Germanic was at her dock by 1880 Sun
day morning and DaVitt, accompanied by only
one friend, was hnrriedly driver to the Everett
house, Union Square, where suite of rooms
had been engagedfo him, and which adjoins
the old Mnffaft manSinn tho hpadnuo rfQrS of
the Fenians in the days of their ascendency in
this country.
There was no demonstration whatever, and
the proposed reception proved an utter fail
ure. The affair had been badly managed,
seeming to be without head; everybody Civ
ing orders and no one obeying them. Davitt
seemed not at all dispieased, but rather salts
fed that he had not listened to one and prob
ably tive long addresses, and been obliged to
make possibly two responses.
At the hotel Davitt cordially invited a num-
Der of reporters, who awaited his.coming, to
his apartments, and after removing some of
his travelling gear he sat down and informed
the scribes he was at their service and willing
and ready to answer any or all questions that
might be put to him.
He was asked first as to his plans. These
were, he stated, twelve days lecturing through
the states under the auspices of a committee
OF the land league in this city and Chicago.
He had intended to speak in Boston Saturday
night, but icebergs and fog prevented his
arrival in time. He should, however, proceed
to Boston during the afternoon and maybe
speak there in the evening. The object of his
visit was twefold-frst, to contradict the
rumors of split in the land league move
ment, or the likelihood of there being differ
ence between Parnell and himself.
he consented to explain the work done in
Ireland by the ladies' land league IN the
sustaining of evicted people, the building up
of houses and maintenance in law courts of
tenants rights. Miss Parnell had interested him
with report of the leagues, report of which
would be sent to all branches and to the public
through the press.
said he, II shall deal with the situation in
Ireland, and will give details of the new de-
parture and explain away these rumors of
rupture between Parnell and myself. So far as
they are concerned, you may say that we are
in perfect accord, end I consider affairs in Ire
land we're never in so hopeful condition.
81 think the time has come for giving a
clear definition of what mean and propose.
I wish to state distinctly that no new depart
ure is meant or split against what has been
Endorsed by Parnell, and new plan will prob
ably be adopted. 1t differs only IN this, that
instead of requiring the tenant farmers to
pay purch ase money of fee simple of land it
would call upon the former to pay a land tax
that would be equivalent TO about one-half of
that now paid to the landlords, and Lord Sal
isbury has almost taken this up.
81 mean that it should be for the perpetual
possession of the land. | worked the plan
out in Portland prison and L am very sorry I
ever left there, but if the landlords are waiting
for difference between Parnell and myself
they will wait till the twentieth century.
They might just as well charge NE with
being cannibal as communist, and Iwould
be mailman to propose such thing
Speaking of the coercion bill Dayitt said
that since his imprisonment he had travelled
through the most of Ireland, and thought
that the people viewed the measure with in
difference. OF course the petty annoyances
of the bill would al ouse the people to out
RACES and these, the leaders fear, as they tell
against them in internal opinion and can In
jure no one but the land league.
Davitt will return at the expiration of two
weeks in order to hold q conference with Par
uell and the other leaders after the passage of
the coercion bill. His secretary, Redmond,
will remain here 10 complete his political edu-
cation. The British government, said Davitt,
had considered Redmond such terror that
they had locked him up in order to prevent his
doing harm to them.
Later in the day, or rather Immediately after
luncheon, committee of citizens resumed
charge OF Davitt and Redmond, and in the
parlors OF the hotel Prof. Brophy read an ad-
dress of welcome.
Davitt in response spoke few words Of
encouragement to the land leaguers and
thanks for the warmth of his reception, de-
failing what he hoped to accomplish In this
country.
After general handshaking the committee
retired and Dayitt spent the remainder Of the
afternoon in writing letters and completing
the details of his campaign in America.