The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-02
A BritOn'S Blow. .
A DIpEOmat Gives His View of the
Philadelphia Convention and Its
Platform -

CHICAGO, May 1.-The Herad,s cor
respondent ia Washington telegraphs the fol-
lowing: "4'he Irish ceavention," said the Dip
lomat was much puzzle disappoint-
mont there was the Lest of reasons for ex-
pecfin.s row. The inflammable element was
present in force In the hotel corridors, ] am
told, there was fierce talk of dynamite and dag
gers. England was to be kept in mortal terror
by tlsreats Parner recognized tho danger
Of any open declaration against Great
Britain, Although only one cable
gram was read from him, Mooney,
Egan, and Brennan received several dispatches
of Instruction. They were told to act with the
utmost eauton-that threats would be the sig
nal for strong measures by the British govern
ment, and might endauger the future useful
ness of Irish members of parliament Before
the convention met, the leaders of the so-called
moderate party had their plans laid 1t was
agreed that the dynamite faction should be
publicly suppressed, aud that while strong de-
nouneiations of England's attitude toward Ire
land might be tolerated, the resolutions should
not countenance anything but constitutional
agitation. This plan adroitly carried out
The Rosa gang kept in subsection, and
Parnells advice followed to the letter But you
Will notice that acts of violence were not con-
demned. Interviews with individual members
show that the majority of delegates were in
full sympathy with the extremists Whale the
irish american League has nothing paFticu-
lary offensive in its PLATFORM save lot of
members of the league are pledged
III other ways to fire and sword and
bloody retaliation, in every form, for
alleged wrongs 1t was adreitly managed. The
American people may be deceived by the lamb
like attitude of the league, but the English
government is fully aware of its secret pur-
FIf,fsn will fa aITl
watched understand one member is United
States senator. That, of course adds dignity
to the body but at the same time increases the
danger of rupture between the two conn
tries.
what do you mean by glittering and non
senseal generallties?" asked the correspon-
dent"
sIhaye reference to that absurd preamble
about British misgovernment harbarities and
outrages. The English may have made mis-,
takes i'll Ireland, and grievous ones at that
Anything they have done in the way of cruelty
has been called forth by more outrageous acts
on the part of the Irish. Cromwell, himself,
was in part justified for his bloodthirsty pol
ICY. Prior TO his advent in the island there
WAS a general massacre of the English, con
Quoted under circumstances which made re-
talation III those times excusable. The Irish
have been treated well as they deserved EY-
erything done to improve their condition has
been received ia a surly spirit The presence
OF the british in their midst was owing to the
impOrtunity of of their numerous kings,
who, unable to manage matters for himself,
besought the aid of Henry IL, 10 subJugate his
royal rivals. If you Americans would; read
Irish history You would find that there is no
satisfying the Irish England has made fire.
quent attempts to improve their condition
Each time she has been met with foul conspir
acy and murder. Every harsh measure
adopted for the last hundred years has been for
defensive purposes. No nation can stand
damnable plots with patience. There was
sheer at the Scotch in the convention The
Irish do not like the Scotch. One reason
for this IL that they are loyal, and
know that common interests dictate union
with Great Britain. You cannot get an Irish
man to see things in the same light The
sooner he forces himself to that conclusion the
better will it be for all concerned. ireland
is part of Great Britain, She will remain part
despite your Egans, you Rossas, your Bren-
Mans YOUR Dunns and your Finertys. These
gentlemen will leave stone unturned to free
her, as they call it. They. have undertaken
big contract. Their sureties, if they have any,
had better look to it that they do not fail
Great Britain will never give up Ireland, and
the Irish patriots know it
"What about those complications with our
government Won recently limited at?"
There is no new development. Certain de-
maiIsis have been made by Great Britain, and
the hands of your state department.
They Will be passed upon IN very short
time The peaceful tone of the convention
may lead TO hesitation on the part of your
government but decision must of necessity
be reached within few weeks. The Rossa
crowd are not idle. There will be more
arrests III England and Ireland, and increased
activity on the part of the conspirators here.
The clerical element kept things in order in
Philadelphia. They had their instructions
from Rome, and were quick to act upon them.
Ihepope cannot afford to anger Great Britain
atthls time He Is i'll favor of law and order. He
knows that anything tending toward revolu-
ton in England and ireland means destruction
to the church in Europe. Keep quiet, my boy
Don t run away with the idea that high-falutin'
resolutions are going to settle the Irish diff
Guilty from an Irish standpoint 1t is easy to
resolve but more difficult to act Let them
encourage the importation of Irish manufac-
lures and boycott the produce of Great Britain
if they can / guess we can stand all their
efforts in that direction. You put
it down as positive fact that Parnen is
afraid for his personal safety; that he is inn
plieated in the worst classes of Irish con-
piracies; that he dictated the proceedings in
Philadelphia, and that he knows the platform
of the new league will not prevent the continu-
ance of outrageous crimes perpetrated in the
name of Irish freedom Mr.. Parnell had bet
ter keep a close watch over himself. Mr..
Egan had better reconsider his decision to re-
turn to Ireland at an early day 1t would also
be advisable for Mr.. Brennan to be circum-
spect in his utterances. Before these gentle
men know where they are there will be a
thuHderclap from the neighborhood of the
right little, tight little island, which may stop
forever the fioodgates of their patriotic ele-
quence.
Fatal Explosion.
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