New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
REGINNING THE LAND WAX.
,p,su PEASANTS NOT AFRAID OF JAILs.
.r pnopucsp by THE ARREST OF FATHER
v,uy-rARNELLs BILL UNLIKELY TO PASS

fBY CABLE THE TRIBuSEl
copvrichti lss6, North America" tao'e Ne's Co.
,o<nox. Sept. 17.-Were the Government ue'c',
n;ned to preciptate land war in lreland-ano '",
- ia lust the thing they are afraid oi-they co"'u
%, have gone a surer way about II thah 'hey nav
so,e m the past week. The Imprisonment oi 'a'a''
-. l. nm enisode which makes new crisis arising
=. II does out of the Woodfoid evictons' WHOSE 'e
-iscancc dwelt upon last week IL throws u'iu
Ggh, unon the grave nature cf the agtarian s'
.-h;oh the Government are attempting to ignore
IT, eaect moreover on the spirit OF the people III ''
,,oole that has already begun will be inca'cua','
First Of all Father Fahy is priest ana p",
moderate and mons man; secondly MS i"Pi''o
4, an act OF gross injustice. He was acuns aS
maker between landlord and his tenants ""'"
landlord invited him into his house ana 'herc an "
-; ,,ol ,lacc of which the landlords version only
hos 700, occcoted by bench of landlord magistrates
Father Fahy was condemned to give sureues ioi so'
behavior or else 20 to jail for SIX mouths io "''
chosen the alternative of going to jail ana INC
-, ho,o hceo torced to exhibit to the country
IN its present overstrung state inc sP'0." -
q, a Christian clergyman, beloved "sosgar'n'
- ,io,,, the streets of Galway by the troops
and police and lodged in the county p'''o" INV
common malcfactor
some indication of the maddenng eject OF TINS CPL
sode upon the popular temper may be gathered from
thc serious riot which took place in Galway on "eohe'
day night The populace of Galway never have oech
noted for excitsbility Father Fahys Arrest nhc 'ic
arrests Of Fathers Shcehy and Feehan III the Lana
League times will do 10 drive the people 10 oes
peration aud force the Government over the PrecPoo
of coercion than any other cause could imagine Inc
Government seem to be drifting toward TINS doom III
spite of Themselves Lord Randolph Churchiis state
,.,, dov before Yesterday that le intends TO intro
D,.1o tho Daytc
shows Mt least his anxiety to avoid desperate choice,
I'm, the handful of landlords in County Galway spoh
HI. game and his Attorney General this evening has
had 70 father the responsibility for the priests arrest
II Mr. Paraells bill be rejected and although Glad
stone s expected home TO support it, see no reason
20 alter INV view of last week that it must be rejected.
then terrible winter is before Ireland and the Gov
ernment however it may tremble at the choice, Will
find itself on the high road to fulfilling Morleys pre-
dcon that viii be compelled TO lock up the bishops
as well as the priests. The eviction campaign Is
already well under way and the people are showing
some striking symptoms of the manner in which they
intend to resist it, Father Fahys arrest breaks the
spell which held the tenantry in fear OF going to JAIL
Hundreds OF them will be ready to follow his ex-
ample who otherwise might have hesitated about
daring all the penalties of the law.
Even more notable still is the fact that the spell OF
Ir.h peasant has ever held the workhouse in almost
greater horror than the Jail. number OF Wexford
tenants. however have gone into the workhouse in
BODY and shall not be surprised if the evicted ten
ants in other parts of tho country quickly adopt
similar course BY going to the poorhouses in bodies
they would soon overcrowd these institutions and the
Government would be gravely embarrassed to find
accommodation for them 1t would be in the power OF
the Poor Law Guardians moreover. who. all over
South and West Ireland belong to tbs popular party
IL vote these tenants extra rations and throw a
greater share OF the expense thereof upon landlords
than upon ratepayers generally. The Local Govern
ment Board no doubt would object to this course and
mryht threaten the Boards of Guardians with dissou-
ton but in such dislocated state of society, the
guarians would be very well able to DEFY the Local
Government Board and shut their doors in the face OF
al, officials that might be sent down TO coerce them
, should be very sorry indeed to see my country
driven 10 such desperate extremities as these but as
the situation appears at present, no Other outcome
seerns likely The landlords will evct Government,
who have thrown in their lot with landlords, will
coerce aud the people will endeavOr TO protect them
selves II should be mentioned as in its own way sig
nfcaut that since General Buffers advent into Kerry
and Glare moonlightng has distinctly increased in
tho,e countless T. GILL, NJ. p.