Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-10
TaE IRISH IN AMERICA.
A British Diplomat on the Dynamite
War.

sp:ciA, to the Chicago Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 6-"Things
are getting pretty hot In England,"
suggested the Herald correspondent so
his friend, the diplomat, to- night
YES" was the response, ''the situa
ton is becoming decidedly interesting.
1t Is taking the shape l expected. l
told you several weeks ago that this
Irish conspiracy was as dangerous to
England as Nihililm is to Russia. You
thought I was an alarmist. Look &C
Great B itain to-day. London is al.
most In q state Of Siege. The Q leen 10
afraid to leave Windsor. Saippipg
wharves and railroad depots swarm
with detectives. Guards are being
doubled at all public places. The
police force 10 being strengthened
throughout the Kingdom. Strangers
are followed to their hotels and their
luggage ransacked. Dynamite facto.
ries are being discovered on all sid 8.
The people are thoroughly. scared. IL
Russia In any worse condition. I re.
ceived q private oablegram to-day. 1t
contains but few words, but their i'm.
p 'rt Is serious. It says: Situation
frightful. Active preparations at
Horse Guards. Tough times coming
That message Is from q cool. headed
rsn. I am disposed to think that the
situation Is worse than the newspapers
Indicate"
Elbow do you think 1t will end2'
asked your correspondent.
"The Lord only knows. Arrests
will be made until every British prison
10 filed with suspects. That will not
stop the reign Of terror. There ore
desperate men at the head of this
movement. They will not turn back.
They will soruple at nc bloody deed
This plot il not of late origin. 1t has
been developing for years. Taere
was comparative quiet In the islands
after the passage Of the Irish church
bill. The Home Rule movement, and
and the apparently peaceful agitation
Of the Land League lulled the suspio
ions of the B itish government
Beaoonsfeld and Gladstone both NILS
understood the temper of the people
they were dealing with. They triflsd
with sharp edged swords. English
rule In Ireland has never been secure
since the Irish obtained Q atrong foot
Ing In this country Here they are
free to plot against their hereditary
foe. They Jan issue orders from this
point Of vantage and fad daring hands
on the other side to execute them.
A good supply Of money i, at their
command here. The Wild u~tterancss
Of the Irish American press On.
courage the ignorant p~easantry
Of the old country. England
may manage to keep down the spirit
of lawlessness and rapine for . time,
but it will keep breaking out a. long
as oonspirators 10 meet safely In the
Uaited States and plan mischief
against . friendly power. E,g and ia
anxious for this government to take
. decided stand ON this question. There
are some plain notes In Secretary Ere
linghuy sens hands now. He hardly
knows how to reply to them. One
question IL whether contributions fol
sending dynamite to England for the
destruction Ct public buildings are moi
violations # the neutrality law. This
10 Of more Importance lst now than
the %extradition of men like Sheridan
and Esan. l understand there are
eminent lawyers In this country, who
are of the opinion that the receipt Of
subscriptions Of money for such pur.
pose' as r ,sss and Fin- rty rave about
render them liable to the neutrality
laws. Eoglsnd realizes that she car
never rest easy until there Is some
way Of mt zzling Irish Americ ,ps. Sac
will exercise every devise of diploma.
cy to attain this result"
ID, you think there is much chance
4 her suoceediDgT
II am afraid not. Your govern.
ment has no decided policy on such
questions. Frslipghuysen is timor'
oas. Arthur hesitates on questions Of
home policy. and can scarcely be ex
pc c,ed to take . firm grasp Of inter
national questions. 1t would be diff
ferent II Nc, Blaine were still score.
taiy Of state. He would have or
opinion, and will enough to sxpres,
It, and GARY the president and the
cabinet with him. That opinion might
not be favorable to England, but Il
would force o settlement Of the matter
one way OF the other 1t must b.
settled some day. Other European
pow,r 70 are interested In 1t. None Of
them feel safe while bloodthirsty con,
spirators Q obtain safe refuge or
these shores. Your state department
Will have ~ much work Is It can han,
die before long. There sr,
rumors In inside circles that tn,
Fsnians are 10 League with the ansroh
ists of other nations. 1t is rather sin
gular that there should be disturb
sncss In other Countries at this par.
ticular time. / have no doubt Their,
is q close alliance between the In
vincibles Of Ireland and Americs, tn,
communists OF France, the socialist,
Of G ,rmapy, the nihilists of Ruai
and the blackhsnds of Spain. Tley
are all active now. TIE proposed In
ternational police system would be ar
immense thing for the crowned head
# Europe
10 q previous interview you sppre
hended uprisines In the large manu-
fActuripg towns of Eogland2'
"ThAt danger Ia greater to-dsy thar
ever before. Eoglish people are
worked up TO . irsr ~ Of excitement
A few more days may witness sosnei
Of bloodahsd in the manufacturing