New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-20
TALKS WITH IRIsHMEN IN THIS CITY.


SECRETARY OF TIE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE
THE EMERALD CLUB AND OTHER SOCIETIES..
Patrick Ford, editor of The Irish WOrld. had not
received any tidings of the revelations made in
London by Norman, alias Lynch. when
TRIBUNE reporter called him last
night. He listened TO the story with evident
interest. and Immediately led the way TO his
library. where he and some friends had been chat
ting together. There were there besides Mr. Ford
and his brother, Patrick Egan, who had just ar
rived from Waterbury =. j. Sheridan, and Thomas
Brennan, secretary OF the Irish National
League, who had just arrived in the steamship Vim
cenzo Florio from Palermo. VERY well"
said Mr.. Egan. after he had perusod
Lynch's evidence. "while England engages herself
IN stamping out political life IN Ireland, she must
expect such deveopmen IS generally both at home
and abroad, as we have just now seen in the dis
patches"
"As for the details gwen by Lynch" said Sheri-
dan. "afl he says is that he was initiated
into an organization at a store in the Bowery
hat the organization is We do not
know. His story may or may not be true. We have
no means of telling. Still, imagine the intensity
OF public feeling will be increased by the knowledge
that many organizations exist, where they or1gi-
nally believed that only one or two existed. For
elusive proof that the intensity of Irish feeling re-
qardinp English government in Ireland is general
among the whole people"
"Will this Intensity English feeling against
American sympathy for Ireland 7"
81 consider not for the reason that that feeling
has reached as high pitch in England as 1t ever
can"
The reporter then turned to Mr.. Brennan and
asked him if he would express his the sub
ject. Mr.. Brennan is tall, powerful-lookIng man,
standing six feet, and about thirty
years Of age. He was secretary Of
| the Irish Land League while Egan
was treasurer, and on the submersion of that Or
| qanlzation into the Irish National League he was
elected secretary of the latter, with Messrs Healy
| and Harrington.
| THAT man." said Mr. Egan to the reporter. as c
! motoncd TO Brennan. "is the one who with
Michael Davitt formed the Land League
movement In England Since its foundation
ho has been one of its most active mcmber.
and officers. and has been many times an English
prison account of his patriotism"
| Mr.. BRENNAN ON THE DYNAMITE POLICY,
| "Of course" said Mr., Brennan, "I cannot tell
| anything about the present conspiracy. not having
| seen newspaper for three weeks. But generally
on the subject Of dynamite, do not think that II
| could further the cause of any party, ! hold
| that no good can come out Of IT. Al
tho same time, the English Government is quite
capable of looking after its own affairs, and do
not feel called upon at all TO denounoo those who
do believe in dynamite, You may rest assured
| that their party has no connection "
The slightest degee, with the tapd League, gor DO
| bv Il. / do not think that any good cause
| can be adyaaced by the ADVOCACY OF saol
staG 4sss: s4s a. fHs f In h. s " S
tbse peopis OF Ireland, we must taking humap ma
tare as 1t is, and human endurance as bel9s
{nIioWihgl However, would never take PART II