New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-08
PARNELL IN PARIS.
HIS VIEWS OF GLADSTONE AND LADY
FLORENCE DIXIE.

FLORENCE DIXIE
fFROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oP TIE TR1BtSEl
PARIS. March 70.
Mr., Parnell has been spending week here. His
object in coming was to ascertain whether there
was any likelihood of the French Republic entering
into an extradon league with the great monarchies
of Europe for the exiIpation of hhlists and GER
tain class Of Fenians He also wanted to produce
current of opinion favorable towards Ireland. For
this reason he courted publicity and allowed HIM
self TO be interviewed by every journalist whocho
to call upon him. was one of the many. Although
Maid nv visit at q reasonably early hour in the
forenoon he was still in bed. large-size revolver
lay on the mantelpiece OF his sitting room. While
was waiting Mr.. OKelly entered. He IS OF the
qood-natured, off-handed type of lrishmen, and
speaks French like Parlsian. Mr. Parnell, whose
acquaintance had made some years ago, struck me
when he made his appearance as looking depressed
and sad. He has an arisiocratic air. though he has
inherited good deal that is American from his
mother. His face has taken an anxious expression
for which was not prepared. i should say that
he feels greatly the responsibilities
of his position as a leading agitator. There was
nothing in his manner that betrayed fear Of prose-
cutlon but there was good deal IN what he said
which made II evident to me that he has resolved on
n plau Of campaign which will be attended with
mouentous consequences. He spoke Of Gladstone
ne q politician" and refused to believe that he
meant what he said at Chateau Scott and Nice
10 Clemenceau about Ireland and local sef-govern-
ment After fighting 80 hard last year, or appear
ing TO fight 50 hard, with the Tories OF the
pouse of Commons and with Wings Of the
great landholdng families, why did he, Mr. Parneli
demanded suffer the Agrarian bill to be dcformed
Inv the Iordsi He had the means at his disposal of
forcing tn en- to accept 1t just as 1t was sent up
from the House of Commons. There was
nothing revolutionary in "swilling" the peerage
n little. The new Agrarian measure insured free
sale. and il the working of the Land act were ex-
reditious and law cheap il would also insure fxify
Of tenure and in the of small tenants who had
not leases fair rent. But the intervention of the
attorney was as costly as ever, and it was mathe-
maticallv impossible for the Land courts TO get
through all the petitions now filed for at least
twelve years. While the act was being discussed.
andlords in many instances obliged tenants TO sign
leases and thus declared them from the benefits of
the AgrariaD law.
Mr. Parnell thinks it was mistake for the League
to help tenants to remain IN their
holdings and to meet the expenses Of proceedings
against them for dstraint 1t would have been
better merely to assist with money those who were
turned out The midding -woll-of clamored as hard
for money as if they had no farm stock. and were
isalous if anything more done for the very poor
than for them.
Mr.. Psrnell struck me rs being man of consider
able intellectual grasp. clearhe AIDED. oute and
devoted TO the cause for which he struggles should
also say that no Is dextrous. lie regretted that
be was too inexperienced to direct tho movement
which suddenly declared itself when Mr.. Gladstone
took Office The leaders were borne away with its
impetuous violence. They had not time TO
select good IN struments, or to consider
any step they took. Events obliged them
to act with precipitation. :, This was very
unfortunate What Parnell now wants,
he saws. to do IN America and elsewhere is to make
a blind force (which is destructive because blind
an intelligent and benefcent force. He entered
into none OF the details of his scheme.
/ saw the member for Cork on the day on which
the news arrived of Lady Florence Dixies adyen-
ture HIS sad eye became harsh and wrathfu when
he alluded to the differences drawn from IL by some
of the London morning papers. l asked what
he thought Of the whole affair. Simply
he replied, that Lady Florence is half
cracked, and that the English jump on the
clusion.n Mr.. Parnell volunteered to explain that
Lady Florence hated the Land League because he
did not answer enthusiastic letter which she ad,
dressed to him after be left Kilmainham. He had
never seen her. but notwithstanding tho bee that
was in her bonnet, he thought her woman OF
talent. To the question, why did you not reply
TO enter into correspondence with an eccentric
married woman who is the wife of Tory baronet;
I Thought IL better to make no sign: IL would
have been wiser to send her polite reply and then
rfter the event than BEFORE"
Mr.. Parncll saw Frenchmen of all political creeds
and parties when he was here. One OF the per-
sona whom he has drawn to the lrls9 side Y ID.
ths R Bs sSus o asa a@
morning with Clemencesu and passed two evenings
with Rochefort who now wants the Republic 70
send an expedition to Ireland 70 emahc'pa0 'ns'